With the festivals around the corner, your favorite e-commerce giants have already announced the big festive season sales. So, it is that time of the year when you can buy your long-awaited smartphone, TV set, music system, smartwatch, kitchen appliances, and whatnot. After all these big festive season sales not just help you to get your much-awaited appliances at a let economical price but also add swag to your festivities’ celebrations.
But, with that here comes the most unwanted tension, what if your product once delivered gets stolen? A certain mood spoiler and big enough to jeopardize your much-awaited anticipation and overall celebration mode.
Hey, hang on don’t be upset. With certain careful planning you can ensure that your already high festive mode mood is not going to be dampened and to help you on this India’s leading e-commerce packaging manufacturer and supplier, Packman Packaging, shares ways to ensure your e-shopping delivery is not going to be stolen.
After all in case, once your package gets stolen neither you have much clue nor the company in usual are responsible for the same once they have been dropped off. So, all happy buyers read on these essential tips to secure your much-awaited shopping packages.
Schedule deliveries with the shipping company
It could be difficult to tell when your packages will turn up, which makes it hard to be at home to accept delivery. Luckily, you can set up notifications with several delivery services that will let you know exactly when your package will reach and reschedule it or have it held for pickup.
Depending upon courier services you may or may not need to pay extra charges for the same. Usually, when your order gets out of the online store, they generally share which courier company is going to deliver the goods. You can cross-check from there and call them too.
Add delivery instructions
In certain cases, you can add extra delivery instructions for your order. You could ask the service providers to leave items by a side door or at your neighbor’s home, where they won’t be easily spotted by others. Check, for a “delivery instructions” option when you are entering shipping information, then provide any details that might help secure your package.
Pick an alternate delivery location
The simplest way to avoid any sort of package theft is simply not to have packages left on your door in the first instance. Having it delivered to an alternate address where someone known is available to accept it on delivery is a safe, secure, and mostly free way to avoid package theft. Consider delivering your package to:
- Your relative or friend.
- Your workplace to a designated person according to the hour of the day.
Keep a watchful eye through CCTV camera or video doorbell
Though not every people install a CCTV camera or video doorbell. But in case you have either one of them, then even though it may not prevent the thieves from stealing your product. But it can certainly act as a deterrent. Both security camera and doorbell videos are motion activated. But yes even if your product is stolen despite having those appliances, you at least have a fair possibility of identifying the person whosoever steals it.
By adopting some secured means, you can pretty much ensure to safeguard your product that is on its way to your home.
