Could a vendor use another customer's address as a return address for your order?

This is pure speculation on my part, I was just thinking about the fact that fictitious return addresses could possibly get packages flagged for inspection. If a vendor used a different customer's address as the return on your package it may eliminate the chance of the package being inadvertently returned to a random person by accident, and some lucky former customer gets an unexpected gift.

Is it even a feasible idea?


Comments


[3 Points] carthroway:

They could but they shouldn't. Having a return address not be in the same area as the processing post office is major red flag for LE.


[2 Points] None:

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[2 Points] None:

Usually the return is close to where they ship from.. Usually


[1 Points] Heroic-Dose:

Its extremely more likely that they'd use no return than using a customers return. Six years with weekly deliveries and never heard of that ever


[1 Points] darknetpotter:

I've thought this for a while too. I think there are a couple of issues - mainly to do with customer safety.

1) does he save a list of customer addresses to use? If anyone knew a vendor was saving addresses, they wouldn't want to buy from him.

23) it'd have to be a return address in the vendor's area (or whatever area he's posting from) or it looks weird.

2) say you get someone else's package returned, now you essentially know the name and address of another customer. People also wouldn't be cool with that.

For big time vendors 1) is less of a problem as they could presumable just take all their orders for the day and use them as returns before deleting. 2) is still an issue.


[1 Points] SirDolo93:

I wish vendors would have an opt in sort of program for this. And set at certain limits.

Like yes, I would love my address to be a return address for a low amount my choice of a schedule 2 drug, but only for that.

And if you have enough balls and really want to risk it, opt in to have your address as a return address for a large amount of say a schedule 1 drug. You never know, you could get really fucking lucky. If someone orders a large amount of a schedule 1 drug, they are more likely not going to use real shipping information, or wont enter enough information on the shipping label, which will lead to a failed delivery, and assuming the vendor took all the right safety precautions then the order would be sent to you, FOR FREE!.