Has anyone ever had this experience? I don't know what to think.

So I got a package that a vendor addressed to me and from me. I won't say who or what I got but is this acceptable opsec? I mean its a personal sized order and my door is still standing so I assume I'm safe.

For all you comedians/comedienne's out there, burning my house down isn't an option there would be too much collateral damage..


Comments


[14 Points] titure:

What about burning yo...Oh, not an option :/


[3 Points] Warchemix:

He made you the sender and the receiver ? That's fucking retarded. Use a different vendor.


[3 Points] None:

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[3 Points] TheWireNZ:

If you can't burn hire a bulldozer or something.


[2 Points] goat_tiggies:

I'd still not recommend this as safe as it could certainly catch a postal worker's attention. Maybe the vendor was high and didn't realize he'd done it.


[1 Points] ciphersexual:

Huh so if the package is undeliverable as addressed it'll end up at your local post office instead of being sent back to the vendor's P.O.

I've never heard of this being done, but I can't think of anything that's actually wrong with it. It's not illegal, right?


[1 Points] frinkie:

Well if you were on vacation across the country & had to mail something home, what would you use as your return address? The hotel you were at?

No--you'd use your own home address. That's probably what they'd tell you to do at the post office.


[1 Points] TABSandDABS:

Its possible the vendor lives in your zip code and personally dropped the package off without mailing it


[1 Points] iLoveDNM:

22 replies so far and nobody suggested asking the post office? I discussed this exact topic with postal employees, probably 2 years ago.

It is frowned upon but allowed. The point of the return address is that of a backup a place of delivery,not just where the mail originated (though it also has that purpose). The post office (as a whole, lets not nit-pick) does their damnedest to get packages to their destination so they'll let you get away with some crazy shit sometimes.

Now, to give you my opinion on the matter is that a vendor should not be doing this, it's a fairly unique signature, would be easy for LE to profile. Anonymity and proper package preparation is one of the most important aspects of a vendor's job, I'd even argue it's as important as the presence of the drugs themselves. Let the vendor know that this is not an acceptable way to address an envelope. A real name and address for both return and to addresses. I'm serious here, postal inspectors will look up names and addresses on their own systems and even google/facebook names during the course of their work. Reasons the return address may be needed even though the to: address is 100% correct include everything from you refusing to sign for a package (it automatically goes to dead letter office and is opened, an obvious problem), your house burning down, you moving, package falling on the ground and having the address obscured to the simple fact it is out of the ordinary and brings extra attention to the package, which we really don't want.