Here's what I found upon arriving at my home yesterday:
Look more closely and you'll see the problem:
If he's trying to hide my box, apparently there are issues with people stealing boxes from front porches. Unless they are trying to find my box from an aerial view, Mr. UPS' plan isn't going to work.
Now perhaps I've watched too much David Blaine and Criss Angel, but for me, there is no magic here. Especially when it's containing about $100 worth of Tassimo Starbucks T-disks to use with my Cappucino Foaming Creamer. A little sugar/cinnamon on top and I've kicked my FourBucks habit.
Does anyone here have a problem seeing the huge box with a snowman rug covering the top. Or am I just incredibly clever?
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I can confirm that this is a UPS wide issue, 'cause it just happened here Monday! Except in my case is was a BOSE iPod docking station, with the box blaring BOSE. I'm thinking that the box. WITHOUT the door mat perched on top, would be far less obvious!
This makes me giggle way too much!
Our UPS guy put a box on our porch, gathered multiple piles of leaves and sticks and built a nice "fort" over the box. Then he took some scrap lumber and built us a new awning. He fashioned an old tarp we had in the back yard into this very festive looking thing which I can only describe as a larger than life origami Santa Claus with a Snowman. To top it off, he used some twine and a plastic bag to create a "decoy" package that he placed on the top of the steps.
Unfortunately, the package was for our neighbor and contained expensive cheeses that needed to be chilled as soon as possible... Oh well...
Is there really such a thing as TOO much Criss Angel?
Our UPS guy is a mixture of agoraphobic and anti-social. He'll deposit the box on the back step, knock on the door, and then run for his truck like someone just shot a rubber band at his nut sack!
LMAO @ Rockdog!
Dana: Why not just put a big sign out front with TAKE ME on it?
Rockdog: LMAO!
Leighann: You've shot rubber bands at his nut sack before, haven't you? Tease.
Maybe the guy who left that was just one of their holiday scrubs who works only during the Christmas rush. They don't get to go to package and box hiding class.
Our UPS guy knocks on my door and then turns and stands in front of my neighbors door. He's hoping I won't be home and my insanely hot neighbor will accept the package and he will get to talk to her. It's not a bad plan really.
This is really funny!
Thanks by the way for supporting the employees at Starbucks - my big bro is a bigwig for Starbucks so he appreciates your business!!
Hallie
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Jay: What's your address? And which side is IHN on?
WWW: Thanks! I'm really trying to break my FourBucks habit!
Rockdog- Bad cheese, ew.
We have bushes that block the view of the floor of our front porch minus the front door, so they leave the boxes in front of the door.
Maybe your UPS guy just has a thing for door mats? Maybe he was rubbing it all over himself before he covered the box with it.
Cant wait to see what the FedEx guy does with what I sent you. :)
Maybe I have, Maybe I haven't! But I've certainly thought about it!
I thought that the rugs were the prized delivery and he was making everyone think that the Tassimo box was the big catch. Cheers!!
You just made me laugh so hard at a moment when I really needed it. Lot's of people have been blessed with the good timing to do that for me lately.
Thanks girl! You rock!
You mean you didn't want everyone to know you made a big purchase????
I thought the rug was a perfect camo cover....NOT.
Being home all day now does have some advantages...but the UPS guy rarely visits anymore...oh yeah, I'm broke and can't buy anything. I cannot wait to buy everything on my Amazon wishlist.
So are you sharing the coffee at least????
Love ya!
And watch out Leighann does snap rubberbands, and it hurts like hell!
Last year we had the UPS guy that aced the 'Hiding Boxes' class. He put the box in the bulk head next to the door. We didn't find it until spring when we opened it up! Luckily it wasn't food~
The doormat is very clever, though...
He is a cave man, he is trying the fig leaf disguise and well, all he has is a fig leaf.
OK, a jock strap fig leaf, but hey, if it rains, at least its not totally wet.
LOL
OMG, Im laughing my ass off.
That is too funny.
Ohhhhh, man.
They dont hide things well here either but I do have a little corner they tuck things into.
That mat over the box is too funny.
RLL...I don't see a box. Hahahahaa. You know That's how I found out my gir was geetinmg me a new guitar for Christmas. I jumped for joy cause it's the cool black one. I thought of buying it, but didn't want to cough up the 1600 bucks. I pretend not to see it. You know they don't even ring the door bell or use the door knocker.
I suspect they just slow to about 35 miles an hour and toss it out...then speed on to their next delivery.
You have a lovely house. It's so Christmasy and cozy.
G-man: EWWW! I thought this morning when I woke up...today's the day I'll get my package from the G-man!!! I'm so excited!
Leighann: You have one of those rubberband guns, don't you?
Matt: The box certainly does steal the eye from the snowman rug!
Biscuit: Glad to help! Someday maybe I can make you laugh in person at the Lipstick! We have lots of fun with the dykes wearing black shoes with white socks. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Sassy: Come on over, I'll make you a cup!
Shannon: OMG...I would be livid! And shaking from the lack of coffee!
Larry: LMAO! He WISHES his fig leaf was too small!
Logo: Technically...I guess it is "tucked" into the corner.
Spiky: Cool! Enjoy the new guitar that you don't know about! ;)
Oh for God sake! I'll have to send my UPS guy down there for a few days to help your UPS guy get a grip.
what box? all i see is a very cute festive doormat.
what are you talking aboout I dont see a thing...
At least yours actually tries. Mine doesn't even come to the door. My front door is "sideways," it faces the stairs at the end of the porch. So the UPS guy walks up to the bottom of the stairs, then skids the package down the porch where it thunks to a stop against the door.
One of these days I'm going to let the dog out to chase him around the neighborhood for a while.
I think that is really strange. I on the other hand love my UPS guy. In fact he knew me once when I opened the door at another house in a whole other section of town. He was confused but he knew me! He also understands the door bell is broke, and will stay that way, so he always knocks just right.
I think I will go nominate him UPS guy of the year right now.
;)
ROFL!!! OMG... Especially since the Intended Crooks can see the logo quite clearly, so they know whether to even bother or not... Wow, these guys are ingenius! Who would ever look for a huge package under a tiny rug?? (ooh that almost sounded dirty hehe).
Kudos for the funny!
Oh my!
I've never had anything delivered by UPS.
Thankx for letting me know not to.
Maybe he thought the rug fit well on that box... lol
They used to do that to me all the time! I was like, ok.... so no one will see the box because it's under the mat? Oh-kay.
Once it was a very large box and they left it back by the gate to my backyard, sitting there out in the open. If I hadn't glanced back there randomly, I might have not even known it was there. No note directing me that it had been delivered, nothing.
I tell ya, real geniuses these UPS folk.
Those guys get tracked for time management, and towards the end of the day, they're a little less careful!
Our UPS guy in Seattle used to stick the packages through the dog door! It was a big dog door for a 135# dog!
LMFAO. This should be on Leno.
Ok,so here is some insight into the "secret cover". My UPS guy does that too, and nothing of late has really been hidden (4 huge boxes last week alone). I have decided it is not so much to hide it from thieves, as it is to make sure we notice it. It seems people never see packages left on their porches, (can't understand or explain why), but they do notice when someone messes up their decorative rugs and such.
My UPS guy gave an important package to a woman parked in front of my house. When I tracked him down and asked him why he said he thought she was my daughter. Now, my daughter is ten, but aside from that we are the only fair-skinned, blue-eyed people in a three block radius.
The package did come back to me a week later, but only because it was just some plastic stuff that nobody else could use. Had is been a laptop or sweater or good coffee... I'd never have seen it.
Can I come over for coffee?
I am a little late to the party here, but oh my did I just have a good chuckle over that.
Just found your blog this evening, I am so happy I did!
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