Delivery mystery

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Does anyone recognize this kind of delivery label?

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This was dropped off on my porch today. I was taking out the trash and my kids heard the doorbell. They said a guy dressed in all black with a black hat was walking away when they opened the door. He got into a dark colored pickup truck.

It's goldfish crackers in a Walmart bag. The label had my name on it. Nobody I know ordered anything. Its Sunday so most delivery companies are not working. Not Doordash. I ordered dinner tonight just to see if it was the same person. Only one person delivering for Doordash today and it was a lady that didn't know anything. I called the local Walmart and they stated that they don't do delivery at this location.

I haven't checked grubhub yet. I can't think of any others that work around here.

It's a mystery. Or it's the mob sending me a message. Or..the government.
 
It looks like Walmart label to me. They contract people to pick up store items and deliver them in their personal vehicles. Probably just a misfire.
 
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pagrey said:
It looks like Walmart label to me. They contract people to pick up store items and deliver them in their personal vehicles. Probably just a misfire.
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I called the local Walmart and spoke to the Manager. They don't do that there and knew nothing.
 
The items showing up from china are commonly part of a brushing scam...


Quote from an article I found online... I just have the quote since I copied and sent to a friend to explain about these... found this in my sent mail.

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Most people who buy things online just have to worry about their deliveries being delayed or never arriving. But some people are dealing with a different problem altogether: getting weird stuff like hair clippers, face creams and sunglasses they never even ordered at all.

The Federal Trade Commission and cyber experts have been warning consumers about these deliveries, which can be part of something known as "brushing" scams.

Here's how these scams work: Third-party sellers on Amazon, eBay and other online marketplaces pay people to write fake, positive reviews about their products, or do it themselves. To be able to post the reviews, these so-called "brushers" need to trick the site into making it appear that a legitimate transaction took place. So they'll use a fake account to place gift orders and address them to a random person whose name and address they find online. Then, instead of actually mailing the item for which they want to post a review, the brushers will send a cheap, often lightweight item that costs less to ship.


Sending an item (even the wrong one) creates a tracking number, and when the package is delivered, it enables brushers to write a verified review. If you're on the receiving end, you usually aren't charged for the purchase and your real account isn't hacked — but you are left in the dark as to who is repeatedly sending the mystery packages. In many cases, there's no return address. You don't need to worry that anything bad has happened to you or will happen to you if you get a package that might be part of a brushing scam, experts say. But we all need to be concerned about the scams affecting reviews we rely on when buying products.

Brushing scams reportedly took off on e-commerce sites in China around five years ago. They resurfaced in headlines last summer, when all 50 states issued warnings about mysterious, unsolicited packages of seeds that people across the nation received in the mail.
 
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That is almost as mysterious as the routes two recent orders took for me via USPS;
One left Illinois and went to St. Louis, then to Hawaii, then to Los Angeles and finally to me in Orange County.
Another left Orange Co, went to Los Angeles, then to St. Louis, then back to Los Angeles, then to Anaheim, then to my house. Shipment started less than 20 miles from my home and took an unnecessary tour across the country just to keep a few postal workers employed.

Mind you, it's no free bag of goldfish crackers with a cryptic label, but it is just as strange.
 
I think this is where it is from or at least the service, GMD, I wouldn't expect your local Walmart to be much help.

Edit: looks like they serve Kroger too, probably others
 
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pagrey said:
I think this is where it is from or at least the service, GMD, I wouldn't expect your local Walmart to be much help.

Edit: looks like they serve Kroger too, probably others
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Odd. They said that they don't offer delivery out of the local Walmart. I've got no order history. The manager stated that all online orders are pickup and he doesn't know of any particular company that picks up for delivery from them.
 
ejay said:
Does anyone recognize this kind of delivery label?

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This was dropped off on my porch today. I was taking out the trash and my kids heard the doorbell. They said a guy dressed in all black with a black hat was walking away when they opened the door. He got into a dark colored pickup truck.

It's goldfish crackers in a Walmart bag. The label had my name on it. Nobody I know ordered anything. Its Sunday so most delivery companies are not working. Not Doordash. I ordered dinner tonight just to see if it was the same person. Only one person delivering for Doordash today and it was a lady that didn't know anything. I called the local Walmart and they stated that they don't do delivery at this location.

I haven't checked grubhub yet. I can't think of any others that work around here.

It's a mystery. Or it's the mob sending me a message. Or..the government.
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The label is a general merchandise delivery (GMD) you somehow ordered it. Walmart doesn't deliver the orders but they do prepare the orders and they could've helped alot more but ig they suck.

Doordash doesn't work with Walmart b but Spark and Uber eats do.

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