WTAFBBQKTHXBYE???
4Early last week, on two consecutive days, boxes from Chewy appeared unbidden on my doorstep, addressed to people who’ve never lived here, with my street name ever so slightly misspelled. Both times, I contacted Chewy to ask them what to do with them, and their response was that they didn’t need them back.
Okay.
Today, another box of similar size materialized from PetMeds, and while I haven’t opened it, I strongly suspect that it contains the same useful, not-cheap item that the first two did. This one has my street name spelled correctly, but it’s addressed to a horribly mangled version of my old name, with a Bonus! New! Datum! in the form of a presumed-bogus cell phone number in the Columbus, OH, area. (Reverse lookup scores zero hits on it.) PetMeds is closed for the holiday, so an email to their CS address is off and running with full details.
I have no clue what is going on here. Once is an error; twice is a suspicious coincidence, but three times… is something I truly cannot even start to guess about.
The floor is open to wild speculation.
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Some idiot who lived at your address before you did and forgot to change their address with them? Does someone else in town have the mangled version of your name? If what is in there requires an Rx then PetMeds can trace it back to the vet who can trace it back to whom should have gotten this and if you felt like being in the chain, give them your phone to give to the vet to give to the person who paid for this stuff.
I had someone forget to change their address and had their textbooks sent to me. I convinced Amazon to give me the phone so I could call them so they could come get them which they did a couple of hours later.
@Kidsandliz
Not Rx.
Non-similar names never lived here.
Mangled name is a no-match.
@werehatrack So anything you can use with your cats?
@Kidsandliz Yeppers. Flea meds. The good stuff.
@werehatrack ooh ooh I want that! I think it was supposed to be delivered to me. Just 2 states over. LOL
Perhaps the neighborhood strays are planning to move in and you just don’t know it yet? #occupy werehatrack
KuoH
@kuoh
This is not outside the realm of plausibility, at least by comparison to “you have been blessed by the flea meds fairy.”
That is really odd, nice of you to call the vendor to let them know.
“Brushing”?
Got a package you didn’t order? It could be a scam
@gio In this case, the item is not cheap, and the addressing isn’t entirely legit. Elsewhere, it has been suggested that these are attempts to probe stolen credit card numbers, but even that seems implausible.
@gio That’s kind of creepy! I’d never heard of “brushing” before…
@gio That seems like a lot of work to be able to write a review.
@gio This is my first exposure to “brushing” (so I can’t say if it looks like it is or isn’t), but my first thought was a variation of an overpayment scam.
But what is sounding more likely to me now is that it’s a failed interception, but the rapid repeat (and being pet supplies rather than something easily resold) makes me think probably not that.
One thing I’m pretty sure it is not is phrogging. Because that’s very rare, and pet supplies are a weird thing for them to be ordering. But then again, some of those people are pretty weird. As in very disturbed.
This could be fraud. You should contact Chewy to make sure your not on a subscription.
It’s not brushing. Chewy and Petmeds Do not need the
reviews
@james04005 As noted, each arrival has caused contact, and in the case of the two from Chewy, they knew that there was a problems, and assured us that it wasn’t our problem. I’m still waiting for a response from PetMeds.
Not in this case but another scam is when someone gets a good deal on an expensive item. Tracking number provided gets delivered but no item. When you inquire at the post office, the address on the package is your city and state but different address. They are using fake scans so they don’t have to pay postage.
I know someone who got a package that was caught with the fake postage so it arrived postage due. She didn’t know what it was but paid for it. It was a small piece of cloth.
@speediedelivery my parents were on the other side of this scam. I ordered them and outdoor patio structure (metal roof, legs, etc) off Amazon. All the scans and it showed delivered. Called to confirm they received and nothing. Called the local post office and what was tied to the delivery was a tiny box to a different address.
Luckily I was able to get a refund, but terrible all the same
I received 3 packages from Chewy like that a month or two ago. I figured it was just a “thanks for being a customer” thing. I got one for each account I have with them.
Hmm. Maybe it’s someone passive-aggressively suggesting that your cats really need flea treatment?
@xobzoo If they’re going to do that by sending me the good stuff, oh hell yes!
Wow! I wonder if I could get Chewy to send me free PB boxes?!?!?!?!? So exciting
