Current Events > FUCK my shitty neighbors. Ripped open my package and stole the expensive part

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TeaMilk
03/10/22 12:32:37 AM
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I have had a package go missing before, but never this. I ordered some specialty mechanical keyboard parts; switches, stabilizers, and a case in a color I really liked. For some reason, they ripped open the package, and stole the CASE which was like $150 and only fits a specific keyboard model. What are they going to do with this?? They could have stolen the generic switches or stabilizers and actually used them. this fucking sucks and im pissed

https://drop.com/buy/drop-ctrl-high-profile-aluminum-case

I contacted the seller, HOA and posted on nextdoor but idfk what else i can do. Building this keyboard has been hell lol, I got scammed on a part for it on newegg before this too.

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samurai bandit
03/10/22 12:33:54 AM
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How do you know it was a neighbor? Do you have cam footage?

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BroodRyu
03/10/22 12:35:52 AM
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Opening someone elses mail is a felony in the US. If you have any sort of proof Id go to the police.
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Harpie
03/10/22 12:37:02 AM
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NOOOOOOOO
I remember you talking about this keyboard case too >.>

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Naysaspace
03/10/22 12:38:21 AM
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samurai bandit posted...
How do you know it was a neighbor? Do you have cam footage?

100p fax

Who steals mechanical switches. From DROP to boot
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SSJGrimReaper
03/10/22 12:39:06 AM
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tell me where they live, it's time for me and cornman to handle the situation

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DB_Insider
03/10/22 12:42:03 AM
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SSJGrimReaper posted...
tell me where they live, it's time for me and cornman to handle the situation
Violence is not the answer.

Mods even taught us there is honor among thieves.

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Arcanine2009
03/10/22 12:42:07 AM
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Get a camera dude. Ring. Something. This could happen again and you need evidence.


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BanhMi
03/10/22 12:44:10 AM
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Do you not have one of those local Amazon storage lockers at places like 7-11? I rarely order from Amazon these days, but I always use those if I do.

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DirkDiggles
03/10/22 12:46:46 AM
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SSJGrimReaper posted...
tell me where they live, it's time for me and cornman to handle the situation
https://imgur.com/PfoIPun


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TeaMilk
03/10/22 12:51:48 AM
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samurai bandit posted...
How do you know it was a neighbor? Do you have cam footage?
Who else could it have been, the delivery person i guess? No footage, all I know is I found the open package at my door

BroodRyu posted...
Opening someone elses mail is a felony in the US. If you have any sort of proof Id go to the police.
Yeah unfortunately I don't have any proof. I feel like it's a weird story too, so idk how likely I am to get any refund.

Harpie posted...
NOOOOOOOO
I remember you talking about this keyboard case too >.>
Yeah I love the color it was so hard to find ;_; (I got the green one). The PCB is out of stock so I had to get that off ebay too. Its been a journey

Naysaspace posted...
100p fax

Who steals mechanical switches. From DROP to boot
They didn't even steal the switches which could be useful elsewhere?? They stole the case that fits this model only lol

Arcanine2009 posted...
Get a camera dude. Ring. Something. This could happen again and you need evidence.
Yeah I'm gonna look into it :/

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cjsdowg
03/10/22 12:55:23 AM
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TeaMilk posted...
Who else could it have been, the delivery person i guess? No footage, all I know is I found the open package at my door

You should go and get a ring or something. While I know you are pretty sure it is the people next door. It could be random people. Sadly that is thing that happens. People will drive by your house and just take shit off your step .

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Middle hope
03/10/22 12:57:39 AM
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Get a PO box

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Mistere Man
03/10/22 1:19:19 AM
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TeaMilk posted...
Who else could it have been, the delivery person
Sadly it does happen. Heck a lot of my mail is half open when I get them.

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Payzmaykr
03/10/22 1:24:33 AM
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That sucks. I have a neighbor who called the police on me over something petty, so I report them to the city every time they commit an infraction. Then after about six months, they put the house on the market.

If you want to get them back, start reporting them for neighborhood/city violations such as trash cans in sight, not mowing grass or snow shoveling, or (this is my main point I scored) then having an inoperable vehicle. The city forced my neighbors to have theirs towed off.

Same jackass who blocks you in?

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Paragon21XX
03/10/22 1:27:22 AM
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BroodRyu posted...
Opening someone elses mail is a felony in the US. If you have any sort of proof Id go to the police.
That only applies to stuff delivered by USPS. So if the package was delievered by FedEx or UPS, police aren't going to do shit about it unless there is video evidence of the crime, and even then it's very low priority.

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samurai bandit
03/10/22 1:29:13 AM
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TeaMilk posted...
Who else could it have been, the delivery person i guess? No footage, all I know is I found the open package at my door

Random porch pirates or perhaps a homeless person.

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Looked gf
03/10/22 1:29:15 AM
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Damn thats a nice case too. And what switches?

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Payzmaykr
03/10/22 1:40:13 AM
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She rang my doorbell because we were sound testing our musical instruments at a reasonable hour. I went to the door and she was already halfway across the street screaming and cursing about calling the cops.

Seriously?? If she had made the slightest effort to talk it out, we could have exchanged numbers and she could have texted me if it was too loud. She could have gotten me shot by sending cops to my house. I know it was petty of me, but I couldnt let that one go. That house has actually sold four times in five years, so I suspect it might be hainted.

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TeaMilk
03/10/22 1:54:15 AM
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Middle hope posted...
Get a PO box
I shouldn't have to pay like $200/yr so I can ride the bus for 20 mins to get mt mail lol

Payzmaykr posted...
Same jackass who blocks you in?
I have no idea if it's the same guy, im in a condo complex so it could be anyone

Paragon21XX posted...
That only applies to stuff delivered by USPS. So if the package was delievered by FedEx or UPS, police aren't going to do shit about it unless there is video evidence of the crime, and even then it's very low priority.
Yeah its fedex and no footage :/

Looked gf posted...
Damn thats a nice case too. And what switches?
Cherry MX brown, they did leave the switches lol. Im guessing they were in a hurry and took the biggest thing?


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darkmaian23
03/10/22 2:30:20 AM
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Payzmaykr posted...
She rang my doorbell because we were sound testing our musical instruments at a reasonable hour. I went to the door and she was already halfway across the street screaming and cursing about calling the cops.
@Payzmaykr
How did it go when the cops came?
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kingdrake2
03/10/22 2:48:31 AM
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TeaMilk posted...
I shouldn't have to pay like $200/yr so I can ride the bus for 20 mins to get mt mail


this. though i would invest into a surveillance camera or ring as others have mentioned. they'll think twice about porch pirating packages.

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TeaMilk
03/10/22 1:36:11 PM
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Cool
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/2/0/AARX-HAADA7M.jpg

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theAteam
03/10/22 1:38:34 PM
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haha oh man Drop I used to get stuff from that site all the time

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MarcoRubio
03/10/22 1:39:06 PM
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Probably shouldn't steal corndogs then. Now you see how theft affects society

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thronedfire2
03/10/22 1:40:35 PM
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Payzmaykr posted...
She rang my doorbell because we were sound testing our musical instruments at a reasonable hour. I went to the door and she was already halfway across the street screaming and cursing about calling the cops.

Seriously?? If she had made the slightest effort to talk it out, we could have exchanged numbers and she could have texted me if it was too loud. She could have gotten me shot by sending cops to my house. I know it was petty of me, but I couldnt let that one go. That house has actually sold four times in five years, so I suspect it might be hainted.

have you lived across the street all 5 of those years? >_>

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TeaMilk
03/10/22 1:43:09 PM
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theAteam posted...
haha oh man Drop I used to get stuff from that site all the time
They got good customer service? My only hope is them refunding me now >_>

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Ruvan22
03/10/22 1:48:19 PM
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Is it the same guy that parks blocking you?
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TeaMilk
03/10/22 1:49:37 PM
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Ruvan22 posted...
Is it the same guy that parks blocking you?
Like I said I have no way of knowing which neighbor did this. Itd be fucked up if it was the same guy though

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eston
03/10/22 1:55:08 PM
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Most likely scenario is they didn't actually know what it was, but it looked valuable so they took it. The weirder part IMO is that they opened the package while still on your front porch instead of just grabbing it and leaving. To me that indicates that it could be young kids

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Robot2600
03/10/22 2:18:06 PM
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I would get a doorcam and immediately order some big packages and catch the culprit.

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kingdrake2
03/10/22 2:22:52 PM
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TeaMilk posted...
Itd be fucked up if it was the same guy though


someday we will find the perp that did it. send the cops after his ass. doubtful he would regret his actions.

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Payzmaykr
03/10/22 2:44:51 PM
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darkmaian23 posted...
@Payzmaykr
How did it go when the cops came?
They basically told me to stop doing it and threatened to fine me $1,000 if I didnt stop. I get that the cop was doing his job, but it was the fact that someone would call them over something that could have easily been worked out.

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Master_Bass
03/10/22 3:30:51 PM
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Damn, that sucks so much. I collect mechanical keyboards and would be beyond furious if someone stole a case.

Your best bet is to hope the package was insured and try to collect on that, imo.

On the bright side at least it's just a Drop board. Also based that they know Cherry MX Browns aren't worth stealing, lol. Now you can properly go down the rabbit hole with some real enthusiast boards. Nah, I'm just joking with this whole paragraph. Mostly.

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TeaMilk
03/10/22 3:59:57 PM
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Master_Bass posted...
On the bright side at least it's just a Drop board. Also based that they know Cherry MX Browns aren't worth stealing, lol. Now you can properly go down the rabbit hole with some real enthusiast boards. Nah, I'm just joking with this whole paragraph. Mostly.
Lol I was really set on the pastel green case, and could only find that color for drop keyboards. Its my first kb too, and it seemed like a good idea because I won't have to mess around with soldering or anything I could screw up

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Touch
03/10/22 4:05:05 PM
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This is gonna sound a bit weird but, if you can't afford a security cam/system at the moment, just get a sign that says "YOU ARE BEING MONITORED" or something like that with a picture of a camera on it and put it on your front door or wherever your packages get dropped off of and make sure it's very visible. Even if you don't really have a camera and they don't see one, it'll make the thieves paranoid af and hopefully deter them.

Also sorry about the shitty neighbors/porch pirates. Hopefully karma bites them in the ass. My cousin's softball team literally got their tour bus broke into recently and all their stuff stolen and local authorities didn't do shit. Could even do a GoFundMe to help pay for their stuff back because their league doesn't allow it.

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Ruvan22
03/10/22 4:09:37 PM
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Touch posted...
This is gonna sound a bit weird but, if you can't afford a security cam/system at the moment, just get a sign that says "YOU ARE BEING MONITORED" or something like that with a picture of a camera on it and put it on your front door or wherever your packages get dropped off of and make sure it's very visible. Even if you don't really have a camera and they don't see one, it'll make the thieves paranoid af and hopefully deter them.

Also sorry about the shitty neighbors/porch pirates. Hopefully karma bites them in the ass. My cousin's softball team literally got their tour bus broke into recently and all their stuff stolen and local authorities didn't do shit. Could even do a GoFundMe to help pay for their stuff back because their league doesn't allow it.

Stealing from a softball team is a pretty scummy thing to do..
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WarfireX
03/10/22 4:12:02 PM
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its weird how much of ce r just marks that peopole r constantly screwing over.

like, my neighbors wouldnt dare touch my stuff, they no theyd be beaten down if they got caught.

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Master_Bass
03/10/22 5:17:48 PM
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TeaMilk posted...
Lol I was really set on the pastel green case, and could only find that color for drop keyboards. Its my first kb too, and it seemed like a good idea because I won't have to mess around with soldering or anything I could screw up
Yeah, that's not the most common color, so that's probably the best you can get without finding some obscure groupbuy and waiting a million years for it.

I like hotswap boards too since I'm too lazy to bust out my soldering iron, especially after I take apart each switch to lube them up for that smoothness.

Anyway, I hope you can get your keyboard case replaced.

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TeaMilk
03/10/22 7:03:13 PM
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Drop is sending me a replacement case wahoo...

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Mistere Man
03/10/22 8:10:07 PM
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TeaMilk posted...
Drop is sending me a replacement case wahoo...
Great to hear!

Seriously get a door camera just in case it happens again.

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