Lobby Lifters & Porch Pirates: How Can We Stop Package Thieves? (Part 1/2)
With the world working from home in 2020, people became reliant on online orders for pretty much everything. From toilet paper, to laptops... ecommerce skyrocketed.
Before we knew it, residential lobbies quickly turned into mountains of packages. AND THAT'S WHEN PACKAGE THIEVES TOOK NOTICE.
In part 1 of our 2-part series, we focused on eliminating unauthorized entry into buildings that allow package thieves to get buzzed-in in the first place.
We debated 2 potential solutions:
- Max proposed an “RSA Fob” approach that forces delivery personnel to match a unique code with the building tenant to verify that they’re a legitimate delivery person (UPS, FedEx, etc) before getting buzzed in.
- Nick proposed an intercom unit retrofit that would allow building access to verified delivery personnel for a set amount of time, eliminating tenants (and human-error) from the equation altogether.
Give it a listen and decide for yourself whether you’re Team Max, or Team Nick. Which approach do you see working better (and why)? Let us know on Twitter @sevendaymvp.
And don’t forget to subscribe to join us next week as we dive into Part 2 in the fight to eliminate package theft once and for all!