🌠 Preventing Good Holiday Ideas From Transforming Into The Big

Ever wake up one morning and think to yourself:

“Jeepers self, that has to be one of the weirdest opening lines I’ve provided in all the past year writing!”

If so you’re definitely not alone – it truly was quite ickified. The title was supposed to focus on “Keeping Good Cheer” AND “Prevention Ideas” (which also wouldn’t have worked well either.

Oh well. Anywhos! The topic I want to discuss is one aspect of keeping good holiday cheer… and that’s ensuring your package will arrive to the correct individual and NOT be the target of porch thieves.

That’s why you’ll love the following (and be sure to return back once you’re done so you can benefit from the additional resources I uncovered for you):

www.consumerreports.org/theft/how-to-keep-holiday-packages-being-stolen-a5439792808/

There, you’ll discover goodies like:

“Use a Package Delivery Box or an Amazon Hub Pickup Location

Instead of having deliveries left unsecured at your front door, you can have them delivered into a package delivery box on your property. We evaluated three boxes made by Danby, Keter, and Yale and found them to be a decent solution, provided you can get your delivery people to use them. They range in price from $200 to $400 and some offer smart features, such as smartphone notifications when you receive a delivery, the ability to lock and unlock them from your smartphone, and built-in security cameras….”

and

“…Monitor Your Front Porch With a Security Cam or Video Doorbell

With a camera keeping watch, you can monitor your property from anywhere and record any activity. In our survey, 21 percent of Americans who had a package stolen in the past year installed a video doorbell in response to the theft. Some cameras, such as the Google Nest Doorbell (Wired) and Arlo Essential security camera, can even detect the presence of packages. (Note that those services require a monthly fee.)

If the cameras are visible, that alone might deter potential thieves……”

and more!

Getting a handle on holiday safety is a topic that could make for a grand challenge, cheatsheet, tutorial and more. You could structure it like so:

Step 1.) Look First for General Holiday Safety Tutorials

Need help with that? Consider:

lasd.org/holiday-shopping-safety-tips/

www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/11/24/safe-online-holiday-shopping-tips/

news.trendmicro.com/2021/11/01/holiday-shopping-safety-tips-steps-to-combat-online-shopping-scams/

www.13newsnow.com/article/life/holidays/holiday-shopping-safety-packages/291-a1c194c5-03cf-45c9-a843-e023f60e7611

www.news4jax.com/news/local/2021/12/10/crime-expert-shares-holiday-shopping-safety-tips/

Next, move to:

Step 2.) Grab Some Excellent Safety Visual Tutorials