How could I order a package without my parents finding it?

Submitted ⁨⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨throwaway@lemmy.cafe⁩ to ⁨nostupidquestions@lemmy.world⁩

Hey!

There’s some things I am planning on ordering, and I’d like to get them delivered without my parents knowing.

The things in question are some 23w CFL bulbs, e27 sockets, PC fans and a power strip.
I was originally planning on just buying them in person, but literally no shops near me have them.

I can’t actually find them anywhere but the american version of amazon – my country’s (Ireland) version of amazon doesn’t have them.

I asked a few friends if I could send the things to their house, and get it through them, but all of them said no.

source

Comments

Sort:hotnew top

defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Don’t try growing weed at your parent’s house or with a 23w CFL bulb.

source
- Randomgal@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  It is possible but the stank will fill the whole house and they will notice the spike on the electric bill. Hiding the package is the easy part.
  
  source
SPRUNT@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
The smell is gonna give you away. You’d be better off growing mushrooms.

source
Psythik@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
LOL your parents’ house is going to reek of weed. You will get caught. Grow outdoor in a hidden place or wait until you get your own apartment.

source
- throwaway@lemmy.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
  Growing outdoors is near-impossible here.
  
  I don’t plan on keeping the thing indoors.
  
  source
Huffkin@feddit.uk ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Do you have collection lockers for parcel firms near you

source
solrize@lemmy.ml ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Here in California, I rent a mailbox and get all my mail and packages there.

source
- Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Oh yeah. I never expected them to smell so strong.
  
  source
Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
How are you going to hide the increase in power consumption? Water too to an extent.

source
- Fyrnyx@kbin.melroy.org ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Yeah that's the real question here. In other words, he can't so he's screwed either way.
  
  source
jaek@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
The hardest part will be hiding the light/smell/sound.

As an aside, one of my housemates was dealing out of our house (unbeknownst to me) and we wound up getting raided.

It was awful, Id seriously reconsider growing secret plants at home unless you’re okay with the possibilty of pigs fucking up your parents/siblings rooms.

source
Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Does Amazon have the same kind of delivery boxes at grocery stores and such over there as they do here in the US?

source
- throwaway@lemmy.cafe ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Not that I’m aware of, or any that were surfaced by google.
  
  source
  - Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    It’s a delivery option during checkout.
    
    “Free local pick up” and then you can select a locker location. These are Amazon branded lockers.
    
    source
CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Are you aware of the difference in mains voltage between Ireland and USA?

source
FRYD@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
If you’re in the US, you should get the number for your post office and ask about doing a parcel intercept.

source
Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
An Post has parcel lockers. I don’t know if that will necessarily work for situation. www.anpost.com

source
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Space Bucket?

source
- throwaway@lemmy.cafe ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Yeah :P.
  
  source
proti@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Hmm, do you have pack stations? Also some stores here allow you to pick up small packages as a delivery option

source
- TootSweet@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Came here to mention the business pickup option. That’s a thing in the U.S., at least. No idea about Ireland, but I think when you order something, you can tell Amazon you want to pick it up at a CVS or a Staples or whatever. And then when it’s ready, you just go there in person and pick it up.
  
  source
52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Do you have a neighbor who well let you borrow their address?

source
- axexrx@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Old-school way we used to do it was find a house no one was living in and order it to there, but usually that was for stuff that was illegal.
  
  source
  - chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I have read that this is actually a bad idea because the post office people know which addresses are vacant and know that it’s likely an illegal package because lots of people have that idea.
    
    source
morphballganon@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Can you take a bus to a bigger city to buy them in person

source