12-02-2011, 04:35 AM
GGD wrote:
[quote=N-OS X-tasy!]
No, it wouldn't. U.S. mail order regulations state that a person is entitled to keep any item mistakenly shipped to him/her.
Here's the actual regulation http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/uscode/39/IV/30/3009
It needs to be identified as a gift to the recipient (not just any random miss-delivered package).
All such merchandise shall
have attached to it a clear and conspicuous statement informing the
recipient that he may treat the merchandise as a gift to him and
has the right to retain, use, discard, or dispose of it in any
manner he sees fit without any obligation whatsoever to the sender.
Just to be clear, if something is addressed to someone else and is mistakenly delivered to you you can't even open it legally. Different story if addressed to you.
- W