READER REPORT: Package-delivery mystery

Jenny is trying to find the intended recipients of packages with these items:

I live in an area of West Seattle near the end of the West Seattle bridge. This morning, I noticed opened packages in my yard / food waste bin. (This is noteworthy because my block has pickup today and our bin was not full nor pushed out to the curb.)

The delivery addresses for the packages were intact. But, they were to residences in different parts of West Seattle—neither are in close proximity to mine. Two of the packages from inside one or the other of the boxes appear to not have been opened. One package was addressed to “Matthew C——G——”. The other was addressed to “Matilda H——–.” I’d like to re-unite the unopened items with the appropriate party, if possible, but prefer not to drive around knocking on doors.

Before we could publish this, Jenny sent an update:

So this plot has thickened. One of my neighbors has video coverage from someone who appears to be delivering packages to multiple houses that clearly shows a man putting boxes in our bin.

This same neighbor recognized the photos I have of the opened items as labubus from Pop Mart. (He’d ordered some, so actually checked to make sure he’d received his. He did.) If this delivery person has been opening packages and dumping boxes in other locations, it may well be that the unopened items I have belong to someone else entirely!

I have filed an online theft report,

Meantime, if you’re missing the items Jenny found, contact us and we’ll connect you.

4 Replies to "READER REPORT: Package-delivery mystery"

  • ContactAmazon November 25, 2025 (9:52 am)

    I think it would be a wise idea for you to contact Amazon Customer Service and let them know this is happening. You can get through to a human and I have found them to be very competent, concerned, and helpful.. whoever is doing this needs to be discovered and deterred.

    • alki_2008 November 25, 2025 (2:11 pm)

      Where in the article does it mention Amazon?  My bigger concern is if PopMart is shipping in branded boxes, which makes it obvious to a delivery person what is being delivered.

  • Labubu Hater November 25, 2025 (11:04 am)

    Odd that someone would dump these. I can’t stand this fad, but these hideous things are insanely popular and not exactly cheap. 

    • IDC9 December 8, 2025 (8:43 am)

      I share your sentiment. The resale value on Labubus is supposedly quite high. Why would someone just throw them away like this when there is serious money that could be made on them? Obviously, I hope these items make it to the people who ordered them, and that the delivery person is held accountable.

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