Has anyone had ups open up their boxes when ordering lights?

[Beezcheeze]

Just got my shipment of a51 lights and looks like the main box that held the light boxes was opened and re taped shut. Also Justine of the 6 light boxes inside was open and left open.
Pisses me off if ups is going through my stuff.. Do you think they would have done this for reasons that I shouldn't be concerned about? Thanks

 

[CC Dobbs]

They probably planted drugs in the boxes and the police are on the way.

 

[Beezcheeze]

Lol I'm not very concerned as I know the risks involved with what I am doing... Just wondering if they did this because their suspicious of what I am doing as I've received a lot of grow equipment, or if they were just checking the contents were okay for the amount the package was insured for... Idk not worried just curious

 

[Mountain Bud]

Just got my shipment of a51 lights and looks like the main box that held the light boxes was opened and re taped shut. Also Justine of the 6 light boxes inside was open and left open.
Pisses me off if ups is going through my stuff.. Do you think they would have done this for reasons that I shouldn't be concerned about? Thanks

Could the wires and little sockets looked suspicious in an X-ray?

 

[Beezcheeze]

Could the wires and little sockets looked suspicious in an X-ray?

That's something I didn't think of but could very well be the case. I doubt they would ever report these lights as they are for many things besides the tomatoes I will be growing
My last batches of a51 lights showed up fine and weren't opened or resealed. Maybe these single cob lights looked strange on the scanner. They look strange to me in person first time seeing them lol.
Sweet lights those the w90s! So dam bright!

 

[KryptoBud]

More than likely the box opened going threw one of their sorting facilities. I doubt its legal to open peoples packages and search them without some kind of documentation, like when customs grabs peoples seeds. Those places are so busy this time of year you could ship a severed head and get it threw.

 

[bird mcbride]

Just got my shipment of a51 lights and looks like the main box that held the light boxes was opened and re taped shut. Also Justine of the 6 light boxes inside was open and left open.
Pisses me off if ups is going through my stuff.. Do you think they would have done this for reasons that I shouldn't be concerned about? Thanks

As a former taxi driver I can tell you that most packages are opened. When I delivered packages to be shipped for customers the box packages were opened right in front of me, envelopes, such as holiday cards, court documents etc weren't opened..

 

[rob333]

Lol I'm not very concerned as I know the risks involved with what I am doing... Just wondering if they did this because their suspicious of what I am doing as I've received a lot of grow equipment, or if they were just checking the contents were okay for the amount the package was insured for... Idk not worried just curious

just be carefull i bitched about mars hydro here they had my email address also my mailing address 4 days later i get raided so be carefull

 

[bird mcbride]

Just for fun someone should find about 15 boxes that all fit inside each other and line them with nothing but shredded paper and ship it to a buddy Tape the shit outta it.

 

[KryptoBud]

just be carefull i bitched about mars hydro here they had my email address also my mailing address 4 days later i get raided so be carefull

Raided for lights?

 

[rob333]

Raided for lights?

raided me for herb

 

[rob333]

Raided for lights?

just funny they new were and when i got my lights and its funny after i bitched about mars on here they sling my last email up i sent them then bang 4 days laters i have the pigs on more doorstep with a warrent for herb 9 years i have been doing this without an issue

 

[rob333]

just funny they new were and when i got my lights and its funny after i bitched about mars on here they sling my last email up i sent them then bang 4 days laters i have the pigs on more doorstep with a warrent for herb 9 years i have been doing this without an issue

and no 1 knows what i am doing not even my own parrents

 

[KryptoBud]

so your sayin don't use mars hydro

 

[rob333]

so your sayin don't use mars hydro

im saying be carefull who knows if it had any thing to do with them no idea just funny after i bitched about them and they spray my email address and address all over rollitup i get lagged in

 

[Beezcheeze]

I never bitches to any of the companies I used, they are great companies. I'm guessing it looked like some sort of bomb or something and since there was 6 of them individually boxed, I think they just opened one to check it out. I'm not worried but will def be smart. I'm only growing tomatoes but I don't need the cops coming down lol. I think the guy above must have given the cops some other source of suspicion besides the lights.

 

[Madagascar]

just got some from Amazon came sealed and taped. Maybe wouldn't order from same seller again

 

[Jimmy Sparkle]

They don't care who is buying what really. I was a USPS driver for many years and delivered many packages also have had many fed ex ups buddies over the years . Shit gets mishandled, broken open , taped and re taped and sometimes absolutely mangled. Doctor it up a little so it holds together and send it! We never got any incentives for stopping grow equipment ect and neither did the employer we were too busy for that shit. However If a package was leaking something suspicious, looked wierd, smelled REALLY bad or was really hot/cold ect then it would get held. Trust me you got busted for something else, if you get pinched for ordering something from a hydro shop or similar place . Just an opinion.

 

[Dirty Harry]

Could the wires and little sockets looked suspicious in an X-ray?

If someone scanning a package thought something could be a bomb...I would think they would not be the ones opening it to see.

 

[Beezcheeze]

If someone scanning a package thought something could be a bomb...I would think they would not be the ones opening it to see.

This is exactly what I think it was. These funky looking LEDs looked like bombs I bet. But seriously, no paranoia but helicopter has been circling the area. Hours straight yesterday. Hoping it's just a fluke.