Quote Originally Posted by Trek-chick View Post
IMO I think this case is different in the fact that the item WAS delivered properly by USPS in the mail box but, the item was then, taken (stolen) and ripped open from there by someone else. I don't think in this case the insurance on the shipment would protect the sender.
There is insurance however... which is better than no insurance. It's absolutely true that you might have trouble making a claim because in mailbox theft I'm sure the regular issues of shipper/seller liability may not apply, but then again they might depending on how claims are handled. If you have any doubt, you should have things delivered securely: an alternate secure delivery address; signature required, etc.

My mailbox is one of those lock thingies so I don't ever worry about mailed packages. However, things getting delivered to the wrong address.... don't even get me going. <rant warning ahead> There are so many problems with USPS that sometimes I wish they WOULD go under as from everything I see, the services are incredibly poorly administered, and a ton of other issues.