You receive a package in the mail labeled ‘Do Not Open.’ There’s no return address. What do you do next?

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You receive a package in the mail labeled ‘Do Not Open.’ There’s no return address. What do you do next?

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  2. teqq_at Avatar

    Check if it ticks.

  3. Haytham_Ken Avatar

    Open it and get cursed like my DnD character lol

  4. Ruminations0 Avatar

    I would wear a face shield and very tentatively cut a small hole and use my phone camera to peak inside

  5. Marty_Mtl Avatar

    Remove the Do Not Open label, and send it to that neighbor you hate, watch.

  6. Ambitious-Ganache891 Avatar

    Bring it to the post office and have them track the shipping bar code to see who it was sent by.

  7. Blue387 Avatar

    Take it down to the police station and have them open it

  8. 1nfiniteAutomaton Avatar

    In this sub, the answer will universally be to open it

  9. Aesop557 Avatar

    Throw it in the garbage disposal/compactor and plug my ears

  10. cobrastrikes-2x Avatar

    I would shake that shit like I wanted it to stop crying.

  11. Ancient-Tap-3592 Avatar

    Anyone saying anything other than “open it” is trolling and you know it

  12. Fiddler-4823 Avatar

    Take it and pay a Hobo 20 bucks to ooen it for me.

  13. Canyon-Man1 Avatar

    If I’m expecting a package and it fits the general size and weight of the item ordered, I’ll contact the shipping party and ask WTF and confirm the package was delivered.

    If I’m not expecting a package or it doesn’t fit the size and weight I’m expecting then that’s a job for 911.

  14. NoDramaIceberg Avatar

    If they wanted you to open it, then they wouldn’t have put the sign on. But then they know that you know that. But of course you know that they know that you know that.

  15. 45babycakes Avatar

    Have my friend open it in public.

  16. Sim-racer42 Avatar

    Take off the notice and give it to enemy

  17. ra__account Avatar

    One of my childhood friend’s father was a victim of the Unibomber. He lived but with a lot of damage – missing fingers and a badly damaged face. I’m not going to open it.

  18. noideabutitwillbeok Avatar

    Leave it on my porch and let the porch pirates steal it.

  19. red_keshik Avatar

    Nice try, Satan.

  20. BrownBananaHammock Avatar

    Shoot fireballs at it

  21. i_heart_blondes Avatar

    Shake it to see if it sounds like a bomb.

  22. Vineyard2109 Avatar

    Unlike most people, I’m going to do as it says. DO NOT OPEN.

  23. Gimme_All_The_Foods Avatar

    Put on my safety squints and open it.

  24. No-Conversation1940 Avatar

    Throw it in the dumpster. Why do I have to deal with this shit?

  25. OneEyedC4t Avatar

    Call the bomb squad

  26. OrphanKripler Avatar

    Bring it to work and open it there, especially at a meeting that coulda been an email.

  27. Select_Ad8198 Avatar

    I will 100% be opening it but outside with gloves maybe a mask and goggles? But I’m a nosy bitch too so .

  28. ExplanationNo8603 Avatar

    I poke it with a stick

  29. Possumnal Avatar

    Throw that shit in the trash and go get a bagel. I’m not falling for some stalker’s reverse psychology mind games.

  30. anzu68 Avatar

    Open it. I am too curious for my own good

  31. hlnhr Avatar

    Call me Pandora but I’ll def open it

  32. ArcticBlaster Avatar

    Make a Reddit post: I just received this unmarked package that says… and collect the sweet karma.

  33. LeakyAssFire Avatar

    Cover up the “Do Not Open” and ask one of the neighborhood kids to open it… in the street.

  34. toolatealreadyfapped Avatar

    I would take some precautions and find a way to open it in a way that is less likely to get myself blown up

  35. wittothewhoa Avatar

    We want an update lol

  36. Jason_1834 Avatar

    There’s a million dollars inside the box..a tv reality show is waiting to see your reaction.

  37. kbean826 Avatar

    Open it. Duh.

  38. Cold-Pomegranate6739 Avatar

    I did it once. Had this weird metal ball thingie. Had to pry it open with a screwdriver

  39. Mastiffmory Avatar

    Call the boys on Friday and bet who will open it.

  40. Yeseylon Avatar

    Open it, obviously.

  41. s_leep Avatar

    I’ve learnt my lesson from The Magnus Archives, I’m not opening that shit. Maybe some weird dude will come back in a few years for it and give me money lmao.

  42. TheBooneyBunes Avatar

    The correct answer is call the postal inspection service or your country’s equivalent

  43. AllIWantisAdy Avatar

    Run it through the customs xray couple times. Though it’d been through that already. But makes the quessing fun looking at the different sides and all that cool stuff. Only good thing about extended family is that one cousin.

  44. ree_dox Avatar

    Just be careful with unsolicited packages!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXfCKZKkRgs

  45. sirfranciscake Avatar

    Throw it in the fucking garbage. I don’t have time to open all the shit I’m supposed to; I’m going to fuck around with this nonsense?

  46. sashalav Avatar

    An easy way to figure out which one of your kids you like the least.

  47. Oceanbreeze871 Avatar

    Call the police and GTFO. I’m not touching that.

  48. TemuPacemaker Avatar

    Open it immediately to get to the sweet anthrax waiting inside

  49. PetroleumJelly82 Avatar

    I’d leave it in the shed until I get more details.

  50. AskDerpyCat Avatar

    If it doesn’t have my name on it, probably return it to the post office

  51. Red_Beard_Rising Avatar

    Assuming I am not expecting this package, I might call the local police department for advice.

  52. MalekethsGhost Avatar

    They become politicians for both parties

  53. Hanzi2u Avatar

    Wouldn’t give a fuck and just not open it , it says that for a reason throw it out and be done with . Ain’t got that for that kinda shit in my life.

  54. Inomaker Avatar

    I probably wouldn’t even notice the label before I’ve opened it

  55. HikingBikingViking Avatar

    Addressed to me?

    Straight into the bin.

  56. ffunffunffun5 Avatar

    Take it to the airport.

  57. ThisOneTimeAtKDK Avatar

    Funny enough I know a guy who has a search dog that alerts with explosives. I’m calling him up to check it with the pooch. If it alerts I’m calling the cops next (unless of corse I ordered some ammo or something). If it doesn’t I’m still taking precautions opening it but….im opening it.

  58. ContinousSelfDevelop Avatar

    Call the police and let them know someone left a weird package on my doorstep with no labels on it other than ‘Do Not Open and am worried it is a bomb. Then let them investigate how a package was allowed to be delivered with no return address if it is not anything serious.

  59. juggling-monkey Avatar

    Off topic, but I get lots of ups packages daily. One time I opened one and inside were three Nintendo ds games and a screen protector for the Ds. I don’t play video games so I was confused. I check and realize it was delivered to me by accident and meant for another address. I called ups and they told me if I already opened it then they can’t take it back.

    I decide to tape it back up and maybe send it to the person, wasn’t sure because I didn’t want to spend money on this problem but whatever I’d figure it out. For now I just taped it back up. 3 days later my wife goes to send my phone to Google as a trade in program so I can get some credit to my account. I see the credit come in but find my phone is still at home, she sent the box with the games. Google refuses to return the games, they say that if the phone isn’t in the box when they open it they just “throw away” whatever they receive. But they left the credits on my account and I kept the kept second phone.