Any risk checking tracking after I've received a package?

I received an order later than was expected and I want to check if the vendor lied to me about when it was shipped. Is there any reason I should avoid checking the tracking even if it's already arrived?


Comments


[9 Points] None:

The better question 'is there any reward in checking'? You have the package. You know there is some risk to checking. What's the reward? To find out you were right all along?

Just let it go. If you really think the vendor has lied, don't order from him again.


[4 Points] None:

only criminals track their mail.


[1 Points] forwhombagels:

I don't see any harm, I don't see any need either, but no harm.


[1 Points] Theeconomist1:

I don't see a real problem. I'll sometimes do this just to see how quickly it got dropped from when it was marked shipped. Be smart about it so that if something comes out of it, there won't be that tie to you. Use one of those mail tracking services for instance. But I can't see a plausible scenario where checking tracking on a received pack would pose any real threat to you. Even if say the cops have a tie b/w you and the pack, the pack is long gone and definitely the pack's contents. So they are left with nothing but a shredded envelope deposited over half a dozen trashcans a week ago.

But the reward isn't all that great either. However, if you are having problems with packs getting in late, it might be enlightening to see why they are late. I'd say most of hte time the vendor didn't drop when they marketd ship. But keep in mind, some blue boxes aren't picked up regularly every day, so you might see a day or two delay until it gets tracked. This wouldn't be the vendor's fault. Fucking USPS in this case.

So the only absolute value this has is to decide if you want to stop using a vendor b/c he marks shipped and doesn't actually ship (I hate this) OR maybe if it goes somewhere strange, you can start getting paranoid that your mail is being watched.