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Keep holiday packages safe from porch theft with AI

Get a simple plan for where packages go, delivery instructions for each carrier, and a tracking list for everything you ordered.

Estimated time saved

Estimated: Fewer lost packages and less time chasing orders. (Estimate; results vary.)

Tools
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Gemini
  • Your order confirmation emails
  • Each carrier's delivery tracking app or account
Time to set up

15–20 minutes

Cost

Free (free tier of ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini)

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The problem

December means a pile of boxes on the porch, a few that never show up, and no idea which order went where or how to report a missing one.

Step by step

  1. 1List what you've ordered and from where, leaving out card numbers and full addresses.
  2. 2Paste the list and your home setup into the prompt below.
  3. 3Set the delivery instructions in each carrier's own app or account.
  4. 4Use the tracking list to check off each package as it arrives.
  5. 5If something goes missing, follow the seller's and carrier's claim steps right away.

Copy-paste prompt

Prompt
Help me keep my holiday deliveries safe. My home: [e.g., house with a front porch, apartment with a lobby, nobody home weekdays]. Orders: [item, store, expected date]. Give me: (1) ideas for safer delivery, like a pickup locker, delivering to work or a neighbor, or a hidden drop spot; (2) short delivery instructions I can paste into each carrier's app; (3) a tracking list table I can check off; (4) what to do if a package is marked delivered but missing. Don't make up carrier policies or claim deadlines; tell me to check them on the carrier's site.

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