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crime1d ago
Wrong address: D.C. home receives dozens of packages meant for hotel, including chainsaw
- Dozens of packages intended for a nearby hotel were delivered to a D.C. family’s home for months.
- The misdeliveries include items from cat food to a chainsaw, according to the family.
- The family believes guests at the nearby hotel select the wrong address when ordering, with only a one-letter difference.
- Amazon and the Arlo hotel say they are looking into the issue to stop the misdeliveries.
- The family has contacted both Amazon and the hotel to resolve how to stop future misdeliveries.
- The incident highlights confusion over address selection in online shopping.
- There is no public statement yet from the hotel regarding the ongoing misdeliveries.
- NBC Washington and News4 covered the family’s experience, corroborating details of the misdeliveries.
- The family asked for identification of the sender when possible as deliveries continued.
- Authorities or company support have not yet provided a resolution date for the misdelivery issue.
- The story illustrates a broader risk of wrong-address errors in online ordering that public outlets are monitoring.
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