An estimated 2.3 billion packages will be flying around the country during the 2025 holiday season, according to ShipMatrix . So even if 99.9% of deliveries are done correctly, 2.3 million packages could end up at the wrong address.

That’s a lot of Apple Watches, smokers and turduckens packed on dry ice that could end up at the wrong doorstep.

So what should you do if a package you didn’t order ends up in your hands?

The law is crystal clear in some situations and murky in others. It can depend on who delivered the package, who it is addressed to, what is inside and if you tried to get it to the intended recipient.

Is keeping a package meant for someone else a crime?

Receiving and taking possession of a misdelivered package are not illegal alone, but they can result in theft charg

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