I know it has nothing to do with the ethical arguments, but on a practical level all this would have probably been avoided if Amazon didn't use the very cheapest postage they could find, and at least required a signature on drop off.
The company no doubt weighed up the cost of providing a slightly better postage option on super-saver against the cost of a few losses here and there through theft resulting from packages left on doorsteps etc. It seems the latter was calculated to be a lower overall cost to the business.
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