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Originally Posted by hrosvit
Also would depend on where you are. In my neck of the woods (Pennsylvania), we have a crimes code section titled "Theft of Property Lost, Mislaid or Delivered by Mistake". If you (the recipient) know it was a mistake, and you fail to return it, you are committing a crime.
Of course, if you contact the company and they tell you, "keep them", you're in the clear. But you are committing a crime if you just keep quiet and hope no one notices.
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I think 'delivered by mistake' applies to items delivered to the wrong address, not items mailed to the proper address mistakenly.
It's Federal Law that anything sent through the mail that the recipient did not order is considered a gift and the sender cannot demand payment for it. This is to prevent scams.
I do think one has a moral duty to try to return the said items, but by Federal Law one does not have to nor can one be compelled to pay for them.
So be very careful what you mail.