Christmas has come and gone. Now you might be using the time between Christmas and New Year's Day to clean like my family is doing. Part of this cleaning likely involves getting rid of Christmas wrapping and boxes your gifts came in. I'll bet you never thought you might be setting out a billboard for unscrupulous people who happen to go by your home. Yes, some people do their best shopping after Christmas, but they are not our frineds, they are people who look at what other's have and think they need it more than you do.
Here's Your Sign
The box from your new TV, game system, or other valuable item can be a nice advertisement for someone to come by your home in the near future and do some shopping of their own, without cash or you home. Having been a vicitm of a bugulary twice it's a very unsettling feeling. One day you come home to find some things out of place, maybe a lot of things out of place. The first time it happened I came home to see the mail from our desk on the ground. I knew my roommate was headed out of town, but it was uncharistic that he leave such a mess. As I looked around the house I noticed several things missing. I called the police, but they never found the missing items.
Smarter Choices
Instead of putting the box out to trash intact consider cutting it up into smaller pieces or at a minimum cut the box down one of the sides and fold the lable to the inside so it's not easily identified. The better thing is to get rid of your box either at your local dump or you might be able to drop it off at a local store's recycling dumpster. Taking some simple steps will keep curious people away and likely help you enjoy your toys longer. I don't want you to have the same experience I did (twice); I still get chills thinking of someone rooting through my home.
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