AIBU to wait up for The Times?

[Lovingbenidorm]

We get The Times delivered Saturday and Sunday.
It’s left on our doorstep in the early hours.
Most Saturdays it’s not there when we get up.
Some cheeky thieving fuck takes it.
My DH , who works bloody long hours has just asked me to set the alarm for 6am so he can get up and get his paper.
I’m sitting on sofa waiting for paper delivery or indeed to catch the light fingered shithole that is nicking it

Get a small CCTV camera installed.

Yes, thought of that. But what do you do if you just get a picture of someone hiding their face in a hoodie or something?

Are you sure it's actually being delivered?

Maybe your delivery person can't be arsed to walk up your path / drive .

I suppose you'll find out soon enough.

I had a paper delivered in a subscription (no paper rounds available)! at an ex property. I phoned and asked them to put it through the letterbox (yes I know the weekend papers might just not fit!). I then cancelled because I was being woken every morning by the gate and then letterbox. Good luck with your sleuthing !

How annoying, I'd be raging.

I know it's not quite the same but could you cancel the delivery & get an online subscription instead?

I gave up buying actual newspapers years ago & read them all on my tablet or laptop.

We’ve checked with the company (been with them for years) they are very reliable, so feel confident they are delivering it.
This has only started happening in the last 6 months .
I think it’s too big to fit through the letterbox unfortunately
I know what you mean about reading it on tablet etc, but it’s not the same really
Thank you everyone replying.
I’m still sitting here!

Paper just arrived😁
Thank you !
Feel like leaving a note on the front door
“TOO LATE YOU THIEVING GIT”

Oh I thought you were leaving it there as a lure/entrapment with camera ready! Knowing my luck in that scenario I would ‘just nip to the loo’ and it would be gone. Stay vigilant !

But what do you do if you just get a picture of someone hiding their face in a hoodie or something?

at the hoodie-wearing Times readers...bloody hooligans!

The times ? Riff raff.

You should have got a copy of last weeks to leave out in place of the one that was delivered - the thieving git would probably not notice until they got home

I would suspect it's possibly a dog that's the thief.

You think that most Saturdays a dog is taking the paper?

I was thinking the same as Fauxfox

Read it today, keep it till next week, fill it full of glitter & swap it on the doorstep at the same time next week.

is it actually delivered?
how shocking

you need a delivery box attached to your wall

Definitely put it out next week full of glitter!

Cover it in fox urine. I just read that some local governments in northern US spray trees that are commonly stolen for Xmas with Fox urine mixed with glycerin to prevent theft. It's undectable when frozen but when it thaws the smell is so bad you need professional cleaners in to do over everything.

But you didn't solve anything, it's going to happen again next week. You will be rising early every week. Why don't both of you wait up next time and confront the cheeky buggar. I doubt it will be a hoody wearing thug, its probably someone out walking their dog, cheeky fucker

Loving the suggestions!
I agree, we need to think of a way to stop the thief.
We were thinking the only way was a camera
It’s delivered in a big plastic bag so could potentially put ANYTHING between the pages 😉!

Just sticking this on the gate.
What do you think?

Hmm the gate might alert others and cause a little local ‘japery’ from others ? How about on the door near the mat which receives the times?
Good luck anyway - you are up early to protect the Sunday edition !!

Thanks Heron !
Yeah did worry about that tbh.
Wasn’t planning on staying up so late/early but looking that way!

Wasn’t planning on staying up so late/early but looking that way!

Well you don't need to stay up all night, leave a note for the delivery person to ring your doorbell.

Then substitute with glitter, lat weeks takeaway left overs, fox poo, whatever you have that is not nice.

And fil it, yo may not catch your thief but you might make a few qud.