I've always thought that, unless I saw a gun, I'd run after someone I caught trying to steal boxes off my porch. That being said, if I saw that guy walking off with my stuff, I'm letting him have them.
I keep returns to items that are just too messed up to accept. I've had plenty of times where I get something that's got a ding or a dent and I contact them and tell them to stop using padded envelopes (needless to say, it's a futile gesture) but I don't return it. That way, I'm not getting on...
My biggest problem with Amazon is still that they use bubble wrap envelopes on hardcover books that I buy. I have to admit that, other than one time, I've been lucky and the corners/dust jackets haven't been too damaged (the corners are definitely dinged up but not completely smashed in) but a...
That would explain why Amazon has started using padded envelopes to ship a series of $50 MSRP hardcover comic books to me. I'm not super precious about condition but sending any hardback book in a padded envelope can be a quick way to really screwing up the book.