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Pros
Simple for couriers to understand and use
Can hold lots of small to mid-sized packages
Hasp accommodates very large padlocks
Relatively small footprint
Cons
No smart features
Larger packages won’t fit
Signage is very difficult to read
No cooler accessories for food deliveries
Our Verdict
It has zero smart features, but even the most churlish couriers will be more likely to drop your packages in the Keter Package Delivery Box than anything that demands the least bit of extra thought or effort from them.
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Keter is the latest manufacturer to take a shot at ending the epidemic of porch piracy plaguing online shoppers. Its Keter Package Delivery Box is the most basic solution I’ve tested—there’s no smart lock, no broadband connectivity, and no delivery notifications.
What it lacks in technology, however, Keter’s box makes up in practicality.
Specifications
Like the garden sheds that Keter is best known for, the Keter Package Delivery Box is fabricated almost entirely from resin, with metal handles on its lid and door, and a hasp for a user-provided padlock. It arrives as a 41-pound flat pack and takes about 45 minutes to assemble (I missed an early step in the illustration-only instructions, so it took me considerably longer because I had to partially disassemble it to fix my error).
The simple Keter Package Delivery Box is effective at deterring porch pirates because it presents fewer barriers to courier compliance.
The box is fairly tall, with exterior dimensions of 44 x 24.4 x 20.9 inches (HxWxD). It has a hinged lid on top through which packages are delivered, and a lockable access door near the bottom for retrieving your packages. When the lid is lifted, a set of four steel cables opens a trap door by pulling up two trays, one that’s the width and depth of the box’s interior and a second tray beneath that’s about half the size and is mounted to the opposite side of the box.
The top tray blocks access to the box’s interior when the lid is lifted. Place a package here and close the lid, and the tray will lower, dropping the package to the bottom, where it can be retrieved via the front door.Michael Brown/Foundry
With the lid open, these panels become perpendicular to the interior front and back sides of the box, so they block the sight line and physical access to the retrieval compartment that’s below them. Place a package on the top panel, close the lid, and both panels drop until they’re parallel with the front and back panels, dropping the package down into the retrieval compartment.
The Keter Package Delivery Box will arrive at your home as a 41-pound flat pack.Michael Brown/Foundry
In terms of sophistication, Keter’s product is the polar opposite of the Loxx Boxx smart delivery box I reviewed in August 2023. That battery-powered steel box connects to your home Wi-Fi network; unlocks when you enter a PIN on its numeric keypad; tracks deliveries from Amazon, UPS, the U.S. Postal Service, and other couriers; and sends emails and text messages reporting related activity. The Keter Package Delivery Box is an inert box with drop-off and retrieval doors.
That very simplicity renders the Keter box more effective at deterring porch pirates—simply because couriers are more likely to use it. Unlike the Loxx Boxx, delivery personnel won’t need instructions for figuring out the required PIN. And I didn’t need to keep track of the box’s battery level or check to ensure it hadn’t dropped off my Wi-Fi network.
Using the Keter Package Delivery Box
The Keter Package Delivery Box’s design limits the size of boxes it can accommodate. Michael Brown/Foundry
My enthusiasm for the Keter Package Delivery Box, however, is considerably dampened by its inability to accommodate larger packages. Its retrieval chamber is plenty big enough to store a dozen or so small to medium-sized packages, but as large as this delivery box is, it can’t accommodate anything remotely larger.
It’s not just that the top opening isn’t big enough, it’s that the trap door mechanism won’t let long or wide packages drop into the bottom of the box. Long boxes hit the interior backside of the box and can’t drop through. So, the box’s interior dimensions of 39.4 x 19.7 x 15.7 inches (HxWxD) are somewhat misleading.
The lettering on the Keter Package Deliver Box is less than eye-catching, so I strapped this inexpensive metal sign to the handrail next to it. The severed hand is a Halloween decoration, but I’m thinking I’ll leave it there all year as an extra attention-grabber.Michael Brown/Foundry
Ideally, you’ll have enough room on your porch to place Keter’s box next to your door, where couriers can’t miss it. Its brown color shouldn’t clash with any paint color, but the brown-on-brown lettering that spells “PACKAGES” is all but impossible to see if the sun isn’t shining directly on the box. My tiny porch is barely wide enough for visitors, so I put it at the base of my porch steps. To help couriers find it, I zip-tied a sign to the railing next to it.
If you’re concerned that an aggressive porch pirate might just pick up the entire box and throw it in the back of a pick-up, you have a couple of options. I took the easier one, which was to lift up the false floor in the package retrieval chamber and pour in 100 pounds of sand to weigh it down. The more secure option would be to drive the provided bolts and expansion anchors into a concrete pad underneath the box.
Should you buy the Keter Package Delivery Box?
I poured 100 pounds of sand under the Keter Package Deliver Box’s elevated floor to deter bold porch pirates from making off with it. Michael Brown/Foundry
The Keter Package Delivery Box isn’t smart, so you’ll need to rely on other means to know when deliveries are made. Most shippers provide tracking numbers for orders these days, but you could also place a security camera—or a video doorbell—within range of the box for more timely electronic notifications (as well as delivery verification).
And as I’ve already mentioned, this box’s simplicity should increase compliance from all but the laziest couriers. It doesn’t require much, if any, extra effort to lift the lid and drop the package in compared to just tossing it on your porch.
From a budget perspective, Keter’s box is much less expensive than competing—and more sophisticated—products from the likes of Loxx Boxx, BenchSentry, and Yale, although all three of those can accommodate larger packages (and Loxx Boxx and Yale offer accessories to keep food deliveries cool).
When all is said and done, the Loxx Boxx’s sophistication and strength keeps it my personal favorite delivery box. But if it’s out of your budget or you think your couriers will resist using it, Keter’s product is an excellent second-best.
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