Can blind boxes for stranded express parcels be purchased?

You cannot purchase blind boxes for stranded express items.

It is illegal for merchants to sell stranded express parcels that are indeed for others. The "Interim Regulations on Express Delivery" issued by the State Council in March 2019 clearly prohibits "falsely claiming, opening without permission, concealing, damaging, and reselling" other people's express delivery. Those who engage in the above behaviors may be punished by public security management, or even constitute a crime. Operators who violate this provision will also be subject to penalties such as confiscation of illegal gains, fines, suspension of business for rectification, or even revocation of the express delivery business license.

Article 5 of the "Guidelines for Standards of Conduct for Blind Box Operations (Trial)" issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation in June this year also clearly stipulates that "Express shipments that cannot be delivered and cannot be returned shall not be sold in the form of blind boxes." Moreover, some unscrupulous merchants package small commodities wholesaled at low prices into different special express boxes, and after "careful" packaging, they put the slogan "original order from overseas" on them.

"Li Gui" transformed into "Li Kui". Next, arrange a "buyer show" in the product review area with "digital products at low prices" and other "buyer shows" indicating "great value for money" and "big surprise", creating the illusion that "you will earn money if you buy it". Consumers were surprised when they opened the blind box. Not only did they not "pick up the leak", but they were "deceived".

Reasons for stranded express shipments:

1. There were errors in the internal processing of the express company, resulting in stranded express shipments.

2. The courier failed to deliver the express parcel to the recipient in time, causing the express parcel to be stranded.

3. The recipient’s mobile phone is down, powered off, has an empty number, or the address is unknown, etc., causing the shipment to be stranded.

4. The customer requests delivery to be changed to the next day. For example, the customer has left work, has left/goes out, and requires delivery to be changed to the next day, etc.

5. The express delivery company is unable to collect/deliver normally due to various reasons, such as being unable to reach the customer due to traffic accidents, road construction, etc.

6. The recipient refuses to pay the freight (such as lack of invoice, etc.) or blacklists customers, etc.

7. The courier's workload is too heavy, causing the express shipment to be temporarily delayed.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - Interim Regulations on Express Delivery

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - Code of Conduct Guidelines for Blind Box Operations