People Protecting Packages: New Service Vyllage Aims to Stop "Porch Pirates" From Stealing Packages

SUNRISE, Fla., Oct. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- With the skyrocketing growth in online sales delivering often valuable packages to home doorsteps has come the equally fast growth of the package theft industry.  When the boxes are dropped off while the buyer is at work, those boxes are vulnerable to so-called "porch pirates" who simply walk off with them.

In fact, about 30 percent of people who have ordered online say they've been ripped off by package theft, according to a survey by Xfinity Home, Comcast's home security service. That's an estimated 23 million stolen every year.

Enter Vyllage. Vyllage is an app that connects users with vetted homeowners in their neighborhood who can receive their deliveries and packages on their behalf to reduce package theft or missed deliveries.

For a nominal fee, $3.99 to $5.99, customers can be certain that their purchases will be safely waiting for them when they arrive home. They're notified by text or email and even get a photo sent to them showing the package that was delivered. It's that simple. The free Vyllage app is available to download for Apple devices at the App Store and for Android devices at Google Play.

Vyllage represents a sea change in package deliveries, as well as part-time work opportunity.  The company is growing, and is currently recruiting Vyllagers, which are people who can accept the packages – it's an easy part-time business for those who are home during the day. The entry threshold for this turn-key business is simply to pass a background check, about $15, and to be a homeowner. Vyllage does the rest.

Vyllage was founded by two natives of Jamaica. Laura A. Borland, Vyllage's President, is a naturalized U.S. citizen. With an MBA from Florida International University and technical certifications in Agile Project Management Methodology, she founded the company in 2015.

Sean D. Hale, Vice-President, is also a naturalized U.S. citizen and has extensive experience in the cable industry. He's been the awardee of a major cable company subcontract for new and existing cable installations.

Together, they are changing the way people receive shipments, making their purchases secure and ensuring peace of mind for customers.

Media Contact:
Laura Borland
754-422-6842
[email protected] 
Company website: vyllage.net

SOURCE Vyllage