What should I do with the neighbours parcel?

[Crackle]

I've had it since Monday. Bloke said he'd popped a card in to say I had it and I believe him. Believe him because this is the third and probably last parcel I shall take for them.

The first one I kept calling round with but no one answered and they were in, I could fekkin see them! In the end I left it next to the milk and did a rain dance out the drive.

The second one took a similar turn of events but with slightly less neighbourly enthusiasm and I eventually collared him going to his car. Walked back into the house to get the parcel and turned round to find I was nose to nose with him in the hallway. It wasn't like we'd been introduced beforehand or anything, so I was kind of expecting him to still be on the doorstep not trying to tango down the hall after me.

This one is sat in the porch, as I don't want him trundling down the hall surprising me again but I haven't been around this time. I'm playing the waiting game except I'm not very good at it.

So, what to do.....?

 

[Spinney]

Put a note of your own through their door.
Tell them they can pick it up from you.
If they have not picked it up within X days you will just leave it on their doorstep.

They sound weird neighbours!

 

[djb1971]

If they're that dopey don't accept any more deliveries and make them arrange a redelivery or take a trip to the sorting office, muppets!

 

[Archie_tect]

If you know they're in, knock on the door, then if they refuse to answer it, pop a note through their letterbox as Spinney says, and leave the parcel on their doorstep. In the note you can explain that you can't accept any more parcels for them as it's difficult to contact them as they appear to be out all the time.

 

[Crackle]

I suspect notes don't actually get to them. It's probably not a letterbox but some kind of temporal vortex and they can only open the door when they've got their human skin on.

 

[Hill Wimp]

I've had it since Monday. Bloke said he'd popped a card in to say I had it and I believe him. Believe him because this is the third and probably last parcel I shall take for them.

The first one I kept calling round with but no one answered and they were in, I could fekkin see them! In the end I left it next to the milk and did a rain dance out the drive.

The second one took a similar turn of events but with slightly less neighbourly enthusiasm and I eventually collared him going to his car. Walked back into the house to get the parcel and turned round to find I was nose to nose with him in the hallway. It wasn't like we'd been introduced beforehand or anything, so I was kind of expecting him to still be on the doorstep not trying to tango down the hall after me.

This one is sat in the porch, as I don't want him trundling down the hall surprising me again but I haven't been around this time. I'm playing the waiting game except I'm not very good at it.

So, what to do.....?

Refuse to take their parcels. You have been a good neighbour so far but they are just taking the p**s now. Can't they pick it up at the depot like everyone else.

 

[TVC]

Open the box

 

[Crackle]

Open the box

It's heavy.

 

[glenn forger]

Hand them back a charred and ripped package and explain irritably that you had to do a controlled explosion "because of the unrest going on at the moment".

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Wait until it's pissing down then leave it on their doorstep/wheelie bin or something.

Then, don't take any more for them in future

 

[London Female]

I've had it since Monday. Bloke said he'd popped a card in to say I had it and I believe him. Believe him because this is the third and probably last parcel I shall take for them.

The first one I kept calling round with but no one answered and they were in, I could fekkin see them! In the end I left it next to the milk and did a rain dance out the drive.

The second one took a similar turn of events but with slightly less neighbourly enthusiasm and I eventually collared him going to his car. Walked back into the house to get the parcel and turned round to find I was nose to nose with him in the hallway. It wasn't like we'd been introduced beforehand or anything, so I was kind of expecting him to still be on the doorstep not trying to tango down the hall after me.

This one is sat in the porch, as I don't want him trundling down the hall surprising me again but I haven't been around this time. I'm playing the waiting game except I'm not very good at it.

So, what to do.....?

I had something similar happen except the parcel had been delivered to me in error, my son signed for it thinking it was for us. I had it for over a week. In the end I took it to the post office and asked them to take it back, they refused as it was delivered by parcel force which apparently is nothing to do with the post office. I took it back home and tossed it into the bin. The next day they came round and asked for their parcel, luckily the bin men had not come so was able to dig it back out of the bin.

I now have one of those stickers on the door saying not to leave my deliveries with anyone else which I believe also means they will not leave other peoples items with me also.

 

[glenn forger]

Get a chisel and carve "I GOT YUR PAKAGE" into the wood of their front door.

 

[Crackle]

Too heavy to drop over the fence?

Next door but one and I had thought of trying a shot putt over the gardens but I don't reckon I could clear it. Might give it a go soon though.

 

[Doseone]

Wasn't there some great idea the post office had a year or so ago that by default if you weren't home they would deliver your parcel to a neighbour. I thought it was a stupid idea because Mrs Doseone is forever ordering stuff off Lovehoney.

You have to opt out if you don't want it.

 

[Crackle]

I had something similar happen except the parcel had been delivered to me in error, my son signed for it thinking it was for us. I had it for over a week. In the end I took it to the post office and asked them to take it back, they refused as it was delivered by parcel force which apparently is nothing to do with the post office. I took it back home and tossed it into the bin. The next day they came round and asked for their parcel, luckily the bin men had not come so was able to dig it back out of the bin.

I now have one of those stickers on the door saying not to leave my deliveries with anyone else which I believe also means they will not leave other peoples items with me also.

I don't actually mind, the system seems to work well around here. My neighbour took in 50kg of dog food for me once, above and beyond the call of duty that. I'm just puzzled by the apparent casualness of collecting their parcel.