'My cheeky neighbour uses my house as a post office - I refuse to accept his deliveries'

[TrueBlueTerrier]

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-new ... e-30026555

A man was left incensed with his neighbour after they put up a sign on their door telling delivery drives to send all parcels to his address - without asking permission

If you've ever been out of the house when a package you ordered was delivered, then you'll know that sometimes the courier will leave your parcel with a neighbour for you to collect when you get home.

And while most people will happily take in the occasional parcel, it's not something that should be taken for granted, as your neighbours are doing you a favour and can refuse to accept any more packages if they get fed up.

However, one man has claimed his neighbour has completely taken advantage of his past kindness in accepting packages on their behalf - as they've put up a sign in their window claiming that all parcels should now be delivered to him directly, without even asking his permission first.


The man explained the house next door to his is a house in multiple occupation (HMO) and the tenants inside the property change regularly, so he doesn't really know his neighbours and has no idea which one put the note up.

He also claimed that because there are multiple people living in the house, they get a lot of deliveries, meaning that when they all come to his house instead, his living room "looks like a DPD warehouse" or a post office.

And while he didn't mind accepting the occasional parcel for his neighbours, he decided he will never take another one after they took advantage of his kindness.

In a post on Reddit, he explained: "My neighbour has just put a 'deliver parcels to [my house number]' sign on their door. I have never spoken to this neighbour. It's not too petty to refuse any parcels, right? I've had three p***ed off delivery drivers so far."


He later clarified his situation in an edit which read: "I should add that this is an HMO, and the multiple tenants rarely stay more than a few months. Hence why I don't get to know them and why it will be difficult to track down which one put the note up.

"It also means that deliveries can reach double digits on a daily basis, interrupting my work and making my house look like a DPDwarehouse. I once had someone try to deliver a washing machine for them.

"Finally, I have historically taken parcels in, but the note (without permission) has changed that."

Commenters were quick to tell the man not to accept any more parcels for his neighbours, and several offered advice on what he could do to prevent further deliveries.

One person wrote: "A handwritten note, attached to your door, saying 'not currently accepting parcels for other properties' should do the trick with minimum fuss. If people like your neighbour don't have the common courtesy to ask you first before instructing that their deliveries are sent to your address, then you should absolutely refuse any parcels for the neighbour."


While another added: "Personally I'd just have a note saying I'm not taking parcels, especially when they couldn't even be bothered to ask you and there are loads of them, and I'd just never answer the door."

And a third said: "I have a similar situation with new neighbours who moved in late last year. Before I'd even met them, their parcels started turning up at ours. They took ages to come round and get their stuff (sometimes a couple of weeks), and kept insisting they don't know why couriers keep dropping them off with us.

"The last time I answered the door to a courier with another one of their deliveries I asked the guy why he didn't leave it on their doorstep and it turns out they've been specifying on the delivery instructions to leave stuff at ours. Cheeky s**s."

[Ad_bee]

It's a personal trigger-point of mine.

Also the "leave it on the doorstep/by the bins/over the fence"

In the past I've taken the trouble to calmly explain the T's&C's of a safe-place.

I've looked them in the eye and gently explained how and why a simple, parcel accomodating tub would solve all of their parcel/neighbour/redelivery angsts.

To me its a simple enough concept.

To them?....not so much.

They don't seem to be able to engage.

They'll often agree about what a good idea it is and then do nothing about it but complain again the next time the parcel is carded.

I began to doubt reality.

Is my diction so poor that they cannot comprehend it? Are they zombies? Just couldn't care less?

Anyway, nowadays I don't do peoples' thinking for them, its carded and customer services if they don't like it. No neighbours are ever in anyway and if they cannot envisage the concept of a tub then they're beyond help.