The post person entered my house.

I wouldn't expect them to try the door, but if it was unlocked, I'd rather they left it just inside the door than didn't leave it at all. Yes, they should follow your instructions to use the shed, but as the door is (I assume) rarely left unlocked, it's unlikely to become a frequent occurrence. Unless there's evidence that they snooped around inside the house, I don't see it as a big problem.

Not sure about the OP. But don't you all lock your door?! Unless my DC are playing out my door is always locked

@Globules

DO NOT LEAVE THE DOOR UNLOCKED! Especially when your daughter is on her own in the house. Fuk me sideways. 🙄 'Left the door unlocked cuz my daughter CBA to go downstairs to answer the door. Not uncommon.' Errr yeah it is. I live in a very safe rural area, and everyone I know locks the door, because you don't know who may be passing through!

Assaults and rapes and murders happen in quiet low population rural areas as well as high population towns and cities, They happen in places where everyone said 'I never thought that would happen here!' And robberies too! Especially on the edges of villages where the robbers have a quick and easy getaway.

And also YABU. The 'post person' did nothing wrong. If you never want them to pop packages in (for YOUR CONVENIENCE) then lock your bloody doors! And tell your daughter to not be so lazy and get downstairs when her friend comes - and answer the door!

@Globules

Been burgled once. Everything locked on that occasion.

If that IS true, (and I am skeptical,) it doesn't change the fact that the vast majority of robberies are done at properties where a downstairs window has been left open, or a door unlocked.

Did they move in or what?

I tape a note to the front door telling them to leave any packages in the outhouse or just chuck it in the hallway lol even when I'm in the house lol I imagine that in this day in age knocking on peoples doors with constant packages is a pain in the arse so I try to make it easier all round

Why was your door unlocked?

Yeah I have OCD and normally check the handles 20 times a day, I'd been home for an hour and was doing something in the garden on the other side of the house hence not locking up yet and didn't expect someone to CHECK MY HANDLE and ENTER MY HOME because of an unlocked door, when a safe place is specified and followed 99.9% of the time. He left them in the middle of the kitchen too, not just on the inside of the door and it icked me out that a stranger had been walking in my house while I was home alone.

what made you check this more than a day later op?

well given you’re not willing to actually post the video….

and how come you’re so sure he came in to your house when you confirm that you have no footage inside your property at all

Totally normal here. They’ll sometimes shout hello, but sometimes just leave it.

Maybe you shouldn't leave your doors unlocked then?

Aww that really made me smile. When there was that heatwave back in July 2022 my mum made sure to have a steady supply of Magnums on hand for our postie and insisted on popping icecubes into her water bottle to keep it cool. It’s so lovely to have community relationships isn’t it? Also I am now seriously considering a career change because I want to be YOUR postie, you sound ace!

Our postie does the same, just opens the door and puts anything too big inside. It means if I don't hear the door things get put inside out of view and out of the rain etc.

I fail to see why anyone would have any sort of issue with that whatsoever.

My postie does this a lot. Leaves parcel in utility. It reminds me I should lock the door.

Our postie brings the post into the kitchen every morning😀
In the unlikely event that we are both out at that time he puts small items through the cat flap ( no letterbox) and leaves larger items in the woodshed. He is fab. We reward with pots of home made jam, surples veg from the garden and the occasional bacon roll if he times it right 🙂

Amazon did this to me and I don't care about everyone saying they were doing you were a favour, it crosses boundaries imo. They shouldn't be testing handles, and they shouldn't be coming inside. I reported mine - I felt shaken for the whole rest of the day as when it happened to me it was dark nights, there's no reason for a stranger to try your handle and come inside

i reckon door ajar because DD had left like that
and he popped it in right by the front door not taking a step in

I know you're just being silly, but don't give OP ideas like this. I had colleagues struck off due to minor complaints like this, long term workers who were just trying their best for their customers.

‘Hiya….your parcel is just inside your front door’

Because the parcel was in the house, obvs!

The question is :

HOW FAR DID HE COME IN????

Did he open the door, put the parcel there and close the door again or did he walk into your house, into another room and open your fridge???

precisely!!! 😆

so how do you know he came in to your home?

Yep, another drama whore. Tell you what OP, why don’t call Royal Mail, complain and hopefully get the helpful postie sacked. Then you can come back with another none post “was I being unreasonable to get the postie sacked”