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Parcel put in the bin and taken away on bin day

41 replies

catphone · 19/12/2024 20:38

I bought new pyjamas, a dressing gown and slippers and the total was about £100. They put it in the bin in the evening which I wasn’t aware of and it was collected in the morning. Do I have a claim

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Kikibee · 19/12/2024 21:21

dillonbarks · 19/12/2024 21:15

@Kikibee

Ridiculous, what if you don’t come home before the bins are emptied?!?

OP said they were emptied next day.

And if she was away overnight? 🙄

MyrtleStrumpet · 19/12/2024 21:20

Why do delivery companies think it's acceptable to put deliveries in the bin?

Say there is no safe place and collect if you're not in, or order things to a collection box.

brentwoods · 19/12/2024 21:18

It was delivered into your bin?! How idiotic is that? Of course you have a claim. They can't rely on an email as appropriate notice of delivery if they didn't take care to deliver it to a safe place to begin with.

dillonbarks · 19/12/2024 21:15

@Kikibee

Ridiculous, what if you don’t come home before the bins are emptied?!?

OP said they were emptied next day.

SuzieNine · 19/12/2024 21:13

Incredibly, this is a thing: amp.theguardian.com/money/2014/jan/19/yodel-fail-deliver-ebay

Precipice · 19/12/2024 21:04

dillonbarks · 19/12/2024 21:01

I don't think you have any recourse since they told you.

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Hardly. OP doesn't have to be monitoring her inbox 24/7 and she is allowed to leave her house and not be in close vicinity to the bins that night. The package shouldn't have been in the bin in the first place.

Kikibee · 19/12/2024 21:04

dillonbarks · 19/12/2024 21:01

I don't think you have any recourse since they told you.

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Ridiculous, what if you don’t come home before the bins are emptied?!? How do the delivery people know when bin emptying is?

dillonbarks · 19/12/2024 21:01

catphone · 19/12/2024 21:00

They sent an email to say theyd left it in the bin in the evening but I didn't know it was in the bin until the following day after the bins had been taken so if id of checked my emails then id of known but I didn't

I don't think you have any recourse since they told you.

Original poster
catphone · 19/12/2024 21:00

They sent an email to say theyd left it in the bin in the evening but I didn't know it was in the bin until the following day after the bins had been taken so if id of checked my emails then id of known but I didn't

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stargazerlil · 19/12/2024 20:49

Did they send you a pic of it in the bin so you knew where it was? if not then claim from the retailer. I once had a large John Lewis order put in my neighbours bin and a photo sent of a stone on the ground as confirmation. I was running all up and down the street looking for m6 order,Ridiculous.

Magssss · 19/12/2024 20:47

Yes this happened to me with a White Company gift my friend had sent me. She emailed them and showed them the slip that said it was in the bin. They replaced it without any issue. It’s a ridiculous place to hide a parcel, clearly not a “safe place” or hygienic!!

TestingTestingWonTooFree · 19/12/2024 20:45

You absolutely have a claim, against the retailer.

JohnofWessex · 19/12/2024 20:44

The contract is with the vendor not the courier so just deal with whoever you bought the stuff from

ThatCoralMaker · 19/12/2024 20:43

You definitely have a claim unless the bin is your safe place.
At this time of year I ask for the green bin to be my safe place as there is no garden waste collection until spring and it is by my door under the security camera.
I did have to argue for this to be a safe place though as delivery companies are aware of the risk of your situation.

Thedishwasherbroke · 19/12/2024 20:41

Contact the retailer - unless you specified the bin as a safe place I’d say the courier or postman didn’t deliver it properly and you’re therefore entitled to a replacement. It’s for the retailer to then pursue the courier or Royal Mail.

Sillysausage76 · 19/12/2024 20:40

Yes, unless you told them your safe delivery place was the bin. You've contract is with the seller not the delivery person. Get in touch with the seller and see what they say