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To want my parcel - woman denying accepting it but I have a photo..

486 replies

BitOutOfPractice · 26/05/2025 16:28

I ordered some stuff off sports direct (about £20 worth) and, because I haven’t ordered off there for a couple of years, stupidly got it sent to my old address which was stored on the web site. Yes I know it’s annoying and stupid so I don’t need that lecture.

So once I clocked on what had happened, I went round there to collect it - couple of days later. The woman who bought the house off me completely denies having received it, despite the courier’s photo showing it being accepted at the front door. I can see two sets of children’s feet at the door on the picture. I obviously recognise the doorstep - I lived there for nearly 20 years.

Please note, I did not shout or accuse, I was very polite, I said I was “puzzled” and that there must have been some sort of confusion but she was adamant she hadn’t had it. It was a shoe box sized parcel so not massive to store and not easy to lose either.

Do you clever lot have any idea if there’s anything I can do?

I half expected her to come to the door wearing my gym gear 😆

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Sidebeforeself · 26/05/2025 16:40

But another adult could have been in? I once denied delivery of something because DH had put the parcel in a weird place and not told me!

BitOutOfPractice · 26/05/2025 16:36

CelestialGazer · 26/05/2025 16:35

Annoying, but it’s £20 so I would just kick myself for being careless and write it off. Life’s too short - what do you propose doing to get them back?

Yes i think that’s all I can do. Unless the genius mn hive mind can come up with a better plan.

The leggings have sold out now as well!

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vivainsomnia · 26/05/2025 16:35

It's already been sold on vented so she can't acknowledge having received it now!

KarmenPQZ · 26/05/2025 16:35

There’s a photo of her looking at the parcel on the doorstep. She could have then handed it back. As I said in my post I’ve done this… taken the parcel, had the photo taken, looked at the parcel and passed it back to the driver.

CelestialGazer · 26/05/2025 16:35

Annoying, but it’s £20 so I would just kick myself for being careless and write it off. Life’s too short - what do you propose doing to get them back?

BitOutOfPractice · 26/05/2025 16:34

FutureCatMum · 26/05/2025 16:33

Put the photo on your local fb group and ask who took delivery of it. Suggest it might have been a former neighbour somewhere near x street. Publicly shame her into remembering her kids took it in and she was planning to keep it.

Yes I thought about that. I don’t think she had any shame though. I mean it was obvious I knew she was lying.

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Idontjetwashthefucker · 26/05/2025 16:33

KarmenPQZ · 26/05/2025 16:31

Maybe she looked at the name but rejected the parcel after the delivery driver had taken the photo. I’ve had that before
and rejected the parcel even tho the driver has already selected delivered. I’ve no idea what happened to it after then

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But there's a photo of a woman accepting it on the doorstep?

FutureCatMum · 26/05/2025 16:33

Put the photo on your local fb group and ask who took delivery of it. Suggest it might have been a former neighbour somewhere near x street. Publicly shame her into remembering her kids took it in and she was planning to keep it.

BitOutOfPractice · 26/05/2025 16:32

It looks like two kids accepting it (let’s not go there about them answering the door and accepting parcels) but they are too young to have been there by themselves (6 and 4ish?). She must’ve been in.

there was no sort of “oh let’s have a look at the picture, that’s a mystery” sort of chat, just flat out denial.

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KarmenPQZ · 26/05/2025 16:31

Maybe she looked at the name but rejected the parcel after the delivery driver had taken the photo. I’ve had that before
and rejected the parcel even tho the driver has already selected delivered. I’ve no idea what happened to it after then

Sidebeforeself · 26/05/2025 16:30

Can you see that it’s her accepting it though? Could it be someone else and she genuinely didnt know?