Neighbour asked me to take in her parcel whilst she went out

It’s a tiny thing to do. Even if it got to be every day.

She's treating you how you allow her to.

You're agreeing to taking the parcels in, so can't begin surprised she keeps asking.

When you say No, she'll eventually stop, so all up to you.

I cant see it being a problem for me.

If im around I'll help. If not I'd message back saying " sorry, I'm out for the day'

She called it ugly and scary looking because he is a black cat, not a very nice thing to say about an innocent animal.
Im sure the cat was heartbroken by those words! However it can be ugly, scary looking and innocent all at the same time!

Our old neighbour used to do the same... would see it arrive on their doorbell amd message me asking me to go get it from their back door step and take it in.
Our back gardens v safe and I would say was sure would be fine but he would say it was expensive so could I get it. Thankfully no longer am parcel collector:)

And never thanked you?
Really?
Come on OP.
Why would you tolerate such rudeness and entitlement?

Same with Evri. I got an email saying that they had received the parcel yesterday morning. (I only ordered the item on thursday night and it said that it would take much longer).
The tracker button in the email didnt work when I checked on saturday morning and I thought that it was because it wasn't in the system yet. Went out for the day on saturday and about 10:30am got an email with a picture of the parcel just left outside!

I don't mind taking in parcels for neighbours but I'd be annoyed if it's someone who doesn't usually say hello to me and I had to actually go to her house to get the parcel... As PPs say, say no or don't respond, sometimes. It sounds like she expects you to be there so you may have to show you're not.

Sometimes you still have to go out, even when Evri give you their two hour slot. I can't pause my life because Evri sent me a two hour slot, often sending it half an hour INTO the slot.

I've also had it where I've had the slot and then an update to say it'll actually be tomorrow. When I have plans.

I always aim to be in if I've got something coming but it's not always possible, even if I've been sent a two hour slot.

You are far nicer than me. If I had a neighbour who behaved like this, including saying horrible things about my pet who had died, I’d probably throw their parcels in a skip, not hand deliver them. She sounds vile. I would block her at the very least.

"Why order a parcel when you're going to be out"

Sometimes you don't get a clear delivery date. Sometimes your plans change and you can't avoid going out, but you also can't change the date of delivery. Not all delivery couriers are good at leaving a collection slip and trying again so they'll just leave it lying in the rain.

I don't think it's necessarily her fault. I wouldn't have an issue doing this for my neighbour if I was able- I'd see it as being 'neighbourly' and would expect her to be willing to do the same for me.

I don't really get the irritation to be honest, if you don't want to help then be a grown up about it and say no.

I think they are just ignoring the fact the op has clearly described how the neighbour ignores her when she says hello and literally only communicates when she wants something.

Is taking a parcel in really a big deal if you're home. Don't fall out with people for the sake of it you might need her one day

Crikey I wouldn't have a prob with that unless it happened every day. it's just bring a decent neighbour

Didn’t even see the bit about her insulting her pets till after I wrote that! What a horrible human I can’t believe what a CF she is to even ask for favours

OP does she even say thank you?!

We all stay friends. It is called being neighbourly.

This woman is not being neighbourly though- she never says hello or thank you to the OP and slags off her pet. In what world is that considered "neighbourly"? If someone was constantly taking my stuff in I'd at least thank them because I am not a selfish twit

If it's not convenient say sorry you can't as you are out , busy, going out.

I wouldn’t either! I keep myself to myself. I don’t ask favours of others especially if I don’t say hello to them! Ignore and block! I’m happy to do it for people I know and are friends with but not cheeky fudkers

Yup- I am a bit baffled by those posts too. This neighbour sounds extremely unfriendly and selfish and yet OP supposedly has to run out into the rain on a weekly basis to collect her parcels regardless of how rude she is just because she lives near her? fuck that.

Noone calls my pet ugly and then asks me to do them favours. Lets see how "ugly" her parcels look once they're soaking wet eh?

Why should she take them in all the time and then be told her cat is ugly?!

I'm the neighbour that takes in my neighbours parcels. I personally think you're a bit of a grump tbh. You hear it all the time of parcels being stolen, what does it matter if you take it in. I just don't understand this mindset

Christ some people are offended about everything. I have often asked neighbours to take in a package when I am not there and they have asked me. Nobody gets annoyed. We all stay friends. It is called being neighbourly.

Yeah agree!
I’m so confused others are telling the OP to ‘ do the neighbourly thing’ and just take the packages in when this woman isn’t even polite enough to say hello or speak to her other than to ask for favours.. it’s not that I think everything in life should be tit for tat exactly but surely at some point you reap what you sow and have to treat others as you would want to be treated - if this neighbour won’t even extend the bare minimum of neighbourly behaviour ie say hello in passing how can she expect others to do favours when ever she asks?!

Indeed. I often order from Amazon, and it says "arriving Wednesday" when I order but then shows up on Tuesday instead. You can't really say when it will arrive.

You don't have to say you're not in.

You don't have to say anything at all. There is now legal requirement that says you have to answer a message someone sent you. Are you seriously saying that she took your number off a group chat and used it to contact you privately?

Having said that, It wouldn't hurt you to take her parcel for her - i would't have gone out in the rain though