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To think postmen etc should not be allowed to deliver parcels to neighbours without explicit permission

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Czerwonitz · 13/03/2026 22:13

it's insane in 2026 this isn't a country village in a miss marple

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Czerwonitz · 13/03/2026 22:24

NotAnotherScarf · 13/03/2026 22:23

Right,so you're happy to shelp down the village in -4 to pick up some tea towels. Clearly none of you realise that society runs on mutual cooperation. When we did actually live in villages you traded food for labour, looking after those who couldn't fend for themselves.

Fuck I it's a parcel.

Clearly you live in 1952

A lot of people live next to someone on the sex offenders register these days

"Hiya Wayne I think you've got my parcel?"

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Pearlstillsinging · 13/03/2026 22:23

I agree with you, OP. It really isn't difficult to arrange an alternative for most parcels, if you won't be in for a delivery.

NotAnotherScarf · 13/03/2026 22:23

Right,so you're happy to shelp down the village in -4 to pick up some tea towels. Clearly none of you realise that society runs on mutual cooperation. When we did actually live in villages you traded food for labour, looking after those who couldn't fend for themselves.

Fuck I it's a parcel.

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Czerwonitz · 13/03/2026 22:22

Zingy123 · 13/03/2026 22:21

If people were in when we tried to deliver we wouldn't need to.

A female postie.

if I were in whenever you were delivering I would be unemployed and unable to buy the things to be delivered

Do not leave my private shit with randoms and don't ask me to take the private shit or randoms

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Zingy123 · 13/03/2026 22:21

If people were in when we tried to deliver we wouldn't need to.

A female postie.

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Czerwonitz · 13/03/2026 22:19

Itsmetheflamingo · 13/03/2026 22:19

”postmen” as in Royal Mail shouldn’t, unless you have said you want it delivered to a neighbour

it’s other delivery companies like Amazon evri DPD who do it routinely because they get paid bugger all so don’t want to come back later

Most of them leave it on my doorstep WHICH IS WHAT I WANT

I don't want the haunting stress of sheepishly going around to my neighbours to get it

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Czerwonitz · 13/03/2026 22:19

I just can't believe it's even legal in this confidentiality aware era tbh

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Itsmetheflamingo · 13/03/2026 22:19

”postmen” as in Royal Mail shouldn’t, unless you have said you want it delivered to a neighbour

it’s other delivery companies like Amazon evri DPD who do it routinely because they get paid bugger all so don’t want to come back later

oviraptor21 · 13/03/2026 22:18

Also agree.
Fortunately we have a good safe space and people in most of the day.
There are a few undesirable neighbours who I don't want to interact with if it can be avoided.

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Czerwonitz · 13/03/2026 22:16

50Balesofgrey · 13/03/2026 22:16

Absolutely agree. I'm at home so I get bothered a lot.

If you are my neighbour I am really sorry I do not want them to do this it's mortifying

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50Balesofgrey · 13/03/2026 22:16

Absolutely agree. I'm at home so I get bothered a lot.