So, I sent a package before Christmas. The person I was sending it to gave me an incorrect address so it got stuck in the Royal Mail system and I assumed was on its way back to me (I assumed this becuase the only info RM could give on its bloody website was "we've got your item" for 20 days.)
Anyway, I had been checking the tracking info every now and then and checked it last night and to my surprise it had been signed for!
It tooke me a few minutes to work out that the postie had sent it the wrong house (same street name but with different endings, we are a close they are a street.) Their garden backs onto my house. I often have to redirect couriers to their house and I've even taken a parcel in for them once.
So I went round yesterday evening a politely asked if a parcel had been signed for, showed the reciept and said who had signed for it and that my name and adress would be clearly written on the box. The man said he couldn't see anything but to come back in the morning.
So I did pop round. They had opened the box, opened all the presents inside, eaten the christmas chocolate inside, but kindly leftme the wrappers and stolen the christmas card and personal letters which had 20 quid inside (I know, never send cash in the post but I couldn't find my cheque book after just moving house- lesson learnt!)
All I can think is, they must have needed that money much more than the person I was sending it to needed it.
I was quite upset and my DH has offered to go round any say something but I'm wondering if that's a bad idea. Rude bloody neighbours.