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Neighbour’s 6am Delivery

37 replies

freetone · 28/04/2019 06:28

Not on good terms with my neighbours. They’ve seriously ruined my enjoyment of the property for the past 3 years. Think busybody couple who is home all day with nothing else to do. I’m so tired!!! Ugh

They’ve recently got into the habit of ordering their food deliveries for bang on 6am every Sunday. It’s so insensitive as we’re old mid terrace (with poor soundproofing), I work nights and so does the woman on the other side of them. They’ve known this for a while but still bash about before 7am waking us all up. I wouldn’t mind if they had things to do during the day but they literally don’t leave the house other than to walk to dog or fret over the ‘state’ of my (freshly cut) grass. Don’t ask, they have a weird relationship with my gardensGrin Me and the other night-shift neighbour have thought about writing a joint letter for them. I think shopping deliveries shouldn’t be allowed before 7am on weekends. Not sure how supermarkets are getting away with it in built up residential areas when it’s outside social hours. The noise of the fridge buzzing and the slamming of the doors/crates came straight through my earplugs! Not to mention the delivery guy shouting like the customer’s at the other end of a football pitch! But yeah I’ll have to survive with an hours sleep, with 2 kids under 5 just because Brenda wanted her cabbage and wine at 6amGrin (that’s not her name just making it lighthearted)

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JenniferJareau · 28/04/2019 06:31

I take it they mow their lawn early as well? They sound the type to be mowing the lawn at 7:30am on a Sunday.

PrincessTiggerlily · 28/04/2019 06:32

I'm surprised supermarkets can do this. Try your MP.

LascellesMoustache · 28/04/2019 06:34

Complain to the supermarket

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freetone · 28/04/2019 06:37

Oh goodness, even worse! The husband likes to take to his angle grinder in the back garden as soon as it hits 7am most days. He has a fetish for mowing my lawn when I’m not at home though. That sounds a bit untoward now I’ve written it🤣

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JenniferJareau · 28/04/2019 06:41

Wow, an angle grinder. Must be the highlight of his day 😂

frasersmummy · 28/04/2019 06:45

Which supermarket delivers this early.. All. Our local supermarkets start at 8pm

fullprice · 28/04/2019 06:48

That’s so unsociable. But you know that already.

Emma40fornow · 28/04/2019 06:49

Oh how inconsiderate of them. Do they do it on purpose? Am sure you work hard. Our neighbour's wake early and do bang doors at times so understand. This sounds far worse and every Sunday. Does it wake your kids too? Well hope you get a nap in later Wink

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freetone · 28/04/2019 06:57

I’ll out myself by saying it’s Morrison’s! They've never been that great so not surprised. I think it’s a mixture of the fact it’s cheaper/free and they see me coming in at 5am most days so could be on purpose too. They’re always awake so I don’t wake them up. My DCs are very tame, don’t make much noise when they’re not at nursery/school so it’s not that. I think they don’t like me because I’m young and it took them until later life to get the house, whereas I’m here in my late 20s. Been sour faced ever since me and the other night shift neighbour moved in as we’re both a lot younger. But that’s another thread! Trying to stay lighthearted and thinking of wine later to keep me sane

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Pppppppp1234 · 28/04/2019 06:58

Oh I was about to tell everyone it was Morrison’s for you Op! They also deliver till 11pm much to my annoyance when our neighbours get the slot and it’s late and then they slam everything around... I don’t know how they get away with it either!

Springwalk · 28/04/2019 07:02

Yes this is becoming a much bigger problem than it used to, we need some new laws to stop this kind of thing. My amazon delivery turned up at 11.15pm the other night, I was furious. Waking up the whole house, dogs, neighbours.

I really don't want to live in a 247 society that never sleeps.

YourEggnogIsBetterThanMine · 28/04/2019 07:05

Asda also offer a 6am-8am slot where we are. I chose it this week as we got home late from a 2 week holiday on Monday night and needed food for packed lunches on Tuesday morning. Luckily it arrived at 7.30am and not 6am. I wouldn't choose an early slot regularly though because I'm not a complete dick (unlike the boy racer 2 doors down).

BurnedToast · 28/04/2019 07:07

Wax earplugs are your friend.

Pppppppp1234 · 28/04/2019 07:11

Oh I didn’t realise Asda did too in some areas, here the slots start from 7am (they are always bang on with our other neighbour as well....who don’t open their door for yonks... que the Asda guy banging on their door for ages!) I did think Morrison’s was the only 6am culprit!

BiscuitDrama · 28/04/2019 07:12

If you work nights, then isn’t any daytime delivery going to be a problem? I do think 6am is too early though.

toomanycats99 · 28/04/2019 07:14

I once had an early delivery slot - maybe 6.30. However they were very very quiet - carried boxes I think rather than wheeling the trolley. It was very noticeable. Think it was ocado maybe.

shouldwestayorshouldwego · 28/04/2019 07:23

They might think that if you have only got home at 5 you might not be asleep yet. I think it is unlikely that they are jealous of you having to work nights to live in a house near them. Just ring Morrisons and ask them to be quieter.

Stiffasaboard · 28/04/2019 07:28

If you work nights and get on at 5 then 6am sounds like they may be trying to be thoughtful?
Wouldn’t say 11am be much worse?
Or 2pm.

Basically anything other than about 7pm would bother you really.

I get they are miserable buggers but trying to arrange your life around neighbours for things like a shopping delivery can be a minefield.

sighrollseyes · 28/04/2019 07:30

You could put a very polite letter through the door.
When I lived in a terrace the old lady next door was quiet as a mouse all day and then about 8pm everything was really loud and we couldn't understand why. We put a polite note through the door just saying we needed to get up early for work. Turned out she took her hearing aid out at 8pm after her bath / shower so watched tv / radio on max volume. She was lovely though and stopped doing it as soon as she read our note. She was very apologetic and kind of hadn't even realised she was doing it.

Decormad38 · 28/04/2019 07:37

They mow your lawn? Is that right? Why?

Shiraznowplease · 28/04/2019 07:42

We had a reverse where neighbour would move the lawn at 930/10pm when I had very little so I let my dc play on their trampoline and have breakfast on the patio early one morning, could you perhaps do something the other end of day? We only did it once as they got the message

hettie · 28/04/2019 07:49

Silicone ear plugs (you can get them in boots). They sound very unreasonable but also fixated/fixed... Don't waste your breath trying to change their behaviour. Ignore, ignore and soon enough they'll find some other passive aggressive activity....

Boysey45 · 28/04/2019 07:51

Get your house sound proofed, you can get the boards online and the put them up yourself. Then you wont be able to hear anything from them.

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freetone · 28/04/2019 08:40

I get into a really deep sleep after the first hour or 2. Asleep by 5:30am most weekends so getting woken at 6am throws me off then the DC know I’m awake so no escape🤦🏼‍♀️ Only work nights through the weekend, radio/music event related. So from Friday to Monday early hours. It’s better so I can spend time with DC at the weekends. People can do what they like, but when it’s before sociable hours it’s a bit of a dick move imo. The noise is too much for a shopping delivery. Everyone shouting at each other, dogs barking, crates sounding like they’re being launched everywhere. Sorry for the long paragraph, feels good to rant. Everyone I know is still asleep and OH is finishing some work now I’m awakeEnvy Might have to change my work hours if it continues as losing sleep really throws me off. If they were reasonable people it wouldn’t really bother me. The mowing my lawn without permission should give a few hints. Don’t want to drip feed too much!

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bestbefore · 28/04/2019 09:27

Can you try killing them with kindness - asking ever so nicely with a big smile if they'd mind moving their delivery til 10/11am? Explaining with a big sweet smile and appealing to their better nature...? Suspect they are totally unreasonable but maybe they don't realise? Suspect they totally do realise but how about just calling them out on it? I do sympathise!