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the doorbell rings - what is the most unusual thing you opened the door to?

162 replies

purplesequins · 27/08/2021 19:22

the last couple of weeks we had a few people trying to pick up the key for an air b&b
clearly something was wrong in the instructions.

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DelurkingAJ · 27/08/2021 20:41

Elderly lady who said she was diabetic and needed somewhere warm to sit and eat a snack. We let her in and watched her like a hawk. As nothing ever happened from it I assume genuine!

A PC wanting to use our flat front window for observation on the chap in the flat across the street. Sent us a huge basket of fruit to say thank you afterwards!

itsgettingwierd · 27/08/2021 20:45

2 paramedics who'd climbed the stairs to my flat with all their equipment.

Especially as I hadn't ordered them and they'd come to 23 instead of 32.

Luckily I knew 32 had some serious health problems and suggested that was possibly the case.

Emma2021 · 27/08/2021 20:45

We've had the bailiffs even after we told them that the person of interest never lived at the address as it was a fraudulent (false name/address/etc) cc but they came a few times.

We've had a cab turn up, got our house number mixed up with another.

We had this cold caller dressed in an apron and chefs hat I thought that was taking the p but it as a genuine cold call sales man of a clown and a rude one at that and i had to tell him to get a real job.

we had someone turn up with a horse said we'd bought the mare - he had our address but a unknown name - the horse had been paid for.

We had a couple turn up saying the'd booked a room at our place via online webiste, lol. Again adress was corrct but not names

JeffVaderneedsatray · 27/08/2021 20:47

Years ago at about 2.00 am a taxi driver and my very inebriated ex. The taxi driver asked if I knew him and if I was willing to let him in. I let ex in, made him coffee and threw him a blanket for the sofa. He'ad had a row with his then girl friend, she'd thrown him out and he couldn't remember his own address..............

A couple of years ago a couple with a ferret in a cage which they shoved at me saying they were returning it. They were most confused when I refused to take it as it wasn't mine........ The actual owners had given them the wrong postcode.

SkiingIsHeaven · 27/08/2021 20:48

A small child wearing PJs. It was snowing and she had run away from home. Poor little thing.

itsgettingwierd · 27/08/2021 20:49

I've had some very long winded voicemail messages too.

It seems my home phone number is very close to a holiday company who arrange tours for elderly people.

One woman left me a lovely long voicemail as the pandemic hit about her holiday and what would happen and her number to call back. I couldn't ignore it and called her and explained I wasn't the holiday company. But I was good company for her during lockdown, she'd led an amazing life and I couldn't help but want to look out for her as her family lived miles away. She now lives with them and I haven't heard from her since she said she was moving. I often hope she's ok.

SkiingIsHeaven · 27/08/2021 20:50

@AmandaHoldensLips

A man knocked at the door and demanded that I show him my tits for an official survey. It turned out to be a scam. I felt so stupid.
Classic
Moonwatcher1234 · 27/08/2021 20:52

@Twospaniels

A 3 yr old child who lived half a mile from me along a country lane with no pavement!!!! When I walked him back his grandmother was not even aware he had gone out of the house.

Next doors labrador

I live in the back of beyond so rarely get anyone knocking on my door

Oh my, thank goodness you caught the little one in time.

I once had the door knock and a lady outside shouting that I was in her house…confusing.
Also a bunch of students insisting on my doorstep that there was a party at my house. I kept telling them no and then, to get rid of them, said oh I think you mean the party two doors down. Two doors down was up for sale and empty. They trudged off to find the party.

Thecurtainsofdestiny · 27/08/2021 20:57

A random dog in a rainstorm who proceeded to make himself comfy by the fire.

A semi naked man at 3am. He'd been thrown out of the flat by his wife during an argument.

Two glamorous ladies armed with delicious looking food (wrong house sadly, I did invite them in).

ThreeFlowers · 27/08/2021 20:57

Lateish at night a transgender lady (man very nicely dressed as a woman) looking for their friend Maureen.

OhWhatFuckeryIsThisNow · 27/08/2021 20:58

A PC wanting to use our flat front window for observation on the chap in the flat across the street. Sent us a huge basket of fruit to say thank you afterwards!. Oh we had that, for every Saturday for a few weeks. No flowers though, but my youngest had started picking his wallpaper off and the wpc “kindly” finished the job! I complained but no reply.
In our first summer a proper old Romany woman, selling pegs. She then roundly cursed me when I said no.

Datsandcogs · 27/08/2021 21:08

A young policeman at 3pm, trying to break the news of an immediate family member’s suicide. Only he was 12 hours too late and a colleague had already told us.

PigletJohn · 27/08/2021 21:15

The most beautiful girl I've ever met.

Historyfan · 27/08/2021 21:15

Darth Vader and Princess Leia once knocked on my door
It was my brother and sister in law on the way to a fancy dress party-I had our new kitten on my shoulder and I don’t know how was more shocked
Me,having the cast of Star Wars on my doorstep or them for having a kitten who thought it was a parrot!
The kids thought it was great

Blackberrycream · 27/08/2021 21:20

@ShowMeHow

I opened the door last year during lockdown to two men all in black and wearing black face masks they had a huge set of pliers and said ‘we’ve come for the alive or dead check’

(They needed the next street along and were about to check the gas supply)

This made me laugh. I once opened the door to a very slim distinctive man, dressed all in black wearing black leather gloves. His opening line was, “ Could I speak to you about torture? “ He was collecting for a human rights charity. I thought I was in a Luther type scenario. I suspect he didn’t do too well. My reaction was to keep calm get the door shut as quickly as possible. The fact that I did so means he probably was what he said he was. He probably thought I was quite weird .
PaolaDiLorenzo · 27/08/2021 21:21

The drummer from Blur, campaigning for the local election.
My DM once had Martin Shaw knock on her door.

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 27/08/2021 21:22

A massive bar of Dairy Milk on the door mat!

MydogWillow · 27/08/2021 21:24

Asda delivery for the previous owner who hadn't updated their home address. Must happen a lot!

Becca19962014 · 27/08/2021 21:25

I opened the door to a furious police officer who wouldn't accept I wasn't the girlfriend of the bloke he was looking for, going on about christmas dinner and his DS (detective sergeant) being really really angry. Then his colleague came over and repeated the same thing, going on about being arrested for theft if they're not let in.

At this point I realised that my neighbour, who had opened a restaurant for dodgy dealings (and been arrested for such!) who did a runner days before at 3am with many peoples money had clearly taken a booking for the local police station Christmas bash. They left arguing over who got to tell the DS the bad news - their cash had been nicked and no Christmas bash that year!

That was years ago and I'm still Confused

Takes a special kind of person to steal from the police. And special kind of DS to book a meal at a business where the owner had been arrested and was awaiting court.

They came back because he didn't show up for court.
Far less confusing conversation that time.

thenewduchessofhastings · 27/08/2021 21:26

When I was teenager;

Armed police;it was Christmas Day.The next door neighbours boyfriend had been involved in something dodgy on Xmas eve.

A stand off lasting a few hours ensued before he gave himself up.

Surewhynot · 27/08/2021 21:27

A runner, holding a cat which had been run over by its hind legs saying, ‘Is this yours?’ It was a bit of a mess though not dead and therefore something of a shock and I was literally speechless for a few seconds.

It wasn’t our cat, she had knocked on our door as we were the closest. We took it to a vet and they found out who owned it and it survived, which I was genuinely surprised about.

dannydyerismydad · 27/08/2021 21:27

A load of ladies turned up to a seance. They had the wrong address.

Vimtogenie · 27/08/2021 21:28

A guy from nhs 111 as apparently they couldn’t get hold of me when the nurse/doctor had tried to call back. Despite not having missed any calls.

Went through all the details & it transpired they’d got my details mixed up with someone else’s. We worked this out when he asked who the gentleman behind me was. When I said it was ds’s dad he said “Bryan Jones”. I laughed & said no. I’ve no idea who Bryan Jones is.

Luckily my DH is neither jealous nor paranoid.

I’m extremely glad Ds was starting to feel better & also that DH isn’t a twat. It could have been quite different.

PallasStrand · 27/08/2021 21:30

A barbershop quartet breaking into ‘I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For’ then breakdancing, at 8 am on a Saturday. A friend hadn’t pre-warned me that she’d bought me an ‘art gift’ from a local arts festival.

AnonymousCheerleader · 27/08/2021 21:36

When I was small, I opened the curtains to a policeman standing in our front garden watching a number of horses that had escaped from somewhere nearby and decided to decamp on our front lawn.

That was a weird morning.