I have received a very odd parcel earlier and I’m hoping someone can tell me what I’m supposed to do with it, as I’ve tried everything!
I received a special delivery parcel today, I was expecting the delivery, the postman commented that the box was damaged when he asked me to sign for it, there was a large hole at the base and the contents were visible.
I’ve opened the parcel ( it was from a individual not a business) the items I were expecting were inside, undamaged.
I also found a mystery item in the box, it is covered in white padded paper and wrapped in black electrical tape, it is also very heavy, it looks like it has a plug?
There are no labels of any kind on the item
it measures about 8” x3”
I checked with the sender and they haven’t put the item in by mistake.
The label on the box and the senders receipt shows that the weight when posted was .854kg
I’ve weighed the box with the mystery item and it is just under 2kg
I presume that this item has been forced into my box at some point after posting?
I’ve tried calling Royal Mail to ask what to do with it, their wait time is over an hour and I’m supposed to be working, I’ve tried emailing but there is a 3 day wait for replies.
Its a very suspicious looking parcel, I’ve called 101 to cover myself and they weren’t very interested
The same postman just came back with non special delivery post, I explained the issue to him and he said I can either keep it or throw it away but he refused to take it with him because he didn’t know what it was!
What do I do with it?
It is currently sat in my kitchen.