Neighbour keeps taking in our parcels without asking

[StayceGerste]

This is a small thing but it’s starting to annoy me more than it probably should.
Our neighbour takes in our parcels whenever we’re out, which is kind, but she then opens the outer packaging “to check what it is” and comments on it when we collect it. Nothing malicious, just overly curious.
I appreciate the help, but I also don’t love someone knowing exactly what I’ve ordered every time.

Stop ordering so much stuff then!

My NDN is constantly ordering crap on the grounds that I'm home and can take it in.I"ve now refused after he started to fail to come round for it and after 5 days of an enormous parcel blocking my hallway, I trudged round with it to be told, Oh I was wondering when you were going to bother to bring it over.

Problem solved. I now refuse his deliveries.

But honestly, I don't uderstand why people order so much stuff when they know that they're not going to be home? Just order it to come on a certain day when you're home. Or stop buying so many things?

Uh, that's a Theragun. For actual massage, not intimate use.

“Stop fucking opening my parcels!”

That should do the trick.

Oh and HONESTLY i doubt she's opening your parcels. You're not there to receive them. When I do order things online, I quite often receive parcels that have been opened. John Lewis is classic for this - obviously someone having a look to see if it's anything worth stealing.

Utterly stupid and off base advice. This thread is about a CF nosy neighbour taking and opening packages that she hasn't been asked to do. 🤦‍♀️

Order a glitter bomb to yourself! Then she can’t even be mad because you can be all, “Well, it was aimed at me. What a shame you opened it.”

Seriously? I don’t think I’ve ever received a parcel that’s been opened. Are you sure you don’t have a nosy neighbour intercepting them too?

Your solution to her neighbour opening her parcels is to stop ordering things?

Alright…

As usual, first response nails it!!!!

Sigh. Thread started at 2am. Stupid, unlikely scenario. OP hasn’t returned👀

At the very least OP should stop ordering things to be delivered when she is out. It’s not that hard.

Ya know, some people have these things where they do stuff and people pay them for it, so they can pay their bills.

They're called JOBS. Have you ever heard of them?

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Yes, I have a job. I either arrange deliveries for a day I am off and at home or I have then sent to a collection locker/shop. It’s not at all challenging to do this.

It's actually illegal to open someone else's post. Tell her to stop doing it, I certainly would.

A person has the right to order something delivered to their home without a neighbour opening it to see what it is.

It’s not challenging to tell her neighbour to fucking stop it either.

These look great, but why is the delivery man hiding in a bush?

Ask her not to open the parcels?

Often the simplest remedies are the best.

No it's not. It is only illegal to open something with the intent to act to someone's detriment , there's no law stopping you opening post of any kind though once delivered by the service to a house.

I’m incredibly nosy and have never done this! She is extremely odd and cheeky!

First sensible comment! Hi Jean..I note you've been opening my parcels. Please don't do this its weird'

Order for delivery to a local locker where you can collect at a time convenient to you. Or tell her politely that you'll check the items yourself when you get them.

The neighbour is opening the parcels to “CHECK” the contents and then commenting to the OP about them.

Read the original post!!! 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 I’d be having words with John Lewis about your opened packages as well.

I also think in this day and age with online shopping being an everyday thing that landlords should provide a safe place for parcels as well as letters. For you it would be so difficult to order anything of real value in case it gets stolen.