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CurlewKate · 28/01/2026 08:43

I have an online friend in Australia. I me her through a shared hobby, and we chat a lot and get on very well. I saw something connected to our hobby that I knew she would love and ordered it for her. It wasn’t expensive. I’ve just had a message to say it’s dispatched but needs to be signed for even though I specifically chose a delivery message that doesn’t require this. In Mumsnet terms, how bad is sending something unsolicited and unannounced that makes someone else answer their door bell? For context, she lives alone and has indoor cats and it’s currently 42 degrees and she is not in great physical health…..

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TemporarilyCantDoMyself · 28/01/2026 08:49

I know it's going to spoil the surprise but just let her know it's coming and either track it or give her the tracking details so she is ready for it. Cats can be confined until delivery over. She presumably does answer the door for such things? Most people do, even the people who claim never to answer the door?

Daytimenighttime · 28/01/2026 08:50

It was a really nice for thing you to do OP.

It must be annoying that the delivery method is not the one you chose.
But honestly I don't understand why you should feel bad about this. At some point surely your friend would need to open the door to bring the item in.

Sophomore · 28/01/2026 08:50

Massively overthinking.

CurlewKate · 28/01/2026 09:38

I wasn’t being entirely serious-sorry if I didn’t get that across! I was just amused at how many Mumsnet boundaries I seem to have “overstepped” in one go!

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roseymoira · 28/01/2026 09:44

If she is on Mumsnet I would ask her to please open the door as an extreme one off, otherwise she will spend the whole week shaking

CurlewKate · 28/01/2026 11:57

roseymoira · 28/01/2026 09:44

If she is on Mumsnet I would ask her to please open the door as an extreme one off, otherwise she will spend the whole week shaking

That’s what I’m worried about. I do hope they’ve got a non emergency police number in Australia so she log it…..

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