to be amused that our neighbours complain about bins or other items outside our front door but not Abel&Cole boxes?

[ChangingWoman]

On the whole the other people who live in our building are pretty decent and friendly.

There are rules about not leaving anything in the corridors or public areas which we normally keep.

On 4 occasions in the past year, I've had to leave charity shop collections or the (sealed, odorless) nappy bin outside our flat door for collection while I'm at work. (There's a reception desk during the day who can buzz non-residents in for deliveries and pick-ups).

Someone has always complained even though it's only for a couple of hours and isn't blocking anything in the very wide corridor except the entrance to our own flat. I just do the smile, nod, ignore routine and get on fine with everyone.

I realised this morning that no one ever complains about the Abel & Cole organic vegetable delivery even though it sits outside our door for several hours each week and the empty boxes sit outside all night before delivery day.

Are Abel & Cole boxes perceived as somehow more socially acceptable than charity shop bags or plastic bins?! The thought that we've been judged on our grocer and received the neighbour's approval made me giggle.

I've never heard of Abel and Cole but I take it you like them.

Perhaps they can understand food deliveries are more acceptable than a nappy bin when it comes to what's on display outside their home?

they are probably pissing on your vegetables

It just looks like a standard plastic bin with a special seal and the name of the company. They wouldn't know it contained nappies.

The entry to our flat is inside the building and only the people who live in 3 neighbouring flats would be walking past. I don't really think anything is "on display".

why do you leave nappy bags outside your door? I would complain at that but I can understand the charity bags. We also get Riverford Veggies delivered.

The nappy laundry service collects once a week during working hours. I usually use flexi-time to wait in for the collection but a couple of times they've been very late and I've had to put the bin out for collection and go to work. No one would know it contained nappies - it just looks like a bin.

I used to live in an apartment block. If someone was constantly leaving stuff outside the door for collection it would have annoyed me tbh. What do the Management Company rules say?

It's definitely against the rules to leave anything out.

I've done it 4 times and also have a grocery delivery once a week.

Other people in the building get Abel and Cole deliveries, cases of wine and the occasional item of furniture so we're not the only rule breakers!

I just find it amusing that plastic bins or charity shop bags are complained about but not organic vegetables or cases of wine.

but a small box of veggies is not like a large bag of clothes or a large bin bag of terry nappies that are solied.

It's actually three medium sized boxes containing veg, fruit, bread and dairy for the week. (A&C pack loosely rather than cramming things together.) Together they are bigger and bulkier than the charity shop bags and close in size to the bin. No one who didn't know the name of the company would know the bin contained nappies without unfastening the seal, opening the lid and then opening one of the knotted bags inside it.