to deliver the mail to the idiots downstairs, from my balcony!!!

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For 2 years we have had daily buzzings on our door with deliveries for the office downstairs and our box is jammed full of their letters. They give their address out as ours, because they have no letter box. Its been painted closed

DS is ill, hasn't slept all night, was just nodding off and for the 100th time in his little life was woken by another incorrect delivery. I have emailed the office, spoken with the office, (I go in to give them their letters after all... when i dont dump it on their mat)

WIBU to take delivery of the next item and literally drop it off? From over the balcony? And if that is unreasonable (which i suspect it is!) what else can I do?!

Stop being so nice and delivering their letters. Make them at least come up and get them. Accidently misplace a few - especially ones that look like they might have money in. They'll soon get the message.

Write a message and put it on your front door saying "This is not the post box for XYZ Ltd."

Phone them and speak to them to tell them that they have to jack themselves up.

Refuse any more deliveries and put a note next to your buzzer (which I am sure you have done) that you will not be accepting or taking anything for them.

Write them a note saying any future deliveries will be marked "return to sender - no-one by this name at this address" and put pack in postbox

or agree a monthly fee for the service you are providin!

*providing

They must have a company name?

Can you not put a notice on your letter box saying "No mail for XXX company"?

Then any mail you do still get, just write "Miss delivered, return to sender" on it and pop it in a letterbox.

They'll soon get the message once they're actually inconvenienced.

Refuse to accept the deliveries, put a note on your door explaining that you are unable to take deliveries for xx, and any mail that comes through the letterbox write "not known at this address, return to sender".

tell them to get a PO box and that you will no longer accept their mail.

...and then stick it back in the post.

We kept getting letters for a hairdressers a few doors down, the woman was so shitty with me when i dropped them in because it was abiut two days later! I just either dumped them or returned to sender after that!

If they ask for a signature for deliveries dont do it, you could be held responsibke for it!

Agree, stop taking their mail! Send it back marked, not at this address.

I go in to give them their letters after all

There's your problem right there. It's working out great for them so why would they change a thing when you are trotting in obediently every day with the mail. They've no business setting you up as their unpaid delivery slave....so you wouldn't be unreasonable to destroy the mail in my opinion.

You've given them fair warning, cheeky twats.

The worst thing is that these guys are a carers service. I feel forced into giving them the mail. Good idea about returning to sender! Will do that!

Why why why are you still accepting their mail after all this time? Just stop. You aren't a post office. They've got no need to sort it out at the moment because you are just doing a job for them for free. Refuse to accept any parcels, put a sign on your door saying you are NOT XXX company, and return every other item of post as 'not at this address'. It might be annoying for a few weeks for you, but it will be a lot less annoying in the long run.

Someone else might know, but as you aren't them (iyswim) I doubt you have any obligation to tell them what you are doing either. Returning the mail to sender will be enough.

brilliant drip feeding -OP!

Speak to the Post Office and ask that they not deliver mail addressed to the company to your address.

It doesn't matter what service they are.

They're piss poor if they can't crack open their own letter box.

Though my advice is the same - warn them first that you will return to sender to give them the chance to apologize and make alternative arrangments.

Still struggling to understand how come during these months and months you didn't have one tiny conversation about how as it business or charity it would be appopriate to have their own letter box

Sorry for dripfeed, I was so angry in the OP that I forgot to say! I'm sure you can tell from my exclamation marks.

I've just emailed them (after this mornings polite one which got no response) saying I will send their stuff back so they had better sort themselves out with a real letterbox.

Oh we have, latedeveloper. But each time we see a different receptionist or the place is empty or the person we need to speak to is in a meeting or DP opens the door and just chucks the mail in.

They sound like some sort of Mickey Mouse operation OP whether they're a business or charity they should have a proper letterbox. Stop being so polite!

No, YANBU and I hope it contained something breakable!

I agree with the return-to-sender solution, but first I'd write to them (an email, and then print it out and put it in someone's hand) to say that you will no longer take in their post or bring it to them and will be returning to sender instead. Claim the moral high ground!

they are very cheeky given you have told them already.

your worse for pandering to them. put note outside your door that all mail addressed to XXX to be placed outside door downstairs or a box under sign for them to drop it and leave it there. wont be long sorting it out.

DO NOT give them their mail by hand or go out of your way. your enabling them.

OP I would stick a note on THEIR door saying that mail for them should not be delivered upstairs.
That way they AND the postman will get the message.

Honestly?

I'd just chuck it away.

Harsh and most likely illegal but if you've already asked them to stop then it's their fault.

If you can't do that just keep it all in a box and when they come knocking for it ask with wide eyed innocence 'why would your post come to my house??'