Am I being mean or un neighbourly?

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I have far to much stuff, I've got 4 DC and they just seem to have so much stuff! Doesn't help that I've moved house several times and still have stuff in black bags that haven't been opened over 3 house moves!

So I've saved up and hired a skip. I don't drive so couldn't get to the tip and when though skips are expensive it seemed like the best option.

It arrived an hour ago. I am pathetically excited about filling it up and clearing some space in the house.

My neighbour knocked my door, I think he lives about 5 doors down as I only vaguely recognise him. He said he was clearing his spare room and asked if he could put his stuff in my skip!

I said no, because I don't know how much if it I will fill myself, and if his stuff is in it there might not be enough room for mine, I've paid £200 to hire it for the week so want to get maximum use out of it. I've got lots to put in it including a table and chairs, a bed etc so big stuff. I can't afford to pay for another skip.

I explained that to him and he was pretty annoyed and said it was un neighbourly and selfish.

I asked him if he wanted the number of the skip hire place I used but he said he couldn't afford his own skip. I was going to suggested that he waited until I had finished to see what space was left but didn't when he called me selfish.

AIBU?

I get rid of stuff on our towns Facebook gifting site - it's really easy to do - just got rid of my old sofa - people need stuff - it's worth doing

Not at all what a cheeky so and so but hurry up and get your crap in it first because when you wake up in the morning it will be full

Wow, your neighbour is taking the piss! I live in a street where people are incredibly friendly and neighbourly and do lots together throughout the year but they would never assume something like this. We have had a skip twice for various reasons and are really careful about making sure people don't put stuff in randomly. It is not fair. We do let people put the odd thing in if they ask nicely and we are all done plus obviously people take stuff out too so it works out well. Yanbu at all.

Make sure that next time you see him you see what house he lives in so that you know where to dump his stuff that he will almost inevitably chuck in under cover of darkness!

We have had ongoing extension works for 20 months now (lazy builders - another thread!), so have had many a skip. I have been ruthless in my clearing out - but have never ceased to be amazed at what is of use to others (not that I mind - the more they take, more space in skip), we used to take bets on how quickly stuff would be taken, when kitchen was being done the oven had not touched the skip before a van appeared to take it!

Our street has had loads of building works over last few years so is now a hot spot for vans looking for scrap!

Unless he's gonna pay you a percentage of the hire fee for his stuff going in then no, fuck him!!

However from another POV its commendable that he asked before hand. I know from personal experience some people are sneaky and will chuck their shit in the skip on the sly.

He sounds incredibly entitled and you are not being rude or unneighbourly! What a shitty position to put someone new to a neighbourhood in!

Ha ha Dreaming, I was going to say the same! I'd get great satisfaction in dumping his crap back on his lawn if he snuck stuff in, but I'm quite mean!