To hate when neighbours sign for my parcels

[Marshmellowfiga]

Especially neighbours I do not even know. I understand it's a nice thing some do but if you aren't in all day then I have to constantly go back and forth knocking on the door hoping you are in.
It's so annoying, why can't people just refuse it? I refuse to do it only my upstairs neighbour I sign for because we have a communal bit that I can leave the parcel for when he returns.
A neighbour few doors down signed for my expensive parcel from harrods and hasn't been in since it was signed for at 11am
Should I leave a note?

[NewFlipFlops]

YAB majorly U.

[Letsgoroundagain1]

So random neighbour has signed for (expensive harrods delivery, aka stealth boast) and then gone out.......how very dare they!

[BackforGood]

Of course YABU.
Most of us are extremely grateful to not have to wait 24hrs, then traipse to a sorting office, having sorted out ID, and somehow fitted it in arou d work. At our sorting office there is nowhere to park either.
I'm very grateful to have lovely neighbours who help out like this, and, when i can, i help them out too.

[Icimoi]

Our sorting office is too far to walk and the parking is totally inadequate. I'm absolutely delighted if the postman leaves things with my neighbours and saves me that trek

[Signlake]

YABU. If someone takes in a parcel for you, they're doing you a favour. As for calling for them all day, can't you just collect it in the evening when most people are home? I'm always extremely grateful when someone signs for me, especially if it's someone I don't know

[Gobbolinothewitchscat]

I have a 1 year old and a 2 year old and am
19 weeks pregnant and a little bit tired

I take in (out of the goodness of my heart) about 5 parcels a week for neighbours as I am a SAHM. I cannot count the number of times that DC have been woken up by couriers ringing the bell or I've had to run to the door mid-clearing up etc

I thought I was being helpful. But obviously I'm just one big fucking annoyance for the neighbours

[nellieellie]

No, this cannot be for real! Of all the hardships in the world.....

[Pipbin]

So if you have a JOB and therefore knew you would be out why didn't you get it delivered to work or order it for delivery on a day when you would be in.

[ouryve]

Feel free to hate it, but some of our "local" depots are 20 or more miles away, so I'm quite grateful when a neighbour takes my parcel in and will gladly do the same for most neighbours - apart from the people across the road. I had their parcel a week and tried several times to take it around, but never got any answer (they weren't on holiday). Ended up wrapping it in a carrier bag and dumping it in their back yard with a snotty note and telling DH to please not accept any parcels for them again (they have heaps of broken plastic toys in their garden and leave washing out for weeks on end and clearly CBA in general).

[PloddingDaily]

I can see why you might be uncomfortable with some people signing for valuable items - most of our neighbours are fine, & we have one set of lovely neighbours who take in parcels for us if we're out, & we never have a problem with getting the parcels from them...then we have the nutty nasty neighbour who, on the rare occasions that delivery men have ignored the (clear) sign on our door to only leave parcels at 'x' signs for our stuff, but won't open her door to us or drop it round - basically, if she gets her claws on it, it's gone. Thankfully those occasions are rare, & most of our neighbours are sane lovely!

[fastdaytears]

I trust my neighbours (and most of what I order is tat anyway) but I did get a card once saying my parcel had been left with my neighbour at number 12. I'm number 12. I went up and down the road but no joy. Royal Mail we're going to look into it but I got bored after calling them twice.

Also, if I'm at home in the day it's because I'm sick and a few times I've had a courier really banging on my door to give me something for a neighbour. Don't know how they were so sure I was in as was in bed with lights off. I guess my car was on the drive though.

[UglyBugaz]

DPD driver once signed my name because he knew of me for a parcel he didn't even give me, it was for a neighbour. The neighbour seemed like he thought I was lying when I said I didn't have it now I would never sign for anyone's parcels.

[TheFormidableMrsC]

I don't understand this! YABU. It's a kind and decent thing to do and saves you a whole lot of bother! Where I live (although rural and close community), there are two of us who are frequently around during the day, so if somebody is expecting a parcel, anybody can leave a note on their door saying deliver to X or X. They would all do the same for me. How could you be so ungrateful?

[SistersofPercy]

Bet they are those plastic Harrods shopping bags so she can shop in Aldi, pack into Harrods bags and still look ver posh to the neighbours.

[SeenSheen]

Most people would be grateful for such considerate neighbours. Don't order stuff if you know you're not going to be there and save your poor neighbours the hassle.

[TheOnlyOliviaMumsnet]

Evening all
Just a reminder that if there's anything you're concerned about please REPORT it to us. Thanks ever so

[Pumpkinpositive]

I love love love parcel/neighbour threads. There's not enough of them by far.

It always brings inspires a loon OP to get exercised about their Precious First Parcel being left with some lower class scum in a smoky, benefits claming, 100 inch plasma screen owning home who do not abide by the rules and niceties of their betters.

[SistersofPercy]

Olivia, I have a concern. I am genuinely concerned that Harrods goods are not coming in liveried vans to impress the neighbours.

Its just not cricket I tell you!

[fredfredgeorgejnr]

So are Harrods that strapped on margins that they can't afford to use a decent courier that gives you a guaranteed time span and good communication as to when / option to re-arrange? Sad to hear.

[hiccoughybump]

Percy you actually made me 'lol' and that's not an abbreviation i use lightly. My neighbour is the postman, it makes it all much more simple. He also knows i work crazy shift patterns and kindly doesn't wake me on nights. YABU, move next door to the postman.

[fastdaytears]

My neighbours are lovely, but what would happen if the OP's Harrods carrier bags were nicked? The neighbour denied all knowledge etc. genuinely asking as I've wondered this (while spending £3.45 for some rubbish from eBay)

[SistersofPercy]

I loved our postie, he was fabulous. He'd sign for my parcels and hide them, if he knew I was away he'd keep things back at the depot for me. In summer he'd get a can of cold coke if it was hot. Then he vanished. I was gutted.
About six months later id just gotten out of the car at my mums when a familiar voice shouted me. He's now my mums postie. Doubly irritating as she never has parcels! She does look after him though.

A good postie like that is worth his weight in gold. My new one doesn't leave my parcels and I have to trek to the depot.