to think taking in a package for a neighbour is a normal thing people do all the time?

[OstentatiousBreastfeeder]

Because I'm starting to get the impression it's rarer than I think

Took in a neighbour's package today. I do it all the time, I'm a SAHM so more likely to be called upon for this sort of thing. She called round earlier to pick it up and had a big tin of Quality Street and a lovely Christmas card as a thank you. How lovely is that? Never spoken a word to her before!

It's not the first time I've been really, properly, profusely thanked for taking in packages as though I've gone out of my way or something, and it's a bit confusing (as well as very nice, obviously)

The postman always looks vaguely surprised that I've said yes too, come to think of it.

...Do people ever say no when the postie knocks on the door and asks them to take a package? Like, "actually, no, take it away because it's bloody inconvenient for me to put it in my hallway for a few hours"?

Or maybe it is a totally normal thing to do and I have really nice neighbours?

[MammaTJ]

YANBU on the whole. I would accept for most neighbours with one exception. I suspect all my other neighbours would feel the same about them!

The postie would be extremely grateful if someone accepted their parcel and they would probably be amazed!

Other neighbours, no big deal, I would take them in, no problem!

[greenfolder]

It is decent and neighbourly. However, at this time of year with 4 Amazon owning adults and love,y retired neighbours I decided enough was enough and put a sign on our door saying to leave any parcels in the garage.

[notapizzaeater]

I take them in here and the couriers/postie know it so drop them off for our who,e cul de sac. Don't mind and it's no skin off my nose, they just sit in the hall till they get collected.

[Allbymyselfagain]

Nope not since the catalogue company wrote to us demanding we release the parcel we were supposedly holding to ransom and advising they would have to start proceedings for the other items we had stolen.
Turns out our neighbour was ordering shit from those expensive catalogues and hiding when the delivery came so someone else would sign it. They would then come collect it and tell the company they hadn't received it to get a refund. It was only when all the other neighbours started comparing we realised they were doing it to everyone. Didn't end well, she was very rough and had no problem running up to whoever she saw in the street and screaming in their face for grassing

[LaLyra]

We accept parcels for most of the street. I was on ML then finished up so the parcel people/postie often come here.

Won't accept for NDN because he is a knob (he also won't accept parcels for everyone and was downright rude to the postie the first time he asked him) or one down the street because he has a habit of coming to pick up parcels before or after his shift - after having him hammering the door at 11.35pm and knowing he knocked on a neighbour at 7am I put him on the no list.

[FernieB]

I take in parcels all the time as I'm usually around. I know most of the delivery people by name now. I don't mind doing it as its a pain to go to our sorting office (no parking at all anywhere nearby).

In my last house, I also took in parcels for my ndn but gave up after he took in my OU course books and kept them for over two weeks. I kept going round to get them but he wouldn't answer the door despite being in his office in full view of the window. In the end the postman got them for me.

[theycallmemellojello]

It's normal, just because people say thank you doesn't mean that most people say no. But most people aren't in during the day.

[Longislandicetee]

We accept parcels in for everyone but I stopped doing it for our old ndn because they would ignore us if they saw us in the street, never said hello and didn't say thank you when they picked up packages. Thankfully they moved away!

On the other hand, our new ndn are retired and always at home. They tend to accept packages for us at least twice a month. I don't think we have have ever taken in a package for them. We gave them a bottle yesterday for Christmas to say thank you.