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Neighbours and parcels?

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StillSmallVoiceOfCalm · 30/07/2016 13:29

I don't mind taking in an occasional package but.....

NDN never answer their door. I end up carrying their parcels back and forth 13 times before anyone appears. Even when their back door is open and Ican hear them in their kitchen.

They have stuff delivered almost daily. Which means I have to fall over their stuff in my hall every day. And try to et them to answer their bloody door.

I work night shifts half the time. The delivery people bang on my door, make the dogs bark and wake me up. This could easily end with me murdering someone.

I try to take round today's parcel. There is a helpful note on the door 'If no answer deliver packages to number 18'.

I cheeky fuckers

Do I

A. Lob their parcels over the fence into their dog shit covered garden?
B. Put a notice on my door 'no packages for number 17'
C. Kill them all?

OP posts:
Original poster
StillSmallVoiceOfCalm · 30/07/2016 15:47

While I was out with the dogs I have had a parcel delivered.

OP posts:
Original poster
StillSmallVoiceOfCalm · 30/07/2016 15:47

To number 17

OP posts:
Original poster
StillSmallVoiceOfCalm · 30/07/2016 15:47
Grin
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Fluffycloudland77 · 30/07/2016 15:49

You're way in credit with them though.

Mummyme1987 · 30/07/2016 15:51

Lol

tabulahrasa · 30/07/2016 16:02

"Delivery drivers take it upon themselves to take our parcels round to our miserable neighbours. I have a note on the door saying we'll collect from the depo if we're out but they still drop off next door. I'm sure our neighbours think it's our fault!"

That's because for a lot of delivery conpanies there is no depot to collect it from.

I'm a courier, if you're not in and I can't leave it anywhere I have to take it home overnight and then try again for 2 more days...I go to a sub depot to collect mine, but me and your parcel are only there for an hour in the morning, other couriers get the parcels dropped off to their houses.

I also don't get paid unless it's delivered so if I manage to catch it on the third day, I'm not paid for the first two attempts.

All for less than minimum wage and shitty working conditions, but apparently I'm self employed so it's fine...yay!!! Lol

OP, just stick a note up saying - no deliveries not for this address, taking one in for you doesn't make up for them being numpties.

Oh and you'd be amazed at the amount of people who have deliveries most days...yet never answer the door and don't have anywhere that parcels can be left safely.

I'm still not sure what they expect to happen to their deliveries...

Creampastry · 30/07/2016 16:15

Keep it as payment!

Puzzedhelpplease · 30/07/2016 16:23

Why can't you tell them you work nights and will not accept any more parcels?

Oh...forgot, it's Mumsnet and you want to spin this thread out to 25 pages...

confuugled1 · 30/07/2016 17:09

Take it round to them just before you set off for your night shift or when you get home (whenever is middle of the night and they are likely to be there).

If they get shirty with you for waking them up in the middle of the night, just say that you figured that as they directed their parcels to you during the day when they know you're going to be asleep you figured that they would think it would be the perfect time for you to deliver their parcels to them, so that they have the same experience you do when you receive them.

Hopefully that will also stop them from sending stuff around to you too!

gamerchick · 30/07/2016 19:01

All for less than minimum wage and shitty working conditions, but apparently I'm self employed so it's fine...yay!!! Lol

Who on earth do you work for to get shit money as an ODF? Confused

tabulahrasa · 30/07/2016 20:08

"on earth do you work for to get shit money as an ODF?"

One that's been all over the press over the last week or so for low wages and rubbish working conditions...

I took it on part time sharing with someone else, they're the only reason I'm still doing it, so they don't get suddenly dropped in it.

It was supposed to fit round my real job, it no longer does. I was supposed to be being replaced, my replacement lasted 6 hours before walking out, lol.

IreallyKNOWiamright · 30/07/2016 20:11

Leave it on the doorstep they didn't answer it's not your responsibility.

gamerchick · 30/07/2016 20:19

Ah yes I understand. That's really wank man. I thought yodel was bad with their 40p a parcel and no more than 40 parcels per owner driver. Dpd drivers get paid more, in fact they get paid more than my husband does in management. Hmm

tabulahrasa · 30/07/2016 20:26

I knew DPD were paid more...I found out how much more on Thursday I've been walking round like this Angry ever since, lol.

When I started I was doing about 40 parcels and finishing at lunchtime, I wasn't overly happy with the money but the time and place suited me.

I had 82 today, it's the least I've had in a fortnight and yes it's more money, but I can't get them out any faster than I do already so per hour it's still rubbish only recently there's been days where I've been out of my house for 12 hours.

babba2014 · 30/07/2016 20:26

I would hate to trouble my neighbours like that. I get parcels all the time and have a sign up saying don't deliver it to them but my issue was my neighbour not giving me them (when I only got a few here and there). I would speak to the neighbour or pit a sign up.

babba2014 · 30/07/2016 20:29

But then again I'm in most days so I take mine in most of the time. It used to annoy me that they would take it to neighbours when I have a delivery box and a sign saying stick it in there.

gamerchick · 30/07/2016 20:38

I think it's crap when ODFs are paid per drop and employed are paid by the hour though. Yes there is extra money when you go over your daily rate but it's a lot of graft.

This is why I always take in neighbours parcels even if my house looks like a depot at times.

acatcalledjohn · 30/07/2016 20:48

In order to avoid advertising your night shifts as mentioned upthread, I would just sign with a variation of silly names Cunty McCuntface, Cockwomble, Wankbadger and deny all knowledge of having signed for a parcel when/if asked. Then donate the contents to charity shops.

The fact they haven't even bothered asking you if you're happy to take in a parcel when the lazy fuckers are at home, expecting it most days of the week, then failing to collect it in good time, is enough reason in my book to return the favour of taking the piss.

Keep it up for a little while, and your daytime night rest will get back to normal soon enough.

Whenever I forget to arrange a delivery to go to my office I am hugely apologetic to the neighbour who's accepted the parcel for me.

acatcalledjohn · 30/07/2016 20:50

And, by signing for the parcels you prevent a small delivery driver getting pittance per delivery from having to attempt delivery the next day.

Win win for all reasonable parties!

tabulahrasa · 30/07/2016 20:52

"Yes there is extra money when you go over your daily rate but it's a lot of graft."

It's extra, but for mine anyway, it's still rubbish...and I'm not slow,

Even if I ignore the time it takes me to collect my stuff to start with, it's less than minimum wage and that's without fuel costs or insurance or the wear on my car...

The ones who do it as they're proper main job, yes they make a living, but it's not worth it, I don't think anyway and you can't plan financially because they might suddenly make your round double what it usually is (drops not area) or half.

Then on top of that, you get things like people being refused cover and told to find their own or lose their round...on the day of their wife's funeral.

gamerchick · 30/07/2016 21:04

so I can imagine your days with that company are numbered? It doesn't sound all that great.

tabulahrasa · 30/07/2016 21:24

Oh god yes, I'm only there so the person I share with doesn't lose the round till she sorts out someone else.

The thing is, if they were half decent and paid better - I'd pribably keep it on and I'm pretty much the sort of person they need, I'm local so I'm fast (because I know the area well) and have a good compliance rate because I'm fussy about where I leave stuff and I'm ok with a fair bit of fluctuation because it's my households third income, never mind main one, lol. I'm also reliable because for other reasons I don't go on holiday and even have access to other vehicles when mine has had to be in the garage...

But they end up with worse and worse people because anyone half decent goes elsewhere or does something else completely.

Zxzx · 30/07/2016 21:34

I never understand why OPs get into these types of situations. I just don't understand the dilemma. If you don't want to accept the parcels then don't and if you don't won't the delivery drivers to knock at your door then put a sign up. Confused I'm baffled why people get so het up about things that they have complete control of. Confused

gamerchick · 30/07/2016 22:14

Well dpd are always looking but it's a hefty bond to get the van. Unless it's the lifestyle couriers which I don't know much about.

tabulahrasa · 30/07/2016 22:24

I'm just going to do another day at my other job instead Smile

But I only really posted in the first place to point out that if someone wants to collect things from a depot and the courier has left it with a neighbour it's not necessarily because they're being awkward - it's because there isn't one.

Though I have considered whether just writing out cards giving my home address and putting them through the doors then waiting for people to come collect them might be more time efficient Grin