To be annoyed by this neighbour

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I've just had a knock on the door. Local postie asked me to take in a parcel for a hour 5 doors down as per 'the note on the door'.

I obviously looked confused as he asked if I knew them. (Nope, other than taking in the occasinal parcel over the last few years I wouldn't know him if I walked past them.)

The postie said he'd take it back the depo and I suggested I investigate the note. The cheeky lot have taped a note to their door directing all parcels to us.

Spoke to my husband who works from home and it turns out we've had a parcel delivered for them every day this week (except the one returned today) and a few last week.

On the basis the question. AIBU to go scribble out our house number on the note or stick a PA letter through the door stating we are not the local collection point?

For reference we do normally take in parcels for neighbours directly around us but I feel this is taking the piss especially when they've not even asked.

I would be inclined to write a note actually, cheeky fuckers need to be put in their place.

What the fuck?

Why would someone five doors down, who you don't know, direct their post to you?

I'd rip their note down and knock on their door, hand the note to them and say you didn't agree to this and it's not OK.

I speak as someone who works at home and quite often happily takes in parcels – but only for my immediate neighbours and the occasional other one when the delivery person decides to try my door, not because someone I don't know has unilaterally nominated me to be their doorkeeper!

I'd refuse to take them!

We have stopped taking them in now as DH works a night shift and in the last 3 weeks been getting very little sleep, due to the door bell going - apparently we are listed as a safe place for a few people along the road would have been nice to have been asked

DH admits he was rather rude to the delivery driver the other day, after being woken up for the 3rd time! And the same one who's been told 5 times we will no longer take parcels for other people.

Suggestions:

1. Amend their note when they're not in. Eg if is says "deliver any parcels to number 10", change the number to 110. Much better is there is no 110.
2. Put a note on your door saying "Any deliveries for any house on this street should go to "
3. As you know their address, and presumably have their name off the parcel, sign them up for every bit of junk mail going - the more inappropriate the better

I'm in a bad mood because I have a rotten cold and my teenagers are taking the piss, so feel free to ignore my suggestions.

A family in our road have pissed everyone off with assuming everyone will take their parcels in. They don't ask, and worse, send their daughter round to collect. No please, thank you, kiss your ass. No one accepts parcels for them now. Just refuse to take them.

If it was daily and interrupting your husbands work why didn't HE say anything before now?

what Pepperpot said.

I don't get the agnst over these things. If you don't want to take in the parcels then refuse them. I'd also let the cheeky neighbours know. You can drop them a note if you want. Something like Just to let you know that we won't be able to accept any parcels for you anymore as it's not convenient.

YANBU - think it is a bit cheeky, just a polite ask not an assumption stops so much annoyance.

I'd not bother with notes etc, just take there's off and knock and tell them you don't think it was okay to do that.

No note but speak to them, tell them you are not the concierge of the street.