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To the this is cf territory

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leavemealone2017 · 25/10/2017 10:56

I have name changed for this but been around for awhile

Over the weekend we had someone from our street bang on the door saying that they'd ordered some stuff online but was accidentally being sent to our house, I had a grumpy baby needing sleep in his room is right above the front door so took his number and said that we'd text him should things arrive. And that should of been the end of it untill the items were delivered right??

Well last night my DH and I got an extremely rear night away from the children, and while we were out our babysitter said that the people had been to our house TWICE about their stupid items which hadn't been delivered (for reference it was after 7:30pm when we out) Which put a bit of a damper on the night because we ended up in a shit mood about it. When we got home I sent a rather icy text saying again that we would text them if the items arrive but we're also out a lot for the next few days so If they leave a calling card we'll put it through the letterbox and that we didn't appreciate the fact they came twice while we were out. So you'd think that would be the end of it until the items arrive right?
WRONG! already this morning they've been around asking to put a note in our door to redirect parcels, which was met with a sharp no as we were waiting for our own parcels anyway and I refuse to be inconvenienced because of Someone else's mistake. And a text (after the visit).
Aibu to think this is cf territory and their mistake isn't my issue to sort out??

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DonkeyOil · 25/10/2017 12:19

I'd put a more general "......we have various commitments, which mean we are likely to miss deliveries, even our own! Of course I will put the calling cards through your door if we get any, or redirect the deliveries to you, if we are in. Probably best if you notify Amazon of your correct address asap, to avoid any problems with deliveries in the future.

HidingBehindTheWallpaper · 25/10/2017 12:22

I can see how they might put the wrong house number on if they have only just moved but why didn’t they change it when they realised.

spiney · 25/10/2017 12:30

Sorry Briechon but your message just made me laugh out loud. Seriously?

I’d go more the CauliflowerSqueeze route. You’re going to have to live next door to these clowns.

viques · 25/10/2017 12:32

Is it one of those mattresses in a box things? hope so for the delivery drivers sake. an exhaust though , you can't exactly squeeze that into a box! Whole thing sounds odd. If I thought I was likely to be out when a delivery came I would have used my relative in the same street as a fall back "safe address"

OutToGetYou · 25/10/2017 12:36

Well, this whole thread is a massive overreaction.
I couldn't be less bothered if this happened to me.
OK, bit annoying that they keep coming round but really, it's not worth getting worked up about.
I can't imagine it's any sort of scam either. It would be really mean to refuse the delivery.

PandorasXbox · 25/10/2017 12:40

Good for you Out. Unfortunately it’s not you that’s being mithered and has to potentially store a MATTRESS in your house so it’s neither here nor there if you think this thread is a massive overreaction.

OutToGetYou · 25/10/2017 12:41

Well, the OP asked didn't she? So, I gave an opinion. Which is sort of the point of people asking!

MinervaSaidThar · 25/10/2017 12:44

Is it wise to tell new neighbours you won't be home?

What if they are burglars? My friend was burglarised by neighbours.

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leavemealone2017 · 25/10/2017 12:48

Not a drip feed I promise! There technically will be someone home (and there's someone home pretty much 24/7) but it's my DH, who works from 3pm-7am so isn't going to be getting up to deal with someone else's shit.

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Giraffey1 · 25/10/2017 13:02

If it is an Amazon delivery they need to contact Amazon and give the correct address. It isn't difficult!

Hotheadwheresthecoldbath · 25/10/2017 13:05

Why are they coming around souch,Amazon are pretty good at telling you dispatch and delivery time?

LanaKanesLeftNippleTassle · 25/10/2017 13:15

Yeah Amazon are realy good at keeping you in the loop of delivery.

There is absolutely no fricking way they wouldn't at least have a vague idea of it being delivered.

There is something really fucking odd about this.

I wouldn't take any delivery for them, I would refuse it and get it sent back. At the very least they could have canceled the order and re-done with the appropiate address.
But having accidentally ordered something for myself to be sent to my Mum's address 400 miles away after I'd sent her something and it was still set at that address- when I noticed I contacted Amazon and they changed the address for me....took about half an hour..... so I am very fucking Hmm about the "accidentally" bit, and that's even without the constant banging on the door.

HidingUnderARock · 25/10/2017 13:19

In my experience anything being sent via Amazon's own delivery service gets one try and sent back with a note they tried 3 times.

I have had this happen even when the same person carrying the Amazon box did bother to leave the other parcel he was carrying on behalf of Hermes. He could have left them both in the same place, but no...

Also I would disagree that Amazon are good at telling you when things will be dispatched and delivered. DPD are, Amazon are not.

LanaKanesLeftNippleTassle · 25/10/2017 13:19

I take in parcels for next door all the time....the difference being they are addressed to next door.

This I wouldn't do.

Def some sort of dodgy something going on, and it doesn't even have to be abuse of your finances IYSWIM.

There's loads of dodgy shit they could be up to.

The first thing that sprang to mind was them claiming they hadn't recieved it, and getting a refund, at the same time getting you into the shit.

BriechonCheese · 25/10/2017 13:20

spiney I think perhaps because I've been scammed in similar circumstances and had to go out of my way to sort it out and miss out on a mortgage on a new property because a similar scammer screwed up my credit report, I'm prone to a very protective instinct.

LanaKanesLeftNippleTassle · 25/10/2017 13:24

Also I would disagree that Amazon are good at telling you when things will be dispatched and delivered

Yeah it's not entirely consistent.
But 98% of the time you can at least see which day stuffs coming..

It's not really the issue though is it?

When they noticed it was gong to the wrong address they could have done at least 3 different things about it, but chose not to.

At the very least they are massive cheeky fuckers for not bothering to do anything and simply assuming that op would be perfectly happy to deal with their huge parcels.

StitchesInTime · 25/10/2017 13:32

This would really annoy me. Not so much the accidentally giving the wrong address (although I’m very sceptical about it really being so impossible to fix that mistake), as the amount of hassle they’re causing with the repeated checking to see if it’s there yet. As if someone who takes in a mattress and exhaust for a neighbour would really want that cluttering up their hall for any longer than necessary.

Perhaps petty of me, but I’d be inclined to either redirect the delivery driver to the correct house, or to refuse to accept the delivery on the grounds that it’s been sent to the wrong address.

I have taken in a mattress for a neighbour before though. It was a cot mattress, so relatively small, was one of those “would you mind taking a parcel for your neighbours at number X as they’re out” requests from a delivery driver, and the neighbours at number X came round for their mattress as soon as they got home from work. So a mattress being delivered to neighbours isn’t necessarily as awkward as it might sound at first (although OP hasn’t said what size mattress they’re to expect).

MumW · 25/10/2017 13:34

I always take in parcels for neighbours but it's always been sent to their address in the first instance. I write unchecked next to my signature, especially if the box is a bit battered.

Hollowgrams · 25/10/2017 13:39

Don't amazon check that your delivery is going to the address your card is registered at?? I'm pretty sure they used to.

Hollowgrams · 25/10/2017 13:42

I'd be telling the neighbour they need to contact amazon and correct their error. If they have the energy to hassle you they can use it to sort out their problem without involving you.

Mxyzptlk · 25/10/2017 13:44

Not petty at all, stitches.
I'd refuse to sign and direct the courier to the right address.

It's not as if the neighbours even asked nicely, afaik.

DJBaggySmalls · 25/10/2017 13:49

I'd refuse and send them to the right address.
We've had similar drama with one neighbour and now no one will take parcels for her; we've all had debt collectors banging on the door. Turns out she used all of us in turn...

Original poster
leavemealone2017 · 25/10/2017 14:01

So delivery company showed up while I was getting ready for work, was an extremely battered looking parcel so refused delivery and told them the address of who ordered it. Hopefully that's the end of it!

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Bluntness100 · 25/10/2017 14:05

Very bizzare, amazon shows when delivery is due and made and you can change the address. I wonder if someone ordered it for them.

ElephantAndBird · 25/10/2017 14:49

Hopefully that’ll be the end of it op.

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