To be nice to my neighbour’s face but secretly hate her?

[GeorgieTheGorgeousGoat]

She really irritates me and today has been the straw that broke the camel’s back!

This morning when we left for school I noticed a note on her door, couldn’t quite read it all but saw ‘blah blah blah number 8 [our house]’ so I sent dd over to read it.

It says ‘please leave all deliveries at number 8’. She hasn’t asked me! I work from home and I really hate being disturbed by the door all day but I have to answer it in case it’s actually for me. I felt sorry for our lovely postman, it’s not his fault so I took it in. But I ignored two more this afternoon that I happened to see go to her door first. I know this will get worse leading up to Christmas.

She’s now been home for a good two hours and still not come and collected her shite. I cannot take it round.

It annoys me more because a few weeks ago we asked her to move her crap from our shared alleyway and it’s still there.

I’m gutless and a bit PA though. I won’t say anything to her face because I’m a bit gutless. She’s a bit gobby and rough, I’d rather stay on the right side of her and just do the bear minimum in neighbourly contact.

Refuse any future parcels. Every time.

Oh and YANBU. She’s a twat.

Put a note on your door that says ‘only accepting deliveries for this address’.

Be nice in person but stop taking her parcels, tell the driver you don’t feel comfortable being responsible for someone elses stuff- If she ever asks and you want to lie (to be seemingly polite) just say “I’m very focused when working from home, I don’t often hear the door”

I'd explain to her that you work from home and is not great being disturbed. I wouldn't ruin your relationship altogether over this. Nothing worse than hostile neighbours

Is she at work through the day. Put a note on your door after she has left for the day saying only deliveries for this address. Then take it down before she comes home. She’ll soon get the message when rveything is bounced back while you’re wide eyed and innocent.

Put a notice on your door saying " post and parcels accepted for this address only." Then you don't have to say anything to her.

Yanbu but I wouldn't be passive aggressive I'd say what you have here about working from home and it being really disturbing to occur so frequently.

Put a note up on your door "Not accepting deliveries for number xx".

Most places now allow you to collect from a local shop - why doesn't she do that?

www.mirror.co.uk/money/signing-neighbours-parcel-could-land-10776645 if you don't have a good relationship with neighbours????

I don’t even think she does work. I used to see her in a career uniform fairly regularly but not for a while now and she isn’t gone at set times, it’s very random. She also has lots of ransoms staying with her. Her alcoholic brother, her son is constantly yoyoing back home again and l also think she sublets a spare room. They’re all just really annoying.

Oooh luckily I didn’t have to sign for this one!

I think it would be really funny to post a note on your own door saying "Not accepting deliveries for number x". Be specific!

I say this as an internet shopper. I really hope delivery companies smarten up sometime soon. If I say to leave something on my porch I mean it and I will take responsibility for it, but no, it goes to a neighbour. I once ordered an item that was back dated as not in stock. I knew this at the time of purchase so that was fine. I then received notification that the item was going to be delivered when I was away but to ring a number if I had a problem with the delivery date. I rang and said I knew my neighbours would take it in but I hate this and I was going to be away so could they delay delivery. The company said they could delay the delivery by 4 days. That wasn't perfect but it meant that the large package wouldn't be cluttering up my neighbours for more than a couple of days at most. What actually happened was not only was delivery not delayed but it arrived early and sat in my neighbour's hall for a week.

CF. Does she not think those at number 8 and an erm you know......life.!!!!.

I meant to write carer’s uniform not career uniform!

Maybe just pop a note on your letterbox saying 'no parcels for neighbours'?

This was me today. Im home recovering from surgery and have 4 parcels in my porch for various neighbours all of whom i like but when they asked if they could leave one for 26 (shouty drunk woman who annoys the hell out of me and blocks my car in )i said no!
Very impressed with myself.
Sorry OP no help but just having a boast.
Ps the delivery woman said she didn't blame me so back story there me thinks.

I only accept parcels for certain houses not my direct neighbour.

It says ‘please leave all deliveries at number 8’

Just write underneath:

"Definitely do not do this.
Thanks
Number8"

Change the number on the note to 18 or 28, or 80.

I wouldn't answer the door to delivery men unless expecting something. Can you see who's at your door? If not and you open the door by mistake, just say No.

FGS woman up. No wonder she uses you!

Definitely do what DukeofSussex says!

So she is not out at work all day?!! So fucking cheeky!! Def write a note on your own door - “Do not attempt to deliver parcels for no x. Post and deliveries for this address only”.