To think NDN are CF are refuse to take anymore parcels

[JustOneApple]

We take in quite a few parcels for NDN. Some of them are smallish but others are quite big and take up a bit of room on our table.

I don't have any issues taking in parcels for neighbours but these wind me up so much.

They don't answer the door when I go round to drop them off, ever. Even when I can quite clearly see and hear that they are in. I try about 4 times before leaving them at the back door where I see that they are taken inside after a couple of hours.

I hate doing this as I worry that it will rain or they will be stolen and I'll get the grief from them for it but it really grates on me that they are so rude as to not answer the door when I've done them a favour by taking in their parcels! Most of which end up taking up room in my house for days before I get fed up of being ignored and leave them outside.

I'm going to start refusing to take them in but I hate confrontation and don't want to cause bad feelings but it really annoys me! Is it just me or is this pretty cheeky?!

They get notes through the door so they know I have them and never come round for them themselves.

And our postman arrives at 7 on weekends, so that meant no lie in!

Agree with all the other replies
Just refuse.
Personally I'd explain the situation to the delivery man, just so they don't think you're being a twat.

Are you me? My NDN order shit loads and leave notes to the delivery drivers to deliver them to me. Then never answer the door when I do take them round or leave it 3-4 days to come to mine to collect and pretend there was never a card.

Still should have guessed they were CF's the second day they lived there (hadn't even said hello) and had a week's shopping delivered from Waitrose to mine and then disappeared for a four days and didn't come and collect it. The beer and ice cream mysteriously disappeared from that order...

I am shocked that people don't go and collect the parcel from their neighbours, I have occasionally had the neighbour pop over with it usually when they have spotted me pull up in the car but I would always go straight over to collect and say thank you if they haven't beaten me to it.

My neighbour has a note on his door telling people I'll (along with other numbers) take his deliveries. I did not agree to this. Nor did I know until I dropped one around and saw it.

I don't mind generally, but he started taking the piss asking me to wait in for a collection for him too. I had to explain that WFH I could not be guaranteed to answer the door at his whim.

I took a parcel for a neighbour and they didn’t come and get it, so I brought it to them. Grumpy mare answered the door, yelled to her son that his Xbox was here, then slammed the door in my face. Strange woman 😂

I stopped taking in parcels for my neighbour who decided one day to stop saying hello and growls at her kids if they do say hello.

@teaandtoast

Not sure how that works but it would need to be pretty big!

I'm aware of ClickandCollect options etc, but it's no more convenient than getting something delivered if the delivery drive will follow my instructions to leave things behind the bins, or small things through the cat flap. One of them can manage it.

Until, um, Monday I worked part time so was always hopeful the parcels would come on my non working days, but they so rarely seemed to. I am home today and a massive parcel arrived yesterday (I asked for it to be put 'behind the bins' but it was left in front of the front door, fully visible from the street ),

I'm expecting something else but it's not arrived, I bet it arrives when I am out tomorrow.

I recently did C+C for a pack of beers from JL to be collected from Waitrose near work, the buggers charged me £2 for the privilege!

Can't believe some of the CF's!

I'm always so thankful to my other NDN who takes mine in sometimes. I'd never dream of expecting someone to stay in for my delivery. How can someone's brain actually believe that's an acceptable thing to suggest!?

Do you live in my old house OP? My CF neighbours used to order parcels every. Fucking. Day. When they were out the house 7:30-7:30. They never used to say one word to us but expected us to take parcels in, even putting us as their safe place.

I took the parcels in for a good few weeks, I would always go knocking at acceptable times like 1pm on a Saturday and they would look out the window and ignore me. One time the man came for it and said ‘have you got it then?!?!’ Like it was an inconvenience.

I refused all further parcels. Easier to deal with the arsey delivery drivers than CFs.

Popsicales yes, it's a very old house. They aren't old though, well the lady isn't. She's mid 40s I'd say. I've never seen the man.

That's just crazy! It's very strange the way some people act isn't it.

Am I the only one that can’t wait for my parcels to be delivered surely not.

I'm still cross with a seller on Amazon - I want my golden Snitch bracelets people! 😠

You are absolutely in your rights not to take any more parcels in for them but their behaviour makes it sound like they might not just be cheeky, they may have other problems.

It is unusual for people to live the way you describe and when they do it is usually because of physical or mental health concerns.

That doesn't change the issues it creates for you though.

Just refuse, they won't know.

I know my areas delivery drivers quite well and they know that I won't take in for certain houses and say that quite a few people refuse to take in stuff for others. Two of my neighbours are just CFs.

One house has four occupants all ordering next day deliveries to my address because they know I am home all day on mat leave, they have never asked me if this is ok ... and then they don't bother coming round to collect them for up to three days.

Another doesn't get home until 6.30-7pm and despite me asking them to wait until after 7.30 when DC go to bed they still decide to call at 7pm banging on the door and waking them up.