New neighbors stole our bin

[saffyBoo]

Actually can't believe I'm writing this but I think it's pretty amusing plus I've recently lost the will with pretty much everyone and need to share this before I lose the plot totally. 😂😂😂

New neighbors next door moved in yesterday..... I haven't met them yet...... It was recycling day yesterday and we have two recycling bins clearly marked with our house number on the lid and side of each the bin...... Went on school run as they were still moving in....... Came back home to find they had pinched one of my bins off my drive and stuffed it to full with their packagin brown boxes etc

1. why?
2. really why?
3. I'm really annoyed because I'm going to have to go over there at some point today and ask for my bin back that I have to pay extra for having an additional bin and get to look like a dickhead neighbor being petty about bins. Great start to a new neighbor relationship but I can't let them have it or get away with it can I??
4. I really wish I was making this up honestly

Have you seen them this morning @saffyBoo?

What have they done since they saw the bin was removed?

Waiting for a thread today about being new neighbours and someone has stolen their bin and dumped rubbish in their garden!

whereismumhiding

You’re right - scanned read too early pre coffee to blame. Hand slap accepted

Go knock when you see them, and acknowledge the bin, and say "we took our bin back as it appears your removals men took ours by mistake." Also tell them where the nearest recycling/tip is so they can take the cardboard. And if there is a local buy swap sell facebook group they can probably get rid of the boxes on there.

@StoneofDestiny
Lol! Not a hand slap at all. Just hope you got that cuppa or coffee!

Yes I did see them this morning!!!!! Getting into their car and they didn't smile back at me so yeah whatever bin stealers

Maybe we could get some stickers printed that say " the owner of this bin is a mumsnetter unless you want a aibu thread starter about you don't touch"

Oh dear, I think they think you are bin stealers! You should definitely go and speak to them to make the peace. Go with your husband over the weekend and introduce yourselves. They are probably wondering why on earth you didn't just explain the bin situation rather than stealing your bin back under cover of darkness.

I don't know why or what is wrong with people that move in and are immediately horrible to neighbours.

We had people move in a couple of weeks ago. It wasn't obvious at first, one day I went out and these two people were sitting on their front steps having a cigarette & tea/coffee and I kind of smiled as I went out (there were next door but one) and they just looked at me. The next day they parked a massive lorry in the space outside our house as soon as DP went out (not an issue - no one has spaces out there) but I looked out as it made loads of noise. The next day I went out and they were on their steps again so I smiled and the woman scowled at me! If that was me I'd have said hello etc.

Cup of ☕️ down - as you we’re all! 😃

I really don't understand why you and your husband thought the correct approach was to just go and take it. If you don't care about neighbouely relations then sure, that's the way. But your first post was about not wanting to ruin relationship between you... So surely the most obvious solution is to go over and explain, then take it back?

You've basically just made the most passive aggressive move you could have. If the new neighbours did it by accident, then they'll be thinking "wtf, they couldn't come and speak to us...".

Given that they had another bin, my guess is they saw you had 2 and thought they'd grab one for their moving rubbish since you had a spare. They're idiots... It was clearly yours, and taking it was their own act of bad behaviour. But two wrongs don't make a right, and it's hard to come back from 2 naughty acts to make a nice neighbouely friendship.

So because you weren't adult enough to talk to them, you've pissed off your new neighbours who may be there a long time?

Yes of course they were very wrong to take your bin, but really??

But @Iaimtomisbehave1 and @Tahani OP's DH did try knocking before taking it back. And it's not like he dumped their rubbish in the garden.

Well done, OP and your DH.

The cheeky fuckers! I didn't know they had their own bin and it was empty. You have marked their card for them anyway.

@HavelockVetinari - I have suggested the formation of a MN Hit Squad, in the past - count me in!!

Getting into their car and they didn't smile back at me so yeah whatever bin stealers

Ok, so you've made an enemy, or at least an awkward neighbour relationship, because you can't be grown-up enough to go over and explain the situation.

I think that's a bit pathetic. I'm really not finding the attitude of yeah, fuck em, CFs, bin squad etc funny.

@aussiemum8 dp knocked once at the end of the day, op had all day to go and see them?

@aussiemum8

OP had all day to speak to them, but couldn't... I struggle tl understand a grown adult who can speak to their neighbour but OK, it happens. They weren't in at night, so it could have been done today. I just don't think it's very polite to handle it the way they did.

The neighbours may have been rude, may have made a mistake or may have done it on purpose... we don't know. But the motivation for someone else's actions doesn't excuse the bad manners from OP and her husband.

*can't speak

I'm really not finding the attitude of yeah, fuck em, CFs, bin squad etc funny

Are you the neighbour?

Of course they were cheeky fuckers. They had their own bin! The other bin was marked with the neighbour's details. Stop being such drips.

So when someone removes your property, which is clearly marked as yours (in this case with the house number and sticker than it's a second bin), you're supposed to politely ask for it back before putting it back on your property? Aha . I agree, shear, bunch of drips.

Jux, get bin locks. We had to do this as we only have 3 weekly collection and the neighbour 2 doors down overfilled our bins, which the council won't empty if the lid is up.

Either the removal men or OP's new NDN had to go onto OP's property to take one of her 2 bins, during the day (day light!) which had OP's house number clearly labelled on it and stickers saying approved second bin. That's soooo unlikely to be just a mistake, is it?! They left their own bin empty. Delivery men don't usually unpack items too.

They could see it wasn't their bin. They didn't care.

OP has every right to take her bin back. Her DH knocked, they didn't answer, he politely removed their rubbish and put it in their empty bin- which they didn't use!!- and rest of overspill neatly against NDN house and retrieved OPs paid for bin. He didn't shape the unwanted rubbish into an effigy on NDN's drive and set fire it!

He didn't shape the unwanted rubbish into an effigy on NDN's drive and set fire it!

Ah. Would this be seen as an un-neighbourly act then?

DarlingNikita may I suggest you take 5 mins out of your very serious day and remove the stick from your arse?