To have refused to take in another parcel for next door neighbour?

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It was the fourth in three weeks, getting fed up! Do you put a limit on how many you accept?

No, if we can help, we do.

We're forever doing it. The worst is when they're in and just don't answer! We don't mind doing it for the man, he's lovely and he answers the door, if he misses the package he's genuinely not in. She's awful, she just doesn't answer the door. We stopped taking then round and let them come to us cos they didn't answer the door then either!! We've considered saying no but we don't mind helping the man out cos he comes straight away for them.

If it's a pain for you, I'd say no for sure!

I don’t take in for one of my neighbours. I feel no guilt saying no.

4 in 3 weeks really isn’t that many.

It’s no real bother to me so I always help my neighbours out

My DP's sister once took in a parcel for someone, gave it back to them but they claimed she never handed it over despite a witness saying she did. Police got involved and it didn't go far but ever since then I've just never taken in parcels

No, we'll take any amount and they do the same for us. Our other (horrible) neighbour, that's a different story.

I'm also a ex delivery driver so realise what an utter pain it is to have loads of undelivered parcels at the end of the day

We're always taking in parcels for our neighbours. No problem at all.

Wouldn't bother me, but it obviously does bother you- so fair enough. Juts either so t answer the door, or let the neighbour know you're not willing to be a parcel drop point, and do t ever expect anything from them either. Then everything is equal.

4 in 3 weeks isn't that many. And I doubt they asked for you to get them, it's just what some delivery people do.
Unless there's a lot of backstory YABU (and may regret this one day when they turn back your parcels or you are locked out and need to wait a few hours before someone with a key can rescue you...)

It doesn't bother me and hopefully my neighbour doesn't mind either since I've got quite a few parcels arriving Friday when I'm going to be out most of the day.

sounds like alot to me but then im rarely asked, every 6 months or so!

Yes we take in their parcels and pop round with them if we see them come home. They do the same for us too. It's a pain for the driver if no one takes them, it doesn't take a minute and is no trouble.

Annoys me a bit as some of my neighbours are always out during normal delivery hours. I work from home and don’t always have trousers on when the doorbell rings

Still you never know when you might need to call in a favour so I like to have a few in the bank.

I happily take in parcels for my neighbours. I know they would do the same for me, despite the fact we don't regularly speak other than the odd hello.
I like to think neighbours can look out for each other. Nothing worse than a neighbour who doesn't want to know.
How much hardship is it to take them in really? Unless they're filling your home which I doubt they are.

4 a day = annoying

4 in 3 weeks = not all that annoying

Doesn’t cause me a problem but then I like my neighbours.

I do take them in, I only do it for the the delivery drivers so the poor sods get paid. Nothing worse for a self employed especially having to card and take stuff back.

It gets like a depot here at Christmas as they all know I'll take them in.

4 in 3 weeks is a lot.

I'm on maternity leave at the moment and seem to have become the local delivery depot for my street 😂

I don't really mind, my neighbours are nice enough and they take parcels in for me if I'm out (there's 6 houses on our row and I've literally taken in for and collected from all of them)

It's near Christmas so I'm not surprised about how often it's been, I would continue taking them it's a really kind favour and saves having to book for redelivery or having to go and collect from the depo, my neighbour always takes mine in, she's an elderly lady and is always in whereas I'm out a lot with kids/dogs/work and I really appreciate it

For my lovely next door neighbours, I would take any number of parcels in.

For the cow who lives on the other side who is rude, parks over our drive and won’t trim her trees, no-I wouldn’t.

I had a few daily every day for a week recently for one neighbour. She's a single working mum and I'm a sahm, I'm glad to help as her life is obviously busier then mine in that sense. Plus my neighbours are lovely :)

I refuse to take the now.

I was sick of having parcels for people hanging around for days and getting in my way.

I never expect people to take mine in though and always try to arrange to be in for deliveries.

It would only bother me if they didn’t come round to collect them for ages. I’m happy to take in parcels for my neighbours.

always try to arrange to be in for deliveries.

How can you do that, though, when many places (like Amazon) often only give you an approximate delivery range? Or if it's a parcel you're not expecting (e.g. a gift)?