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?

I do sometimes but only because our neighbour won't pick them up for weeks as she is away at her second home abroad.

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I can hear her knocking about her house and know that she just can't be arsed to go downstairs to answer the door so thinks I'll do it for her.

We've had this for a few years - we used to take in everything for ages then I got sick of the parcels building up in our hall. Then the other day I was explaining to Mr DPD/Hermes that no I woudln't take it in as she never bothers to come and pick them up when she TURNED UP and heard every word!

She said oh well I'm always in France (exactly!) and said well I will take your address off my account saying deliver here if I'm not in.

Too right!

But I don't think 4 in three weeks is that much, unless it is always like that.

Amazon deliver to shops, post offices even Next stores do click and collect for amazon. They also have lockers in supermarkets. If going aren’t going to be home you should pick an option that is better

No, I take parcels in for neighbours because good neighbours are nice!

If you do say no you need to be pretty certain that you will never need the same favour in return! I take in for both neighbours and they do for us, around Christmas time it’s very helpful for everyone!

My neighbours take the piss. Who gets flat packed furniture delivered when they are out and identifies the nearby house of an elderly disabled person as a safe delivery location?

The man does shift work and there is often a note on their door saying to deliver parcels to the neighbours instead of disturbing his sleep.

The neighbour then has to keep phoning up and popping around to ask them to collect it as it's blocking their hallway/chairlift/zimmerframe access.

Its the lead up to Christmas 4 parcels is nothing. I would always take them in it’s what all my neighbours do. For the poster saying that the lady next door to her is awful as she never answers. You shouldn’t judge some people have mental health issues that mean they dont answer

I would it’s no prob, we do it for each other and just send the kids round to drop off/retrieve!

I’m always happy to take in any amount for any of our neighbours - DP works from home and I’ve just gone back to work part time after Maternity so we’re like a depot! Lol! No real hardship.

I take at least that in per week and it doesn't bother me at all. If I'm not in then neighbours do it for me

some people have mental health issues that mean they dont answer

I would hope those people wouldn’t be arranging regular deliveries to their house then!

FItz why not ? The poster who said her neighbour was awful also stated that the husband came round straight away for the parcels . Some things can only be ordered online.

Some neighbours I would happily do this for, but the nasty one who reports us for loads of made up shit to anyone that will listen, they can fuck right off!

I always take in parcels for neighbours. The favour works both ways, and we all appreciate it.
I don't really get why anyone wouldn't help each other in little ways. Happy to lend the odd loo roll, stock cube, whatever.
We also all wade in if someone's washing machine, hot water packs in.
It's about community imho.

Also I have MH problems, my neighbours are my strongest support network.

No, we're all happy to help each other if we can.

It's quite a relief considering the run-up to Christmas.

Well, unless you have a prior arrangement with your neighbour that they are the drop off point because you don’t open the front door for deliveries, it would be rather rude to just order stuff online and assume your neighbours don’t mind. If the husband in the scenario above said to me “my wife has agoraphobia and never answers the door or leaves the house, would you mind taking in parcels if I am out?”, that would be fine. But to just keep ordering things and assuming it is ok with your neighbours would be presumptuous and rude.

I always take in parcels, I was bought up to treat other people as I would like to be treated myself and I would like people to take in parcels for me. It’s very rare neighbours need to for me as our entire household are shift workers so 99% of the time there is someone in and awake but occasionally I’ve nipped out to the shops and a delivery has come unexpectedly. I do it far more for my neighbours but don’t mind.

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I work from home. I have taken in four parcels in one day. It’s never occurred to me to refuse to take them in, even for the neighbours I don’t really speak to.

4 in 3 weeks? What a liberty!!

I would take in for any of my neighbours if I was home, but am work 7 - 6.30 Mon - Fri so am never in! However I wouldn't take in for my next door neighbour as we don't speak!

4 in 3 weeks is not many at all. Especially in the lead up to Christmas! If you’re home why not do them a favour instead of putting them AND the poor postman out? Surely they’d take a parcel in for you too? Some people are so awkward it’s unbelievable

Sorry what it the hardship? Get over it and do a nice thing

Opening the door and accepting a parcel is not really a big deal is it?

Yes, for me it's a very normal, neighbourly thing to do.