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?

It was the fourth in three weeks

OMG, how do you cope? That's literally 10s of seconds out of your life every 5 days or so.

March round to the neighbours, throw the parcel at them and scream that you are not their slave.

I can’t even contemplate doing that.

I will always take in parcels as I know the favour will be returned, I also know that many delivery drivers don't get paid for non deliveries and some buggers will just drop parcels over gates and in bins so I would rather take in the parcel if I can. Why wouldn't you help out your neighbours unless they are absolute gits to you the rest of the time?

Why is it so difficult?

Open door, take parcel.

When neighbour knocks, open door, hand over parcel.

I really do rid understand why it's such a pain for you

I normally take them, especially in run up to Christmas. A couple of weeks ago tho I said no to Hermes woman, it was about 15 house away and I was going away for the night and she was livid, like actually rude, wanted a full explanation and kept questioning me

I don’t take one neighbours parcels in as they are arseholes. I take everyone else’s in though.

Once a yodel driver left my super king size (rolled up) mattress 5 doors away, I was mortified, it was weeks early. The poor girl down the road said yes b4 she knew the size of parcel

That wouldn't bother me at all. Often take them in for neighbours and vice versa.

Actually currently have loads of parcels hidden in next doors spare room. Have done so the last few years for Christmas! Love my neighbours!

We all help out around here, but I was slightly taken aback yesterday when a delivery driver banged on the door, handed a parcel straight to me (which I had assumed was for me) and said over his shoulder as he walked away that it was for number 9. Not a massive issue insofar as I have a reciprocal agreement with number 9, but he didn't know that. He was sprinting off before I could object, and I would have had to be pretty quick off the mark to stop him and hand it back.

I take in theirs, they take in mine. I have no problem with that, nor do they.

I never mind.

no issue at all taking in parcels for my neighbours, they do the same for us

I work from home so couriers always knock. I do take parcels in for neighbours but was a bit pissed off when I discovered that one had even told the courier company to leave parcels with me- it's even printed on the label! The last parcel was here for 3 days- I refuse to take them round.When he collected he asked if I was sure thete was only one.....as if I'd pinched one or something. I don't take them in as much anymore- I sometimes get fed up of answering the door to the delivery companies!
Last Christmas, couriers knocked to see if they could leave a load of parcels for house number 2. Didn't really know them,plus my house isn't that big so I said no. Looked out the window a few seconds later and he was chucking them over the side gate of the house opposite. Should've seen his face when I opened the door and told him that it was number 4 he was at and number 2 was the detached house further up.....

I take in for my immediate neighbours as they do for me, but I drew the line when I had a delivery driver say that another neighbour further away had put us down as deliver to if not in. They hadn't asked and I refused to take it. I did wonder if it was a mistake but a different driver said the same thing about a week later. So I said no again. It hasn't happened again. I probably would have taken in but I thought it was incredibly cheeky.

"I work from home and don't always have trousers on"

Times like this I wish MN had a 'like' button

I am happy to do it. For our neighbours and the delivery drivers who often get paid per delivery.

My neighbours take them in for us and we do the same. It's neighbourly and not really much of a bother.

I work mornings so I'm often out when the postman comes. Those parcels go to one or other of my nice retired neighbours. In the afternoons the neighbours often go out shopping or for a walk and I'm at home, so I take their courier deliveries for them.
Sometimes we end up handing over parcels to each other on the same day!

What's the issue? You're in and perhaps they can't get to the door or are out. Love thy neighbour and all that! Modern life means online shopping despite traditional working hours for most. Be kind. Always.

I'm happy to take them for neighbours usually. Once I refused as it was a washing machine, the delivery driver said he'd be back the day after tomorrow to fit it. I though that was a bit much, I clearly live in a bog standard house not south fork and didn't want a washing machine in my hall that long.

I don’t mind taking them in at all as my neighbours do the same for us.

Doesn’t bother me in the least. Our neighbours are lovely and we do favours for each other all the time.
Parcels, feeding the cat, borrowing an onion etc etc etc

We do it, and neighbours do for us, but two Christmases ago we ended up with a massive rug, almost a carpet, in our vestibule for ages which was really annoying. We kept knocking on the people’s door (about 10 houses down) to say we had it, and they were never in. My DP then had to humph it down the street because the lady said she couldn’t carry it and he would have to. I swear they deliberately ordered it for when they were going to be out of town.

I often get things delivered to work, tbh, as there is 24 hour security and always someone to sign.

I generally don't mind taking them in but I expect them to come and collect them from me and I make sure I tell the delivery driver to put a card through their door so they know I have taken it in.

I think small things is fine not to be in, but I think of you are expecting a large delivery you should make sure you are there. My neighbours ordered a fucking desk and chest of draws that took up my whole fucking hallway all day cos they weren't home. I'd only said yes cos I thought it was one smallish box the delivery driver had under his arm, then he goes 'great heres the rest' and proceeds to dump 2 more massive boxes on the doorstep that he had sneakily hidden round the side. Was too gobsmacked at his cheek to say anything at the time but wish I had.

I had a delivery that had come in the hour I was out of the house (annoying) and they delivered it about 8 doors away. Knocked on their door about 4 times over 2 days and they were out every single time. Final time they said oh, we've given it to your direct ndn', and when I went to knock on they didn't answer the door either. Like, don't take something in if you're going to be arsey about it and then palm it off on another neighbour. I'd have rather it was sent to the depot to collect, as Id had to go there anyway to collect something for my DM, would have been less hassle tbh.

We all take in parcels for each other round here,no issue.

If going aren’t going to be home you should pick an option that is better
There's been loads of times when I've expected a parcel on my day off and didn't do any of my regular things ( mountain biking and cycling) but stayed in watching films but they turn up when you've popped out for milk or something. I had to nip out in one occasion at 17.25 hrs until 17.4hrs after expecting a delivery from 08.00hrs. Guess what time it turned up?