To ignore the parcel deliveries?

[BJsHair]

Next door keeps getting parcels delivered when they’re not home to receive them. This means parcel man knocks on our door to leave them here. This means I have to stop eating my lunch, control the dogs (who are now going mental) answer the door in my prison trousers and then have parcels stuck all over my house.

We don’t even get on with these neighbours!!

AIBU to just stop answering the door unless I’m expecting something? It’s only going to get worse with Christmas coming up

[VardySheWrote]

Of course YANBU

Just .. don't answer the door. Get a doorbell that you can switch off too.

[Antigon]

@Bluntness100 exactly!

[Dinosauraddict]

Shamelessly place marking for a prison trouser update!

[UrsulaPandress]

Do you work in a prison OP?

[cornonthecobweb]

I've had the shittest day ever and prison trousers has genuinely made me laugh. Thank you OP

[DarlingNikita]

I assume the OP just means slobby trousers, jogger type things. Although I do hope she actually sits at home in a pair of US-style orange ones, or a pair with arrows printed on

I'd just not answer the door unless you were expecting something. Might get complicated in the run-up to Christmas though, if you order things too and you ARE sometimes expecting something!

I take in parcels all the time as I work at home. I don't mind at all. It's a bit different though as I get on very well with my neighbours and they happily reciprocate. One neighbour even gave us a box of fudge because she felt guilty after a particularly busy period, which was so sweet.

[MrGsFancyNewVagina]

I’m now picturing a postie knocking at the big doors of a jail and OP having to leave her cell to answer. Guard dogs going mad in the background.......

Ok, I’m not having any more coffee.

[MitchellMummy]

If I do answer the door and it's a delivery for someone else then I just say I'm the cleaner. I go to the trouble of getting my parcels delivered elsewhere as I'm not always in so why can't other people?

[Newdadofgirl]

3 pages later and still no "prison trousers" explanation. FFS!

[PanamaPattie]

Don’t answer the door. Do you mean prism trousers?

[Chocmallows]

OP come back, vital details missing, what are PT?

[Orchidflower1]

Damn I scrolled all the way through and no more prison trousers info!!

[EpcotForever]

I was hoping for a picture of the prison trousers too!

[Orangecake123]

Nobody is making you do it OP.

Just say "no" next time. I wouldn't want to be responsible if the scenario every cropped up if you've already given the item to them, but they later claim they never received it but it's you that signed for it.

[CathyorClaire]

All about the prison trousers.

Are they the ones with arrows?

[SinkGirl]

Glad to see I’m not the only one who’s only here for the prison trousers.

I always take in neighbours parcels. One of them cuts our shared hedge for us. It’s nice to be nice.

[milveycrohn]

Funny, just a few moments ago my DH refused to take a parcel for our neighbours.
At first, I used to think he was being unreasonable, but then the parcels stayed for ages, and they never collected them, and it resulted in me going round their house several times.
So now, I refuse them as well.
The other side are OK, though

[TheMidasTouch]

You could just not answer the door but that won't stop your dogs from barking.

I would put a note on the door stating that you don't take in parcels for other addresses. Problem solved.

[Lindy2]

I hope the prison trousers come with a prison top.

If you're answering the door just wearing trousers OP it might explain why the delivery driver keeps calling at your door. 😂

[Judystilldreamsofhorses]

We take in parcels for neighbours regularly, and them for us. My DP is fine about always answering the door, whereas if I am in “house clothes” (glorified pyjamas) and in by myself, I usually won’t, unless I know it’s something for us. The neighbour coming to collect the parcel adds an extra layer of pain-in-the-arse-ness.

I don’t work on a Wednesday so am in leopard print fleecy joggers, a big jumper, and fake Ugg boots. Are these the equivalent of prison trousers?

[MissPepper8]

I'm gonna wait for the prison trousers answer from op but this is a pet hate.

OK I don't mind it if the person actually picks up the parcel but I've had things in my hall for 4/5 days before. I once had a plastic kids house (near 5ft box) in my house over night, when DH took it to them the next morning as we couldn't move.

I just say no now, say sorry you're working night shift. I've had bloody notes back too saying denied by neighbour, so parcel men can be dicks putting that down too.

[AliceLittle]

Yeah, I'm only here for the prison trousers explanation.

[LimaOscarLima]

I also want to know about these prison trousers 😂
For an easier life I now refuse deliveries as my toddler ds has a tantrum when I don't let him open the neighbours parcels 🤦‍♀️

[steppemum]

Oh I love mn, everyone is over invested in the prison trousers!

Put a note on your door. We can't take parcels for other people, only our own.

Problem solved.

I take in for our neighbours and they do the same for us, but we don't mind. I always tell the postie/delivery person to put a note through their door so they are responsible to collect, I'm not going out trying to be Father Christmas

[ZebrasAreHorsesInPyjamas]

I would put a note on the door saying "Deliveries for this address only please". If the postman still knocks tell him firmly but politely, sorry, I can't take in a delivery for next door. Personally I would add that we don't get on that well, so he knows you aren't just being awkward for the sake of it, and might not keep doing it, but that bit would be up to you.