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

I honestly don't understand why anyone has a problem with this. I take my neighbours parcels in and they do the same for me. It wouldn't occur to me not to. Why not be helpful to others?

She must be out delivering parcels !?!?

Omg how have I read this whole thread and I still don't know what prison trousers are?!

You're probably not being unreasonable but I didn't get past the prison trousers I'm afraid

Piper? That you ???

The OP is a prison officer and those are part of her uniform? Don’t know why she mentioned them but she did!

Did I seriously just scroll to the end just to find out what prison trousers are?
And I didn’t even get my answer 😐

I think the op meant pyjama trousers ?
Or it's just a shameless way to get 100+ comments on a random neighbour/parcel aibu which has been done a zillion times .

The door ain't the only thing she isn't answering.

Why do you have a door in your trousers?

Disclaimer - I have read only p1 of the thread.

Just don't take the parcels in?

Here for the clarification of prison trousers, I wasn't that bothered when I read the original post but I've read the entire thread now so I'm suitably invested.

The parcel thing gets me, I've also stopped accepting them for various reasons but toddler damaging the boxes by climbing or getting injured on them, neighbours not coming to collect for days, having 3 or more parcels in a day at times like Christmas, neighbours calling back at inconvenient times (like just as I've got baby or toddler to sleep) or infact just as I'm getting into bed. I do sound so grumpy about it but in our block of flats the delivery drivers buzz our flat first, so I get up to let them in, they then try and find the flat the parcel is for, if they aren't in they will usually come back to me and knock on the door so I will have to get up again if I'm not hanging about by the front door like an idiot because we are expecting something aswell

Dungarees maybe?

Did someone mention me?

Didn’t think prison trousers would create such a stir! I just meant grey joggers that look like prison trousers! Sorry to be a spoil sport. I do now wish to purchase trousers with arrows on though ...

I take parcels in but I absolutely will
Never take on for the one neighbour. Tenkne neighbour who said he’s come and look at my broken shower for me (this was his trade) didn’t turn up. Saw me a few weeks later and asked me if I still wanted him to come round. I was pissed of at this point but caught unaware and just said yes if you can. Still didn’t come. Did since take a parcel in for hi
And he didn’t mention the shower. So not taking his parcels in is my way of getting my own back. I know it’s jeuvenile- but I don’t care.

Jesus these threads! Why are your dogs going mad? Just don't answer the door of you're that bothered. But don't expect anyone to do the same for you. I really don't get why this is a big deal for people.

just meant grey joggers that look like prison trousers! I was right! —disappointingly—

I checked the whole thread for prison trousers.

Grey joggers?

Disappointed. Couldn't tell you why.

Nah, i stopped accepting them for the people opposite. She gets an ASOS package literally every day, it was getting on my nerves so now they put it in her bin

Never heard of a dog barking a door BuildBuildings?

The prison trousers my DH wears that I mentioned are also grey. Did you get them from Aldi?

Maybe the neighbours are all ordering matching prison trousers too?

That was a lot of scrolling to find out what prison trousers were!

It’s not through not wanting to be helpful - but if you’ve had Royal Mail, Hermes, yodel, Amazon and Argos all knock at the door sometimes 3 or 4 times a week each when you’re on conference calls and trying to work then the least the neighbours could do is ask or appreciate it. I don’t mind the odd one but putting a neighbours address for delivery because you knowingly order when you won’t be home without asking is rude

I've been wearing prison trousers for years so, and my crime is judged by the fashion police.:P

Put a note on your door, OP. Life is too short to be a parcel office for the neighbours.