What to do with neighbours parcel?

[CallieCat19]

So I took in a parcel last week for our neighbour a few doors down. I waited a few days to see if they would come and collect it but they didn’t. So I assumed maybe the courier didn’t leave them a note saying where it was so have tried to drop it of to them. Weve been round and knocked four times since. I know they are in as the lights are on and their car is outside but no one has answered the door. One time My partner knocked he said they were stood right in the kitchen so he could see them but they still ignored him knocking the door.
I tried again a few days ago and when no answer left a note saying we had their parcel and to please come and collect it but still nothing,
I’m not sure what to do at this point, keep trying? Send it back? Leave it outside their house?

Depends on it’s size and the weather but I’d leave it on their doorstep. You’ve tried

I'd just ring the bell and leave it outside. Very rude of them not to open the door to you when they're obviously in. If they're worried because of covid completely understandable) they could at least put a note through your door or speak to you through the window.

How big is it? If it's huge, leave on your doorstep and send a note to say it's there. If small - leave on their doorstep.

Take a photo either way. (And don't accept parcels for that neighbour again!)

Leave it in their bin or hidden somewhere in garden and put a note through the door saying where it is.

Or contact the courier and ask them to collect and return it to sender.

I'd post a note through saying parcel outside then leave it on the doorstep. What strange behaviour.

That’s what I thought that it was quite rude. It just seems very strange behaviour tbh. We don’t know them that well but always smile / wave if we see them and they’ve always seemed quite friendly so not sure why they’re being so unhelpful.

I could leave it outside but the box is made of cardboard and the weather has been awful recently. Also there’s no hedge or anything so the whole street would be able to see the parcel sat there. Not sure if I would then be liable if it was taken?

Put another note through the door saying come and collect it before X day or we will return to sender.
What's the betting it's a Christmas gift and they are wanting to keep it at yours for now!
Either that or they've claimed it never arrived and will wait to collect it until they get the replacement

I’d knock again and if they don’t answer, pop a note through their door saying you’ve tried to deliver but they don’t seem to have heard you knocking so it’s on the doorstep/behind the wheelie bin.

Maybe they expected you to knock and leave on doorstep like postman’s are doing at mo?

Everyone here is far nicer then me.

If I'd done all you'd done, I'd consider it "mine" by now 😂

You've tried in a number of ways to get it to them. They've not bothered to contact you. I think maybe I'd just let it gather dust in the corner of my house somewhere.... Maybe open it and see if it was anything exciting / likely to go off...

Is take a photo and leave it on doorstep when they're in . If they're in they will soon come get it. Unless it's a complicated scam for them to get said item free...

I'd just ring the bell & leave it on their doorstep.

I'd put it in a cupboard somewhere out the way. They know you've got it so it's their problem.

I wouldn't put it on their doorstep because it's your problem if it goes missing

Leave it outside of their house. Put a note through their door.

I definitely have been tempted to open it to see what it is 😂

Perhaps they are isolating and can’t come in contact with others?

That’s my worry that if I leave it and it’s stolen then it’ll be on me!
It’s not very big so I could just put it away somewhere, just irritating that I know they are in and am just being ignored.

Just leave it in the doorstep. You've tried your best. If it goes missing its their own fault for completely ignoring you.

Are they possibly deaf?

Are they possibly deaf?

They have had a note through their door saying the parcel is with OP.

Can you wait 2 weeks so if it is due to isolating that allows for them to be clear and come and get it? Then I'd put a note through with a date by which you'll be sending it back. It's not like they wouldn't be refunded by the company and could buy it again. But if they do this, refuse to take it in again!

OP just send it back. I wouldn't even pay for postage, take it to the sorting office or something and say it was delivered to you in error. They can sort out returning to sender same as when you chuck envelopes back in the post box when they are wrongly delivered.

I think I’d shout through the letterbox telling them I’m leaving it on the floor outside. Leave it on the doorstep, they’re being weird and I have no patience.

They may be isolating I’m not sure. I would have thought though that they would have shouted through that they were isolating and to leave it outside rather than just ignore us. That’s what we did when we had to isolate

Why should OP hold something for 2 weeks when the neighbours can't even be bothered to respond when they are in the kitchen and can be seen? They don't have to open the door but they could write a note up against the window to say please leave on doorstep as we are isolating. Then at least OP wouldn't be worrying about it getting soaked if it was left outside.