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AIBU?

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To think having shopping delivered before 8am on Sunday is not very neighbourly?

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lieinsareunderated · 15/08/2021 09:03

We've been away for the last two weekends so I'd blissfully forgotten about this really annoying routine my relatively new neighbours have. Then I heard the "slide crash" of the Tesco van this morning at 7.36am .
She's on mat leave, he wfh and certainly doesn't seem to be confined to home office all day everyday, so they really don't need it delivered this early on this particular day.
I usually have to get up at about 8.15 on Sundays to cart my DC's off to various sporting activities. But in the week I have to get up at 7.15 so that extra hour is cherished. Only now I'm awake thanks to the dulcet tones of crates being unloaded.
This is lighthearted btw, I know they are more important things to worry about. But bloody hell it's a bit rude!

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isthisareverse · 15/08/2021 09:44

@Dishwashersaurous

OK I'm clearly in the minority as noises outside wouldn't wake me once I'm asleep, or my kids etc.

How does anyone sleep on houses near busy roads if they are woken by every motorbike etc.

maybe they get used to it.

Not everyone leaves on a busy road.

happycamper3 · 15/08/2021 09:44

Totally unreasonable.
A lot of people are catching up on sleep at the weekend

cantrememberagain · 15/08/2021 09:44

We live in the middle of nowhere!! Moved away from that.. or so I thought 🤣

We have a bang crash and yelling of the guy who owns horses in a paddock he rented near our house 7.30am every morning without fail... rah rah rah, crushing buckets, stomp stomp.

He's ruined any lie in I'm ever going to have, mind you I'd rather that to a sliding Tesco van door! And I agree with you nobody needs a food shop that early!

Chikapu · 15/08/2021 09:47

@Dishwashersaurous

But the noise is outside. Behind windows, curtains etc. It's not actually that close and is outside.

If a van slamming wakes up then surely woken by motorbike going down the road or similar.

The noise is outside

Are you ok hun? I think being able to sleep through all kinds of racket could be an indication of an underlying health condition.

YumBroadBeans · 15/08/2021 09:48

My neighbour has an early Ocado delivery first thing every Sunday. I'm with you. It's what wakes me up and it's really annoying.

TrashKitten10 · 15/08/2021 09:52

If she's on maternity leave then they probably have a small baby awake at 5am and 7:36 already feels like midday. They'd also be deeply envious of your normal 'early' start at 7:15

StarfishDish · 15/08/2021 09:54

@cantrememberagain

We live in the middle of nowhere!! Moved away from that.. or so I thought 🤣

We have a bang crash and yelling of the guy who owns horses in a paddock he rented near our house 7.30am every morning without fail... rah rah rah, crushing buckets, stomp stomp.

He's ruined any lie in I'm ever going to have, mind you I'd rather that to a sliding Tesco van door! And I agree with you nobody needs a food shop that early!

@cantrememberagain We get ours early though so we can then go out for the day

RossPoldarksWife · 15/08/2021 09:54

5.30am every Friday morning banging a wheelie bin down 6 steps between the houses, and 5.30am every Sunday they bring it back.
Why can’t they do it the day time, early evening. So selfish.

Antwerpen · 15/08/2021 09:55

Yet another MN over use of the word ’rude’

MrsSkylerWhite · 15/08/2021 09:56

Early slots are cheaper. YABU.

Catlover77 · 15/08/2021 09:56

I hear my delivery or any of my neighbours deliveries long before they are at the front door - reversing, doors opening and slamming, crates piled up. Deliveries absolutely wake up a normal (without any deep sleep issues) person.

regthetabbycat · 15/08/2021 09:57

Perhaps you could offer to pay the difference between an early delivery charge and one at a time that you find acceptable?

LeonardLikesThisPost · 15/08/2021 09:57

I think it's a little inconsiderate, and yes, this would also wake me up in my bedroom faced onto the street - and I also sleep with earplugs.

But also, wfh doesn't mean available to take deliveries. At certain times of the day, I can't leave my desk for anything short of a medical emergency. I sometimes will book a shop for in between those times if no other slots are available, but it's a risk, because if it's early or late I could be stuffed.

dunkaccino · 15/08/2021 09:58

Missing the point completely, but we can only get Tesco deliveries from 10am on Sundays anyway, (9am other days) and latest is 9pm. There's a two hour break from midday and an hour from 6pm too.

Dishwashersaurous · 15/08/2021 09:59

So to continue with my inability to explain myself.

Because millions of people live on busy roads and are fine it wouldn't occur to me that a food delivery would wake the neighbours.

Chippychipcrisps · 15/08/2021 10:00

Totally agree. My neighbour seems to get Asda/Ocado slots that arrive before 6am or after 10pm. The sound of crates doesn’t bother me but the van arriving sounds like my old breast pump in action.

Labracadabradoodle · 15/08/2021 10:00

I work permanent night shift, none of

my neighbours consider my need for sleep during the day, and neither do I expect them to. It's life.

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lieinsareunderated · 15/08/2021 10:01

@dunkaccino

Missing the point completely, but we can only get Tesco deliveries from 10am on Sundays anyway, (9am other days) and latest is 9pm. There's a two hour break from midday and an hour from 6pm too.

Well quite. I may have changed the name of the supermarket to protect the innocent...

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Carrotcakeforbreakfast · 15/08/2021 10:01

Not a delivery but my neighbours like to talk a full volume on a Sunday at 7am.
Outside. They're in an out of the garage/back gate and slamming the doors, shouting over to eachother and it really, really pisses me off.

I mean I'm not saying people should be silent until at least 10am but if I was outside at 7am on a Sunday morning I would keep my volume down.
They do tend to go quiet at around 8pm though so if it does carry on I may start booking the 11pm sainsburys delivery slot

bungaloid · 15/08/2021 10:01

Funnily I had to haggle with my wife to get the shopping delivered later on a Saturday. She was obsessed with getting it at 7am, we compromised 0830-0930. I think she just liked the idea of getting the "job done" and complete early! Bad enough our kids up at 6am stomping around, no need to run it in with food crates dragged around at 7am.

FreekStar2 · 15/08/2021 10:02

So just wondering if there is an underlying health issue etc

Idiot!

Maybe you have a health condition if loud noises don't wake you? Get your hearing checked?

I have to say though that I get my shopping delivered when it best suits me- it wouldn't occur to me to think my supermarket delivery would wake the neighbours because it's not me making the noise- it's not really my problem if Tesco can't deliver more quietly- deliveries are not generally thought of as noisy activities. I wouldn't book someone in to cut the grass or drill big holes at that time, but having shopping delivered shouldn't be that noisy.

Lemonsyellow · 15/08/2021 10:03

I think it’s fine.

DeflatedGinDrinker · 15/08/2021 10:05

Noise at that hour on a weekend is rude. Especially when 2 adults are home all bloody week.

DeflatedGinDrinker · 15/08/2021 10:05

Can forgive a one off but every week is something else.

Carrotcakeforbreakfast · 15/08/2021 10:06

at the "underlying health issues"
Ha

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