I'm feeling Bah Humbug at this

[ImJustMadAboutSaffron]

I'm away for Christmas and one friend comes back from London to spend it with her brother and sees another friend for a drink and catch up. I usually join them but I'm away this year as I was in 2019. On that occasion I took cards and a small token gift for each of them to the brother's house for my friend to collect and planned on doing the same this year, and messaged my friend to tell her. I received this back:
Just leave it outside if he doesn't answer he was annoyed that you asked the neighbours as they weren't happy last time and the other neighbours are in their 80s and she is getting forgetful. He doesn't know any other neighbours.
Sorry but thank you anyway x

I'm rather miffed! I've made the effort to drive round to his house and I'm not psychic. Bah humbug I say!

Way too much effort for a token gift. She doesn't seem bothered. I really wouldn't make the trip.

@Sirzy

I can see why the neighbours where unhappy to be honest. Taking in presents for your neighbours sister and her friends isn’t something I would be keen to do and I think it’s odd you thought to even knock there

Blimey there's some poor neighbours around here. We take in parcels for lovely ndn several times a month...

Is it that DB is peeved at His DSis turning up and taking over or some similar long running sibling spat.