Neighbour stole my delivery?

[Eleanr]

Have NC as I don't want this linked to my other posts. Could be outing.

I ordered a £600 item online. Normally when I order expensive items I have to give a code, which is sent via email, to the delivery driver.

I was out today and got an email to say my package had been delivered. There was a picture included, which was very obviously my neighbour.

I thought, great, that's fine! We often take parcels in for each other. When I went to collect it from her she denied all knowledge. I was a bit flustered trying to take the dogs/ shopping inside so I just said "oh okay there must be some mistake" and went into my house.

Now I've looked closer at the pic just to make sure and it's definitely her house, she must have jt!

What would you do? I don't want to accuse her of stealing, but.... ?

You can’t let them get away with this. What if it was someone who really couldn’t afford to lose the item? Like a teen who had used their entire savings to buy a computer? Have you contacted the police?

They probably won’t do anything as you have your item back but it shows the kind of people they are, and it puts the incident on record.

So glad you got the parcel back!

I wonder if she mixed it up with one of hers, started to open it, then felt embarrassed and decided to pretend not to have it?

I would be so tempted to tell her that you have let the police know that it has turned up but they may still call her!

I'm VERY tempted, but I don't want to cause any more drama than necessary. I know it was her, she knows I know it was her. Maybe I'm a pushover but I just don't want the stress!

I would need to know. Just of .00001% chance it wasn’t her. If you had proof of her returning the item then I would be sending her a few screenshots with “no I don’t think we will be talking again”

@Pootlepoodle

That’s a moo point

Or a mute point 😆

Oh good, glad you got the parcel back.

There is so much parcel fraud going on at the moment, especially with tech items, it's really quite disturbing! Several mentions of how some of them pull the trick on here, plus there are the returns where people receive the item then repack the box with something of equal weight to return it, it doesn't get opened other end to check, and then gets sent out again to a different unsuspecting customer!
There was a whole thread on that recently too - I think the recipient got sheets or something instead of a laptop or X box?

[quote Lemonweightloss]@ChampagneLassie, that's so funny. I immediately had a vision of a Miss Hannigan type, answering the door, half cut - champagne bottle in hand, denying all knowledge.[/quote]
This is what I imagine too. My friend doesn't know them / but said they were a bit rough and didn't want to aggravate them!

Just found this, coincidentally - someone out there trying to right the wrongs perpetrated by package thieves!

You can still ask your neighbour across the road without even mentioning your next door neighbour. Just a 'my package went missing on....can you check your ring camera'

[quote ThumbWitchesAbroad]Just found this, coincidentally - someone out there trying to right the wrongs perpetrated by package thieves!

[/quote] I love Mark Rober's stuff. Especially his ninja squirrel course.

Yes ask neighbour across the road. I'd just say it was a delivery issue and it would be handy to know when the company actually made the delivery because you received confusing messages. Then if neighbour says oh yes it was delivered at 2pm, the company van pulled up on road, you know this is some crazy mix up of old photos.

Or, your neighbour says, oh Marge* must have taken it in as she popped over to yours at 4pm you can look surprised, "Marge, but I asked her and she said she hadn't seen it", then let the news spread around the rest of your neighbours.
*Marge= CF neighbour.

@Rustybear - yes, I'd been watching the squirrel assault course before, that's how I found the glitter bomb stuff!

I'd ask neighbour over the road to check ring doorbell & be honest about why - to check if it was CF neighbour. Other neighbour is at risk of same CF behaviour too, so this would be fair warning!

Or a mute point 😆

Or a moot point 🤣

@mumlikeaboss it's moot.

This 👆

@LovedayCL

Or a mute point 😆

Or a moot point 🤣

@rightsideoftheroad Oh my goodness I knooooooww 🤦🏼‍♀️ was just laughing at a popular misquote

Shame you do don't have a ring camera at your door. Would solve the mystery re appearance of the parcel. I have had a few debates with delivery companies as well as a window cleaner all of whom were adamant of their work. The camera doesn't lie!

Glad you got your package though.

Looks like you’re the escape goat now, @mumlikeaboss. Baaaad form. 🐐

@mumlikeaboss I guess you’ve never seen Friends then?

@Womencanlift

The thing is OP the next person the CF steals from might not be as lucky as you. I would want to let my neighbours know that we couldn’t trust her/her family

On a serious note, this is actually a good point. I might do as Enough4me suggests and let the news spread.

That's why Ring doorbell is your friend!

@HaveringWavering no I haven't! Sorry if I missed a specific quote then 😄

What an absolute fucker your neighbour is!

Talk about shitting where you eat.