To send a note to the cheeky fuckers who just stole our Valentines takeaway?

[StolenBhuna]

NC for obvious reasons.

We have just had to wait more than an extra hour for our delivery because the first one they sent was apparently accepted by the occupier when the teenaged driver knocked at the wrong house. The houses do look alike so mistakes happen and the weather is bad tonight.

I rang the restaurant manager when tracking said it was delivered (it wasn’t). He gave me the usual “on its way” flannel you get from managers who don’t know what’s happened. So I said don’t worry. Busy night. We will wait.

He rang back half an hour later, outraged himself at what he has realised and told me “naughty number blah-di-blah took it, my driver knocked the wrong door”. I didn’t ask which house. I didn’t get a chance. He obviously wanted me to know he wasn’t lying. So he told me specifically and now I know.

Luckily a matey dinner with ex instead of a romantic curry night.

Do I pop a note along to point out its not nice to take stuff you haven’t paid for? Just so they know?

Yes, if you’re brave enough. In awe of your courage in thinking of doing so!

Think I'd sort of accidentally in purpose bump into them in the street and ask them whether they enjoyed the curry. Don't think I'd write a note to them. Might do a passive aggressive Facebook post on the local moan site (without mentioning names)

Maybe I should say that we are in a terrace where all the fronts look similar and all the front doors or black, so neighbourliness here does mean returning stray parcels and sometimes putting up with tipsy people trying the wrong door.

There would be chaos if we all start acting like they have.

I’m not fuming but I do want to make them squirm, cheeky gets.

@LaChanticleer

Yes, if you’re brave enough. In awe of your courage in thinking of doing so!

If I do, will probably post it, and I’d keep it humorous.

You are nicer than me. I would be knocking on their door tonight.

@Forestdweller11

Think I'd sort of accidentally in purpose bump into them in the street and ask them whether they enjoyed the curry. Don't think I'd write a note to them. Might do a passive aggressive Facebook post on the local moan site (without mentioning names)

The thing is, they’re not close neighbours. They are quite a long way up. Imagine something like 81 being misread as 31 by the driver in the rain.

So bumping into them or strolling up their path would be hard work. I don’t actually know what they look like.

I have been the wrong door for my neighbours so many times the next takeaway is staying with me.

It's so annoying, having someone knock on your door at some ungodly time or when I'm working with deliveries for some fucker from No 10.

People on the next street down from us did this with our whole Asda shop. Asda told us to go and collect it ourselves. What, with a fucking wheelbarrow? They also gave us the recipient's phone number and when I phoned they just said, well you don't know what where it's been so you'd better ask for a replacement shop

Also wondering why you haven't knocked on their door and asked if they took in your takeaway in error.

You could send them an anonymous valentine's day card:
Roses are red,
violets are blue,
I hope you enjoyed
my vindaloo

Just posting to say "what CF's accept a delivery that they know full well they haven't ordered or paid for"!?

Brass neck!

We've had a couple of deliveries for next door over the years and we've always pointed them in the right direction, not once did I think "oh that's nice, I quite fancy a free random pizza that I didn't order and fuck whoever it actually belongs to"

@ChardonnaysPetDragon

I have been the wrong door for my neighbours so many times the next takeaway is staying with me.

It's so annoying, having someone knock on your door at some ungodly time or when I'm working with deliveries for some fucker from No 10.

ISWYM but the poor driver looked about 16 when he showed up and had obviously been told to grovel. We told him and the manager not to worry, of course.

Poor chap was obviously young. You would have to have a hard heart to take a £35 meal off him, knowing you have not paid and he could get in trouble in his first job. Also, it’s Valentine’s Day.

@Awrite

Also wondering why you haven't knocked on their door and asked if they took in your takeaway in error.

How do you take a meal you didn’t order “in error”?

@Versaillaise

You could send them an anonymous valentine's day card: Roses are red, violets are blue, I hope you enjoyed my vindaloo

Oh I like that!

I might just do that.

I don’t understand why you and your friend haven’t knocked on their door?

This is really annoying. But it might have been taken in error (e.g. one housemate opened the door, assumed other housemate ordered takeaway, too late to hand it back once driver left). So I'd just let it go

I would be tempted to go round there. But lm not very tolerant with CF’s, l nearly got into a debate with our newish neighbours on Friday. The mentalists think they own the space outside their terraced house, they don’t . It wouldn’t have ended well and would have involved me recommending then some local estate agents so they can buy a house with a drive

Did they though or did they just overcommit because it was Valentine's Day and thus was a convenient excuse?

Order them a bunch of cash on delivery takeaways as payback

Playing devil's advocate, but would they definitely have known it was yours?

I live in a shared house so we often take in food deliveries for each other and don't question the delivery man, we just take it in and shout upstairs that someone's food's here. Except we got one the other weekend which turned out wasn't any of ours. We would have taken it to the right address but there was no address on the receipt, just a first name. We had to ring the restaurant to tell them (they told us to keep it or bin it), no idea what they did after that.

@Nosnogginginthekitchen

Order them a bunch of cash on delivery takeaways as payback

This is harassment, please don't do this.

I've had young drivers, old drivers, nice drivers, horrible drivers. I had 78% of all of Deliveroo knock on my door with some delivery for her.

And once had a huge box with some furniture delivered and the cow just left it with me, and when I went to tell her she informed me she's about to go for a coffee with friends and can she pick it up tomorrow. No, you ungrateful sod, it's either now or it's getting kicked out on the street.

Sorry OP. I know I'm unreasonable but the next pizza is mine.

I did this once a while ago, I just assumed my flat mate (who was in the bath) had ordered it and it had arrived faster than she expected. I felt awful when I realised and rang to explain and they said to keep the food!

Why didn’t we go round there? We’re in our comfies already and by the time we knew about it, a replacement meal was in its way. Also people who will take someone else’s takeaway are, according to ex, probably beyond reasoning with. He maybe means he CBA to get dressed but actually I tend to agree.

@TokyoSushi I think I’d assume the same if he hadn’t given me a door number. I think that’s why he gave me the door number. To add credibility. Dangerous game he is playing if it isn’t too. What if I marched round there like some PPs would?

Exactly. They would, of course, deny it but worth it to see them squirm.