To dispose of neighbour's parcel

[Petmalex]

I have a parcel that I took in for my neighbour as they were out during delivery. This was 3 weeks ago! This isn't the first time it's taken them ages to collect their parcel. Once before it took them 10 days to collect it and they didn't even say thank you. The delivery driver said that their neighbours to the other side won't take their parcels in because they don't take theirs. I know they're in because I see them going in and out of their house and their car leaves and returns. So either, they haven't got the memo that I have their parcel, they have forgotten about it, or they just cannot be arsed and are waiting for me to go over with it. They've never been very friendly with me as I have tried with them so I'm less inclined to do the latter. Plus, I have a chip on my shoulder with them as back when we 'clapped for carers/NHS' at 8pm on a Thursday night, I was always putting my baby down to sleep or in the middle of some kind of baby stress and not in the position to come to my front door and clap. My opinion on this is for another time but needless to say, I don't deem someone less religious for not going to church every Sunday. Anyway, I am pretty sure they were the ones who put a note through my door saying could I come and clap for carers which I was furious about but I have no proof! So back to the matter in hand, what would you do with this package and how long do I have to keep it for before I either throw it in the bin (or return to sender obvs)?

My neighbours all did the clapping thing. We didn't as DH is disabled so painful for him to stand for a few minutes and one of our kids is a nurse and asked us not to as they didn't want claps they wanted PPE and a payrise. Anyway get to VE day May 2020 and they all had a street party virtually under my window. People have said to me that maybe we should have just gone out but a lady from further up the road told me (with great delight) that we weren't included as we hadn't done the clapping.

We've never been welcome, very white area and non white DH, so that probably didn't help either.

People are weird.

Just take it over. No need for the drama.

put a stopwatch on your phone, pick up the parcel, take it to their house, ring the door. if they come to do the door say 'this is your parcel, if they don't come to the door, leave it on the doorstep. Come back here, turn the stopwatch off and if that takes more than 2 minutes I'll eat my hat.
you could probably do it faster than the time it's taken me to write this!

This.

They are arses, but unfortunately as you have accepted the parcel you are now responsible for it and can't dispose of it.

What you could do is give them a couple of days to collect it, and warn them that you will charge them bailment for taking care of it at £x/day or part of day.

Then stick it out of the way and was for them.

DO NOT EVER TAK A PARCEL IN FOR THEM AGAIN.

But if she leaves it, and it is stolen, it's her responsibility.

If you're not on good terms with them you don't want a problem. If you can see they are in, take it over and knock, give it to them. Problem solved. Then don't take any further deliveries and it's all over!!

That's exactly what I was going to suggest!

Bar-stewards!

You may not like them, but unfortunately you accepted responsibility for the parcel when you accepted it. So you can't just bin it. Leave it on their doorstep so it's out of the house and you're not getting wound up about it. Then don't accept any more parcels.

Life is probably too short.

Just deliver it and go all Zammo on their arse.

Take it round and leave it with a note telling them you won't be taking anything in for them again. I would have advised returning to sender but quite a few companies have scrapped free returns. Then don't give them any more head space

I think in this situation, you cannot be certain that they are aware that you have a parcel. I think it is on you to drop the parcel round at a time they are in. I do understand that you do not like them but in this instance I think you should be the bigger person.

They probably don't even know you have it. I'd just do that

This seems like such a non issue. Take the package and put in on their doorstep. Simple. No need to interact with them.
Don't take any packages in for them in future

To live like this, fretting and angry over this

OP, as you walk out next leave outside their front door

or simply refuse delivery if you’re in

no need to dispose

Don’t bring your children up to fret such small stuff

and certainly not to be malicious and dispose of others property

Yes, take it round when you can see they are in and if they don't open the door, leave it on the doorstep with a note through door, saying you have had it for 3 weeks and you don't want to be responsible for it any longer.

My neighbours to one side went all weird over lockdown and complained about petty things we were doing (after 13 years living here) so I no longer take parcels for them.

When I've had parcels for neighbours through I taken it round of an evening if they've forgotten (and if it isn't enormous)

Plonk it on their doorstep then never take in a parcel for them again.

Absolutely ridiculous. Drop it round and stop being so petty.

This

Just put a note through their door saying that you took in a parcel for them and would they like to come and collect it.

There are 3 small estates where I live with very similar names. I sometimes get post for houses with the same number as mine but in one of the other estates. I drop it round to them. It really isn’t a big deal. I don’t understand why people can be so awkward about this.

Why did you even need to post about this? Just give it to them when you see them. Or knock on their door. They might not even know you've got it.

Unless the neighbours gave permission for the parcel to be left with a neighbour then technically the delivery company haven't delivered it and they are in breach of contract with whatever company it came from.

I'd leave it on their doorstep like a normal person.