To be sick of being the only person who answers the bloody door?

[SapphireSeptember]

Currently living in a house that's been converted into studio flats. I know there's other people in, I can hear next door on the phone! He's been in all day, and someone else came home a little while ago. Obviously there's one front door, and only one doorbell. Third delivery today, I was in the middle of something and ignored it, as I've brought in two lots of parcels already! But because I didn't answer the door no one else did. I'm heavily pregnant and in the basement, so I have to run waddle up the stairs when the door goes, and I'm struggling with going up stairs at the moment.

I've had this before in HMOs. One bloke I lived with would never answer the door even when he was expecting stuff, the other place I lived would get deliveries for the landlord as well, I once took delivery of a bike he'd had sent there.

Does anyone else deal with this? And if you do do you find it annoying?

are you saying one buzzer for all flats?

no intercom?

That would drive me potty.

The only way to get it to change is to never answer the door for other people. Eventually they'll get fed up of being inconvenienced.

Make sure people have your number so they can let you know they're coming round and just leave it unless you know you've got a parcel coming that day.

@discountsandoffers Indeed! And that was only fitted after I'd been living here a couple of months. This used to be a B&B, then the current landlord (a professional company) bought it and converted it into flats. You'd think they'd have added a doorbell? (There wasn't a door number either. 🤦🏻‍♀️ People couldn't find the address!)

@IncompleteSenten Luckily most of the stuff I order is either small enough to go through the letterbox or it's tracked so I know when it's due. But yes, it is driving me potty. I'm off work at the moment (annual leave until I'm on mat leave) and I am home a lot. But surely other people can get off their arses occasionally? 🙄

They could but I bet they think you'll do it if they ignore it.

Just because people are in doesn’t mean they can answer the door. My husband and I are both home at least 3 days a week but if we are in meetings we can’t get the door.

If it’s a problem for you don’t do it - sounds like there are no issues with your own packages so it’s their problem to solve.

You need to be contacting the landlord or letting company you rent through and tell them an intercom with buzzers for each flat needs to be fitted asap.

I would disconnect your bell in your basement so you can’t hear it ring.

Can you get a ring doorbell and clearly label it for your flat
at least that way you only need to go down if the delivery is actually for you

That would drive me mad. They need to install an intercom

Don't answer unless you're expecting something/someone.

You don't have to answer the door, even if it was just your door - and you certainly don't have to do it because no-one else in the house can be bothered to when heavily pregnant!

If I were you and you're not expecting any guests or deliveries then I'd just leave the door.

But if it's the same people who are getting things delivered but can't answer the door then don't get stuff delivered of you're just expecting other people to take it on for you. Get it delivered to a locker or something and collect when you can

I feel you. I am in the same situation and all flats just ignore their buzzers as delivery guys just hit each buzzer till someone answered as they need to drop and go.
It got that bad, the CF in flat 5 started putting on her parcels that Flat 3 (me) would sign for it!!!
I'm hybrid and she'd clocked what days I was WFH. So I changed up my days so no one was in & stopped going and when i did, refused to sign for anything or take anything iin.She knocked on my door asking for her parcels and had the audacity to complain it was my fault for her missing her delivery and demanding petrol money to go collect it!!
At this point reality bit and I told her to GTF and you can imagine it soon resolved itself when i realised i wasn't being helpful or a good neighbour, I was being taken advantage of and stopped!
Until you've been through it, you don't know the irrational burning rage CF entitled lazy twats make you feel about this stuff.
Congratulations on the pregnancy xxx