Not my parcel so why my problem?

[parcelwoes]

Knock on my door 2 days ago and a man with a large parcel told me he was a resident of a nearby street. He said the parcel had been delivered to him in error.

As I wasn't expecting anything I checked the address and it was for a neighbour 2 doors away. I told the man it wasn't mine and he said he had tried numerous times to deliver it to neighbour and he was never in. He'd put a note through the door and no one had called him and he could no longer store the large parcel.

When I asked why he was knocking on my door he said I lived nearer so I should take it. Like a fool, I did. I think I was so gob smacked I didn't react sensibly.

I have also tried to deliver it and put a note through his letterbox - I do know neighbour by sight and he has been at home as car has come and gone.

I'm also fed up of large parcel in my hallway so I'm thinking of passing it onto another neighbour. What do you think? 😀

Honestly I'd post a note through his door, explaining he has 24 hours to.collect it, before it goes outside.

If you contact the original sender (their address will be on the parcel, should be easy to find out the company by googling the address) and explain the size of the thing, they will likely send out someone next day to pickup the item for return.

Sorry OP just seen you don’t want to ring company. They probably have social media or email if that’s easier.

Put it in his parking space

You shouldn’t have taken it!
since you know he’s been coming and going leave it on his doorstep

This. Why on earth didn't you suggest that solution to the kind man who came to find the rightful owner of the parcel? Only on mumsnet do grown adults fail to use their power of speech.

Oh dear you really don’t help yourself! Why would you feel guilty? Also if it’s a sink, they’re kind of waterproof!

Are you a people pleaser?

You were doing so well until “I felt guilty”! Put a note through saying please collect by X time or it will be going out onto the end of my driveway and if it rains then so be it as the parcel will no longer be my responsibility.

I agree. It wouldn't be clogging up my hallway for any longer than a few hours.

NOW you tell us he has a drive! No need to wait for him to come home then. Drag it over there and place it on his empty drive - then he'll have to move the fecking thing to park when he gets home! (I'd also leave a big note on it saying "You're welcome!". )

The neighbour has surely been informed it’s been delivered? Seems bizarre they’d just leave it for days (it’s an expensive item), so going to assume they’re still not in. Either that, or they’ve got a red card and gone to pick it up from the man who dropped it off, and HE’s not bothering to answer the door.

Could you knock on and ask if he is able to come and get it?

if you don’t want to/can’t dump it in his driveway/ he’s not answering I would honestly email or track down the website of the folk who the return address and contact their customer service/social media. They will arrange a collected return so you don’t have to do anything. I find approaching them on social media or their web forms will get a quicker reply than phoning.

She already tried ringing the company, one of @parcelwoes updates says so

I meant through SM/ their web form. Usually a lot quicker than waiting for a call to be picked up.

I would also go back to the courier or company who sold the item. Beyond a joke now.

OR

As with my STBEX, who wouldn't collect his stuff from our house…

Put it next to your dustbin, covered in a bin liner and leave a message with your neighbour telling him where his parcel us and what day/time the bin men come…😆

Worked in my case! 😆

I would put up with someone else’s fucking sink in my hallway for about 35 minutes until I blew my top.

Put a note through his door saying Hi there, my name is Jane, I live at number 42, I have had your sink from SinksRus in my hallway for 3 days. Please can you collect asap. It’s too heavy for me.

Or go and SPEAK to him and say the same thing.

Take the kids! I’m guessing it’s not a long walk if you can see his car coming and going.

I can’t really see the problem here.

Just to remind people, OP wrote: "I have also tried to deliver it and put a note through his letterbox - I do know neighbour by sight and he has been at home as car has come and gone." So, DESPITE OP putting a note through her neighbour's door and him coming and going regularly, he's not collected the parcel. He's a CF. Time to drag it over there and dump it on his drive while he's out. He won't miss it when he next comes home and can't park on his drive!

dont feel bad for leaving it outside in the rain op

No update really, didn't see his car yesterday. But I'm off work today so determined to get rid of it one way or another.

Why haven’t you left it on his drive / doorstep?

Exactly this OP. You titled this thread "Not my parcel so why my problem?". Answer: it isn't. You've been patient long enough and he's an ignorant CF. LEAVE IT ON HIS DRIVE!

I would have told him to sling his hook.

If it's heavy are there any friends or neighbours you can ask to help you move it to his drive?

I never take in parcels for neighbours anymore after some became cheeky fuckers and put our address as their default delivery address.

Is the neighbour’s parcel still blocking your hallway OP?

I dragged it round there at about 9pm and left it on his drive. The cardboard was soggy and ripped a bit.
I rang his bell and scarpered - a bit like knock down ginger.

I spent the rest of the evening peering outside from my top window to see if he took it in. It's not there this morning.

The thing is I genuinely feel guilty in case it's damaged. Although rationally I left 2 notes plus knocked numerous times. So I know not my fault but I'm hiding away in case he sees me.

WELL DONE OP! Why do you feel guilty about the condition of something HE plainly doesn't care about enough to come and collect it from you in SIX days (and however many more days the previous neighbour, who left it with you, had it)? This guy is a MONUMENTAL PISS-TAKER! You should post another note through his door saying "No, you're welcome, please don't mention it, it's fine I had to drag this over to you. Sarcasm: OFF" He's a CF and I wouldn't give his fecking parcel another thought (as pps have pointed, a sink isn't going to come to any harm from rain).