Taking in parcels for neighbours

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What's the etiquette with taking in parcels for neighbours during lockdown?
I'm torn between wanting to be neighbourly but also not wanting to take the risk of coming into contact with anything. We seem to have had loads of deliveries this week for our next door neighbours and it just got me thinking.
What's everyone else doing?

I let them leave the parcel at our front door, but I don't bring them inside. Our neighbour is happy with that because we are home more and she can pick it up when she gets back.

1. Covid can be transmitted via surfaces. parcels have been handled by various people who might have it.

1. the neighbour would have to collect it and they could be infected.

If we want to win the battle against the virus, we all have to do our best to keep the infection rate down.

Of course. If I was in the habit of licking my neighbours' parcels, I might think differently.

It hasn't occurred to me not to. If covid spread from taking in parcels I think we would know about it! (And also have bigger things to worry about!)

Our neighbours - both lovely - have asked the postman to deliver to me if they're out or if they're on a Zoom call and don't want to be disturbed BUT if I'm out this causes ddog to howl and/or it disturbs dh who himself is on calls all day - so they don't want to be disturbed by own delivery but fine to disturb us. They don't seem to have considered at all that I'm not just sitting in the kitchen waiting for someone to need my services. I'm less worried about the covid aspect but perhaps I should be.

I always do it, doesn't fuss me.
However one set of neighbours are elderly and vulnerable and my job (sen teacher) is very very risky and I would be extremely likely to catch it if it's in our school, and so when we take something round that we've taken for them , we wash our hands before picking it up and then stand back . I usually get my husband to do it as he works at home . We've long since told them that this is what we do and they're happy with the arrangement.
I love a chat with them they're really lovely but I've made it clear from the outset that we will always distance etc. I've left them some flowers on the doorstep before now though after washing my hands lol

As long as you don't lick them I think it should be ok

Yes of course. If you are ECV, I could see being cautious. I imagine it’s a big worry. But if not, some perspective is needed.

I took one in today. I am sure that the guy muttered that we were down to take it in if necessary.

I've no problem taking them in. Why should I? I'm at home, they arent. It's the nice thing to do

@worriedandannoyed

I take them in for my neighbours regularly. Open door, place parcel in hallway. Wash hands, wait for neighbour to pick it up. Is it really that risky?

The above.

In reality due to lockdown people are ordering more online and aren't always in to receive it.

One of my neighbours are both frontline NHS and I think taking in a few parcels is the least I can do when they are working busy hospital shifts in PPE.

Like the poster above I'm just diligent about hand washing and hand over of parcels is done at a distance (they knock on the door, step back and I put their parcel on the garden wall for them to pick up). Hand wash again....

The only downside is I'm going through tons of hand cream to counteract the dryness from so much hand washing

I’m not a fan of collecting my own 😂 I am socially rejected aka shielding again though.

It wouldn't even cross my mind not to.