The Parcel

We have a device we plug in when we are away that looks to all intense and purposes that were in and the tv is on.
It`s to deter burglary.
Just a thought.

So very annoying when you do a favour for neighbours and they just can’t be bothered to collect.

It’s happened to me several times now. I know that the young son is in, although the parents are usually out, he just can’t be bothered to answer the door. Lazy git.

My neighbours do it all the time because I'm at home all day. I had one parcel for over a week and stopped going round because they couldn't be bothered to collect it.

Did you write or type the note? A lot of young and youngish people can't read handwriting, or so they claim, and just ignore anything handwritten.

Try googling them, you may be able to find a telephone number or a Facebook account. They aren't likely to ignore a message of that sort.

Sounds to me as if they are away and left things on timers, to be honest sometimes taking in parcels for neighbours is more trouble than worth, after having countless problems with getting our parcels from one of our neighbours who we have told on more than one occasion not to take our parcels in, every single time they ignored us we have to go to them without a word of a lie at least four times, you can see them in their living room through thin curtains, they are middle aged no hearing probs just like the fact you have to literally beg for your parcels, we haven’t had a falling out with them either so it’s not that, we take in for neighbours that are respectful, but we would rather make our own arrangements to pick up ourselves less hassle

I would definitely try another note,if they have someone popping in because they're away they should see it and do something about it.I would be tempted to put it outside their house if you can,with a note to say it's there.Don't take anything for them again

Have you been across daytime since the weekend? The lights, tv maybe on timers for security. Perhaps they are away on holiday.

I had some awful neighbours and constantly took their parcels in to begin with. The final straw came when a large delivery of clothes came and if laid them on my spare bed! Nobody called and I took them round - they were arguing inside about who would answer the door! Eventually it was opened the clothes snatched from me and not a word of thanks! After that I refused to take their parcels and I’m pleased to say they moved - some really rude people!

You can only try so much. Either they want it or they don't. I'd probably print a note in large capitals, say if it's not collected by a certain date you will leave it outside their door and phone the firm to collect it.

How frustrating. Makes you wonder why someone orders and pays for something and then has no interest in picking it up. I am always happy to take parcels in for neighbours but last week my neighbour called to say that she was expecting a parcel to be delivered later that day. I explained that I was going out and she berated me saying what am I supposed to do? Can't please all of the people all of the time.

They are away in the Caribbean or somewhere like that. Bet they turn up in January.

It doesn't have Laithwaites or Naked or something similar stamped on the box, does it?

We'll all be round to yours later Chewbacca

In a similar vein, we're still getting mail for the previous owners of our house - we moved in 5 years ago!! We have their new address and have tried everything from hand delivering to re-addressing, returning to sender (when it's obviously from commercial addresses), we even got one of our neighbours who were still great pals to phone them up and ask them to call and collect their mail marked 'private & confidential)! They did, they promised to sort it out. I've even had the adult daughter knock last year and accuse me of deliberately witholding mail, at this point I waited til she paused for breathe & let her have it - cheeky mare! Now it's started again with Christmas cards. It's an offence to destroy them, there's no return addresses so I'm still redirecting that's why I have printed up a load of sticky labels on my desktop pc with our return address & let our contacts know when we moved so no one is lumbered with my post!

If you know roughly when they return from work then nip over and leave the parcel on their doorstep about 10 mins before they are due to arrive.

Newathiss
The plants or the neighbours? My plants always thrive, they are in flower now but rather small as they should have been planted ages ago. They were a present for her daughter .

Madmaggie I'm sure it is still possible to request the Post Office to re-direct your mail when you move and it is a fairly simple process.

I think I would save up all their Christmas mail, put it in a large envelope and post it to them without a stamp.
Enough is enough!

The latest scam is to claim thst a parcel has not been delivered get a refund ftom company/person then pick up parcel so just make sure you are not part of that. I would give them 3 days or yoh will return yo sender with vosts down to them

Madmaggie you can just write "not known at this address" and put back in post box. That way you have discharged your legal duty of care and it becomes the post office's responsibility.

I keep popping back to see if they've got their parcel yet.
Why would folk order stuff and then not bother picking it up?
Very odd......more money than sense, maybe!

Eureka! The young woman neighbour called this evening to collect it. I'm really glad now that I didn't throw a strop because she explained that she's attending evening college 3 nights a week, straight after full time work, and so doesn't get in until nearly 10 o'clock at night and she felt it was too late to call to collect. Her OH could have collected it instead I suppose but, I'm really very pleased that it was the young woman who called because she stayed and chatted for a little while.

Thanks all!

MadMaggie mail is no longer redirected unless you add more stamps to cover the cost - hopefully if you just add the new address the cards will be held at the Post Office until the addressees turn up and pay a vast amount!
Chewbacca I'd contact the delivery company, explain what has happened and say you're no longer to look after the parcel for them as you don't want to be involved in a possible scam. Get them to collect it and then put a final note in your neighbour's door saying that you no longer have their property and for them to contact the delivery company.

Chewbacca
ignore previous, so glad that it was sorted amicably and that you have met a pleasant neighbour after all that!

Thank goodness Chewbacca

Unless you bang on their window really loudly.

Have you thought of ringing their work place. It does sound like they are away.