Postman left my parcels next door!

sporedude

Guess the OP would prefer a trip to the sorting office than neighbors taking it.

so2006

I would love it if my postman did that.

Before he use to stick all parcles through the door or open the patio and stick um in if they where too big and not even sign for them, which was a help.

Now we have some man that comes at 9:00 on a saturday banging the door down for a parcel that could easily go through my post box.

izzitme

I am a postie :rolleyes:

Company policy is to card any parcel or signed for item if there is no answer at the property. Many of my colleagues will leave them with a neighbour, but I only do that if the neighbour offers, I will not knock on their door & ask.

Some companies now give you the option to give an alternative delivery instruction i.e. If out please leave at number **

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

Our postmen never leave parcels with neighbours and it drives me mad,means I have to wait 48 hours and somehow get to the sorting office.
I think it's nothing to get annoyed about.Surely he left a card to tell you.

jackieb

Just after I moved house last year I was asked to take a big parcel in for next door. I didn't know my neighbours but it broke the ice.

I got flowers and a teddy bear delivered from my husband back in February. He was away at the time and asked if i'd had anything delivered. I told him no. Two days later (it was winter so I wasn't hanging out washing, and nothing needed put in the wheelie bin) I opened the back door and there were my flowers in a sack, in a box, soaking wet. I don't think it was the PO that delivered it, but I had no idea who the delivery company was, as there was no card put through my front door telling me something had been left round the back! Fortunately they were alright, and my wee bear dried out, but still..! :rolleyes:

lonestar1

just put a sign up asking parcels not be left with neighbours.
Although to be honest if you get on ok with your neighbours I cant see the problem

bubblegumcola

This is common practice where I am, posties and delivery men are always asking me to take parcels for neighbours, usually I don't mind as I am in most of the time. I usually only take in parcels for neighbours I know but like another poster I took a parcel for my new neighbour who moved in opposite, good excuse to say hi. I don't take parcels for people who live in the flats in my street as I don't know them, thats just my preference. They are all out at work during the day and maybe might not be too happy like the original OP, if I knew them then I probably would take stuff for them.

I do sometimes feel like a postal depot and sometimes if I have alot on during the day I will refuse to take it. Delivery drivers can be really stroppy if you say no, but then I have the right of refusal if the parcel is nothing to do with me. If you don't want your parcels given to a neighbour you can always phone up your local depot and tell them to make a note for the postie on that round? Also in some postal areas the postie will take the parcel to your local Post Office and give you a few days to collect it/ you can phone to rearrange collection or collect from the sorting office if they don't take it to your local PO. My local sorting office is open 7am -12.30 and 4pm to 6pm and Saturday mornings. I've always found my local sorting office staff really helpful if I have a problem.

bubblegumcola

jackieb wrote: »

Just after I moved house last year I was asked to take a big parcel in for next door. I didn't know my neighbours but it broke the ice.

I got flowers and a teddy bear delivered from my husband back in February. He was away at the time and asked if i'd had anything delivered. I told him no. Two days later (it was winter so I wasn't hanging out washing, and nothing needed put in the wheelie bin) I opened the back door and there were my flowers in a sack, in a box, soaking wet. I don't think it was the PO that delivered it, but I had no idea who the delivery company was, as there was no card put through my front door telling me something had been left round the back! Fortunately they were alright, and my wee bear dried out, but still..! :rolleyes:

Glad it wasn't your bin day, you hear horror stories about stuff getting delivered and then the bin gets emptied and your parcel is destroyed. They are supposed to put things in a safe place or hide it...but putting it in a bin is just asking for trouble. I hope you complained to the company!

jackieb

bubblegumcola wrote: »

Glad it wasn't your bin day, you hear horror stories about stuff getting delivered and then the bin gets emptied and your parcel is destroyed. They are supposed to put things in a safe place or hide it...but putting it in a bin is just asking for trouble. I hope you complained to the company!

Sorry if I didn't make it too clear. It wasn't left in my bin (I just didn't need to go out the back door for anything for 2 days). It was left leaning up against the back door itself. I would have been very angry if my flowers had been left in a smelly bin!

caramia1812

Pound wrote: »

Perhaps you should buy your sex toys in person instead of having them delivered then you wouldn't have to worry.

ROFL :rotfl: