Delivery firms asking me to take packages in for neighbours

jaylee3

kwmlondon wrote: »

I know my neighbours and we are all happy to take in deliveries for each other. I gave the people to the right house keys while we were away over Christmas so they could keep their kids' Christmas bikes hidden and I've always been happy to help them out.

I live in London, by the way, just to let you know we're not all totally unfriendly.

However, if you don't want to take in deliveries for people you don't know then just say no.

Hahaha, I know. I have been to London loads (as I have friends there,) and they're just as friendly as anywhere else!

And it's nice (for you) that you have such close and friendly neighbours who go in and out of each others houses. If that is OK with everyone, then that's cool. Don't think I would like this myself.

I genuinely wouldn't want to be in a neighbourhood like this to be honest. I prefer to keep neighbours at arm's length, and don't like to be friends with neighbours. Polite and courteous yes, but not over-friendly.

d123

Tropez wrote: »

They only informed me of this attempt to deliver it at 11:03am on the 6th January, despite the fact that they operate a 7am to 9pm delivery service.

11:03am is between 7am and 9pm...

TBagpuss

Iagree that you often don't know when (or if) a package is going to arrive. I normally get stuff delivered to the office for that very reason, but even that can backfire - I ordered something (delivery information given to me my the sender was "it will be dispatched some time in January" then "we have dispatched your parcel (sent on 23rd December) which of course mean the that they tried to deliver when we were closed for christmas.

if you don't feel comfortable having a notice on your door (and of course, it may be ignored) then you don't have to answer the door.

If you do answer the door, then a simple, "No, sorry" and closing the door gain is fine. You don't need to go into any detail.

I've always been willing to do it and to have other neighbours help me in the same way - the only exception was when I ad some difficult neighbours - I would not take in parcels for them as I did not want to have them at my door, or to have to deal with them in any way at all. he one time I had someone ask me to take a package for them I just said "Sorry, can't help you" and shut the door.

jaylee3

Thanks Tbagpuss. Looking at this thread so far, it looks like it's not just me then who gets irked by it.

trukdiver

jaylee3 wrote: »

I also think that the person who is having an item delivered usually knows these days what time it's due (roughly) because you can track it. So why does that person not make sure they are in at that time, or why do they not ask for it to be left in an outbuilding, or make sure someone is in their house to receive it, or ask a neighbour who they know, to accept it for them beforehand.

:rotfl: I ordered a laptop last week and put my work address as the shipping address. They sent it to my billing address... It arrived on the right day, just not where it was expected. There was no online tracking. There's no guarantee of when something's going to be sent, or even whether the sender will read the shipping instructions.

Tropez

d123 wrote: »

11:03am is between 7am and 9pm...

Yes, exactly. They informed me 4 hours and three minutes after their delivery window opened.

It would make more sense, if you're going to attempt to deliver something early, to inform the recipient before the delivery window opens.

pollypenny

I'm happy to take things in for neighbours. They do it for me.

It's called being neighbourly.

d123

Tropez wrote: »

Yes, exactly. They informed me 4 hours and three minutes after their delivery window opened.

It would make more sense, if you're going to attempt to deliver something early, to inform the recipient before the delivery window opens.

Oh, OK, I didn't realise Yodel supplied guaranteed delivery dates (other than a next day service or 3-5 days delivery).

Dreamnine

I don't take in parcels for neighbours - not my responsibility, and I shouldn't expect them to take in any of mine.

I'm not sure why more people don't have items delivered to lockers, or local shops if they don't want to be at home to accept deliveries. Then they can collect their stuff at their convenience.

PasturesNew

If I didn't want to take it in I'd either tell the delivery driver "Sorry, I'm just the cleaner, the home owner's not here right now", else, take it in and ALWAYS sign it "unchecked".