Money Moral Dilemma: Should our neighbour pay us for taking in his parcels when he's out?

badmemory

When I take deliveries for others I always ask if they have put a note through the door if they don't then I don't accept.  I do however tend to leave my walking stick (which I rarely need) on the window ledge near the door.  It is one thing to accept delivery of a parcel it is quite another to actually have to deliver myself.

mlz1413

I definitely wouldn't ask for payment as then you are obliged to take the deliveries in and drop them round.

I would start by saying you want him to collect his parcels and you will obviously do the same if he takes parcels in.

Ask him to collect at a set time every day which is convenient for you both. 

If that fails then say you can't store his parcels anymore and suggest he gets a storage box for deliveries. 

Binnie001

Don’t take in anymore parcels, just refuse to take them, say it isn’t for you and close the door. If it gets left then leave it outside , if it rains it rains 

hcrr1984

In this situation I'd politely tell him that I'll not be taking delivery of his parcels any more and ask him not to accept any of mine either.

I don't accept parcels for neighbours at all and I hate it when drivers deliver my parcels to a neighbour, it's such a faff to go and get them, especially if they're out and you have to try again later!

These days you get an email when a parcel is on the way, you can change the delivery date, divert to a locker or set a safe place on your own property (as long as the driver doesn't choose to ignore the safe place request and go to a neighbour instead, we've had that before! ), with so many options I see no need to deliver to neighbours any more, nor accept their parcels.