Taking in a parcel for a neighbour

cyber69

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I’ve now got four parcels in my garage for next door and the couriers have both put cards through their door saying so.

What do you do usually, wait for them to come round to collect or go and knock on their door to let them know (even though they do actually know!)
 
I'll wait a day and if they don't collect it then I'll knock on their door one evening.

If it's a sofa or other item of furniture then I'll follow OcUK protocol and leave it in the rain in my garden.
 
Being terraced it's easy to know when they return so I just hand it too them as they open their door. You can't always be in to receive so it pays to be neighbourly.
 
Go knock on the door if the havent popped around yet.

If I get a 'parcel was left at number X' card left I pop around as soon as I am home, been a few instances where the neighbour wasnt home so waited a bit, next thing I know they are knocking on our door with it. :)
 
I'll be the one to reassure your urge to steal their stuff.

Steal it. Deny everything.

Or

Be a Normal human :p
 
On the assumption that I took in a parcel today, I’d wait until maybe 20.00 hours,
then call them, if no answer leave a voicemail, that’s always been enough in the past.
I wouldn’t dream of opening their parcel(s).
 
Knock on the door, they don't always leave notes.
Even when they go can you take this parcel and I'll leave a note. They don't always.

I've also had it where something's been delivered and I've been away.
 
I normally knock on the door, when I know thier home, otherwise you end up getting disturbed at an inconvenient time, and sometimes the courier may not even leave a card in the door.
 
Jean-F said:
On the assumption that I took in a parcel today, I’d wait until maybe 20.00 hours,
then call them, if no answer leave a voicemail, that’s always been enough in the past.
I wouldn’t dream of opening their parcel(s).
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Why would you call them and not just walk a couple of meters to their door with the parcel?

Unless you live in the middle of nowhere, where "neighbour" means "20 miles away", then realistically you're taking 5 mins of your time at most, and they're likely to return the favour.

Obviously the above doesn't apply if it's something bulky, e.g. furniture, or if they're taking the mick with multiple parcels every day
 
Neighbour usually pops over to collect the same day (unless on holiday), or i'll pop over and knock on their door to hand it to them, we're all friendly.
 
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