Unexpected Parcel... not mine though.

JCBeastie

JCBeastie

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Ok today I received a rather heavy parcel, not addressed to me but for this address. This is a bit odd as I've been at this address for 9 years and never had anyone elses post before...

Well curiosity gets the better of me I and open the outer box (the tape bearing "thankyou.com") to find another, a blue ribboned box and an apologetic note branded "Barclays" (where they apologise for the delay??).

Inside this are two bottles of quite nice looking wine. But absolutely no paperwork that may give me a clue how or why this came to be here.

The recepient obviously doesn't know it was coming or they would have the right address, and the bank also should have his correct address unless there's been a clerical error at some point and the man is dead or what not.

Basically I'm at a complete loss what to do with it. I'm not paying money to send it back and I have no idea where it should go to anyway. I could drop it into my local Barclays branch and explain or... I could just be a devil and drink it.

Thoughts?
 
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if you drop it into a branch then whoever you drop it into will drink it.

so i would say if you never signed for it, and you like the wine, then enjoy it.

if you never signed for it and dont like it, then donate it to a charity raffle.

if you signed for it, sit on it for a few months and then choose one of the above.
 
Drink up :)

Last time this happened to me a I got sent a box of dremel bits worth about £40.

I contacted the company about it but they said by the time they had paid postage back to them, postage to the proper person (came from the US) etc. it wouldn't be worth it.
 
How was the package delivered Royal mail, courier etc.

If its a tracked package or even if its sent out via a courier they will have a tracking number on the package.

Call the company whom sent it and try and find the sender.

If its via normal royal mail post, then I would give it to me or I'll inform my wife that some lucky bugger got our drink :)

Regards M8.
 
I should atleast wait a while. I've put the wrong number on an order before and it took me a couple of days to realise. Luckily my neighbour had a bit more self restraint so my box was still unopened when i popped round to explain.

PK!
 
It was deleivered vie BusinessPost and the consignment number tracks it from Teeside to Plymouth. It's a gift from the bank although they've cocked it up somewhere...
 
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