For becoming a delivery woman 🤨

I’d tell your neighbours what you’ve just told GN. That it’s too much for you to keep so many boxes and you can’t keep delivering them. They’ll either have to make alternative arrangements or be more prompt about collecting them.

I think you’ll have to explain to your neighbours that you’re no longer able to take in parcels for any of them as they are creating a trip hazard while waiting to be collected.

We had a situation a few months ago when our neighbour was redirecting their parcels straight to us.

I don't mind but we are not at home all the time and it is polite to ask first.

Tahe a photo of your hallway and put a post on saying the parcels are going to the first person to collect them.

I haven't had to take more than a few for my neighbours and would never try to deliver them myself (ring Jeff Bezos and ask for a payout because he relies on people like you to do the job for nothing).

Refuse to accept the packages from now on- you are under no obligation to do so.

I think I will need to say something before Christmas, when I dread to think how many parcels will be delivered to our street. Am sure people can track their parcels to see when they are being delivered and suggest a safe space will suggest they do this, which they should be doing anyway.

Just say no

Do not accept them from the driver. He/They will realise and stop bringing them to you.

You've got to refuse to take them in Babs, you don't have to explain why but if you feel you need too then just be honest; there are too many and they don't bother to collect them.

Is true, I suppose I got sucked in because our neighbours are generally very nice and helpful. But obviously this is getting silly.

If you take in the parcels and don’t mind, that is as long as the neighbours collect them then give them an ultimatum.
You must know who they are so pop a note along with the next parcel. If they then continue to expect you to deliver then just refuse to accept the parcels. They will have been warned.

What you describe is shocking Babs.

Whilst I'd happily take in parcels for neighbours and often took in quite a few for our next door neighbours where we lived previously, only occasionally where we are now. I'd certainly object to having my hall cluttered with other people's stuff. I'd have to put a note through the neighbour/s door/s and tell them they need to pick up their deliveries asap and when they do, show them how these items are stacked up in your hall. With that in mind, I'd also say "I'm afraid I've reconsidered, please nominate someone else to receive, I feel I'm fast becoming a holding depot and with numerous trips over to yours to request you pick up, all in all it's a real annoyance."

If your neighbours are taking the P like this, I’d just tell them, sorry, but I won’t be accepting any more parcels.

Or (if you’re being nice) unless you come and collect very promptly on every future occasion, I won’t be accepting any more.

I used to take in parcels when I was working from home. It got ridiculous every November/December. Like you, neighbours never collected their parcels, I always had to take them round and on the few occasions they took in my parcels, they'd never drop them round to me. The final straw came when I took in a large very heavy parcel which I couldn't lift so I just waited for them (very able bodied young family) but it took them 4 days to fetch it. From then on I never answered the door to delivery drivers. Do the same before you have a nasty trip.

Put a note through all the neighbours doors that you’re holding parcels for and tell them to collect by a specific time, otherwise they will be put outside, come rain or shine! Also tell them you are taking no more parcels I due to having to care for a sick husband and you simply cannot have the trip hazards cluttering up your home.

Babs03

We are at home a lot due to caring for my DH, so quite often delivery people will ask if we can take a parcel for our neighbours, no problem, we have lovely neighbours so are happy to do so. The delivery person always says they put a card through the door to say we have taken the parcel but nine times out of ten nobody comes to pick up their boxes, so I end up delivering them instead in all weathers and often having to make repeat journeys because the neighbours are out.
Is now getting silly with our hall cluttered with boxes, I suppose I could pretend I’m not in like some of our other neighbours must do, but I haven’t done this so far. When a delivery man called just now I showed him the boxes in our hallway and said I really can’t take any more or you are going to have to pay me commission.
It just really ticks me off that neighbours can’t be bothered to come and pick up their boxes, especially seeing as sone are quite heavy and they know I am caring for my husband so have a lot on my plate.

Just say no to any further requests otherwise the delivery drivers will just keep on delivering to you if they know you will take the parcels in

There are parcel collection points at most supermarkets and post offices. Perhaps your neighbours could arrange for their parcels to be delivered to whichever of these is most convenient for them?

We occasionally take in a parcel. I put a note through the neighbour’s door saying that I have the parcel and will be in eg, after 2, and then they collect it. I don’t carry parcels about in case I drop them.

Good luck with finding a solution that works for you.

I can’t believe I’ve just lost a long post!!

Briefly, we took in an expensive item for our (awful) neighbours - DH had to sign for it, courier left card. It was a mobile phone.

Numerous attempts to deliver it, but despite being at home, they never used to answer the door and made no attempt to call for it either.

Eventually, DH delivered it (this was over an Easter weekend) then on the Tuesday, we got a call from the phone company, almost accusing DH of stealing the new phone! Needless to say we put the company right as they were about to despatch another new phone to them,

Goes without saying that we never accepted another parcel for them right up to them moving away 2 years ago!

the delivery man usually takes a photo of the parcel being delivered and will email the customer letting them know where it's been delivered to, you should not need to deliver it . we always take our neighbours parcel in when they are working, they always come for it .

You say they are lovely neighbours Babs03 so perhaps instead of delivering the parcels to them you could give them a quick ring or text asking them to come and collect them. I agree with others that taking a parcel in once in a while is okay but becoming the drop of point and cluttering up you hallway is unacceptable as well as being a trip hazard. You really do need to talk to your neighbours and tell them very clearly that you are no longer able to do this.

I do have nice neighbours but one did just pop round for a parcel - surprise surprise, maybe her ears were burning - I showed her the stash in the hallway and asked if they could track their parcel and have it put in a safe place, she was totally ok with this and apologised for being thoughtless, so now to my other thoughtless but nice neighbours. Let’s hope they turn up this time but won’t hold my breath.

Just read you last entry - I was going to say that your neighbours probably have no idea what is going on. Ask them come along pronto to pick up their parcels or you'll have to return them to the delivery man. They sound nice - take a pic of your hallway and say 'If one of these is yours please pick it up as I won't be delivering in the future as I'm too busy'.

Amazon deliver to Amazon lockers for no extra charge. Other companies generally deliver to various safe lockers too. There's really no need to take in neighbours' deliveries.

Depends a lot on how many neighbours involved and how well.you know them or how much you might sour relations. If you can.tell they are in, lights on etc you could send a cheery text saying you'd left their stuff on your doorstep for them to collect. Or WhatsApp all the offenders with a pic of your hallway. Say collection time is eg 5 pm on Friday, at which point the lot will be put in your front garden or wherever for collection.

Speak to the neighbours and say that you will take them in but not deliver. Ask if you can have their phone no. so you can text and tell them you have a parcel. I know cards are not always put through doors even when claimed that they are.