Parcels

[GrandOldTeam]

This morning, a DHL fella knocks and asks if I can take a parcel in for a house a few down.

Sound, it's the season of goodwill and all that.

Turns it, it's quite a big parcel.

Anyway, they've been home since about 15 minutes after I took said parcel.

Now, who is the onus on in this great Mexican standoff?

Should I be the bigger person here and take the parcel over like a peasant to them?

Or should I stand my ground and make them bastards come and collect their parcel.

At this point I probably don't need to add that I think the particular household are bad, bad kopites.

@JamesEFC recently discovered I live near him so don't grass me up lad x

 

[Diogenes the Cynic]

I always just wait for them to knock and ask for it.

Unless I fancy an @roydo roleplay which is always fun.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

I always just wait for them to knock and ask for it.

Unless I fancy an @roydo roleplay which is always fun.

What if a week goes by and they don't knock?

Do we get to keep it?

 

[Toast]

I’ve kept a huge parcel for over a week before now. It’s deffo up to the buyer to get it, especially with all the online tracking etc.

And now I’ve moved house and hate my neighbours I refuse to take anything in for them as they are gobshites.
They did take a MacBook in for me that specifically had ‘do not leave with the neighbours’ included in my address and I had to knock immediately for that before it ended up in Cash Converters.

 

[toffee82]

If they don't knock for it before the end of the day then open it. If it's good, keep it. If not, tape it back up.

 

[PhilM]

If they’re Kopites, throw it in the bin.

 

[Nymzee]

I always make them come knock and get it from mine but eventually I cave if it's been a day or two (like yesterday) because it just annoys me that it's still in my house.

 

[roydo]

This morning, a DHL fella knocks and asks if I can take a parcel in for a house a few down.

Sound, it's the season of goodwill and all that.

Turns it, it's quite a big parcel.

Anyway, they've been home since about 15 minutes after I took said parcel.

Now, who is the onus on in this great Mexican standoff?

Should I be the bigger person here and take the parcel over like a peasant to them?

Or should I stand my ground and make them bastards come and collect their parcel.

At this point I probably don't need to add that I think the particular household are bad, bad kopites.

@JamesEFC recently discovered I live near him so don't grass me up lad x

Onus is on them mate, especially at this time of year.

Almost certainly a present, so packaging/shape/brand could give the game away if the wrong person was in, if that makes sense.

Unless its one person living alone and are elderly/infirm, then thats what we do.

The delivery lad would have carded the address, so they know its with you.

 

[COYBL25]

If they haven`t been to pick it up in a couple of day, carefully open it up, curl one down into it, re seal it and then take it around to theirs.

 

[Diogenes the Cynic]

What if a week goes by and they don't knock?

Do we get to keep it?

I don't know what the grace period is but I've kept a parcel for around a week before they knocked. I'd probably have knocked on after that.

Saying that my neighbours always knock round with my parcels so there's a good possibility I'm completely wrong and horribly anti social.

 

[roydo]

What if a week goes by and they don't knock?

Do we get to keep it?

The sender and the courier will have evidence you have it.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

I normally give it a day and if they haven't come around I'll just take it to them just in case the delivery driver hasn't left a card through their door, that's actually happened a few times to me, when the neighbours have then brought the parcel to me they've just given me the look until I explain that the driver hadn't put a card through the door.

 

[Nymzee]

The worst part is when someone else has your parcel and you go round, knock, no one answers, trudge back to your house. Rinse and repeat for a few days till the useless gits open the door.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

To add, the house immediately next door to this house refused to take it according to the courier.

The courier also said he would definitely leave a card and had the card in his hand.

VOTE.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

This morning, a DHL fella knocks and asks if I can take a parcel in for a house a few down.

Sound, it's the season of goodwill and all that.

Turns it, it's quite a big parcel.

Anyway, they've been home since about 15 minutes after I took said parcel.

Now, who is the onus on in this great Mexican standoff?

Should I be the bigger person here and take the parcel over like a peasant to them?

Or should I stand my ground and make them bastards come and collect their parcel.

At this point I probably don't need to add that I think the particular household are bad, bad kopites.

@JamesEFC recently discovered I live near him so don't grass me up lad x

Kopites? There's only one way to deliver it...