We're the same. We get on well with all of our neighbours, we've signed for their parcels and they've done the same for us.

You are making a mountain out of a molehill.

It really isn't something to get worked up about.

It's a bit too early for me for the melodrama unfolding. Adieu.

I think your circumstances are different from most people's so that should be taken that into consideration, really. I do take parcels in as do our neighbours and vice versa(or did, we've just got new ones so don't know about them yet!) but there's nothing complicating about our situation.

I think people should invest in something like this. It saves bugging the neighbours.

Get a grip

I have a very good grip, thank you, I was being slightly sarcastic about it. I honestly thought there would be several people who said they never, ever, ever take in parcels for neighbours, but apparently it's not so common. Either that, or the people who never take in parcels don't want to own up to it because so far most people have said they do, and it might make them look bad.

I'm not all that bothered, but I do feel a little bad because so many people on here always take in parcels. I thought there would be at least one person, or a handful of people, who never takes in parcels at all, not just sometimes. I don't recall reading that post yet.

Well you did ask if you had broken an unwritten neighbourly code and apparently you have

Yes, apparently I have. I'll just sign for them all in the future and do the neighbourly thing.

No, of course you don't have to but just don't ask people on here to give you their blessing.

Don't be so melodramatic, you don't have to do anything of the sort, but if you post on an internet forum expecting peoples opinions you should expect them.

It always amazes me that people start threads looking for their opinions to be backed & then get sniffy when they aren't

Perhaps when you do, you can ask the deliverer to make sure they put a note through the neighbour's door so they have to come to you, because you're not in a position to take it to them.

Depends on which neighbour!!,for the most part I accept neighbours parcels,but there are a couple of houses here that i would refuse,just for the satisfaction of knowing how much of an annoyance it is having to trudge off to the sorting office for them to collect it,Yes,I know it's very childish of me,but sometimes being childish is SO satisfying

I'm not seeking anyone's blessing, it was a simple question that people have answered. I just honestly thought there would be some people who never took in parcels.


I'm not being melodramatic. It appears that most people accept parcels for their neighbours, so next time I will do it as well and will continue to do so.


Back what opinion exactly? I haven't said that people should never take in parcels, I have merely asked a question. Of course I expected some people to say they never did, I didn't think every single person would do it.


That is a good idea. I will ask them to do that in future.

I love British people, you're all obsessed with the bloody mail.

I do, and so do my neighbours, but it's certainly not something you should be, or feel, obliged to do. Although our postie has taken to finding inventive hiding places for parcels if people are out and no neighbours are about, which is nice of him, just wish his handwritting on the card was a bit clearer - sometimes there's a definately feel of a treasure hunt as we try and work out where he's put it.

Actually its very rare that I take parcels in

But thats only cos I'm at work all day.

But my neighbours have taken them in for me and they're fine about it.

You were bothered enough to start this thread hoping to find some like minded people but it's not gone your way has it.

But do/did you have one of these?
http://www.glencall.co.uk/1gi/Americ...ters-large.jpg

If you're at work all day then you have no option but to not accept them. I think your neighbours will let you off.

I live in a small village, and in particular I live within a small group of 12 cottages and the posties slings everything not delivered into Number 10 and we can pick up from there. It's safe as houses as that's where our postie lives

When postie is on holiday he tells the relief guy has instructions to give them to Dave at number 6 (retired policeman)

I wouldn't hesitate to take in a parcel, and have done at previous addresses, but I do understand that some people don't know their neighbours that well (or in some cases too well through asbo/noise issues ) and wouldn't want to do so.

I take them in and keep em

I'm from Australia not America!!

Ours are like this...

http://i.pbase.com/o6/37/664037/1/95...Letter_Box.jpg