They had it

[serene]

My package was upstairs. I went and got it yesterday. And growled at them. Bastards. What kind of person gets an *overnight* package and holds onto it for two days? Bastards.

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[ptigris.livejournal.com]

What was their lousy excuse? Did they open it? How was open mic?

Gads I'm not happy I missed it. Also may end up missing dear friend's wedding.

Bleargh.

[nmc.livejournal.com]

I started thinking of many reasons I might -- you and they weren't ever home at the same time at a reasonable hour, or, in general, you kept missing each other -- but I think, even if I were to later forget I had it, I would've left a note on your door. Of course, I'm a forgetful person, but I know I'm forgetful, so I tend to be somewhat proactive in creating ways for people to remind me of these things.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

I have decided that next time I'm expecting a package, I will go to them and say, "Hey, I'm expecting a package. If you get it, do one of the following: Wake me, leave it on my porch, or leave it on YOUR porch. Any of these is preferable to your keeping it."

)The issue isn't not being home, as there has been someone home at my place continuously during the two days in question.)

[treacle-well.livejournal.com]

What kind of person gets an *overnight* package and holds onto it for two days? Bastards.

Lazy bastards. Or clueless bastards.

I'm getting used to it, but it still bothers me when I see otherwise "good" people show disrespect regarding other people's misdelivered mail.

Like why would my downstairs neighbors, whose mailbox is mere inches from my clearly marked with my name box, set out (for the postman) and mark "To Return", an envelope addressed to me that had been inadvertently placed in their mailbox. It wasn't important mail, but still. *boggle*

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Hm. Whenever UPS or FedEx leaves something with a neighbor, they leave a notice on my door that it's been done. We also have a waiver on file with both of them that they can leave packages and such on the porch without a signature, but once in awhile it's just something they don't want to leave out in the open, like a broadcast camera or something :).

Maybe I have an overblown sense of responsibility, but even when I've got the neighbor's *junk* mail, I get it to them as quickly as possible. That they held onto your package just, to put it bluntly, blows.

[baerana.livejournal.com]

I agree, I hunt someone down and get the mail in to their hand, whatever it takes. I just keep trying to tell myself, it's not lazyness or jerky-ness, it's cluelessness. sigh

[leback.livejournal.com]

Was it misdelivered, or did the delivery service do the "Drop it with a neighbor because you're not home" thing? Since the delivery services usually leave a notice with the person who wasn't home, I'm not sure it would've occurred to me as the neighbor that they didn't know I had their package, so I might've just assumed they intended to drop by when they got the chance.

Having seen this, though, it is somewhat less probable that I will so assume in the future. :-)