A woman has sparked debate online after refusing to deliver a neighbour's parcel, saying she is 'willing to keep it forever' to prove a point. The frustrated resident took to Mumsnet's 'Am I Being Unreasonable' forum to complain about her neighbour's repeated failure to collect packages left at her home.
She explained that over the past fortnight, several parcels had been delivered to her house for the neighbour, who never came to retrieve them. Her husband and daughter had previously taken parcels round, but she became annoyed after learning the neighbour was notified when deliveries were left with her. 'If he wants it, he can bloody well walk a couple of steps to get it!' she wrote.
The woman described the neighbour as neither elderly nor physically disabled, noting he was 'always coming and going' and could easily have knocked. She insisted she would not take the current 'huge box in the hall' to him, stating: 'We're not his personal depot.'
Commenters were divided. Some suggested leaving a note or returning the parcel to sender, while others felt the reaction was an overreaction, pointing out that people may not check notifications regularly. One wrote: 'Hold onto it or take it around, but don't waste so much energy on it.'
The original poster remained adamant, however, saying she was 'that petty' and willing to keep the parcel indefinitely unless the neighbour came to collect it himself.
