Telling The Previous Homeowners I Won’t Keep Saving Their Packages?
My wife and I bought our house about 7 months ago. Since then, mail and packages of theirs have not stopped being delivered.
I asked them what to do with it and they told me to “hold it until their friend comes for it” about every other week, after this big pile has accumulated.
I politely requested that they change the delivery addresses for their orders and mail at least half a dozen times as this is becoming rather an inconvenience. They keep saying “they will when they get a chance”‘.
Yesterday after their friend came, at 9 pm, to pick up their stuff I told them starting next week I will not save their packages for them anymore and they should assume anything that gets delivered with their name will be thrown out.
I will also throw out there that these people were extremely difficult to deal with during the home buying process and I don’t feel that we owe them extensive favors like this.
Netizens’ comments
- I could just about understand letters still coming – but not packages. Not updating your address on your mobile/cell phone that you’re paying is almost forgivable for a few months (not 7) but who orders stuff to be sent to them or puts people to that inconvenience?
- You’ve been doing them a favor you don’t have to do, you’ve asked them to resolve the problem, and they simply haven’t. If this was 1 month I would give grace, but 7!? That’s wild.
- It takes like two seconds to change their address while they’re checking out. They’re just being lazy. If it doesn’t matter that much to them, why should it matter to you?
- Imagine not knowing a person at all, Not owning the property at all, And still expecting to have packages delivered there. Just think about how delusional that is.