The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: devonlady on May 17, 2017, 10:22:15 am
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I found a package on my doorstep a few days ago, this address but for someone I've never heard of. I've asked neighbours but no-one knows her.
Now, normally I would send it back with an explanation but this package has come from China and I am very reluctant to pay carriage to there.
I don't even know who delivered the package, postman says not him.
I don't know how to go about finding this person but neither do I like to think about someone waiting in vain for her parcel.
What to do?
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Google the persons name
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I'd open it to see what it is.
Have you ordered anything similar for yourself recently? Perhaps the names and addresses have gotten out of sync in their database (I've seen this happen before, where the addresses on envelopes didn't match the names on the letters inside).
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I'd open it and judge by what's in the parcel wether to chase it up further. Might just be a free sample or something similar.
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If it came from china then there ought to be some clue as to senders name etc and doubtless you can trace them/ask them what they want to do. If they want it back they can pay the carriage. Or if contents are cheap tat then keep or bin. If very valuable and not decared to avoid duties then retire to central america..
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and not decared to avoid duties
:roflanim:
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I'd wait for 2 weeks to see if anyone claims it then open it to see where it came from or if there's any more info
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I would (and have done) open it to look for further clues - receipt or invoice would at least give you seller info?
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I'm with Yorkshire Lass - open it and see if there is any sort of clue
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Don't open it .... deliver to police station and let them open it. .... just in case your address is being used for something illegal???
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I was told by a postman that any mail that came through our door was legally ours. (This was when we were getting mail for the lady that had moved out ages before without giving us a forwarding address). I did think it was strange at the time. I would take it to the police.
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Open it, we all want to know what's in it now,
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If you open it have an unrelated witness present so that you have someone who can stand up in court and say that you have not stolen or damaged anything.
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Alternatively, you can scrub out your address on the front and leave the name, put "Moved return to sender" and take it back to the post office or if it will fit in a post box re-post it. That's what we do at work, it doesn't cost you anything, you haven't opened it and then it is no longer your problem :)
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Noooo! you can't do that!! We all want to know what's in it now. The curiosity is killing me! :roflanim:
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Open it. Look for invoice, hopefully a phone number of the true owner and to judge if it's tat for the bin or worth taking somewhere. You're opening it with the good, moral intention of finding the rightful recipient.
Worst case, claim ignorance. I order loads of stuff online and have accidentally opened mail not addressed to me.
Plus, we need to know what's in the box!
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We really do need to know now!!
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Whose going to know you have opened it? Only everyone on here but we wont tell :roflanim: :roflanim: :roflanim:
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If worried you could video you opening it to show you haven't done anything untoward with the contents.
Dans
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Google the name and town/village name. They may have got part of postcode wrong and autowhatever just picked your address?
When I've searched for someone it usually comes up with a '192' website, that gives you postcode and names.
Worth trying?
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I look on this brilliant website most days as there is always something new to learn or interesting to read about. Now, I am only checking on here everyday to find out what's in that box! :roflanim:
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I'm hoping the OP's lack of response hasn't anything to do with the box contents..... :-\
Would we all be in trouble for aiding and abbetting???
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Who here has seen Se7en?
:o :innocent:
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Ha...ha.., I have! What shape/size is the box?
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or Schrödinger! :o
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I look on this brilliant website most days as there is always something new to learn or interesting to read about. Now, I am only checking on here everyday to find out what's in that box! :roflanim:
OK am opening it now!! It's a very pretty silk frock and I have just realised that the postcode is wrong, a d instead of a b so, mystery over and I can send it to it's rightful owner!!
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Thank you the suspense was killing me.
Well done
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Did it fit?