How would you handle this? Neighbor’s package?

[Anonymous]

Our neighbors are out of the country for an extended period of time. They received a package and we collected it, and I emailed to say I had grabbed it. They emailed back much later that the package is time sensitive and their daughter (who will be traveling to them soon) will pick it up, and will “knock on our door when she’s there to pick it up”. So how do hold you handle this? I have a job, kids, etc. I have no way of coordinating with this daughter, and my neighbor is slow to answer emails. So now what?

[Anonymous]

Leave it outside your house.

[Anonymous]

Email her back and tell her when you'll be home. This is on them, not you.

[Anonymous]

So what? So nothing. If she comes when you are home, give it to her. If she comes when you are not home, tough. She will have to come back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Email her back and tell her when you'll be home. This is on them, not you.

Well, no. It appears nobody asked her to take the package and bring it in her own house. Or did the neighbors ask you to be on the look out for packages?

[Anonymous]

Do you really not know what to do without crowdsourcing this?

Wow.

[Anonymous]

put it behind a bush. tell them where it is. Don't worry about it again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Leave it outside your house.

This

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So what? So nothing. If she comes when you are home, give it to her. If she comes when you are not home, tough. She will have to come back.

This. Don’t sweat. It’s on them to figure it out and accommodate your time and circumstances .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Leave it outside your house.

When? I have no idea when or what day she’s coming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Email her back and tell her when you'll be home. This is on them, not you.

Well, no. It appears nobody asked her to take the package and bring it in her own house. Or did the neighbors ask you to be on the look out for packages?

I am keep and eye on their house.

[Anonymous]

Get a way of contacting daughter or leave it outside house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Email her back and tell her when you'll be home. This is on them, not you.

Well, no. It appears nobody asked her to take the package and bring it in her own house. Or did the neighbors ask you to be on the look out for packages?

I am keep and eye on their house.

No, I think PP's question was whether they asked you or is this your own initiative?

[Anonymous]

I'd email back and say "I'lll be home for you to pick up the package Sunday from 8am to 10am, and Monday morning from 7:30am to 8:30am."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what? So nothing. If she comes when you are home, give it to her. If she comes when you are not home, tough. She will have to come back.

This. Don’t sweat. It’s on them to figure it out and accommodate your time and circumstances .

+10. Exactly. Their problem, not yours.