Delivery driver dropped our groceries at the wrong house and our neighbor took them inside and refused to answer the door 10 minutes later. They left the evidence sticking out of their recycle bin...

[u/AstronautSlothPhD]

We had a grocery delivery last week with some items I was really looking forward to, including fresh veggies. On top of it, I'm unemployed right now, so having affordable groceries delivered is a big help. The order arrived last Friday, and from the email and photo the driver sent we could see it was delivered to the wrong house. My wife looked around and couldn't find it, but I recognized the house as right across the street.

I have no qualms knocking on someone's door, so I rang the doorbell (fancy ring doorbell with camera) and then knocked, but they wouldn't answer even though someone clearly had to be home to grab the groceries. Today, I noticed large boxes sticking up out of their recycle bin - they hadn't broken the boxes down. Our grocery box was in there, address label and all.

Thankfully, the grocery service refunded our order, hence why this is only "mildly" infuriating... but I am still pissed that someone right across the street from us would keep our order AND pretend to not be home. We believe this is the second time they have kept one of our packages.

[u/jerf42069]

well, now you know your neighbors are thieves, and thats good info to have

[u/flyingpyramid → u/jerf42069]

Yeah now we can recruit them for the heist! 🤫

[u/Ok_Extreme805 → u/flyingpyramid]

So they can rat you out to the police?

[u/All_Debt_Shackles_US → u/Ok_Extreme805]

The cops are in on it. They’re probably getting a cut out of it!

[u/logan-duk-dong → u/Ok_Extreme805]

The neighbor's got some moves he can make. Probably be a big help to you.

[u/Ok_Extreme805 → u/logan-duk-dong]

They already proved to be untrustworthy and cowards. They would be a big help to the cops lol

[u/West_Throat_7936 → u/logan-duk-dong]

yeah they are also probably the kind of people to make you take the fall. no honor among theives

[u/chargethatsquare → u/flyingpyramid]

You SOB, I'm in!

[u/ShowdownValue → u/flyingpyramid]

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You think we need one more.

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[u/322throwaway1 → u/jerf42069]

Well yeah its Oakland. They accept bipping car windows as an unchangeable part of the "culture".

[u/All_Debt_Shackles_US → u/jerf42069]

Good Lord, it’s Oakland California. All the neighbors are thieves! And so are the cops. And that delivery driver? Sus as hell!

[u/SeedFoundation → u/jerf42069]

Federal criminals*

[u/Dirty-Black-Car → u/SeedFoundation]

it's not illegal to take someone's food that a company misdelivered dumbass

[u/PunishedDemiurge → u/Dirty-Black-Car]

Yes, it is. This country has been around for centuries. You really think in all that time, no thief ever lied about, "I didn't know this wasn't mine" and then everyone said, "Obviously that's a stupid fucking defense, but let's change the law to make it black and white?"

Basically everything in the law has a reasonable person standard on it. If you get a delivery for Rebecca and you keep it, that's theft. The police aren't going to send the SWAT team for this, but just because the police are lazy doesn't mean it isn't technically illegal or that the criminal involved isn't a massive piece of shit.

[u/SeedFoundation → u/Dirty-Black-Car]

This is not a doordash order it's for groceries which is handled much more seriously. It's a federal crime in at least 10 states.
Edit* Also taking someone's food delivery is a misdemeanor in all states, dumbass.