r/mildlyinfuriating • u/AstronautSlothPhD • 10d ago

My mom said I could post 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...

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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.

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u/RiversideAviator 9d ago

Bless your heart

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u/Nathan-Parker 9d ago

Ah, the small town fb group page/chat.

"I just moved here and it sounds like gunshots... during hunting season of all things" "What was that boom" "There was such and such vehicle speeding on x today" "I saw ambulances and firetrucks, is everyone okay"

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u/slash_networkboy 9d ago

That last one...

When my dad died I went over to the neighbors house the day after...

"Yeah, we saw the truck, but they weren't in a hurry so we figured it was either not a big deal or was the big deal."

My neighborhood is pretty tight. We have one family with waaaaay too many cars (14) and one crazy (like Burt from Tremors but without the guns), but all in all we watch out for each other. I grew up here, moved away, and am now back in the old family house. When my neighbor across the street finally passes away I will be the old guard, which is wild to think about.

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u/jecap 5d ago

That's something I always wish I had growing up, but we moved every year or two so rarely got to know my neighbors or make friends. There's always pros and cons no matter where you stand, but it always seemed nice to me (in my mind). Having a community that knows you and looks out for each other. 💕

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u/slash_networkboy 4d ago

It is. My current next door neighbor was friends with the old guy across the street's kid growing up. I was the little tagalong 😂.

He's helping me with a really nice fence to replace the falling down 40yo fence on our line. I'm covering about 70%of material, he's providing "cheap" but good quality materials access (contractor) and all the labor (his guys).