Two years, what IS his problem

[celticdragonfly]

I just wrote a rather cranky email for Karl to forward on to the guy who used to own this house. (They both work at the Lockheed facilities here).

As I understand it, they moved out of this house TWO YEARS ago. We're still getting their mail. Including packages. I know the Christmas fruit package got tossed, it was sitting too long. Today we got a package for, we think, one of his stepdaughters, from a teen shopping website. This is not junk mail. If it was her ordering it, you'd think she could use her new address. And if it's a gift, you'd think they'd give their friends and family the correct address.

I'm cranky because the doorbell ringing woke sleeping Jamie from his nap, scared him and made him cry.

This guy better convince me he's going to DO something about this or I'm throwing it away. Every time I've sent mail to him via Karl I've told Karl to tell him to get this fixed, and I've lost patience.

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[celticdragonfly.livejournal.com]

But who would be sending these? Presumably friends and relatives. It's not like a total stranger is going to shop for a present for you, is it? And he bloody well ought to let his friends and relatives know he's moved.

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

If the daughter is ordering online for from a catalog company, that company may have outdated information that she has forgotten to change. And you know that catalog shoppers often have a LOT of different catalogs from which they shop. Sooner or later, they will all get updated, but sometimes it takes many years. I think that my parents have stopped getting mail for Peter Leeds... 35 years after they bought the place.

At least you are in contact with the guy and can hand the parcels off to him. If this is the worst problem you're having with the house, you are doing better than most!

[celticdragonfly.livejournal.com]

If we weren't in contact with him, I'd just throw them away, which might be preferable.

Every time I've ordered from a catalog, I *see* the address, even if I don't have to change it. So yeah, she might have ordered without changing it, but it's STUPID.

It just makes me cranky because I don't want to deal with it, the doorbell scared Jamie, and then when I am dealing with their mail it's one more thing I have to nag Karl to take care of, and I hate doing that.

[wolfrick.livejournal.com]

Dr. Rick prescribes a lump of felt or wool jammed into the doorbell's chime to mute it down a bit.

Hmmm.

[archangelbeth]

Plaque on the door: X family does not live here anymore. They live at ADDRESS. Please do not ring doorbell unless this is a package for Y family. The baby is sleeping.

Might work? Oh, hmmmmm.

There are "deaf" doorbells, right? Where it's wired into the lights instead of sound? I wonder if it would be possible for someone to rig up yours like that, or even more, rig it up so you can flip a switch and change it from sound to light.

Re: Hmmm.

[yesthattom.livejournal.com]

I like the plaque (or even a paper sign) on the door idea!

I propose that you consider any mis-delivered items to be early holiday gifts. Open 'em up and put them to good use. If anyone complains, just say it was near your birthday and you assumed it was for you. They'll be pissed enough to be careful in the future.

Re: Hmmm.

[celticdragonfly.livejournal.com]

I think you can get in legal trouble if you do that.

Karl thinks I am okay legally to throw it away, but not to open it.

Which is a shame, since the incredible curiosity of what IS it? is part of what ticks me off.

Re: Hmmm.

[yesthattom.livejournal.com]

It's worst to throw something out that has a battery or something that shouldn't be put in the trash.

i sez open it!

Re: Hmmm.

[celticdragonfly.livejournal.com]

The deaf doorbell idea is intriguing!