The parcel was finally collected
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
January 12, 2016 3:27pm CST
Further to my recent post about taking in a parcel last Thursday, the owner has finally arrived to collect it. He arrived at my door earlier this evening to ask if I had a parcel for him, which I certainly did.
Apparently he has spent the last week in London staying with friends, which is precisely what I suspected it could be. I am glad that I did not contact the police in his absence, which could have resulted in his arriving home to find his front door damaged and temporarily boarded up.
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@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
14 Jan 16
Glad that finally you have found out your neighbor is fine and just went for a holiday. Yes, I think it'd be really upset if he found his door has damaged. Perhaps it's good if he tells you he will be leaving for quite some time next time, so you will not be worried. 
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Jan 16
I think you handled it great. I certainly wouldn't want a visit from the police just as I am getting home from a nice holiday.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
13 Jan 16
@celticeagle If I reported his absence and highlighted my concern, they may have wanted to ensure that he was not inside and hurt.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Jan 16
@Asylum ...Why would they break down his door?
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@garymarsh6 (23979)
• United Kingdom
16 Jan 16
I am surprised that he did not let you know. Neighbours usually keep a closer eye on their neighbour's houses while they are away!
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
16 Jan 16
@garymarsh6 The parcel was delivered by a private delivery company, so if I had not taken the parcel in it would probably have been returned to the sender before he arrived home.
@garymarsh6 (23979)
• United Kingdom
16 Jan 16
@Asylum You could have asked for a storage fee! 
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
12 Jan 16
That was wise of you not to report your neighbour's absence.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
14 Jan 16
Well that is one mystery solved. Who would have guessed that being nice would have resulted in your being in possession of the package for so many days.He is lucky the parcel wasn't returned to sender since he was gone so long. Here they make 3 attempts to deliver and then it goes back.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
13 Jan 16
It's good that he got the package.
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
13 Jan 16
Glad you did a follow-up post about that parcel. Thankfully everything is okay and the fellow was just away. Good thing the police didn't have to get involved but it certainly made us all think of so many scenarios as to what happened to the person who owned the parcel.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
13 Jan 16
I hope you mentioned to him that you were worried. He could have left word that he was away.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
13 Jan 16
I did voice my concern, but to be fair he would probably not expect the parcel to be left at my house. The delivery man asked me because he saw me coming out of my house at the time, whereas normally he would have tried to leave with a neighbour who lived next door.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
13 Jan 16
@Asylum Okay. This makes sense then.
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@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
12 Jan 16
That is a problem solved, I would be reluctant to take in a parcel these days. I hope the man was suitably grateful.
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