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My neighbor's package sat on my porch for three days and I finally opened it.
It was a pair of $120 running shoes from a brand I know he likes, and I was worried they'd get stolen (porch pirates hit our block in Tacoma twice last month), so I brought them inside, opened the box to check the contents, and now I'm wondering if I crossed a line by not just leaving them out there or knocking on his door first.
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derek783mo ago
Look, you did the right thing. Those shoes would be gone in a heartbeat around here. Opening a sealed box is a bit much though, I get why you're second guessing. Next time, maybe just slide a note under his door saying you have it. But honestly, if he's mad about you saving his stuff from thieves, that's a weird hill for him to die on.
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carr.xena6d ago
Oh man, I gotta push back on that last part a bit. @derek78 I see your point about the note idea being better, but honestly, if a package sits there for three days in a hallway, someone's gonna take it. The neighbor's reaction is what gets me. Like, you're saying he could get mad about the box being opened? What's more important, the cardboard or his $200 shoes not getting stolen? I'd want to know exactly what he would have done instead. Just left them there hoping for the best? Because that makes zero sense to me in a building where stuff walks off regularly.
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laura_lane3mo ago
Honestly, it's just shoes. You were trying to be a good neighbor and keep them safe. It's not like you tried them on or kept them. If he gets weird about you opening a box to confirm what it was, that's kind of on him for letting it sit out there for three days. People get so bent out of shape over nothing sometimes.
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