General Chat

morfydd-that doesnt mean its legal just becauase the postie stood there and watched-believe me IT IS NOT LEGAL.

Theoretically i would take it round and give it to the neighbour, as i would hope my neighbours would do if they received some of my post, BUT to be honest,I dont even look at the name on the front of my mail before i rip it open.If it comes through my door,i would expect it to belong to me or my other half. If i had opened something and found it did not belong to me,i would take it round and apologise for opening it. Anna

The mail belongs to whoevers name is on the envelope we often get mail for the people round the corner in some new houses,we alway put it throu their letterbox unopened,as i would wish them to do for us if it happened

at christmas time my step d had been sent a gold locket with a precious gem in it by her maternal grand parents - they also enclosed a fairly substantial gift voucher.

sorry for my flippant comment sheila. i thought it was a general question not a real situation and i was messing. no offence intended, sorry x

I would knock on the door and hand it to someone who lived at the house and ask them to give it to the addressee. I can think of one former neighbour who I wouldn't have wanted to talk to, so in that case I'd have pushed it through the letterbox. I once had a letter correctly addressed to me by the Inland Revenue but delivered to another house further along the road. It was pushed through my door with an attached note saying 'Sorry, deliever to ***. Opened in error'. I went to the house concerned and got no reply, so I went back home and wrote a note to the occupier saying I was very annoyed that someone had opened a letter clearly marked 'Inland Revenue- Private' that did not belong to them. The result was an extremely rude letter, hand-delivered next day to say that my letter had been opened by someone recently bereaved and how dare I complain! I didn't know these people at all, had no knowledge of their bereavement and never realised that bereavement meant people couldn't read postal addresses. Some people's behaviour just defies belief! CB >|<

sounds like someone has recieved something belonging to you!! they may well have opened it in error.... I used to open every piece of mail here as daddy couldn't read properly but when I opened something belonging to my landlord I now check the envelope every time. xx

what really sticks in my throat is that we have bailed this couple out a lot when they have been in dire straits - lent them cash (yeah silly I know - but they have a little one) and carrier bags of food. The girl isnt working again and thinks she can pop round at anytime - sorry - have hardened up here - you dont treat people like that and get away with it.

Actually Alter had this conversation with our Postman last week and you are allowed to open mail delivered to you whether it is yours or not and he stood there while my mother opened a letter addressed to someone else and then she gave it back to him. m

if you open someone elses mail without consent you are breaking the law.

nick it all, have a good time, and hang the consequences!

There are some dishonest buggers about She. M.

its funny though - when any brown envelopes arrive - they are brought to the door in minutes! we have even had people address our mail for addresses several doors away - and its ALWAYS brought to us the same day - its only a small village and everyone knows each other.

Do-as you-would-be-done-by....... I would do ( b)... without opening it. Gwyn

Pop it next door and give it to whom ever it was intended for.... I assume in this case it was the last 'or'..... that applies. Jacquie xxxxx

I'd mark it return to sender :) and put it back in the post (unless they delivered it to the worng house in the first place) If it was at the wrong house, then I'd just take it round to them, probably unopened.

I am sitting here raging about it - we suspected it but couldnt prove it. The person in question had called at our house last night and we dropped mail tracking into the conversation. The card and money - without envelope were handed in here nealy an hour after the post arrived - and they HAD been in all the time

B, although I wouldn't know what was in it as I wouldn't open it. i would like to think if someone else got my post they would pass it on. Gloria :-))))

I would take it next door and give it to the person whose name is on envelope. M.

If it was addressed to someone who now lived next door, I would knock on the door and hand it, unopened, over personally to that particular person. If they made an arrangement with RM re change of address, I would let them sort it out with RM. Jay