'THERE'S A HUGE SPIDER LOOSE IN MY HOUSE': Neighbor steals package, gets hairy eight-legged surprise

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    Posted by u/Significant-Cap-5813 21 hours ago My entitled neighbour steals my package and regrets it L I've been lurking in this sub for a while and I wanted to share this story that happened a few weeks ago. I (30F) am a hobbyist, as such I order additions to my collection that are delivered via post or courier. Now my entitled neighbour (28F) moved into her house roughly 3 months ago with her 9yr old son. I was close friends with the people who lived there previously and I had
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    them listed as trusted neighbour to deliver packages to if I'm not home. Since she moved in I have changed that with the post services but unfortunately there are few of the delivery people who have not had the information. Sadly I have had a few parcels delivered to the entitled neighbour and when I have gone to collect my parcels she has denied knowledge or has given me an already opening package and used the excuse that her son accidentally opened it.
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    So last week I had a delivery coming with several special (and expensive) additions to add to my collection and decided to work from home to make sure I received my package. I started work at my usual time of 9am, having double checked that my door bell was set to its loudest setting and got on with my work. I have a tendency to get absorbed into my work so by the time I realise that it was 12.30pm and my package was supposed to have been delivered before then, I started to worry. The first thin
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    When she opened the door she gave me a look that said she was definitely not happy to see me. Me - Hi EN I just had a notification that my package has been delivered here please may I have it? EN -There's nothing here! Me - I was emailed by the courier service that they delivered to your address. EN was obviously getting angry. - I just there is nothing here for you! Me - Please can you... told you
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    Before I could finish she slammed the door in my face. I was obviously annoyed and knocked on her door again and waited but she completely ignored me for at least 10 minutes. Feeling frustrated I went back home and called the courier service, wanting the delivery person to come back and make sure I got my package back. I was on hold for quite a while before I finally got through to someone. Just as I was telling the service operator what was happening, my door bell rang several times then there
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    I asked the operator to hold on for a moment while I checked who was at my door. I opened the door and there was EN red faced and with her son who was crying. EN- THERE'S A BECAUSE OF YOU!!! HUGE SPIDER LOOSE IN MY HOUSE Yes I collect tarantulas, true spiders and lots of other inverts. At first I was scared that EN had harmed one of my new tarantulas, but I couldn't keep the sarcasm out of my voice. Me - oh so you did get my package after all. EN- YES! AND NOW THERES A HUGE SPIDER IN MY LIVING R
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    I closed my door and talked to the operator who had heard everything, since I had already told them what was in the package, they were laughing down the phone. I told them I'd have to go rescue my spider from the crazy Karen. I grabbed a catch cup and paint brush from my spider room and opened my front door again. EN was still stood there looking furious and her son was now completely sobbing. Me-ok show me where it was. EN- I hate you!
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    I couldn't help but smile as EN took me into her house and showed me to her living room where my package was on her floor next to a knife that had obviously been used to open it and the container that the tarantula had been shipped in. Thankfully the tarantula was simply hiding under her sofa and I was able to get it to come out with my handy paint brush and caught it in the catch cup. I put it back into its shipping container then picked up my package. Me - Got her!
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    EN - FINALLY!! Now get that thing out of my house. It terrified my son and I'm arachnophobic! Don't you dare get anymore of those things! Me - Excuse me! You're the one that opened a package that was mine even after I came to collect it! EN looked shocked - Yes well my son likes to open packages and I thought it was another one of those gadgets you get. He loves to play with them.
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    I laughed as she obviously hadn't realised that she had just admitted to stealing my previous packages. (FYI I work for a company that sends me product prototypes). Me - So you have been stealing from me! I swear if you ever open one of my packages again I'm getting the police involved and having you charged with theft! Before she could say anything else I pushed past her and went back home. Thankfully the tarantula was unharmed and has happily settled into her new enclosure.
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    Since then I've contacted every courier service in my area and demanded that they never leave anything at her address again. There has been one incident where a package from work was delivered to her but as soon as I knocked on her door she just handed me the unopened box and closed the door in my face, much to her son's disappointment if his yelling was anything to go by. Moral of the story is don't open someone else's package, it might just contain giant spiders! Edit- added picture of the tar
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    SnooWords4839 20 hr. ago I think her son needs a glitter bomb addressed to them! 1.0k . 483 Reply Share Significant-Cap-5813 OP · 20 hr. ago I'm definitely going to try that, thanks for the idea 206 ... Reply Share The Fluffiest Redditor 17 hr. ago . Check out Mark Rober's YouTube channel for his petty revenge glitter bombs against car thieves. He's recently uploaded another one. Reply Share
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    Willing_Recording222 · 19 hr. ago Wow! This one even beats the time I wrapped up cat in an old Amazon box addressed to me and left it at the front door for my downstairs neighbor to steal. This is absolute GOLD! (And yes, I found the box of cat topened on the top of our shared outdoor trash can later that day and never had another package stolen.) 195 Reply Share Significant-Cap-5813 OP 19 hr. ago Haha that's brilliant. Sometimes you too take extreme measures to deal with the nasty thieves. I'm
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    Pottski 19 hr. ago Why are you saying "if you do it again I'll report you" - just report her. 149 Reply Share Trishanamarandu 11 hr. ago right? opening other people's mail is a federal offense... 39 Reply Share ...
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    no_name113. 20 hr. ago Hilarious read thanks 207 I PsyOpBunnyHop - 20 hr. ago Reply Share 91 ●●● hate your neighbour. I hope random spiders find their way into her house. Reply Share
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    Loud Perspective 9046 11 hr. ago nah she deserves bedbugs no harm done for anyone except maybe the kid who doesnt know any better Reply Share 18 dlc741 16 hr. ago Poor spiders 16 Reply Share
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    Signal_Historian_456 · 18 hr. ago Me, having massive arachnophobia, still clicked on the link even though I knew better, phone slightly to the side and arms reached out, watching with half an eye - and been caught in the middle of ,,oh gosh, get that monster off your arm!!", ,,it has fur everywhere!!!" .massive shiver, sweating, trembling + on the other side ,,it's kind of beautiful.. but no.", ,,I like the colour.. but the fur" ,thise massive legs.. horrific.. but fascinating..".can't look away
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    Escaril 16 hr. ago Should have explained that you ordered a pregnant Trantula, and she looks like she laid eggs recently, so they may want to be on the lookout a few dozen babies in a week or two walking around their sofa. 36 Reply Share JustanOld BabyBoomer 15 hr. ago PERFECT!!!!!!!! 451 Reply Share ...
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    Little French Kiwi. 16 hr. ago Isn't it a federal offense to steal mail and open it ? Upvote for the picture. I'm terrified of spiders. However, through a phone I can safely say she's so pretty. So looks so soft! Nothing deserves to die by a stupid psyco Karen attack so I'm glad you managed to save her :-) 29 Reply Share throwaway47138 · 10 hr. ago It is, but only if delivered by the USPS. If delivered by anyone else, it's just whatever the local laws on theft are. 11 ↓ Reply Share ...

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