'[He's telling] all the neighbors we robbed him': Mysterious $300 gift basket gets accidentally delivered to the new couple on the block; furious Kevin blackballs them for 'stealing from his porch'

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Dec 22, 2023 6:00 PM EST

Delivery drivers make mistakes sometimes. Since they're swamped with thousands of orders going all over the city, it's a miracle they don't struggle with even more address errors, misunderstandings, and oversights. I know we've been a little desensitized to the logistics aspect of getting packages delivered to our homes– with one click buys and overnight deliveries becoming the norm– but when you stop to think of all of the moving parts in the machine, it's impressive how accurate most couriers are. 

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  • However, every now and then, deliveries fall through the cracks and get fumbled in someway. Whether your box arrives with a huge dent in the side or your package gets delivered to the wrong address, I suppose that's the risk we take when ordering something online. For some, a small hiccup or a delivery mishap can result in a complete meltdown. 

  • In our next story, a neighborhood Kevin loses his cool and goes totally berserk when his package is mistakenly delivered to the new neighbors. Scroll for the entire story of how one couple clapped back at a rampaging Kevin after he accuses them from stealing a $300 cookie basket from his front porch. Spoiler alert– they did not steal this man's cookies. 

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    r/TwoHotTakes. Posted by u/kingofnothing449 1 day ago My Neighbor Is Trying To Cancel Us For Something He Did Personal Write In A I (30f) just moved into a new house with my husband (39m) and children. My neighbor is hellbent on cancelling us for a mistake HE made.
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    A little background on this, in the beginning of the month, a package was delivered to my front door from a company I didn't know. The address was our address but the name was different. We called the company and tried to find out who sent it or if we can contact them to tell them they sent it to the wrong house. The company told us "no
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    we can't give customer information and to keep the box and the customer had to call to re-ship it". We just moved in so we have no idea who our neighbors are. It was a huge gift basket inside and there had to be at least $300 worth of cookies and food. A week later I come home from work and a man is waiting on our porch. He didn't say hi just demanded we give his package back. I told him, the company
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    told us the address was wrong and to just keep it because there was food inside and they couldn't give contact information. The guy freaked out and started screaming we stole it from him. That, even though the address that he put in were wrong, we should have tried harder to find him. I told him we just moved here and we didn't know anyone. How would we find him? Go door to door with a huge box asking who's it was? He basically said yes, we should have and we stole it...
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    Now, we live in a time where there are cameras on almost every house and we are no exception. We showed the guy the camera footage of FedEx dropping the box off and that we clearly didn't steal it. The person who sent it to him addressed the package wrong and it was delivered here. He still refused to believe it. He didn't believe the wrong address was given. He then demanded we give all the stuff back and pack it up.
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    We couldn't give it all back because it's a week later and some of the stuff we brought to a party and other stuff was perishable food. This guy was furious. He said he was calling the police and left. We thought he was just dude called the police though! They questioned us because obviously they had to, but we showed the footage and they just said they couldn't do anything. 1. This
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    This guy was not accepting he did something wrong. He still thinks we stole from him and proceed to tell all of the other neighbors that we "robbed him". How did I find out? It was on Facebook in a town mom group I follow. There was a picture of my house and my family. We live in a close knit town so it's already hard being new here.
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    People are completely isolating us now. The guy obviously has more history in our neighborhood so people will believe him more. It's depressing. At this point I just feel like giving him cash for the package and telling him to leave us the f only. My husband thinks I'm crazy, and doesn't want to give him anything and is contemplating calling a lawyer. I'm at a loss do I just pay him to go away or do we drag this on?
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    Nearby Bake_3350 1 day ago. edited 16 hr. ago Post the video of the delivery driver dropping it off, and the video of you talking to angry neighbor/explaining. He posted a photo of your family and house...totally justified in defending yourself. And calling him out especially if you have children that can be seen in the family photo.
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    Kimmie-Cakes 23 hr. ago Yassss...post response 553 that video in Reply Share ... HeyT00ts11 20 hr. ago For sure, along with a calm narrative of the events, including him calling the police and denying the facts even in light of the video evidence. And take screenshots of the FB posts before they're taken down.
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    Public 19 hr. ago EnemaNumberOne. Also, if he went ballistic like this on you after a reasonable explanation, he's done it before. People know what he's like. Don't get too deep in thinking he's turned a town against you. More likely most people think it's an acting like an again.
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    CaptainMike63- 23 hr. ago I would tell him that you are going to sue him for defamation and post the video and what the company told you what to do. I would fight this tooth and nail. I would make him look like the Don't give him a box if out the basket that he is. . Maybe send him from the food you ate
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    FelixVulgaris 22 hr. ago Don't tell him. NEVER threaten to sue. Just talk to the lawyer. Giving your plan away to the never a good idea. is
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    GeorgePBurdellXXIII 22 hr. ago. edited 21 hr. ago THIS. TOTALLY THIS. Talk to your lawyer first. In my experience (and I do have some!), the lawyer will first send a letter saying to knock that off. It will have no effect, but shows you were trying to address the problem amicably. Next, the lawyer will file for a restraining order where the neighbor will hafta show up in court and explain his misbehavior.
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    Orisha_Oshun 23 hr. ago You have the video footage. Post it under his FB rant. And then call him a bitchass. Because that's exactly what he is. 208 Reply Share ... Who8mypez 16 hr. ago Tbh it's kinda weird OP didn't post all the information they have and instead have dealt with this long enough to notice neighbors actually adjusting their behavior towards them and then still didn't go back to post the video. To most people replying to the neighbors post and accusations with video that proves oth
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    Competitive_Sleep_21 - 23 hr. ago We got thousands of dollars worth of stuff delivered to us erroneously. We spent way to much time and energy trying to track down who it belonged too. FedEx would not take it back. OP is not responsible.
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    murphy2345678 23 hr. ago File your own police report for harassment. Then tell him to post retracting his statement. If not find a lawyer friend to send him a cease and desist letter demanding the retraction. 462 Reply Share MuldrathaB 23 hr. ago Like everyone else is saying, call him out and post the video. Then get a lawyer. around and find out
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    beadfix82 22 hr. ago Frankly - the neighbor should contact the company and the friend who sent the basket and tell them that it was never recieved by the adressee because of the wrong address. They should remind the company that the recipient tried to find out who it was for - but the compan wouldn't divulge info. Then the company should send out a new basket to the proper address. i've had this happen before and that's what the procedure was.
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    fuckeetall 14 hr. ago The company would be totally in bounds by requiring payment for second shipment. It was not their mistake. It was delivered as labeled. I mean, they probably will anyway. But ultimately it is exactly one person's mistake: the person who entered the address incorrectly.
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    LazyDaze333 23 hr. ago If you pay him, you are enabling his behavior and on some levels giving the people in town the idea that the crazy dude might be right about your family. Keep your head up and fight through everything, stay true to who you are and the town will see your family in the correct light in the end. People like your neighbor operate on smoke and mirrors, eventually the smoke fades away and the truth revealed. Good luck! Edit 1: 100% post video like the top commentor said!!
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    artsfantasymeadmaker 23 hr. ago It is not your responsibility to fix your neighbors mistake. Posting pictures of your house and family is illegal in some states and is called doxing. This is harassment.
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    BeerNinjaEsq 22 hr. ago Defamation lawsuit. Are you near South Jersey? I'd (as a lawyer) take this case just for fun 8 Reply Share ResurgentClusterfuck · 23 hr. ago Why are you even engaging with this lunatic? Tell him to get off your porch, he is trespassing, and if he's that concerned about the value of this misdelivered food he's free to take you to small claims over it.
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    Jazzlike_Mirror_2039 23 hr. ago I'd sue him for slander and libel. I'd be sure to subpoena anyone he's talked to about it. Make it a real community affair. Two can play hardball
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