'This is not my apartment number': Entitled Karen keeps listing neighbor's apartment number for all their deliveries

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Apr 22, 2024 2:00 PM EDT

This scenario is ripe for some petty payback. The first time this Redditor received a delivery intended for a different apartment down the hall, they did not think much of the situation. They simply concluded that it must have been a mistake or the delivery person was buzzing any apartment number just to enter the building. However, the next time it happened, they started to put the pieces together.

They realized that the entitled Karen down the hall kept listing the Redditor's apartment number for all of their deliveries. Perhaps they were away a lot and feared the packages would be stolen. Still, one would think asking the neighbor for their approval would be a logical step before putting down their apartment number. Or perhaps the Karen was simply too entitled to pick up after herself and be an adult. Our impression is that the latter scenario is more likely, in which case it is well within the Redditor's right to enact some payback.

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more, check out this post about a guy who got even with a petty scammer.

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    "My neighbor gave my buzz number for their deliveries"
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    r/mildlyinfuriating. Posted by D u/herenthere12 14 hours ago My neighbor gave my buzz number for their deliveries I was taking a day nap when my door buzzer rang. "Hello?" I said, and someone replied "delivery for you".
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    I didn't remember waiting for an order delivery but I thought maybe I was mistaken and I was groggy.
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    I buzzed the door open, but the building's front door isn't always working. So I went downstairs to make sure they get in okay.
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    The delivery guy handed me a package, and I saw a name and apartment number that isn't mine. Confused, I told him "this is not my apartment number" and he replied "oh, the instructions say to buzz [my apartment] if no one's home."
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    Mind you, I never spoke this neighbor, they never come to my door and ask if it's okay to use my buzzer and take their packages if they're not home.
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    Then i remembered something. It has happened before, and I had thought the delivery person was just trying any buzzer that would work. I took the package and put it in front of my neighbor's door.
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    Anyways, I left a message in my neighbor's mail box, "hi there, please do not use our buzz number for your deliveries, thanks".
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    Different-Pin-9234. 11 hr. ago Hmm next time, I would ask first for the name, and then reject it if it's not mine. Your neighbor will find out soon enough that his package got rerouted back to the sender. 3.7k Reply Share
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    camdawg54 4 hr. ago I absolutely would've told the delivery guy that I don't accept the package because it's not addressed to me. You dont know what's in there, if it's something bad and you accept the package, you're in the now 1.0k Reply Share
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    the-purple-chicken72. 12 hr. ago Looks like your neighbor has been sending you free packages! You should be grateful for the gifts/s 3.4k Reply Share
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    zeugma888 11 hr. ago edited 11 hr. ago Stop buzzing delivery drivers in when you haven't ordered anything. I know this one was sudden and you were confused, but don't do it again. Your neighbours will eventually stop if nothing gets delivered. If the neighbours ask why you didn't let the driver in either say you weren't expecting anything. Or say you didn't hear it - you were in the shower, on a call, had headphones on etc. 2.3k Reply Share
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    Serious-Mode-5869. 13 hr. ago If it happens again just refuse to take the delivery and if you're feeling nice leave your neighbor a note letting them know that. Hopefully that will stop the unwanted buzzing. 295 Reply Share
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    TheElusive Holograph. 10 hr. ago You can refuse the delivery. End of story. 240 Reply Share
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    peeingdog 12 hr. ago It's nice of you to leave a reasonable note, but he's not going to stop until he stops getting his stuff. 145 Reply Share
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    LeVelvetHippo 12 hr. ago What would happen if you kept the package? "Delivery driver handed it to me so I thought it was mine. Didn't think to check the label.¯¯\_(\)_/¯¯ 102 Reply Share
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    RadioTunnel 9 hr. ago Just say "no I cant take this you'll have to return to sender mate" and dont take the parcels
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