‘It's the principle’: Grocery deliveryman takes 25 minutes to unload neighbor's items while blocking another resident's driveway 3 to 4 times a week

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Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."
Dec 5, 2025 9:00 AM EST

Have you ever felt the weight of the world on your shoulders, like your legs were one step away from shattering below your torso? Usually, I feel this way when I'm too lazy to go to the grocery store and acquire some grub to get me through the week, so instead, I use Instacart and shop through the aisles virtually. Close enough, right?

Grocery delivery is life-changing for many, especially those who are older or are not completely physically able to get from point A to point B in a swift manner. Plus, you help delivery workers keep their jobs and food on the table for their families, so it's a win-win situation.

The only person losing in the story below is a resident who is dealing with a nuisance caused by their neighbor's frequent grocery deliveries. The deliveryman brings the neighbor groceries multiple times a week his car blocks the resident's driveway in the process. This prevents the resident from getting in and out of their driveway swiftly, but the neighbor refuses to take accountability. When will people learn that if they don't own the property, they have no right to do whatever they please with it? Scroll below to read the full story.

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    courier delivering a bag of groceries to a senior woman
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    "neighbors grocery deliveries keep blocking my driveway"

    i live in erie pa on a street with houses that all have driveways. my neighbor across the street gets grocery delivery constantly.
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    like 3 or 4 times a week, sometimes more. every single time the delivery driver parks directly blocking my driveway.
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    not just partially blocking it, like completely across it. and theyre there for a while because she orders SO much stuff.
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    ive timed it before and its usually 20- 25 minutes while they unload everything. ive mentioned it to her probably 4 or 5 times now.
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    first couple times i was nice about it, just like hey would you mind asking your delivery drivers not to block my driveway?
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    she said oh sorry ill tell them. they kept doing it. so i asked again and she said "its only for like 10 minutes its not that big of a deal." except its not 10 minutes its closer to half an hour.
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    and also it IS a big deal because i cant leave my house? i suggested she could meet them at the curb or in front of her own house so they dont block mine.
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    she acted like i was asking her to do something incredibly difficult. "i cant control where they park." yes you can?
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    you can literally meet them outside and direct them where to park. or put it in the delivery instructions.
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    last week it happened again and i needed to leave for an appointment. had to go ask the driver to move.
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    he was nice about it but my neighbor came out and made this huge dramatic sigh like i was inconveniencing
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    later she came over and said i was "being really uptight about this" and that "you work from home anyway so its not like you need to leave during the day." first of all how does she know my schedule?
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    second of all even if i work from home that doesnt mean she gets to block my driveway whenever she wants.
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    i still have appointments and errands and also its MY driveway?? i told her that and she just rolled her eyes and said "whatever ill try to remember to tell them." happened again yesterday.
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    driver blocked my driveway for 30 minutes. i didnt have anywhere to go but its the principle at this point.
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    TheG yThread Call the delivery company and file a complaint
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    H yChurro989 Exactly. This isn't about being uptight, it's about your time and property. If you let it slide, she'll just keep thinking it's fine. Filing a complaint is the logical, firm move.
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    Careful-Possible-965 There's no reason to take half an hour to upload groceries. Something is fishy.
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    RebeccaMCullen Kinda sounds like she's telling them to park there. If she's getting that much stuff, why aren't they using her driveway? This needs to be escalated to to the delivery company.
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    Stock-Cell1556 She gets so much stuff that it takes half an hour to unload, several times a week? I think that delivery driver is delivering more than just groceries. He probably doesn't want to park in her driveway in case her husband comes home.
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    Significant_Bag_7485 Definitely this. Talk to her husband next time. She will do anything to avoid attention after that.
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