Difficult neighbours can be one of the greatest bugbears of a new home, especially if they live right next door. The issues are endless, from ridiculous parking, touching parcels, and even being obnoxiously loud. However, one problematic neighbour might have taken the stereotype to new heights as they've been caught in the act of pinching a wheelie bin - although they strongly deny it.
After ordering a new wheelie bin, one woman was in utter disbelief after noticing that her nightmare neighbour had kidnapped her new set of wheels - and even had the evidence to prove it. Despite spotting the sparkly new vessel in her neighbour's dedicated bin spot and having proof of delivery, he's yet to confess to his actions.
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The woman fumed in the thread on Mumsnet, captioning the post: "My neighbour stole my wheelie bin..."
"So, I moved into a property last week," she explained.
"The housing association said they had a blue bin ordered for me and it should arrive this week.
"Yesterday, I got home and an Evri card was pushed through, which read, 'left bin with neighbour number 11'.
"Now bare in my mind the bins are next to the front doors of property (and why couldn't he just put bin there)."
She continued: "So, I knock on door - and he said, 'nope no bin here'.
"However, there's a nice shiny new bin in his bin space - I mean how ridiculous," she fumed.
The woman was shocked at her neighbour's complete denial - even after she confronted him at his doorstep.
Sharing their shared anger in the comment section of the Mumsnet post, fellow social media users have offered up their advice on how to proceed with the gobsmacking ordeal.
"Just take it and label it the brand new one and then tell him you have the card and the bar code - end of," one user suggested.
Another said: "Report your missing bin and order another one from the council.
"We’ve just done that for our black recycling box which went missing after the last collection. The lid was left, though!"
Another commenter added: "Take it, put your house number on it, and turn it upside down and put your number on the bottom, too.
"After my bin has twice gone missing I have suspicions but couldn't prove anything. Am currently waiting for a new bin and will be able to prove it's mine by turning it upside down."
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