Hougang resident asks if unattended parcels are a common sight after stumbling upon his own package
Hougang resident asks if unattended parcels are a common sight after stumbling upon his own package
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A Hougang resident was puzzled to see two large packages left unattended at a HDB lift lobby in Hougang.
He was even more surprised when he realised that one of the packages belonged to him.
Stomper Roger said: "J&T Express left the parcels unattended in the front lift lobby (not level 1) on June 5.
"I saw these parcels in the morning when I was heading to work at 6.20am. When I returned from work at 9pm, the parcels were still there, so I decided to take a look.
"It surprised me that one of the parcels belonged to me while the other belonged to the next block.
"Based on my tracking records, the parcel should have been still outbound in the sorting centre."
Roger said he contacted the delivery company the next day and sent them a photo of the unattended packages, but has yet to receive a response.
He asked: "Do you often see this kind of issue?"
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