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I'd contact your agent before you do anything. I think it's in poor taste; as in you know when you close, you know what shipping you're paying for/getting, you know someone still lives there...

I want to say send it back because they should know better, but I would most likely not send it back.

@Jennibenni: oooo, yes I would have probably refused delivery. What if it broke in transit and you accepted it? They blame you or miss out on warranty...

@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I edit my advice, I'd make their agent come get what you have AND refuse future deliveries.

@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: yeaaa that's a hard no. I messaged my sister (a realtor) what would you do if your clients said they received packages pre closing?... She said reject delivery and then ask their agent what the hell are they doing!?

@Sams Mom: @Mrs. Lemon-Lime: it wasn't Wayfair but I had something delivered while we were on vacation that I had specifically ordered with super slow shipping so it didn't sit on my porch and they sent it way early. Not saying that's what happened but it does happen from time to time. I think if you had had a proper heads up and it was an honest mistake I'd keep it

@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Aren’t these the same people who gave you a annoying lowball offer? I would have refused on those grounds alone lol. But seriously this is major entitlement and I’ve made it my recent mission to not put up with the rampant entitlement!

I think if they gave you a heads up in advance and they both agreed that you weren’t responsible for the package, I might keep it.

If it’s a heads up on the day of..then no. I would refuse delivery. Good thing you were able to.

Also I’ve ordered from Wayfair couple times. It takes forever. Also they give you tracking. So they should have known it was coming early and be at the house to meet the delivery or something.

@misolee: if wayfair usually takes forever and they surprised them by actually being fast, I could understand. I have had that where something isn’t supposed to come for a week comes earlier. But I suppose it depends how big and valuable it is too.

@mrs-lemon-lime I agree. It’s technically not their house yet. You never know what can happen at a closing.

@foodnerd81 I mentioned Wayfair taking forever when ordering (like it took us 3 almost 4 weeks to get this shelf) then they must have ordered much much earlier than closing date which is kind of annoying bc it’s not their house yet. Especially since there was a week left until closing. And then usually they send shipping info once it ships so they should have gotten estimated shipping like several days in advance and figured out way to contact seller much earlier than day of or figured out a way to meet the delivery. I mean a piece of mail is no big deal but a huge furniture delivery kind of is.

My friend just closed on a house. The seller had several old appliances they wanted to take. It was also in the contract to leave the refrigerator. During the walk through the morning of, she noticed they left old appliances and took the refrig. Needless to say closing took several hours as my friend had to request money back for the refrig. After all was said and done and papers signed, the seller asked that she hold the old appliances until next weekend so he can come pick it up. She told him it was going to the curb the next day and he could pick it up from there.

I'd just leave it in the garage. It just doesn't seem like a big deal to me!

Prior to moving, we received a case of wine for the new owners. They were members of a winery or something. We just put it aside, marked it clearly, and left it for them.

At closing, they expressed their appreciation and were so pleasant that we ended up exchanging contact info and sending them some neighborhood recs and A/V assistance when they asked for it.

I feel like life is hard enough, and if it's not particularly difficult for me to make it easier on someone, I'll do it.