Bin space isn't infinite, and when someone takes it upon themselves to use your allocated bin, it can get really frustrating - especially as that means you've got less space to put your own stuff.
If you noticed your neighbour dumping their rubbish in your bin, would you stay quiet and see how long they did it for, or would you be unable to bite your tongue and confront them about it?
One homeowner was so sick of their "entitled" neighbour who kept pushing the boundaries when it came to bin collection that they put their bags of rubbish back in their garden.
But it didn't go down well with her, and she "lost her mind about it."
The annoyed resident took to Reddit to write: "For context I live in a basement apartment and the top level is a house. I've lived here since April with nobody in the house up top but a large family moved in about two weeks ago.
"I got home from work last week and there was a bag of trash by my trash can, I knew it was the neighbours.
"I picked it up and put it in my trash can, no big deal but kind of annoying they put it over their fence onto my side of the driveway."
So initially, they had tried to be reasonable and had accepted the one-off incident - but when it happened again, they didn't take too kindly to it.
They continued: "I come home from work later in the week and my bin has been left open with two big bags of trash that weren't mine. I simply removed the bags and set them on the upstairs neighbours side of the fence.
"Well today I got home from work and neighbour lady starts screaming at me about 'why didn't you just knock on my door to tell me you were moving the trash instead of putting it in my yard', calling me a b**** and all the likes.
"I simply said she could've not put her trash in my trash can, 'but hers is full' - I don't care? I pay my own trash bill and you shouldn't feel entitled to dump your stuff in my trash can. Am I the a**hole for putting her trash on her side of the yard without speaking to her first?"
In the comments, people were baffled at the woman's suggestion, saying she should've done that herself.
One wrote: "To ride her wave, she could've knocked to ask if it was okay to put the trash in there? But I digress."
"Original poster should have knocked on the neighbour's door?", someone questioned. "The neighbour should have knocked on the original poster's door then they could have avoided the problem! Blaming the victim…"
Another fumed: "It's your bin, not hers. If she needs more bin space then she can either ask the council/landlord/whoever to upgrade or go to the dumpster and throw it there."
Have you got a neighbour story to share? Email: danielle.wroe@reachplc.com
