The Mystery of the Appearing Shopping

[sally_maria]

Yesterday morning I opened my curtains just before 9am, to find that someone had left two full carrier bags tucked just inside our garden wall. We investigated, and found food from Waitrose, new saucepans and other kitchen equipment. It had rained the night before, and they weren't wet, but at least the food must have come from Cheltenham, not here.

Baffled, we left the bags out, assuming their owner would come back for them, but no sign so far, they are still there.

Someone could, I suppose, have got off the early bus, struggled bringing them up the hill and left them for later, but you'd think they would have been back for them within 24 hours...

Comments

[didiusjulianus.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Maybe they *planned* to collect it later, but then met a sticky end? Or maybe they were supposed to meet someone to give it to them but THEY didn't turn up (and perhaps met a sticky end)?

At what point does one report suspicious / random bags in one's garden, and the possibility of at least 2 people having met a sticky end, to the police? Technically, you find it, you hand it in, they investigate, and if it doesn't find its rightful owner you might get it back! Very useful that will be of course ;)

Or...put a Lost and Found sign up in your local post office saying how long you will keep it for for them (except the perishables which you have binned)?

It's be more fun to have an escapade a la Nancy Drew (or Tommy & Tuppence?), but I suspect the need to go to work on Monday morning might scupper that.

[sally_maria]

I hadn't thought of the Post Office, but that is not a bad idea. :-) The police are back over the hill in Cheltenham, but we were planning on ringing them after lunch.

I think I'll have to leave the escapades to the parents, who don't have paid employment to take up their time.