DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live in a building with a security system and buzzers. My neighbors buy everything online, often receiving three or more packages a day. As they are rarely home, the delivery people ring my buzzer, too.

I accepted a package for them once, and it was a thankless task trying to get them to retrieve it. Now I don’t answer my buzzer, but I worry that one day, someone ringing it might actually want me.

Can I put a sticker saying “NOT ACCEPTING DELIVERIES FOR ANYBODY EXCEPT ME” next to my name on the buzzer?

GENTLE READER: No, but you may have a talk with building management about how to handle what must be a common annoyance for the other tenants, as well. A private intercom system, perhaps, or a secure code for trusted delivery services.

But if there’s nothing to be done and you cannot imagine a time where you yourself might be absent and in need, a sign saying, “Please buzz only the package recipient” would at least be more polite phrasing.

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