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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Zahna Eklund

'I get benefits to help buy food - now my neighbour demands I shop for her too'

For many of us, helping out a neighbour in need is a kind deed we wouldn't think twice about doing, especially if they just need the odd splash of milk or some sugar when they've found themselves short.

But one woman has claimed her neighbours are taking things too far with their requests for help, as they've started asking her for more than 20 items at a time from her own stock - and have even demanded she does most of their shopping.

The single mum, who is from the US, said she had new neighbours who moved in in November, and with the stress of their move, they asked for help with their groceries as they hadn't had time to get to the shops before Thanksgiving at the end of the month.

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