Package left with dog...
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McSam said:
epends on what sort of thing you're sending, but I was doing 15kg tool sets and sent them via Interparcel. A much better broker than the likes of parcel2go, and their standard services use UPS - the 48hr service delivered next day every single time and, where I was at least, the drivers were very good. Never had a problem, nor did my housemate who did pretty big volume with them!
Another vote for interparcel and hence UPS, just use the interparcel economy, almost always next day...rxtx said:
daveake said:
I've had TNT deliver to the wrong country.
Royal Mail once sent a letter addressed to me in Oslo via Brisbane 
No idea what happened to it in the end, I got the company I was buying from to send me a replacement and they argued the toss with the couriers.
Edited by Famous Graham on Wednesday 29th August 19:55
croakey said:
I've yet to find a well priced courier that doesnt employ cowboys, I've had packages delivered to me with no card left , items left in a previously locked gas cabinet, left in the garden in the rain.
But I've never had a card left with such honesty!
Boldface is our problem - if you want half-decent service, you've got to pay for it...But I've never had a card left with such honesty!
Personally, Royal Mail may be more expensive, but given the hassle of collecting from depots over an hour's drive away, it's bloody good value...
TNT are very good round here - but I do usually pay extra for Saturday Delivery...
Fatboy said:
Boldface is our problem - if you want half-decent service, you've got to pay for it...
Personally, Royal Mail may be more expensive, but given the hassle of collecting from depots over an hour's drive away, it's bloody good value...
TNT are very good round here - but I do usually pay extra for Saturday Delivery...
Atleast with royal mail if your parcels carded they will redeliver it for no extra cost or to any post office for a small fee , 50p?Personally, Royal Mail may be more expensive, but given the hassle of collecting from depots over an hour's drive away, it's bloody good value...
TNT are very good round here - but I do usually pay extra for Saturday Delivery...
t. XDA said:
However, if you want really poor service then I recommend Hermes! 
They delivered a parcel to us this week when we were out. A card through the door said left in the garden for us. However, they had thrown it over our neighbours' fence into their back garden rather than ours. It's a tall fence and also separated from us by a bin store, so it must have been a good long throw. Fortunately our neighbours don't have a dog, and it was clothes rather than an X-box so no damage done!Mannginger said:
This is pretty win! Never heard of Yodel but pretty sure I'll not be using them any time soon now!
If you buy on-line you may not get a choice.http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/aug/24/amazon...
Fatboy said:
croakey said:
I've yet to find a well priced courier that doesnt employ cowboys, I've had packages delivered to me with no card left , items left in a previously locked gas cabinet, left in the garden in the rain.
But I've never had a card left with such honesty!
Boldface is our problem - if you want half-decent service, you've got to pay for it...But I've never had a card left with such honesty!
ruaricoles said:
XDA said:
However, if you want really poor service then I recommend Hermes!
They delivered a parcel to us this week when we were out. A card through the door said left in the garden for us. However, they had thrown it over our neighbours' fence into their back garden rather than ours. It's a tall fence and also separated from us by a bin store, so it must have been a good long throw. Fortunately our neighbours don't have a dog, and it was clothes rather than an X-box so no damage done!What makes it worse is that theres a large clearly maked bell and intercom. They were in and the drive is short - if the clown had rung the bell then hed have had a signature within a minute or two at the most.
I had one of these with "package left in wheelie bin"
Came home from work, picked up the card, looked in the bin.... yes, it was bin day that day and the bin that was full in the morning, was nicely empty !
To add some complication, it was an unexpected gift from a friend so we didn't know what it was or who sent it (until some weeks later when they politely enquired if we received it).
Came home from work, picked up the card, looked in the bin.... yes, it was bin day that day and the bin that was full in the morning, was nicely empty !
To add some complication, it was an unexpected gift from a friend so we didn't know what it was or who sent it (until some weeks later when they politely enquired if we received it).
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