Pistonheaders and their First World Problems.
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Driven by a desire to see how our ancestors lived, I opted to make a cheese and pickle sandwich. Make, that is. Make by myself. From raw materials - including bread, cheese and pickle - using hand tools.
The pickle, a well known brand I might add, had a 20mm length of onion skin in it. Unpalatable doesn't begin to describe it. However did they cope? I certainly couldn't.
The pickle, a well known brand I might add, had a 20mm length of onion skin in it. Unpalatable doesn't begin to describe it. However did they cope? I certainly couldn't.
Chris Type R said:
The EU bureaucracy is interfering with me buying South African foodstuffs ( http://yoursouthafricanshop.co.uk/south-african-pr... ) , meaning I'll need to rely on "smugglers" in future.
Pay someone to bring it in?hidetheelephants said:
Pay someone to bring it in?
I'm a member of that and it seems to work quite wellI want to buy something on Amazon and have it delivered direct to the post office for me to collect at my convenience.
However, Amazon say it's too big to be delivered there, (44cmx25cmx26cm).
So I'll have to order it for delivery to my home address, when I know I won't be in, and then take the little red 'we called but you weren't in' card to the post office...to collect the thing that Amazon say is too big to be delivered direct to the post office.
However, Amazon say it's too big to be delivered there, (44cmx25cmx26cm).
So I'll have to order it for delivery to my home address, when I know I won't be in, and then take the little red 'we called but you weren't in' card to the post office...to collect the thing that Amazon say is too big to be delivered direct to the post office.
mp3manager said:
I want to buy something on Amazon and have it delivered direct to the post office for me to collect at my convenience.
However, Amazon say it's too big to be delivered there, (44cmx25cmx26cm).
So I'll have to order it for delivery to my home address, when I know I won't be in, and then take the little red 'we called but you weren't in' card to the post office...to collect the thing that Amazon say is too big to be delivered direct to the post office.
No local Amazon Lockers to you that would be more convenient? The nearest one to me is at the library in town, but there is also one at the sports centre next to my officeHowever, Amazon say it's too big to be delivered there, (44cmx25cmx26cm).
So I'll have to order it for delivery to my home address, when I know I won't be in, and then take the little red 'we called but you weren't in' card to the post office...to collect the thing that Amazon say is too big to be delivered direct to the post office.
Shakermaker said:
No local Amazon Lockers to you that would be more convenient? The nearest one to me is at the library in town, but there is also one at the sports centre next to my office
Currently, Lockers can accept parcels up to 42 cm x 35 cm x 32 cm in dimensionMy 'thing' is too big by 2cm....it's 2017 and even Amazon still can't figure out the 'last mile' of online shopping in a way which suits the customer.
Edited by mp3manager on Friday 2nd June 11:45
mp3manager said:
Shakermaker said:
No local Amazon Lockers to you that would be more convenient? The nearest one to me is at the library in town, but there is also one at the sports centre next to my office
Currently, Lockers can accept parcels up to 42 cm x 35 cm x 32 cm in dimensionMy 'thing' is too big by 2cm....it's 2017 and even Amazon still can't figure out the 'last mile' of online shopping in a way which suits the customer.
Edited by mp3manager on Friday 2nd June 11:45
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/amazon-...
Taking the McLaren on a long Euro trip on Friday, spent all of Sunday washing and waxing so I will be hitting the mainland in pristine condition. Got loads of building work going on at home so having nowhere to put it I took it to my Mums place, parked it on the drive and put on it's bespoke and very expensive outdoor cover.
This morning the Tracker people kept phoning me at work "Your alarm is going off constantly". Rushed home to find for some weird reason the cover is causing the alarm to trigger, so I had to take it off.
Car is now sitting in the pissing rain getting nice and dirty for my trip. A monstrous f
king calamity, an outrage.
This morning the Tracker people kept phoning me at work "Your alarm is going off constantly". Rushed home to find for some weird reason the cover is causing the alarm to trigger, so I had to take it off.
Car is now sitting in the pissing rain getting nice and dirty for my trip. A monstrous f
king calamity, an outrage.mp3manager said:
Shakermaker said:
No local Amazon Lockers to you that would be more convenient? The nearest one to me is at the library in town, but there is also one at the sports centre next to my office
Currently, Lockers can accept parcels up to 42 cm x 35 cm x 32 cm in dimensionMy 'thing' is too big by 2cm....it's 2017 and even Amazon still can't figure out the 'last mile' of online shopping in a way which suits the customer.
Edited by mp3manager on Friday 2nd June 11:45
Or you could have it delivered to your office?
mp3manager said:
I want to buy something on Amazon and have it delivered direct to the post office for me to collect at my convenience.
However, Amazon say it's too big to be delivered there, (44cmx25cmx26cm).
So I'll have to order it for delivery to my home address, when I know I won't be in, and then take the little red 'we called but you weren't in' card to the post office...to collect the thing that Amazon say is too big to be delivered direct to the post office.
It's a similar story with the post office.However, Amazon say it's too big to be delivered there, (44cmx25cmx26cm).
So I'll have to order it for delivery to my home address, when I know I won't be in, and then take the little red 'we called but you weren't in' card to the post office...to collect the thing that Amazon say is too big to be delivered direct to the post office.
If I get a parcel via royal mail (delivered by our local postie) and i'm out - it get's taken to the sorting office responsible for my area. It's not the closest one (being almost 10 miles away - when I have one half that distance) nor the most convenient to get to as it's in Chester city centre. I can of course arrange for it to be delivered to my local post office (which is a little over a mile away) - but only after waiting another couple of days and paying a handling fee.
Parcels delivered by Parcelforce on the other hand (a subsidiary of royal mail) get taken straight to my local post office if i'm out.
You can tell Royal Mail used to be in the public sector can't you
Moonhawk said:
mp3manager said:
I want to buy something on Amazon and have it delivered direct to the post office for me to collect at my convenience.
However, Amazon say it's too big to be delivered there, (44cmx25cmx26cm).
So I'll have to order it for delivery to my home address, when I know I won't be in, and then take the little red 'we called but you weren't in' card to the post office...to collect the thing that Amazon say is too big to be delivered direct to the post office.
It's a similar story with the post office.However, Amazon say it's too big to be delivered there, (44cmx25cmx26cm).
So I'll have to order it for delivery to my home address, when I know I won't be in, and then take the little red 'we called but you weren't in' card to the post office...to collect the thing that Amazon say is too big to be delivered direct to the post office.
If I get a parcel via royal mail (delivered by our local postie) and i'm out - it get's taken to the sorting office responsible for my area. It's not the closest one (being almost 10 miles away - when I have one half that distance) nor the most convenient to get to as it's in Chester city centre. I can of course arrange for it to be delivered to my local post office (which is a little over a mile away) - but only after waiting another couple of days and paying a handling fee.
Parcels delivered by Parcelforce on the other hand (a subsidiary of royal mail) get taken straight to my local post office if i'm out.
You can tell Royal Mail used to be in the public sector can't you
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