Comments on: My parcel hell http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/ Poundshop potshots at the media moral maze. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:27:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ramblings.2010.02.11 – Lazy Link Thursday - Incoherent Ramblings http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-3302 Ramblings.2010.02.11 – Lazy Link Thursday - Incoherent Ramblings Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:02:41 +0000 http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/#comment-3302 [...] Enemies of Reason – My parcel hell [...] [...] Enemies of Reason – My parcel hell [...]

]]> By: fourstar http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-2465 fourstar Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:09:48 +0000 http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/#comment-2465 Do they still hire students at Christmas to help with the rush? <br /><br />A mate once caught one of them putting a card though without the parcel and asked him about it, only to be told that this was genuine company policy. When he pressed further, the reason given was that as they were temporary staff they weren't allowed (for insurance reasons) to actually deliver parcels but were perfectly OK to put cards through letterboxes.<br /><br />Just insane. Do they still hire students at Christmas to help with the rush?

A mate once caught one of them putting a card though without the parcel and asked him about it, only to be told that this was genuine company policy. When he pressed further, the reason given was that as they were temporary staff they weren't allowed (for insurance reasons) to actually deliver parcels but were perfectly OK to put cards through letterboxes.

Just insane.

]]> By: Rik Hemsley http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-2456 Rik Hemsley Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:05:28 +0000 http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/#comment-2456 Most of the delivery companies have tried this trick on me: Leave parcel in depot because you can't be arsed to drag it around, instead simply slip notes through doors. You get paid, customer gets parcel (though they may as well not have bothered with mail order). All happy.<br /><br />I just wish I'd caught up with one before they drove off, though. A few times I've come close, when I've been sitting in the lounge, looking out of the window, seen postie come up the drive, heard the letterbox go (no knock, no ring) and thought 'oh, boring letters' and then only found that it was a 'you were out' card when I passed by the door and looked.<br /><br />Once I called the post office to complain about our postie doing this. He came around with the parcel sharpish. This time he knocked and I got the parcel, but also an earful from irate postie who'd been in big trouble for not being arsed to carry the actual parcels.<br /><br />Was tempted to mail myself a couple of bricks every day for a fortnight just to get him back. Most of the delivery companies have tried this trick on me: Leave parcel in depot because you can't be arsed to drag it around, instead simply slip notes through doors. You get paid, customer gets parcel (though they may as well not have bothered with mail order). All happy.

I just wish I'd caught up with one before they drove off, though. A few times I've come close, when I've been sitting in the lounge, looking out of the window, seen postie come up the drive, heard the letterbox go (no knock, no ring) and thought 'oh, boring letters' and then only found that it was a 'you were out' card when I passed by the door and looked.

Once I called the post office to complain about our postie doing this. He came around with the parcel sharpish. This time he knocked and I got the parcel, but also an earful from irate postie who'd been in big trouble for not being arsed to carry the actual parcels.

Was tempted to mail myself a couple of bricks every day for a fortnight just to get him back.

]]> By: Scaryduck http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-2442 Scaryduck Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:57:29 +0000 http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/#comment-2442 Parcelforce.<br /><br />Big black boot print on the parcel.<br /><br />Very expensive musical instrument smashed to pieces.<br /><br />"Yeah. Wasn't us."<br /><br />Twats. Parcelforce.

Big black boot print on the parcel.

Very expensive musical instrument smashed to pieces.

"Yeah. Wasn't us."

Twats.

]]> By: michael.braisher http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-2441 michael.braisher Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:55:31 +0000 http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/#comment-2441 Royal Mail are shitbags like the rest of them. A mixture of careless company executives and negligent staff make them almost worth closing down for good.<br /><br />I've had packages opened or stolen, with thieving postmen robbing selected pillar boxes regularly.<br /><br />Yes, there are local depots to collect your parcels from, but more of these close down making you travel further afield to get your bits in the end anyway. <br /><br />Though I've had more pleasant experiences with private deliverymen, though living in the densly commercial town of Reading probaby helps both in terms of service and nearby colection offices. Royal Mail are shitbags like the rest of them. A mixture of careless company executives and negligent staff make them almost worth closing down for good.

I've had packages opened or stolen, with thieving postmen robbing selected pillar boxes regularly.

Yes, there are local depots to collect your parcels from, but more of these close down making you travel further afield to get your bits in the end anyway.

Though I've had more pleasant experiences with private deliverymen, though living in the densly commercial town of Reading probaby helps both in terms of service and nearby colection offices.

]]> By: Sonofajoiner http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-2440 Sonofajoiner Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:50:25 +0000 http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/#comment-2440 I personally love the ones that shove a moist card through the door with their mobile phone number scrawled illegibly across it and the instruction that you must call them on it immediately to rearrange delivery. And when you finally decipher the number and call, they don't answer. And then they turn up at random several days later to deliver not only your parcel, but also a stroppy bollocking for not ringing them to rearrange delivery. I personally love the ones that shove a moist card through the door with their mobile phone number scrawled illegibly across it and the instruction that you must call them on it immediately to rearrange delivery. And when you finally decipher the number and call, they don't answer. And then they turn up at random several days later to deliver not only your parcel, but also a stroppy bollocking for not ringing them to rearrange delivery.

]]> By: Abracadaver http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-2439 Abracadaver Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:48:37 +0000 http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/#comment-2439 I once missed a delivery by a matter of seconds and charged to the front window to get the drivers attention.<br /><br />I managed to before he crossed the road and signalled that I would come out to meet him. He acknowledged this.<br /><br />He was halfway down the road by the time I'd got there. I once missed a delivery by a matter of seconds and charged to the front window to get the drivers attention.

I managed to before he crossed the road and signalled that I would come out to meet him. He acknowledged this.

He was halfway down the road by the time I'd got there.

]]> By: Jamougha http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-2438 Jamougha Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:40:16 +0000 http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/#comment-2438 I've had the same experiences as everyone else with drivers carding me while I was in. Parcelforce (i.e. Royal Mail), on the other hand, delivered a package addressed to me to <i>someone else</i> because I "wasn't in". Whoever that was kept it and Parcelforce don't keep records of where they drop things off. They were very helpful and willing to make things right, thankfully.<br /><br />I've also had one badly damaged package from them, which has never happened from another company.<br /><br />I'm delighted to get things sent via normal post but all of the parcel delivery services are shocking. I've had the same experiences as everyone else with drivers carding me while I was in. Parcelforce (i.e. Royal Mail), on the other hand, delivered a package addressed to me to someone else because I "wasn't in". Whoever that was kept it and Parcelforce don't keep records of where they drop things off. They were very helpful and willing to make things right, thankfully.

I've also had one badly damaged package from them, which has never happened from another company.

I'm delighted to get things sent via normal post but all of the parcel delivery services are shocking.

]]> By: Victoria http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-2437 Victoria Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:42:31 +0000 http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/#comment-2437 We kind of have an unspoken agreement with our Royal Mail Postman. If we're not in then he'll just leave our parcels in our porch, hidden slightly behind one of the pillars. It's gotten to the point he won't even ring the doorbell anymore - he'll just leave it outside. If it's a big parcel or something then he'll just leave it next door or something for us to pick up. I don't think I've ever really had to deal with private sector postmen before and now I'm feeling very glad actually. We kind of have an unspoken agreement with our Royal Mail Postman. If we're not in then he'll just leave our parcels in our porch, hidden slightly behind one of the pillars. It's gotten to the point he won't even ring the doorbell anymore – he'll just leave it outside. If it's a big parcel or something then he'll just leave it next door or something for us to pick up. I don't think I've ever really had to deal with private sector postmen before and now I'm feeling very glad actually.

]]> By: Smogo http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-2436 Smogo Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:20:00 +0000 http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2009/12/02/my-parcel-hell/#comment-2436 My worst experiences:<br /><br />1. Amtrak failed to deliver hundreds of pounds of computer equipment I'd purchased to my address, 18 Terminus Road, instead delivering to *17* Terminus *Street*, because there was no one in at 18 Terminus *Street*. CLEVER!<br /><br />2. When I took a day off work to take delivery of a package, and no package was delivered, I phoned Parcelforce, who informed me that because their driver couldn't speak English very well, he'd just driven all his deliveries aimlessly around town all day, not delivering any of them, and was then sent home. WHY DO YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ENGLISH TO FIND ADDRESSES? My worst experiences:

1. Amtrak failed to deliver hundreds of pounds of computer equipment I'd purchased to my address, 18 Terminus Road, instead delivering to *17* Terminus *Street*, because there was no one in at 18 Terminus *Street*. CLEVER!

2. When I took a day off work to take delivery of a package, and no package was delivered, I phoned Parcelforce, who informed me that because their driver couldn't speak English very well, he'd just driven all his deliveries aimlessly around town all day, not delivering any of them, and was then sent home. WHY DO YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ENGLISH TO FIND ADDRESSES?

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