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we had a drunk postman for about 3 years at work... would spend about 15 minutes walking in weird directions across the carpark, then spend 5 minutes working out which things to push through the door. not fantastic when half our post is confidential stuff about patients as half the post seemed to be delivered to the wrong houses down the road!
was kinda funny to watch him change direction 50 times in the 20meters of carpark haha
I really shouldn't be reading this thread today...I'm waiting for a bike to be delivered and according to the parcelforce tracking thing on the website it was loaded onto a delivery van at 0755 this morning...
I really shouldn't be reading this thread today...I'm waiting for a bike to be delivered and according to the parcelforce tracking thing on the website it was [s]loaded[/s] [b]thrown[/b] onto a delivery van at 0755 this morning...
sorry, had to be done, hope it wasnt expensive! 😆 😯
...I'll let you know... I am actually wincing now.
Another tip:
NEVER, EVER mark anything you're sending as "FRAGILE". If you do, your package will be singled out for "special" treatment - being flung as high and far as possible and dropped deliberately.
When you pack stuff, assume it'll be handled by hamfisted gorillas, crushed, squashed, dropped, kicked or run over. You can never have too much bubblewrap or padding. For something actually fragile try and build in a "crumple zone" around it with cardboard or polystyrene to absorb the impacts.
If you're paying for extra insurance, make sure the item you're sending is covered by that insurance.
I got a note through the door from DPD. I'm waiting for something to be delivered but not expecting it to be a signed-for affair. The note says "we tried to deliver, we'll try again tomorrow but you can call to re-arrange or pay more for delivery etc..."
But the recipient name is not mine. There's no mention of an address and phoning their number gives you computer-only response so can't even find out if it's my parcel and so worth taking the day off to wait for. Awesome.
How can so many people run so many businesses so badly?
Happy days. I'm back from lunch to discover a couple of large boxes waiting for me. Having thoroughly checked the boxes for signs of mistreatment I am happy to announce that thus far things appear to be unscathed...obviously photographic evidence of a new bike will follow in the next day or two...
Royal Mail farce today.
Made the mistake of waiting in for a parcel this morning. When I decide to leave for work, becuase I can't wait any longer, I discover a 'we called, you were out' card on the mat 😡
Lazy ****ers didn't ring the bell, or knock. I doubt they even had the parcel on them. I'd gibber on in an enraged fashion at the sorting office when I go to collect about breach of contract etc, if it wouldn't be like water off a ducks back.
I've said it before. Fire the lot of them and sell the company to some Germans who'll get the job done properly.
parcel force makes me think of the opening scene in ace ventura pet detective.... smashing the parcel about as much as possible... then stealing your dog.