Letters and Packages via Royal Mail

shimy182 · 14 Feb 2009 at 10:34

Hiya, need a bit of hope booster from you guys (or not)

I'm expecting two packages (small ish but wont fit through letter box) which was posted on the thursday, Which means it will most definately come today.

However our letters have already arrived:?.

so my question is, is there a possibility that they post packages seperately around here ?, Im in Coventry city centre,

Thank you!

Neodite · 14 Feb 2009 at 10:44

Postie wont carry them on his bike if they are too big... So wait till afternoon delivery and you will see the nice red van outside

shimy182 · 14 Feb 2009 at 10:46

still hope then ^^, hope it comes by 12 ish though, need to be in cardiff by 3 pm :/

lets be honest, its not going to happen is it.

And thanks neodite ^^

Neodite · 14 Feb 2009 at 10:50

Well i normaly get mine about 2ish

might be differant in coventry tho, if i was you id give them a ring, and if it aint been dispatched, pick it up on your way

shimy182 · 14 Feb 2009 at 11:37

its only first class delivery, so none of that luxury !.

fendi · 14 Feb 2009 at 14:44

(No thread hijack

) What happens if they try to deliver and just leave it outside when it should be signed for? It could get stolen, this happened recently with my gf, luckily she came home in time otherwise someone could have taken the parcel. It was from the jungle site and I am guessing it needed a signature.

Energize · 14 Feb 2009 at 15:19

If it wasn't special delivery then it won't, "most definitely come today", if your lucky it will come today, saturday is not a guaranteed day for delivery, more so for only 1st class.

rypt · 14 Feb 2009 at 16:12

Nothing is ever a guaranted day for delivery from Royal Fail; I only ever get a postman 3 times a week (4 at best) (and I don't even live in the middle of anywhere but live within Oxford actually).

Fothsn · 14 Feb 2009 at 16:17

rypt said:
Nothing is ever a guaranted day for delivery from Royal Fail; I only ever get a postman 3 times a week (4 at best) (and I don't even live in the middle of anywhere but live within Oxford actually).

Don’t post drivel, Royal Mail offer a guaranteed service, yes it’s not 100% but you name a business that provides an 100% reliable service? None, Royal Mail has very tight rules and regulations to deliver mail; the only day Royal Mail close is Sunday so you get 6 delivers per week.

rypt · 14 Feb 2009 at 16:55

Fothsn said:
Don’t post drivel, Royal Mail offer a guaranteed service, yes it’s not 100% but you name a business that provides an 100% reliable service? None, Royal Mail has very tight rules and regulations to deliver mail; the only day Royal Mail close is Sunday so you get 6 delivers per week.

Then explain to me why I only get mail 3 or 4 times out of the 6 days of the week? As in the postman will generally just not be doing his rounds on Tuesday and Thursday (or sometimes Wednesday and Friday), and it has been like this for close to 6-8 months now.

Fothsn · 14 Feb 2009 at 17:04

Well I myself don’t get mail everyday; just means there is no mail for you on that day, not really hard to understand can bet you the postman/woman will be out delivering to other addresses, not every home gets mail every day, There is some serious guidelines Royal Mail have to stick to with regard to delivering mail, a postal worker can and will get sacked for wilful delay. People have some very skewed thoughts on Royal Mail and its service, it’s not a case of keeping mail in the sorting office, it all has to go out on the same day it gets sent to the offices.

sanaxe1 · 14 Feb 2009 at 17:08

rypt said:
Then explain to me why I only get mail 3 or 4 times out of the 6 days of the week? As in the postman will generally just not be doing his rounds on Tuesday and Thursday (or sometimes Wednesday and Friday), and it has been like this for close to 6-8 months now.

we send 50 first class packages a day and 90% of our customers recieve them next day with the 10% within 2days. I find the royalmail a great service.

Wicksta · 14 Feb 2009 at 17:11

fendi said:
(No thread hijack ) What happens if they try to deliver and just leave it outside when it should be signed for? It could get stolen, this happened recently with my gf, luckily she came home in time otherwise someone could have taken the parcel. It was from the jungle site and I am guessing it needed a signature.

You're guessing wrong then, it depends what you've bought and how you had it sent. Most items from there don't require signatures.

postmanfw · 14 Feb 2009 at 17:16

rypt said:
Then explain to me why I only get mail 3 or 4 times out of the 6 days of the week? As in the postman will generally just not be doing his rounds on Tuesday and Thursday (or sometimes Wednesday and Friday), and it has been like this for close to 6-8 months now.

That would definitely be illegal as they are obliged to deliver to every address monday-saturday. (except for some very isolated areas)

cokecan · 14 Feb 2009 at 17:17

rypt said:
Then explain to me why I only get mail 3 or 4 times out of the 6 days of the week? As in the postman will generally just not be doing his rounds on Tuesday and Thursday (or sometimes Wednesday and Friday), and it has been like this for close to 6-8 months now.

could it be that you sometimes dont have any mail to actually be delivered?

Or if your saying that the postman doesnt deliver anywhere on your road on tuesday and thursday (not sure how you'd know this unless you wait and watch for him lol) then that could simply be down to the postman not doing his job properly or the local sorting office is short staffed?

Energize · 14 Feb 2009 at 17:24

fendi said:
(No thread hijack ) What happens if they try to deliver and just leave it outside when it should be signed for? It could get stolen, this happened recently with my gf, luckily she came home in time otherwise someone could have taken the parcel. It was from the jungle site and I am guessing it needed a signature.

Only special delivery requires a signature by default.

Fothsn · 14 Feb 2009 at 17:28

No Amazon has tracked packages, which can require a signature. Special and Recorded delivery requires a signature, also packages from other countries like China, USA can require a signature, Air mail.

The only service which is tracked and guaranteed is Special delivery 9am.

Energize · 14 Feb 2009 at 17:39

Fothsn said:
has tracked packages, which can require a signature.

That isn't the default though, that's an extra service just like recorded is.

Fothsn · 14 Feb 2009 at 17:42

Energize said:
That isn't default though, that's an extra service.

I don’t know I just deliver the dam things!

the amount of packages we deliver for them is huge far far more than any another retailer.

grenned · 14 Feb 2009 at 18:01

I am on the coventry postage system out here, and all I can say is random, sometimes they are hear extremely quick, other times there is such a wait, All i can say tho is I have never had any losses/damages from them