God damn royal mail

Substance · 13 Oct 2011 at 09:35

I bought a new phone yesterday and paid extra for next day delivery and have been waiting in since 8am this morning,

I've just watched royal mail push a "sorry you were out" card through my door and run off, I managed to grab them and asked where the parcel was and all I got out of them was "that is yesterdays card, it must have been stuck in your letterbox"

It's bloody unlikely that it's yesterdays as I only ordered the phone yesterday.

After saying this they said "oh, well it is at the sorting office now, you will have to go pick it up"

I tried phoning up to make a complaint and they told me that if I want it redelivered that it would be 48 hours and I can only pick it up myself tomorrow,

What a load of crap

kylew · 13 Oct 2011 at 09:36

You should poo through the sorting office's letter box after taking many laxatives.

Admiral Huddy · 13 Oct 2011 at 09:39

It's back in their sorting office already? That soon after you just saw them post the notice? It would surely still be on van.. ??

Substance · 13 Oct 2011 at 09:41

Admiral Huddy said:
It's back in their sorting office already? That soon after you just saw them post the notice? It would surely still be on van.. ??

I think they just couldn't be bothered bringing it, Left it at the sorting office and just posted the card

rhysduck · 13 Oct 2011 at 09:42

That's exactly what I get! Pointless arguing, they're all a bunch of numptys!

I even get "You were out" cards the day after they "attempt" delivery, when they blatantly don't.

Cosimo · 13 Oct 2011 at 09:43

I bet one of the RM darlings has nicked it.

Swordfish · 13 Oct 2011 at 09:44

Common thing tbh. It's easier and quicker for a man in a van to drive round and bang cards through the door and have the customer collect the goods and do the RM job's for them. Happened to me twice ealier this year. I complained on each occasion to be told I must be mistaken.

DarkXavier · 13 Oct 2011 at 09:44

It's a trick that some postman do. They will take the parcel into the callers office, mark it as undelivered, then leave a calling card at the customers property. Just to save them carrying it. I would go down to the delivery office today and complain directly to a manager.

alx · 13 Oct 2011 at 09:44

What a bunch of *insert rude word of your choice here*

FeFiDoh · 13 Oct 2011 at 09:50

haha O dear

Being a postie myself I don't get why they would do this if true? I hate filling those cards out it takes me longer to do that then it would if people were to answer the door.

If you can prove thats what is meant to be coming then I imagine they would be in trouble for it, sure it's not something else you had coming?

Some postmen giving the rest of us a bad name

RopAyy · 13 Oct 2011 at 09:51

DarkXavier said:
It's a trick that some postman do. They will take the parcel into the callers office, mark it as undelivered, then leave a calling card at the customers property. Just to save them carrying it. I would go down to the delivery office today and complain directly to a manager.

This, get down today and lodge a complaint and kick off a nice stink! Even more so as you collared the delivery driver posting the 'you were out' note and then admitting to not having the good with him.

schumi84 · 13 Oct 2011 at 09:51

This seems to be happening more and more nowadays, complete disgrace and totally unacceptable all so they can finish 2mins early as they don't have to wait for someone to come to the door to sign for the parcel.

Utter joke, especially on this occasion when it seems they didn't even have the parcel in the van :confused:

My mate had this happen to him, luckily his mum who was in (and had been all day) caught them, had a word, and the postie handed the parcel over that thankfully was on the van.

Substance · 13 Oct 2011 at 09:52

FeFiDoh said:
haha O dear

Being a postie myself I don't get why they would do this if true? I hate filling those cards out it takes me longer to do that then it would if people were to answer the door.

If you can prove thats what is meant to be coming then I imagine they would be in trouble for it, sure it's not something else you had coming?

Some postmen giving the rest of us a bad name

It says on the card special delivery, I very rarely pay extra so it has to be the phone, the only other thing I have coming is a cheap sim card adapter sent standard first class, that should come with the standard postie, they usually come between 11 and 1

King Damager · 13 Oct 2011 at 09:56

Make sure you're right when you get the parcel and then go kill them. Also if you don't get the parcel, claim back the cost of delivery.

kd

Morgoth · 13 Oct 2011 at 09:57

SuBsTaNcE said:
"that is yesterdays card, it must have been stuck in your letterbox"

Cheeky bugger, did you check the date on the card?

DarkXavier · 13 Oct 2011 at 09:59

SuBsTaNcE said:
It says on the card special delivery, I very rarely pay extra so it has to be the phone, the only other thing I have coming is a cheap sim card adapter sent standard first class, that should come with the standard postie, they usually come between 11 and 1

Yeah, that willl be the phone. Do you have the tracking number? Could see its been marked down as undelivered.

imb4tman · 13 Oct 2011 at 10:08

I've had this happen on a couple of occasions also.

FARGO · 13 Oct 2011 at 10:09

Had the exact same thing happen to me.

Was brushing my teeth and airing my manliness one morning when the little red card came through the door. I was livid that the postperson didn't even bother knocking! I was tempted to catch up with him/her but running down the road with my bits out and foaming at the mouth isn't a good look for me.

mrk · 13 Oct 2011 at 10:10

It's what happens when you get people that can't be arsed to work getting jobs so mundane that they can't be arsed to...work.

Cosimo · 13 Oct 2011 at 10:11

mrk said:
It's what happens when you get people that can't be arsed to work getting jobs so mundane that they can't be arsed to...work.

How's work this morning?