DPD: Sunday deliveries!

[kona786]

I ordered off Amazon today and am getting the item delivered tomorrow via my Prime membership - awesome sauce.

Thinking about it...it's been going on for a little while now as my Mrs was shocked a while back that I got a delivery on Sunday.

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Carrier:
Amazon Logistics

 

[Housey]

Spend £500 on graphics card an moan about a tenner to deliver it always amazes me.

 

[Energize]

Remarkable. It's long long overdue.

 

[willhub]

DPD are good, text message this morning that my delivery will be between 8:40 and some other time that it did not state, it came at 8:49, 16 hours after placing the order on the interweb!

 

[MrMoonX]

DPD delivered my £15 worth of cat food from amazon this morning, I was surprised, probably cost amazon that in postage, love prime and DPD and OCUK as they use DPD

 

[KIA]

This is great news. I don't mind paying extra for weekend delivery.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Some people may only be available on a Sunday for deliveries. Makes sense but will be pricey and don't forget probably double time expense for workers.

 

[Christmas themed thank]

Some people may only be available on a Sunday for deliveries. Makes sense but will be pricey and don't forget probably double time expense for workers.

The way they're marketing it sounds like it won't be much more than Saturday deliveries.

Can't see Amazon charging much more for Sunday deliveries if you already have Prime.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

It would be good to have the option.

This. I'd probably use it if I was desperate but it can be annoying when you want something on the weekend and realise you need to wait until Mon/Tues.

 

[ocmanus]

I'm sure we've had a delivery via the rainforest retailer on a sunday and we're not subscribed to Prime.

 

[Lopéz]

When HDNL did the majority of Amazon's deliveries, they would often deliver on a Sunday, but this was always a local arrangement rather than a regularly offered chargeable service. What DPD are offering is different - a specific day definite Sunday delivery.

 

[413x]

last time i had saturday delivery the douches didnt even put it on the van! i was not happy!

 

[Christmas themed thank]

This. Currently I have to get everything sent to work or my parent's house. An after 6 service would be nice.

Amazon already have that in certain areas (e.g. much of London). They're slowly rolling it out...

 

[norm]

How much extra will DPD drivers get for working Sundays?

 

[Nitefly]

What's wrong with work deliveries, you're there most days of the week

I've never needed anything that desperately in fairness.

 

[Lopéz]

Lots of companies don't allow staff to have things delivered to work.

 

[atpbx]

DPD delivered my £15 worth of cat food from amazon this morning, I was surprised, probably cost amazon that in postage, love prime and DPD and OCUK as they use DPD

DPD charge them peanuts, they have taken over chasing after the bottom end of the market after city link gave it up.

Their service standards have plummeted this past year.

Two years ago I couldn't prise a DPD customer away from them with a ton of TNT, now I don't even have to get near the pricing, people just want their stuff delivered.

 

[atpbx]

How much extra will DPD drivers get for working Sundays?

Their owner drivers will be told they are working Sunday and offered a proportional increase in per drop payments.

They won't have a choice, they will have to do it or have their contracts canceled.

 

[James J]

They can't even deliver on a saturday from my last 2 orders that have used them in a row, so sunday delivery is out of their reach imo.

 

[norm]

Their owner drivers will be told they are working Sunday and offered a proportional increase in per drop payments.

They won't have a choice, they will have to do it or have their contracts canceled.

Owner drivers tend to work insane hours per week already, they must be allowed a day off.