do ocuk deliveries always give a 1 hour delivery slot on day of delivery? (i don't have a doorbell!)

snow patrol · 13 Jul 2019 at 08:51

Hi all, desperately want to get an x570 board for tomorrow but at the moment my doorbell isn't working and i live on the third floor. I doubt i could rely on a driver to call my mobile, but i seem to recall that dpd will text you a one hour slot...is this for every ocuk delivery? If so, i could wait for the text and just sit in my car outside and wait for the driver

saves me having to wait until tuesday for a rainforest pickup point delivery! thanks

Snookums · 13 Jul 2019 at 08:56

As long as you selected dpd delivery at checkout yes. I've never not had a 1 hour time slot with dpd. Even then you can track there vans to know what number delivery you are and what they are currently on.

LuckyBenski · 13 Jul 2019 at 09:01

Might I suggest waiting inside the front door too if you can track the van. Just in case he thinks you're an X570 bandit swooping on people's deliveries

Diddums · 13 Jul 2019 at 09:01

Send them a message asking the driver to play I Wanna Know What Love Is loudly on a ghetto blaster outside when he arrives.

snow patrol · 13 Jul 2019 at 09:04

haha, all excellent suggestions. I'll probs make sure i have some photo id on me just in case. Thanks all - gonna order today then!

singularity · 13 Jul 2019 at 09:05

Photo I.d.?

LuckyBenski · 13 Jul 2019 at 09:06

Diddums said:
Send them a message asking the driver to play I Wanna Know What Love Is loudly on a ghetto blaster outside when he arrives.

snow patrol said:
haha, all excellent suggestions. I'll probs make sure i have some photo id on me just in case. Thanks all - gonna order today then!

It's really sad that no one recognises the members of 10cc without ID these days

snow patrol · 13 Jul 2019 at 09:11

singularity said:
Photo I.d.?

cos otherwise it might look dodgy, me loitering outside and running up to a dpd van insisting that the package is for me

MartinPrince · 13 Jul 2019 at 09:14

Diddums said:
Send them a message asking the driver to play I Wanna Know What Love Is loudly on a ghetto blaster outside when he arrives.

Your sir, have been forced to watch to many Rom-Coms!

OP the tracking is pretty good so you wouldn't be waiting around too long.

Lopéz · 13 Jul 2019 at 10:30

snow patrol said:
cos otherwise it might look dodgy, me loitering outside and running up to a dpd van insisting that the package is for me

It would look extremely dodgy, yes.

Tony Edwards · 13 Jul 2019 at 10:43

singularity said:
Photo I.d.?

snow patrol said:
cos otherwise it might look dodgy, me loitering outside and running up to a dpd van insisting that the package is for me

I hope you have read this thread before you start waiving any old ID around.

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/spec-me-an-id-card-please.18856551/

Philtor · 13 Jul 2019 at 10:46

Just get a wireless doorbell. Problem solved

LuckyBenski · 13 Jul 2019 at 10:48

Philtor said:
Just get a wireless doorbell. Problem solved

And when DPD attempt to deliver said doorbell?

Philtor · 13 Jul 2019 at 10:59

Get it from Argos