DPD quick question

Devrij · 15 Oct 2010 at 22:44

Missed my SSD arriving today, and the dpd calling card says they'll deliver it on the next working day automatically. Is sat considered a working day as they do deliver then or do they mean monday? Cheers

PapaLazaru · 15 Oct 2010 at 22:47

If I was you, I would find out what depot it has been taken back to and go get it in the morning.

Rotty · 15 Oct 2010 at 23:17

it's Monday

not sure if you can collect on a Saturday

Lopéz · 15 Oct 2010 at 23:20

Saturday is not a working day. They mean Monday.

rypt · 15 Oct 2010 at 23:37

Lopéz said:
Saturday is not a working day. They mean Monday.

If it's not a working day then why the hell are they working and doing deliveries :/

Devrij · 16 Oct 2010 at 00:07

rypt said:
If it's not a working day then why the hell are they working and doing deliveries :/

Exactly my thoughts. The depot is on the other side of Bristol, and I'm working tomorrow anyway (not to mention I take the shoelace express so would be an epic mission). Sadface

Looks like the missus gets to leave the house tomorrow then

Danm54 · 16 Oct 2010 at 00:36

They only deliver mon to fri, you pay extra for saturday deliveries.

You can however collect from the depot on sat, arrange the time via their site.

Berserker · 16 Oct 2010 at 00:40

Working day on a 'normal' delivery is Mon-Fri.
Working day on a Saturday delivery is Mon-Sat.

Or something like that.

Werewolf · 16 Oct 2010 at 00:42

rypt said:
If it's not a working day then why the hell are they working and doing deliveries :/

Not a "normal" working day, at least for most delivery companies (including RM and Parcel Force), nor for banking, schools, many office jobs etc

Basically mon-fri are normally considered the "working week" and saturday is part of the weekend, hence why you pay extra for saturday deliveries

shroomz · 16 Oct 2010 at 00:42

I'm not sure if it holds true down south but up here you can actually get the package on the same day if you arrive ~15-20 minutes before the branch closes

Of course that doesn't really matter anymore for you :/

I've had DPD deliver at 10pm before so you never know, they might do a saturday delivery just for kicks lol

Devrij · 16 Oct 2010 at 00:47

Yeah, the killer is I work weekdays so it's gonna be an endless loop of missed deliveries. Royal mail's depot is right round the corner too, shoulda thought ahead a bit on this one :O

EDIT: I coulda sworn I picked my soundcard up from the royal mail depot near my house last time... weird.

Lopéz · 16 Oct 2010 at 08:03

rypt said:
If it's not a working day then why the hell are they working and doing deliveries :/

They are offering a premium service to people who have paid for it. Saturday is not a normal working day.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workweek

Lopéz · 16 Oct 2010 at 08:04

Devrij said:
EDIT: I coulda sworn I picked my soundcard up from the royal mail depot near my house last time... weird.

Well if it came through Royal Mail or Parcel Force you might well have....

Devrij · 16 Oct 2010 at 08:08

Lopéz said:
Well if it came through Royal Mail or Parcel Force you might well have....

Ah just checked, was sent royal mail. Didn't realise dpd was only option with more expensive items.

Devrij · 16 Oct 2010 at 08:13

Just checked status: on vehicle for delivery

Looks like sat is a working day for DPD

fiveub · 16 Oct 2010 at 08:50

They will give you a time shortly, so you know when to exactly expect to receive it, track it between 9-10am