Royal Mail Delivery Question

[CliffyBiro]

I bought a set of golf clubs online the other day and the seller posted them Royal Mail Standard Parcels 3-5 days in a large cardboard tube on Saturday.

My question is, when should I recieve them and how? Will they come with my regular postman? I'm guessing they'll be fairly weighty the tube will have to be pretty long.

 

[rpstewart]

I find that anything bigger than a medium sized jiffy bag comes separately from the regular post. When they'll arrive is, as usual, anyone's guess I'm afraid.

EDIT: Has he specifically said they're coming standard parcels? Chances are once he's been to the post office he'll find that Parcel Farce are cheaper (or the only possible option).

 

[CliffyBiro]

I find that anything bigger than a medium sized jiffy bag comes separately from the regular post. When they'll arrive is, as usual, anyone's guess I'm afraid.

I have had some fairly big parcels come with Ol' Postie before though.... like my 8800GT.

 

[Deiwos]

Big parcels usually come seperate for me, and usually earlier than the regular post too!

 

[rpstewart]

Might depend if the postie does his round on foot or from a van, if it's the latter he'll have more scope to carry big stuff. Mine walks hence the size limits.

 

[CliffyBiro]

Takes a van. I'm 3 mile out of the town.

The seller said, when I asked how he had sent them:

Hi Steve they have been sent standard parcel 3 to 5 days, packed in large brown cardboard tube.

 

[PhilthyPhil]

As you say SP is 3-5 days so that is wed-fri, unless it was posted after the last collection on saturday in which case it would be thu-sat. Since your postie uses a van it will be delivered by him with your regular post.

 

[Ripper]

Usually in a seperate van. They tend to arrive (for me) at 9am or earlier (compared to 1pm normal post).

 

[Cupra]

Usually in a seperate van. They tend to arrive (for me) at 9am or earlier (compared to 1pm normal post).

same on the isle of man too