Postmen leaving a card saying you were out... when you were actually in - Page 4

Burble · 24-07-2009, 09:19

I didn't say anything about temp posties

Kitten · 17-10-2009, 11:41

I know it's the daily fail, but thought it was worth a bump!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...d-know-in.html

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Another alternative? How about using a mischievous website that has been set up which allows you to print off your own ‘Sorry’ card to stick on your front door.

Cleverly designed to mimic the Royal Mail’s version, it reads: ‘Sorry, I Am In. You’ll just have to ring the bell and make the delivery.’

Mondo · 17-10-2009, 12:11

I had 2 books from amazon on Thursday delivered via the Home Delivery Network, they left a card and it says "Garden Fence".

They had thrown the package over the fence and it was drizzling that day. Good thing i wasn't out for long and the box was just damp and the books are dry

Kitten · 17-10-2009, 12:11

my mum had some presents delivered pre-Christmas and the postie put them in the recycle bin. My mum had been away for two weeks and the neighbour put them out to be collected. Guess what happened??

dirtydog · 17-10-2009, 12:51

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Another alternative? How about using a mischievous website that has been set up which allows you to print off your own ‘Sorry’ card to stick on your front door.

Cleverly designed to mimic the Royal Mail’s version, it reads: ‘Sorry, I Am In. You’ll just have to ring the bell and make the delivery.’

Pickers · 17-10-2009, 13:18

City link ALWAYS do it to me.
Worst case was a present for my parents that should have been delivered in Truro. I checked the website tracking thing and it said that delivery attempt was made but no-one was in to receive it so a card was left. Truth is, no card was left, and no attempt was made to deliver. their advice? Collect it from the depot within 3 days or it gets returned. Reality? The nearest depot was Plymouth - a 2.5 - 3 hour round trip of maybe 150-200 miles. Pfft.

Jingo · 17-10-2009, 18:48

I posted a thread on OcUK about this recently:

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Well this morning I confirmed my suspicions of the cheeky post-lady not delivering my parcels, when I opened the curtains to find her posting a "Sorry, you were out" card through my letter box.

There was no knocking, no doorbell and she has to walk past my office & bedroom windows to the front door anyway, so there was some obvious activity in the house!

When she saw me she flushed and said "Oh I was just posting this ticket through your door"... (

) and then asked me to "hang on a minute" whilst she walked back to her bike on the street corner to fetch my parcels!

Is this common practice for Posties on long rounds to just stick to letters and assume people aren't in/palm off responsibility to the recipient to collect from the sorting office?

Sorting office visits are very inconvenient for me- my local one is only open until 1200hrs and I have to wait 24 hours since delivery time (usually ~ midday) so a parcel for Monday might not see my grubby mits until Wednesday.

Anyway... it's a slow morning in the office

Bloody annoying!!

Davey_Pitch · 17-10-2009, 19:10

My postie is the opposite of most, if he has a parcel he needs me to sign he'll simply shove it through the letterbox without even ringing the bell to see if I'm in. I'm actually grateful for it most of the time but it's a bugger if you're tracking the parcel to see if it arrives, and it leaves an opportunity for people to claim their parcel never arrived when it actually did. Still, if I had a choice between the two, I'd rather he shove the parcel through than leave a note without even bothering to see if I'm in.

Nutcase · 17-10-2009, 20:16

Mine always signs for stuff.. Don't mind most of the time, but when it then gets left by my front door I might not even know something has been there if it then goes walkies.

SidewinderINC · 17-10-2009, 22:41

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Originally Posted by Nutcase

Mine always signs for stuff.. Don't mind most of the time, but when it then gets left by my front door I might not even know something has been there if it then goes walkies.

This has happened to me before. After I was confronted with "you signed for it" I asked to see the signature on the sheet and the person that had left it, had just written my name with all of the letters really squashed together to look like some kind of signature.

17-10-2009, 12:11	#33
Mondo Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,174	I had 2 books from amazon on Thursday delivered via the Home Delivery Network, they left a card and it says "Garden Fence". They had thrown the package over the fence and it was drizzling that day. Good thing i wasn't out for long and the box was just damp and the books are dry __________________ My Website / MSN / Email / Flickr / Blog

17-10-2009, 12:11	#34
Kitten Spinky-Spank Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 668. The Neighbour of the Beast Posts: 11,226	my mum had some presents delivered pre-Christmas and the postie put them in the recycle bin. My mum had been away for two weeks and the neighbour put them out to be collected. Guess what happened?? __________________ "You only get one life. There's no God, no rules, except for those you accept or create for yourself. Then once it's over... it's over. Dreamless sleep for ever and ever. So why not be happy while you're here?" Nate Fisher

17-10-2009, 13:18	#36
Pickers Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,692	City link ALWAYS do it to me. Worst case was a present for my parents that should have been delivered in Truro. I checked the website tracking thing and it said that delivery attempt was made but no-one was in to receive it so a card was left. Truth is, no card was left, and no attempt was made to deliver. their advice? Collect it from the depot within 3 days or it gets returned. Reality? The nearest depot was Plymouth - a 2.5 - 3 hour round trip of maybe 150-200 miles. Pfft. __________________ Pictures

17-10-2009, 19:10	#38
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	My postie is the opposite of most, if he has a parcel he needs me to sign he'll simply shove it through the letterbox without even ringing the bell to see if I'm in. I'm actually grateful for it most of the time but it's a bugger if you're tracking the parcel to see if it arrives, and it leaves an opportunity for people to claim their parcel never arrived when it actually did. Still, if I had a choice between the two, I'd rather he shove the parcel through than leave a note without even bothering to see if I'm in. __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

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24-07-2009, 09:19	#31
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	I didn't say anything about temp posties

17-10-2009, 20:16	#39
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	Mine always signs for stuff.. Don't mind most of the time, but when it then gets left by my front door I might not even know something has been there if it then goes walkies.