Postmen leaving a card saying you were out... when you were actually in - Page 2

Fayshun · 23-07-2009, 13:20

Sh*ttylink are the worst for this, and our local depot is Kidderminster.

dirtydog · 23-07-2009, 13:26

I've been lucky with my local City Link driver, touch wood.

I think the delivery service you get when you order from a particular shop is important, and my experience with Royal Mail of late is putting me off using any shop who uses them, which is a shame because retailers like play.com, through no fault of their own will lose my custom. (At least for items which don't fit through my letterbox; games and DVDs etc. are fine)

Kitten · 23-07-2009, 13:26

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Originally Posted by NokkonWud

It happens around here all the time. I've actually caught the postman doing it and he goes 'Oh, you were in'... yeah, if you'd knocked or rang the doorbell you'd have known! I was only in the kitchen, so I could see him at the door.

My dads even gone to collect something before and the woman at the depot goes 'oh, he's always doing that' (leaving cards without calling).

Yep, same here. Bloody annoying. Never close the gate either!

I remember once leaving the door on the snip because I was in and didn't want to miss a delivery while in the kitchen/upstairs. Put a little note on the door saying 'Bell not working, please knock on door or leave in porch'.

I came out at around 3pm to put something outside and guess what I found? A note on the doormat (through the letterbox - he must have had to HOLD the door shut to stop it opening as he pushed the letterbox) telling me that I wasn't in so he'd taken it to the depo.

We seem to have loads of different posties too, but none of them can close a gate that was closed when they arrived.

iCraig · 23-07-2009, 13:31

My postman leaves packages outside the door. No knock, nothing. Post will come through the letterbox, but anything bigger he just leaves there. It's really annoying that he doesn't just knock the door.

Citylink annoy me further because on several occasions it's just been a ridiculous level of service. Boot prints on the FRAGILE label, with the contents broken, another package tossed over the fence, and another delivered to completely the wrong address.

dirtydog · 23-07-2009, 13:53

^ if I had that sort of service from City Link I would reluctantly stop using companies like ebuyer. I think all delivery companies must have bad apples working for them, and I don't know whether it is more endemic in certain companies than others.

Kreeeee · 23-07-2009, 13:54

I've caught a post man before just walking up to my door with a card. He said he'd tried to deliver and went back to the van for a card but I saw him pull up and not bother with the package.

Lazy sod!

Rich_L · 23-07-2009, 14:04

Worst is in London, one time, I can't remember the firm now, but they tried to deliver to my house in NE London, Tottenham area. I was out as at work so they left a card to pick up from the depot, in f'n Willesden in NW London.

Now, of course if you had a car, this wouldn't be too bad nor was it *too* far as the crow flies - but getting from NE London, to some middle-of-nowhere depot in NW London is an *utter* PITA in respect of the tubes - it was basically a 3hr round trip to pick up the damn thing

IIRC it was from eBuyer, so I had to place one order before I could change the delivery address - v. annoying!

dirtydog · 23-07-2009, 14:12

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Originally Posted by Rich_L

IIRC it was from eBuyer, so I had to place one order before I could change the delivery address - v. annoying!

That is common practice AFAIK, to only ship to the billing address for your first order. (just sticking up for ebuyer here

)

Actually speaking of picking parcels up... I remember getting carded by one firm a few years ago, might even have been City Link. I went to the address on the card which was 15 miles away on an industrial estate... the unit was completely deserted and there was a notice on the front door helpfully informing me that they had moved address and were now located several miles away on another industrial estate. It was also too late to get there before they closed so I came home empty handed and several quid poorer on petrol

I rang them the next day and they apologised for still using the old cards with the wrong address

Justsomebloke · 23-07-2009, 14:17

Nope.
I have my Mobile number taped onto my letter box saying "If No answer ring ***********"
Rocket science it's not.

Rich_L · 23-07-2009, 14:17

Yeah absolutely, I think with one firm I actually ordered a £2 HDMI cable with free delivery and then never bothered to pick it up, but (dodgily!) as far as they were concerned that was fine so I could choose afterwards

Gotta love driving 40-odd miles to pick up a parcel, kinda defeats the object of the courier service somewhat

At least reception here at work is amenable to signing for things for me now, lol

23-07-2009, 13:20	#11
Fayshun Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Adrift in the Orca Posts: 6,845	Shttylink are the worst for this, and our local depot is Kidderminster. __________________ We must move forward not backward, upwards* not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling...

23-07-2009, 13:31	#14
iCraig iCustom User Title Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,250	My postman leaves packages outside the door. No knock, nothing. Post will come through the letterbox, but anything bigger he just leaves there. It's really annoying that he doesn't just knock the door. Citylink annoy me further because on several occasions it's just been a ridiculous level of service. Boot prints on the FRAGILE label, with the contents broken, another package tossed over the fence, and another delivered to completely the wrong address. __________________

23-07-2009, 13:54	#16
Kreeeee Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 278	I've caught a post man before just walking up to my door with a card. He said he'd tried to deliver and went back to the van for a card but I saw him pull up and not bother with the package. Lazy sod! __________________

23-07-2009, 14:04	#17
Rich_L Dr Cocktapuss Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seven Sizzles Posts: 1,044	Worst is in London, one time, I can't remember the firm now, but they tried to deliver to my house in NE London, Tottenham area. I was out as at work so they left a card to pick up from the depot, in f'n Willesden in NW London. Now, of course if you had a car, this wouldn't be too bad nor was it too far as the crow flies - but getting from NE London, to some middle-of-nowhere depot in NW London is an utter PITA in respect of the tubes - it was basically a 3hr round trip to pick up the damn thing IIRC it was from eBuyer, so I had to place one order before I could change the delivery address - v. annoying! __________________

23-07-2009, 14:17	#19
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	Nope. I have my Mobile number taped onto my letter box saying "If No answer ring ***********" Rocket science it's not. __________________

23-07-2009, 13:26	#12
dirtydog Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 221	I've been lucky with my local City Link driver, touch wood. I think the delivery service you get when you order from a particular shop is important, and my experience with Royal Mail of late is putting me off using any shop who uses them, which is a shame because retailers like play.com, through no fault of their own will lose my custom. (At least for items which don't fit through my letterbox; games and DVDs etc. are fine)

23-07-2009, 13:53	#15
dirtydog Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 221	^ if I had that sort of service from City Link I would reluctantly stop using companies like ebuyer. I think all delivery companies must have bad apples working for them, and I don't know whether it is more endemic in certain companies than others.