The new world of deliveries..

razil

What is the latest and earliest the new breed of delivery people (and the old ones) should come calling,

I just had an amazon delivery attacking ny door knocker like his life depended on it at 8:53pm tonight. I took him to task about it I can tell you. And had he woken my kid up I would have been even less impressed. He said take it up with Amazon, I said I'm taking it up with you thanks..

Had a Parcel Force one the other day which was just before 7am

There should be limits to these loons' activities

sunbury-addick

I'm in this industry. What should the limits be ? do you prefer that card thru' the door at 11.00 (and re-arranging) when not much chance of anyone at home, or out of business hour attempts to residential deliveries ? My view, not before 07.00, not after 20.30

razil

Its a good question i agree.

Anna_Kissed

You think that's late? Last winter, I got back from the pub at gone midnight, fell asleep in the sitting room and next thing I know, Kaboom! Father Christmas down the chimney. "Sorry, Guv. Had to deliver these socks".

JaShea99

Apparently they're (especially Amazon couriers) paid an absolute pittance, something like less than £1 per delivery and some even have to pay their own petrol. I know they chose to do the job etc. but I think that explains their hurry and desperation. Every second counts.

PL54

Would it have been preferable for him to leave it on your doorstep and walk away quietly.

Or leave it in the van for another day.

razil

I sent the Asda bloke away a few weeks ago the cheeky twunt..

Addickforlife

To be quite honest I would love that. Constantly having a nightmare with people only delivering in office hours, when clearly I can't be at home. Suppose I do just live with a flatmate rather than kids etc though.

razil

My neighbours are always in.. Handy that

A-R-T-H-U-R

We do like a moan these days don't we?
Blimey, I remember having to wait a week for something ordered.
Now we get it next day,we have something else to moan about.
Frankly I feel it is a miracle of modern logistics to get a CD on a Monday morning when I ordered it late after a lunchtime session on Sunday

Clem_Snide

21.55 last weekend. Two extended presses of the door bell. Would have argued with him but he couldn't speak English so no point.

sunbury-addick

Or, for small parcels - request delivery to workplace

razil

My wifes pretty much keeping amazon in business, im up in the loft most of the time and damged my foot going up and down stairs so much..

PL54

sunbury-addick said:

Or, for small parcels - request delivery to workplace

Unless you are Mr Powell

razil

Can always rely on @Clem_Snide

WelshAddick

my wife shops with amazon and qvc and deliveries can be any time up to 10pm. Biggest problem is waiting in all day and it arrives late grrrrr

tom_k

I ordered a laptop this year but then had to travel away for a funeral.
Arrived home to find a note from the courier to say he kindly left the laptop in the bin. Obviously in that time the binmen had already been

AFKABartram

razil said:

I took him to task about it I can tell you.

Ease up, Maverick.

You'll be typing out a strongly worded email to Head Office next...

shine166

It could be worse, if it was yodel the thing would have never turned up

Chizz

tom- k said:

I ordered a laptop this year but then had to travel away for a funeral.
Arrived home to find a note from the courier to say he kindly left the laptop in the bin. Obviously in that time the binmen had already been

How did you settle that?

cafcfan

I've a mate who delivers for Sainsbury's. He got a lot of abuse from a customer the other day for ringing his doorbell at 9:00pm and waking his kids up. The twat had specified that time slot! What's the driver supposed to do? Mind you the customer's mood was not improved any by the famous incompetence of the Sainsbury's shelf pickers: they'd substituted Kiwi shoe polish for Kiwi fruit....

razil

The Asda guy told me I should answer the door quicker then refused to help bring the shopping in.

Elthamaddick

we have a baby swing chair delivered a few weeks back, no one in so the guy left it leaning against the porch and put a card through the door actually saying 'left it leaning against the porch'

got home, took it inside and set it up and put baby in it.......then rang the company to tell them what the card said, said it had been nicked and so they sent a new one......bare in mind this swing was £120.

sold on ebay and made money back.

free chair

you couldn't make it up

SuedeAdidas

So you basically stole it? Nice one !

Stig

Why is there no option on the Amazon website to select for earliest delivery and latest delivery?

cafcfan

Stig said:

Why is there no option on the Amazon website to select for earliest delivery and latest delivery?

They employ Meire as a consultant on customer relations?

carly burn

And they wonder why the average Briton is obese!

PL54

Stig said:

Why is there no option on the Amazon website to select for earliest delivery and latest delivery?

I think there is if you have a Prime account

carly burn said:

And they wonder why the average Briton is obese!

Because they nick baby seats ?

stonemuse

PL54 said:

Stig said:

Why is there no option on the Amazon website to select for earliest delivery and latest delivery?

I think there is if you have a Prime account

yup

cafcdave123

razil said:

I sent the Asda bloke away a few weeks ago the cheeky twunt..

that's fair enough though mate, he was having a shit in your drive way...

Dazzler21

I'd prefer they delivered between 6am and 8:30am then between 5:15pm and 10pm.

But then if they came before 13:00 they could use the postal entry and store it in our large safe delivery chest (that we always add to the delivery instructions) it's in our communal hallway, but usually they leave a note on top of it saying they'll try again tomorrow, then the next day then it's in a delivery office 5 miles away...