effing royal mail!

tifosi · 16-02-2011, 02:19:03 PM

Just a rant...

<rant>
Sold some items on ebay last week. Of the dozen or so 1 has been lost (1st class recorded delivery!) and another was delivered totally smashed to pieces.

Never again! Note to self: Don't use RM parcel delivery! wasters!
</rant>

there, feel better now.

mat · 16-02-2011, 02:22:07 PM

It is amazing how often packages get lost with them.

tifosi · 16-02-2011, 02:26:44 PM

There's lost and there's "lost". Probably no coincidence the box - which was wrapped up well with a covered label & return address - was the same size as a mobile phone package. hmmm...

Ashton · 16-02-2011, 02:26:50 PM

Since the dispatches report on them I have never trusted them. I have actually successfully claimed on damage to an expensive item through their fault.

edited for accuracy

Rob_F · 16-02-2011, 02:48:06 PM

The Royal Mail are crap. I'm convinced they never forward on any mail that's sent to my PO Box. Shame really, the Royal Mail was once a great company/service � not so much these days, unfortunately

.

- Rob

mat · 16-02-2011, 03:01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob_F

I'm convinced they never forward on any mail that's sent to my PO Box.

Ahhhh! So im not the only one who has noticed this. They use such out of date systems. They literally turn up with the first line of my address scribbled on them, its not suprising half dont turn up. You would of thought they would print or apply some kind of sticker with your full address on it.

Sean · 16-02-2011, 03:20:37 PM

I used to send a LOT of parcels with them and have lost loads of things over the years including brand new high end laptops sent by Special Delivery! A DS at the Metropolitan Police once told me that the Royal Mail in London housed more thieves than Wormwood Scrubs.

The worst way to send any parcel/letter is Recorded, they're only tracked at the point of delivery and out of any parcels I used to send, Recorded was the one most likely to get lost.

khalid · 16-02-2011, 06:39:57 PM

have you tried tweeting them - their twitter support crew are pretty decent.

aZooZa · 16-02-2011, 06:44:58 PM

Maybe time to drop the 'Royal' title. I doubt QEII owns a majority stake or even her government. Not looked it up but just guessing.

diablo · 16-02-2011, 09:41:07 PM

It's sad to say, but now if I send anything other than a letter to London I send it by signed for delivery (used to be called recorded). Otherwise, chances are it will go missing.

That said, posties in this part of the country are brilliant.

16-02-2011, 02:19:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
tifosi Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1,907 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 9)	effing royal mail! Just a rant... <rant> Sold some items on ebay last week. Of the dozen or so 1 has been lost (1st class recorded delivery!) and another was delivered totally smashed to pieces. Never again! Note to self: Don't use RM parcel delivery! wasters! </rant> there, feel better now.

16-02-2011, 02:22:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
mat Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 3,328 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 40)	It is amazing how often packages get lost with them. __________________ Mathew.co.uk - Follow me on Twitter here

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Ashton Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: South Coast Posts: 1,518 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 21)	Since the dispatches report on them I have never trusted them. I have actually successfully claimed on damage to an expensive item through their fault. edited for accuracy Last edited by Ashton; 16-02-2011 at 03:03:40 PM.

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16-02-2011, 09:41:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
diablo Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bonnie Scotland Posts: 738 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 37)	It's sad to say, but now if I send anything other than a letter to London I send it by signed for delivery (used to be called recorded). Otherwise, chances are it will go missing. That said, posties in this part of the country are brilliant. __________________ Get Out While You Can - Escape The Rat Race now available in paperback and on Kindle More from me over at Entrepreneur and on Twitter.

16-02-2011, 02:26:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
tifosi Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1,907 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 9)	There's lost and there's "lost". Probably no coincidence the box - which was wrapped up well with a covered label & return address - was the same size as a mobile phone package. hmmm...

16-02-2011, 02:48:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rob_F Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,085 Classified Rating: 100% (1) Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 46)	The Royal Mail are crap. I'm convinced they never forward on any mail that's sent to my PO Box. Shame really, the Royal Mail was once a great company/service � not so much these days, unfortunately . - Rob

16-02-2011, 03:20:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
Sean Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Withnell, Lancashire Posts: 1,226 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 42)	I used to send a LOT of parcels with them and have lost loads of things over the years including brand new high end laptops sent by Special Delivery! A DS at the Metropolitan Police once told me that the Royal Mail in London housed more thieves than Wormwood Scrubs. The worst way to send any parcel/letter is Recorded, they're only tracked at the point of delivery and out of any parcels I used to send, Recorded was the one most likely to get lost.

16-02-2011, 06:44:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
aZooZa Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,980 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 46)	Maybe time to drop the 'Royal' title. I doubt QEII owns a majority stake or even her government. Not looked it up but just guessing.

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