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Title: Royal mail strike = no valves :(
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 13 July 2007, 12:01:58

BUGGER

I ordered my valves yesterday from ebay, and paid £20 extra for special delivery to ensure I get them today. They have been sent, and the royal mail website is still saying that my parcel will be delivered by 1pm when I use track and trace..

1 hr to go now -

Chances?

Title: Re: Royal mail strike = no valves :(
Post by: Kevin Wood on 13 July 2007, 12:09:40

The fact that the Royal Mail tracking web site is up at all is quite a result. Having your parcel delivered would be too much to expect!

Last time I tried to track a parcel their web site said that their whole IT infrastructure had been taken out by a virus!  :o Phoned them up and asked them to track it and they said ALL their computers had been taken out so your guess is as good as mine.  >:(

Kevin

Title: Re: Royal mail strike = no valves :(
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 13 July 2007, 12:21:18

These things are so inconvenient - I was going to have a day sat in the warm, watching TV and lapping my valves in, whilst being waited on by swmbo :(

Title: Re: Royal mail strike = no valves :(
Post by: Ronald_McBurger on 13 July 2007, 13:19:24

the good news is the Special ndelivery is GUARANTEED. If it isn't there now, you can claim the postage back in full.

The bad news is it is paid back to whoever paid it, ie the seller. They should give it to you though as you paid for it.

ALSO, why was it £20 extra? What did you pay in total? Maximum on SD is £19.45, so they shouldn't have charged over the odds. If it is less than 2kg, it should have been £6.99.

Either way, you are due some back.

Title: Re: Royal mail strike = no valves :(
Post by: Danny on 13 July 2007, 13:34:01

taken from royal mail's website:

• We will attempt to deliver Special Delivery items - but we cannot guarantee delivery and so the money-back guarantee will be suspended for items posted on Thursday July 12th and Friday July 13th. In addition the Saturday Guarantee will also be suspended for Special Delivery items posted on Friday 13th July

Title: Re: Royal mail strike = no valves :(
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 13 July 2007, 14:17:15

I read that too.

The message has changed through "it will be with you by the guaranteed time" to - "it's progressing through our network, please come back later"

Twits... RM knew all along it would not be with me by 1pm... so why not be honest, instead of keeping me waiting inside all morning  >:(

Title: Re: Royal mail strike = no valves :(
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 13 July 2007, 14:25:39

I SHOULD HAVE GONE UP TO DERBY THIS AM AND PICKED THEM UP IN PERSON!

DOH

Title: Re: Royal mail strike = no valves :(
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 13 July 2007, 14:47:45

Hope our Passports dont get held up to long  :( finish work for three weeks on the 20th :D

Title: Re: Royal mail strike = no valves :(
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 13 July 2007, 14:51:25

If the seller knew there was going to be a Royal M strike, why the hell did he say special delivery would get here guaranteed.. why couldn't the idiot have used an independant courier that's not on strike :(  >:(

Title: Re: Royal mail strike = no valves :(
Post by: Ronald_McBurger on 13 July 2007, 15:06:44

Bingo. The seller has guaranteed delivery today then. He is culpable.

Sentance? 1 month driving that hideous barrow boymobile from the other thread.

Anyway, what diference does the post make? He sent you the wrong ones anyway! ;D

Title: Re: Royal mail strike = no valves :(
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 13 July 2007, 15:09:11

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Anyway, what diference does the post make? He sent you the wrong ones anyway! ;D

You'd better be joking with me, Mr MCB!!!!