Grrr. Amazon UK has sent a normal book by a bl**dy courier again. This is the second time it’s happened in about nine months, and this time it’s some two-bit operation called Parcelnet, who seem to have subcontracted it to a local man-with-a-van. It’s due for a re-delivery tomorrow, perhaps. Great; I’ll just wait in all day Saturday, on the off-chance that man-with-a-van will bother to turn up then, shall I? Amazon, look: just send everything by Royal Mail, ok? Then we can collect it from the local sorting office. Your domestic customers are not the “open 9-5” businesses that couriers are best suited for, and we are usually out during business hours and often at weekends too. How many times do mail-order companies need to be told this stuff?
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by Sue
16 May 2007 at 23:55
> “two-bit operation called Parcelnet, who seem to have subcontracted it to a local man-with-a-van. Mmm”
I’ve looked at some forums today, regarding Parcelnet deliveries, and have added my comments here and there.
I’d give your work address for delivery and the problem would be solved. I’m waiting for future technology (it’s bound to come) so that when you order from Amazon they have a chip inside the customer’s mobile phone and so the courier can track you to deliver your parcel (“Found him 2nd sunbed on the right, 3rd barstool at his local, got him! 4th in the queue at the Indian take away”).
Regards, Sue ( Lady with a Car)
by site admin
18 May 2007 at 12:39
Hi Sue; there would still be a problem, if your employer didn’t want parcels being delivered to the office.