DHL

[spudulike]

I spent a few years sending and receiving parcels as part of the business. If you talk to these delivery guys, you get go understand the stupid demands put upon the drivers.

I once had a fella turn up at 9.30 in the evening to pick up a parcel....so you have to give some of these guys a big of a break.

The best ones were always the ones that had been doing a round for a few years.

Friday PM deliveries and pickups are always hit and miss because the drivers are much more likely to get to 4.30 and just return back to base.

How many of you are still working past 6 while setting out at 8? 

Frustrating but it is just part of modern life.

[Stubby]

18 minutes ago, spudulike said:

I spent a few years sending and receiving parcels as part of the business. If you talk to these delivery guys, you get go understand the stupid demands put upon the drivers.

I once had a fella turn up at 9.30 in the evening to pick up a parcel....so you have to give some of these guys a big of a break.

The best ones were always the ones that had been doing a round for a few years.

Friday PM deliveries and pickups are always hit and miss because the drivers are much more likely to get to 4.30 and just return back to base.

How many of you are still working past 6 while setting out at 8? 

Frustrating but it is just part of modern life.

All the above is true Steve , and I would not want the job mate . But....they should not say the item has been delivered when it clearly hasn't . 

[Stubby]

11 hours ago, Stubby said:

All the above is true Steve , and I would not want the job mate . But....they should not say the item has been delivered when it clearly hasn't . 

And just to update the item that was " posted through the letter box " two days ago was actually delivered yesterday evening .

[doobin]

1 hour ago, Stubby said:

And just to update the item that was " posted through the letter box " two days ago was actually delivered yesterday evening .

The local Hermes bloke is useless too. Considered the recycling bin a suitable 'safe place' ffs. Or just leaves the parcel on the front step without even knocking.

[sime42]

On 10/09/2023 at 10:43, Stere said:

 

 

Yeah often wondered about that seems very inefficient suppose the alternative is just have only one - Royal mail like it used to be ?

 

Seems milage driven could/would be greatly reduced?

 

Maybe they can't be bothered to try to solve the Travelling Salesman Problem.

[Johnsond]

On 10/09/2023 at 07:24, eggsarascal said:

Are all couriers shite, it doesn’t seem to matter who I use there’s always a problem, DHL tracker on Friday, parcel will be delivered between 17:10 & 18:10, nope. Next message, your parcel will be delivered on Saturday the 9th, nope. Now the tracker is saying it’s at the delivery depot ready for dispatch tomorrow. It can’t be that difficult, can it?

 

 

No they aren’t all shite. 

[AHPP]

2 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

No they aren’t all shite. 

Who’s good everywhere?

[Johnsond]

34 minutes ago, AHPP said:

Who’s good everywhere?

No idea but they aren’t all shite that’s for sure. I use DHL and Evri formerly “ Hermes” a lot and get a good service up in Aberdeenshire. Woodmizer sometimes send blades direct from Poland if not in stock and I’ve yet to have any delays or issues but at the same time my setter was damaged in transit, repaired without question mind. 

[Muddy42]

I like Evri, mainly because we are all on first name terms with the local driver and he is very helpful - always leaves packages, leaves with neighbors, accepts collections will track packages for you.  You can even phone him to find out when he'll deliver/collect during the day.

[spudulike]

I used Parcel-force as they were better at harder to find or isolated addresses. DHL were formerly very good for me as the driver was Eastern European...we called him Marion but he was really Marius and never let me down on pickup. DHL took over "Ipostparcels" and were pretty good for me.

I used a broker (Parcelmonkey) and again, they were a little cheaper plus they did chase up failed pickups and issues pretty well and out of hours.

I guess I used to have 5-8 parcels go out a week and the only memorable fail was in Southern Ireland which took around 3 weeks and that is another story.

Any courier is as good as the local driver and how isolated your address is.