Hermes gets a bad rep but our local drivers are really good, they always pop a note through the door and either use a neighbour or leave round the back.

Had an argument with a DX driver a while back as he knocked on the door like a fucking bailiff and rang the bell twice, despite there being a sign on the door to leave with a neighbour or round the back. The missus was working nights so the door and the dog barking didn't go down well.

He said it was policy that he had to try and deliver in person regardless. Only fucking time anyone ever has when it didn't require a signature. Tit.

14 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

Hermes gets a bad rep but our local drivers are really good, they always pop a note through the door and either use a neighbour or leave round the back.

Had an argument with a DX driver a while back as he knocked on the door like a fucking bailiff and rang the bell twice, despite there being a sign on the door to leave with a neighbour or round the back. The missus was working nights so the door and the dog barking didn't go down well.

He said it was policy that he had to try and deliver in person regardless. Only fucking time anyone ever has when it didn't require a signature. Tit.

Some parcels require a mandatory signature from the address on the package.... No signature, no parcel. 

1 minute ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

Some parcels require a mandatory signature from the address on the package.... No signature, no parcel. 

Of course but this didn't, that was what was annoying. It wasn't even something expensive, an Amazon driver would have just launched it over the back gate.

1 minute ago, Winchester White said:

Of course but this didn't, that was what was annoying. It wasn't even something expensive, an Amazon driver would have just launched it over the back gate.

Correct but possibly not your gate 😂

2 hours ago, Underpants said:

But I can tell you a large amount of problems are caused by the sender. Address issues. Packing problems. Consignment not being ready for collection, but they told cust it will be dispatched THAT day etc...

This. Absolutely this. That was Mrs Manc’s previous role with Hermes.

Let’s take a random company. Nike for example. * Disclaimer here. No experience with them. Not one of Mrs Manc’s accounts. Not saying they are shit. Don’t know which logistics company they use. Only chose them cos my Nike trainers are on the floor in front of me

They might book 20 trailers per day to ship their stuff out to the logistic company’s hub. Probably in the Cov area. That then gets shipped out to the local depots and then picked and sent to happy customer at home

COVID hits and they increase that to 40 so that they can still hit their next day delivery promise or whatever they are advertising

Xmas approaches and nobody within Nike (*same disclaimer still applies) thinks to book more trailers. They have stock waiting, logistics company can’t provide more trailers because other companies have foreseen the problem and booked all the trailers out, customer doesn’t get the promised delivery, and Facebook, Twitter, etc set alight blaming the couriers including Nike (*disclaimer)

That was Mrs Manc’s previous life. She’s now moved to dealing with Chinese and US inbound. Fuuuucking hell. Swap trailers for containers 😂

21 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

Hermes gets a bad rep but our local drivers are really good, they always pop a note through the door and either use a neighbour or leave round the back.

Had an argument with a DX driver a while back as he knocked on the door like a fucking bailiff and rang the bell twice, despite there being a sign on the door to leave with a neighbour or round the back. The missus was working nights so the door and the dog barking didn't go down well.

He said it was policy that he had to try and deliver in person regardless. Only fucking time anyone ever has when it didn't require a signature. Tit.

I use the bailiff knock. Not every bell works and you never know what part of the house the customer is in. They could be in the back yard/garden, bed or shower. Last thing we want to do is to come back the next day because some one was fast asleep or putting the bins out.

4 minutes ago, Underpants said:

I use the bailiff knock. Not every bell works and you never know what part of the house the customer is in. They could be in the back yard/garden, bed or shower. Last thing we want to do is to come back the next day because some one was fast asleep or putting the bins out.

I get that, but they can, and do, leave with a neighbour or punt it over the unlocked back gate. He simply couldn't be arsed reading the A4 sized notice on the door.

Only happened the once in the 4 years she has been working nights so something tells me he was special.

2 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

I get that, but they can, and do, leave with a neighbour or punt it over the unlocked back gate. He simply couldn't be arsed reading the A4 sized notice on the door.

Only happened the once in the 4 years she has been working nights so something tells me he was special.

If there's a note then I can't understand why your chap didn't do what was requested. Unless it was a flat pack wardrobe, or something else equally heavy and cumbersome. Even I would give it some thought about humping that to a neighbour after I have just trudged it up your path.

4 minutes ago, Underpants said:

If there's a note then I can't understand why your chap didn't do what was requested. Unless it was a flat pack wardrobe, or something else equally heavy and cumbersome. Even I would give it some thought about humping that to a neighbour after I have just trudged it up your path.

He was a cunt. Simple.

He sounded like Liam Gallagher so probably couldn't read 😁

34 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

He was a cunt. Simple.

He sounded like Liam Gallagher so probably couldn't read 😁

Maybe he just wanted a mooch at your missus in her baby doll 😉

9 minutes ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

Maybe he just wanted a mooch at your missus in her baby doll 😉

He fucking wouldn't!

@RONNIE PHILLIPS stole my cables the cunt 😂

Amazon couriers tend to just leave stuff on the doorstep without knocking or ringing the bell, always pissing it down too leaving the box a soggy mess

11 minutes ago, Rudy said:

@RONNIE PHILLIPS stole my cables the cunt 😂

Cables my arse... It was bondage gear! 🤣

6 minutes ago, athywhite1958 said:

Amazon couriers tend to just leave stuff on the doorstep without knocking or ringing the bell, always pissing it down too leaving the box a soggy mess

I once had a customer moan at me that her parcel was wet. I said, I'm good but I'm not that good were I can dodge the rain drops between my vehicle and your front door. She didn't see the funny side. Miserable cow.

2 minutes ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

Cables my arse... It was bondage gear! 🤣

That’s not the point! 

1 minute ago, Rudy said:

That’s not the point! 

I'm sorry for losing them but I've no idea what happened to your gimp mask 😁

Jim Courier - ginger tosser 

I'm BL6

Hermes chaps always moaning

Throws em over the fence, in the black bin rather than the cardboard one, and if I'm in throws them at me when I open the door, pity you can't pick your couriers when you order

DPD tracking is the best

UPS chap is always good, done this area for ages but don't much from them

Royal Mail can be great or shite, pot luck

8 hours ago, DazBob said:

Get what you pay for with couriers, same as most things in life.

Yes but you get most couriers imposed on you with no choice

What fucks me off is if i buy something from the states or wherever then find out i can't have it till i pay some fee that equates to 30 percent of the fee

1 hour ago, Bigtoe said:

I'm BL6

Hermes chaps always moaning

Throws em over the fence, in the black bin rather than the cardboard one, and if I'm in throws them at me when I open the door, pity you can't pick your couriers when you order

DPD tracking is the best

UPS chap is always good, done this area for ages but don't much from them

Royal Mail can be great or shite, pot luck

 

I know most of the long serving lads. UPS chap is a terrific lad. Plastic scouser from Wigan. Next time you see him ask him if he's got any choc ices or 99s on his van. Private joke about his vehicle (looks like an ice cream van).

 

Parcel Force bloke always wears shorts and a short sleeved shirt, no matter what the weather is. Knows every street. Customer name and house name in BL6. He's like rain man. Helped me out plenty of times.

 

DPD driver, I don't know. Seems to be a different one every 6 months.

Edited December 5, 20205 yr by Underpants

If you’re worried about having stuff delivered to your house then ask the seller 

Fred Perry. I asked them. They said DPD and suggested I download the app. Fucking brilliant. Never a problem. Amazon - always find out who it is - normally Parcelforce - never a problem

If your seller won’t or can’t tell you then it’s your risk. They are going for the cheapest option 

Folk want everything for nowt and then grumble. If you want guaranteed delivery then pay for it. Don’t select the free delivery option and then expect a minimum wage worker to lay rose petals on your driveway as they deliver your Fistmaster 

7 minutes ago, MancWanderer said:

If you’re worried about having stuff delivered to your house then ask the seller 

Fred Perry. I asked them. They said DPD and suggested I download the app. Fucking brilliant. Never a problem. Amazon - always find out who it is - normally Parcelforce - never a problem

If your seller won’t or can’t tell you then it’s your risk. They are going for the cheapest option 

Folk want everything for nowt and then grumble. If you want guaranteed delivery then pay for it. Don’t select the free delivery option and then expect a minimum wage worker to lay rose petals on your driveway as they deliver your Fistmaster 

We always send Hermes unless someone wants to pay extra, it's cheaper and easier than royal mail.

We used to send Royal Mail but the cost and them only covering what we paid for it rather than what the buyer bought it for when it got lost put us off.

DPD for me but I’m a bit biased

Ive used tnt for work and i reckon 95% of jobs have no issues

3 or 4 might fail to hit if its a pre 9 or 12, but generally the service is very good

I dropped one parcel off at the rammy depot at 7.45, it was in eastbourne at 8.30 in the morning for 8 quid

They did let me down on a 3 parcel shipment to brisbane, where one of the 3 got lost between rammy and aus, yet it was scanned all the way there