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Standard parcels

rammy007
rammy007 Posts: 1,050 Forumite
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Hi how long is a parcel supposed to take using standard parcels and how long to wait before doing anything help would be appreciated.

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  • Sugar_Coated_Owl
    Sugar_Coated_Owl Posts: 12,379 Forumite
    It is usually 3-5 working days.
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  • lovetoshop_2
    lovetoshop_2 Posts: 172 Forumite
    Hiya, maybe one to three days, it si not a courier service like the next day.
    Good luck, what did you want to send and was it urgent?
  • rammy007
    rammy007 Posts: 1,050 Forumite
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    It was an item sold on ebay and the buyer has just emailed me to see where it was, it was sent straight away on the 29/8 but they havent received it yet when should they expect it?Does working days include saturdays?
  • Sugar_Coated_Owl
    Sugar_Coated_Owl Posts: 12,379 Forumite
    No, just Mon-Fri.
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  • bikertim
    bikertim Posts: 39 Forumite
    Standard parcels can be upto 5 days but I have had them delivered the following day !
  • rammy007
    rammy007 Posts: 1,050 Forumite
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    bikertim wrote:
    Standard parcels can be upto 5 days but I have had them delivered the following day !
    Again is that 5days including mon-fri or mon-sat,if mine was posted on the 29th(tues)when do you think it should be expected?By tues(TOMORROW)?
  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 75,001 Ambassador
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    According to the Royal Mail nothing is considered lost until 15 working days (ie three weeks) has elapsed. If I buy anything on ebay and see that it is being sent standard parcel rate I would normally leave it a week to 10 days before I got twitchy.

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