How long is you post taking to arrive?

soolin

maisy_daisy wrote: »

Yep I've spent the day sat in waiting for 2 different parcels, both guaranteed today - neither have turned up (yet!) and both still show as being at the central hub. Suppose there's still time...

That's what I am hoping although as soon as I realised who the courier was going to be I did rather abandon hope. They have never ever managed to get anything to me within the stated time frame even without some poorer weather in other parts of the country.

pollyskettle

Couriers are getting through fine here (we have rec'd parcels from myhermes, hdnl, dhl, citylink - even the supermarkets are managing their grocery deliveries here fine) , but we haven't seen Royal Mail in about a week.*

* Just remembered, we rec'd a special delivery, five days after it was sent, last Thursday (2nd).

custardy

custardy wrote: »

to give a bit of perspective
theres mail down south awaiting transport to Scotland
about 1.5 million tracked items
over 5000 trolleys of packets
last night they were expecting 5 train loads to come up
they got one
still plenty of snow up here and the mini thaw has caused flooding and made the pavements/uncleared roads super icy!

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sunnysea83

Im down in the south of england, we had two days of snow last week which meant no post. I am waiting for items that were dispatched before the snow still and the items that were dispatched afterwards have all been coming through although slowier than usual- so it would appear in my area that the new mail is being delivered and the older stuff from before the snow must be stored somewhere.

macfly

All sent from the same postal code?

sunnysea83

macfly wrote: »

All sent from the same postal code?

Actually yes i was waiting for two items from the same seller 1 dispatched last tuesday and one dispatched this wednesday, the one dispatched this wednesday has arrived today and yet still no sign of the first order.

Im also waiting for several items from amazon dispatched last monday and yet items i ordered on sunday just gone have arrived already.

hermum

I had something arrive today in Plymouth, that was posted on Tuesday, I think 2nd class. I don't know where from though. I missed the postie, a card was left at 4.45.
Guess they are working all out to try & get back on track.

Myyrrddyn

maisy_daisy wrote: »

Yep I've spent the day sat in waiting for 2 different parcels, both guaranteed today - neither have turned up (yet!) and both still show as being at the central hub. Suppose there's still time...

I have just been contacted by two buyers who are rather irate about not getting their stuff. Looks like it may be in the mountain of other stuff from the end of the month that has been piling up at the PO. Don't remember 30 years ago of anyone having problems with the weather except british rail when leaves on the track caused problems.

custardy

Myyrrddyn wrote: »

I have just been contacted by two buyers who are rather irate about not getting their stuff. Looks like it may be in the mountain of other stuff from the end of the month that has been piling up at the PO. Don't remember 30 years ago of anyone having problems with the weather except british rail when leaves on the track caused problems.

thank god nothings changed since then!
RM have dropped 60,000 staff in letters in just the last few years
how much staff do you think they had 30 years ago?
how many local offices did the have then?
multiple deliveries?
mail sorted locally?

shall i go on?

Myyrrddyn

maisy_daisy wrote: »

Yep I've spent the day sat in waiting for 2 different parcels, both guaranteed today - neither have turned up (yet!) and both still show as being at the central hub. Suppose there's still time...

Same here guaranteed next day ordered on Wednesday at 10am and still nothing:(