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Vent: RM just delivered letter from October

Tigsteroonie
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in Praise, vent & warnings
Through the letter box this morning was a letter with an Audiology appointment for our son, in November.

The letter was franked 7 October 2011.

I found out about the appointment the day after we didn't attend it (because we didn't know) when the audiologist emailed me to check everything was okay with us!

I did wonder where the letter had gone ... Makes you wonder what else has gone missing.
:heartpuls Mrs Marleyboy :heartpuls

MSE: many of the benefits of a helpful family, without disadvantages like having to compete for the tv remote

:) Proud Parents to an Aut-some son :)
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  • peter_the_piper
    peter_the_piper Posts: 30,269 Forumite
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    Considering how many millions of letters are sent per day its not really surprising some go astray.
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
  • paddyrg
    paddyrg Posts: 13,543 Forumite
    Most unfortunate. I guess now and again, some item may slip down a crack between sorting machines or whatever. Better they delivered it late than never though? Yes, maybe it was for an appointment, but if it had contained a personal letter from an old friend ...
  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    paddyrg wrote: »
    Most unfortunate. I guess now and again, some item may slip down a crack between sorting machines or whatever. Better they delivered it late than never though? Yes, maybe it was for an appointment, but if it had contained a personal letter from an old friend ...

    as said
    letters can get caught in machines,yorks,bags etc
  • mattyprice4004
    mattyprice4004 Posts: 7,492 Forumite
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    OP, do you really think Royal Mail deliver 100% of letters that get sent? A small proportion will always go astray.
  • Arg
    Arg Posts: 931 Forumite
    Plenty of them could be delivered but aren't due to people not doing there jobs properly and worse than that is there doesn't seem to be much in the of investigating unless things go seriously wrong.
  • Tigsteroonie
    Tigsteroonie Posts: 24,954 Forumite
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    custardy wrote: »
    as said
    letters can get caught in machines,yorks,bags etc
    mattyprice4004 wrote: »
    OP, do you really think Royal Mail deliver 100% of letters that get sent? A small proportion will always go astray.

    And that is why I vented rather than ranted. I just wanted to moan somewhere that it had happened. You'll note that I didn't accuse RM of being incompetent, or demand compensation; I was just letting of steam to reduce my annoyance.
    :heartpuls Mrs Marleyboy :heartpuls

    MSE: many of the benefits of a helpful family, without disadvantages like having to compete for the tv remote

    :) Proud Parents to an Aut-some son :)
  • mattyprice4004
    mattyprice4004 Posts: 7,492 Forumite
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    Tigsteroonie wrote: »
    And that is why I vented rather than ranted. I just wanted to moan somewhere that it had happened. You'll note that I didn't accuse RM of being incompetent, or demand compensation; I was just letting of steam to reduce my annoyance.

    I know, I'd be annoyed too. I've had things mysteriously turn up after months, it seems to happen a lot around here.
  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    Tigsteroonie wrote: »
    And that is why I vented rather than ranted. I just wanted to moan somewhere that it had happened. You'll note that I didn't accuse RM of being incompetent, or demand compensation; I was just letting of steam to reduce my annoyance.

    I didnt realise nobody was allowed to reply
    perhaps you should have stated that in the OP..................
  • peachyprice
    peachyprice Posts: 22,346 Forumite
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    custardy wrote: »
    as said
    letters can get caught in machines,yorks,bags etc

    What's a york?
    Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence and face your future without fear
  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    peachyprice wrote: »
    What's a york?

    6.jpg

    can either be a basic York trolley
    or with a fabric liner
    or a cardboard liner

    the fabric liners have areas where items can get caught
    the cardboard ones have a raised floor,so items can slip underneath
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