Author Topic: My postman (Read 1595 times)

Brockett · « **on:** January 30, 2021, 18:49:03 »

Apart from the all year shorts and all that skidding on the gravel drive we seem to get on well, but now... I think he's trying to train me to NOT buy stuff on line. He does this:- he creeps up to my door and without knocking or ringing the bell he leaves one of those red slips showing I was not home when he called. So I have to drive to the, not so local, parcel depot at certain restricted access times, to collect my stuff.

mr_diver · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2021, 18:52:44 »

He must have previously worked for Hermes.

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2021, 19:13:56 »

We have a few of those at our office. "He's never at home" so writes the card before even leaving the building. "I haven't got time to wait for that silly old bugger to get to the door" Same solution. "I've got to finish early so I can start my second job." Same again. It's expressly forbidden to write a card out until you've attempted delivery.
But they do. And there are some who will knock on the door with a feather duster, then slam the pre-written card through the letterbox.

Mr Nick · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2021, 19:36:01 »

Our regular chap is brilliant: nothing's too much hassle it seems, and he always drops parcels in the greenhouse if I'm not in, rather than disturb the elderly neighbours. Which is handy as the old, equally helpful, chap at the sorting office was replaced by a surly female who probably needs to go find a job she doesn't despise.

TLPower · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2021, 19:57:49 »

Our regulars Ian and Richard are brilliant. Charlie adores them both as they carry dog biscuits, he has been known to follow them to acquire more. He is very rarely disappointed.

Personally I find all "posties" cheerful and helpful types, I often ask them the whereabouts of hard to find elusive named properties. I have never been let down.

p47 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2021, 20:38:07 »

as rusty says its a no no to write the card before attempted delivery but its usually quicker to deliver the parcel than write the card.however customers now more than ever take longer to answer the door even after the usual knock wait knock wait ,

, alot of postmen/women have been working damn hard since the start of this pandemic and continue to do so.

StromGeeza · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2021, 21:18:36 »

Can't fault our postie whatsoever.

The various other courier companies can be a mixed bag. The locals mourned when the regular Hermes bloke had to have some time off. The temporary replacement was of the standard most might expect from Hermes, (and that's being polite).

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2021, 21:38:44 »

Sadly, most courier companies have a "no deliver, no pay" policy. So the chap drives 10 miles to the arse end of nowhere with some "essential" piece of tat, the householder is at work, if he doesn't get rid of it somehow he's working for nothing. It doesn't excuse doorstepping, lobbing things over walls, etc., but does go some way to explain it. This type of payment structure, along with zero hour contracts, should be illegal.

SimonW · « **Reply #8 on:** January 31, 2021, 01:26:46 »

Reminds me of this:

MartinW · « **Reply #9 on:** January 31, 2021, 06:46:25 »

Well I have no complaints about my Postie.

tallpaul · « **Reply #10 on:** January 31, 2021, 09:52:30 »

Cue comments about emptying sacks into her box etc...

Joe Rocket · « **Reply #11 on:** January 31, 2021, 10:05:34 »

We don't have a photo of you MartinW to see if the opinion is any where near mutual.................

kwackboy · « **Reply #12 on:** January 31, 2021, 10:41:12 »

Great walking boots..!!

MartinW · « **Reply #13 on:** January 31, 2021, 12:51:18 »

Joe - it won't be mutual. Check my signature for details.

Brockett · « **Reply #14 on:** February 05, 2021, 10:47:34 »

I ordered some small thing on line on 23rd January. It was posted on 28th January. The Post Office Tracking Service shows it in a London post office on 28th January. I check it every day and it has not moved. According to their web site there will be no further updates until it is delivered or the attempt to deliver it has failed (because I died waiting or went out for buy some food) because no one was available to sign for it.
I somehow think the Tracking Service is not a tool to help the hopeful recipient. Of course I do realise that, if it was posted as 2nd class, it will have to sit around for at least seven days before they deal with it. There would otherwise be no reason to sent it first class.

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #15 on:** February 05, 2021, 11:31:21 »

Was it a Tracked item, with a serial number in the form of: ab123456789gb?( pm me the number if you wish.)
I sent a tool tube 1st class on the 3rd and it arrived on the 4th.

TLPower · « **Reply #16 on:** February 05, 2021, 19:26:48 »

Normsthename · « **Reply #17 on:** February 07, 2021, 01:50:22 »

I live on my own and work all day so no one is ever in to receive parcels.
I used to have parcels delivered to my workplace but my grumpy boss got the hump about people receiving personal parcels.
So now I use Click and collect services whenever possible.
Amazon and a popular auction site will deliver to local shops 😀

Andy

Brockett · « **Reply #18 on:** February 07, 2021, 22:21:11 »

Yes, when it's available, click and collect is my preferred option.

mr_diver · « **Reply #19 on:** February 08, 2021, 09:35:38 »

When I worked in a dealers my boss (Parts Manager) got annoyed when I got a set of Tyres delivered to work from M&P's.

They were cheaper than I could order them (+VAT) from work and I couldn't be bothered to drive 10 mins in the other direction to M&P to pick them up