UK Postage services - Lead Times

[ForestMagpie]

Post up here is incredibly hit and miss, ordered from Manabush over the weekend and dispatched Monday but still not here. I've had issues with Hermes parcels going missing. Some non vape related packages are here next day, some have taken over a week.

 

[tootingyoda]

From what I see at royal mail not everything is being handled sequentially, stuff being put to the back of the queue when it should have been sorted. With 3 x normal Xmas volumes of mail, sorted by a massive agency workforce, with very little training. On top of that there are also overtime restrictions in some places, imposed by management on the instructions from a board hell bent on forcing it's loyal workforce to take industrial action. Our CEO and his cronies are a set of cunts, desperately trying to break the Union. What a time to cancel Saturday letter deliveries, just to prove to the regulator that it isn't necessary, and save money, especially without negotiation to protect those whose work hours often revolves around family commitments. RM don't give a shit about that. Destroy a public service, make lots of money, end of.....

Soapbox away.

 

[mick brown]

I've always preferred RM over couriers but understandably they are taking longer to deliver at the moment.
Hermes !!!!!!! Don't get me started on Hermes.

 

[tootingyoda]

I've always preferred RM over couriers but understandably they are taking longer to deliver at the moment.
Hermes !!!!!!! Don't get me started on Hermes.

Simply put, the whole network is overloaded. Shortages of equipment, because work is stored in it instead of being sorted and delivered. The missort levels must be sky high, due to poor training/lack of experience, meaning double (or more) handling. Posties being reprimanded for helping members of the public in works time. Managers bullying because they're under pressure from above to get it done, regardless.

Fekin nightmare.

 

[ObiWanVaponi]

Thank you for these insights @tootingyoda brings it all into perspective.

 

[tootingyoda]

@Agents of Vape sorry to have hijacked your thread mate.

 

[Agents of Vape]

@Agents of Vape sorry to have hijacked your thread mate.

No Worries mate, very interesting to get a first hand account, thank

 

[LordOdin]

I think it's the same with every company though some are struggling more than others, i think it's now the norm to wait a week or more for First Class, it's annoying but not a lot we can do to speed up things. I got a battery charger from Amazon which came next day which was a nice surprise, the rest is hit and miss.

 

[Rob]

Well I am somewhat flummoxed by what's been happening here of late? Items ordered as late as last week are arriving, OK they are taking longer than Pre Covid, but I expect that. But quite what has become of the parcel I first spoke about in this thread... Not a Clue? I paid for 1st Class Signed For, but later discovered it had been sent by Regular 2nd Class
I have attempted to contact the supplier again, but have heard absolutely nothing, so suspect that this will end up being a No Show
In the meanwhile I will attempt to find an alternative Vendor who is UK based and has stock.

 

[LordOdin]

I generally only buy from UK Vendors because i am too impatient to wait for things, the way things are going i might start ordering from China as it's taking just as long from UK as it is China plus might save a few pennies.