topic Re: Aus Post does it again in Buying

Aus Post does it again

peppers-tree — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 23:52:57 GMT

Seller posted parcel in Adelaide on the 11th Feb..Received in SA country ( 2 hours from Adelaide) on the 20th Feb ! It would have been quicker for me to go to Adelaide and pick it up and return ( 4 hour round trip) Anyone else top that ?...

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keyrings — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 00:13:20 GMT

parcel posted from Nerang QLD monday morning, to Springwood QLD , 30 minutes away , tops! , took 5 days to get here

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harley_babes_hoard — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 00:30:23 GMT

I had one that had to go 20 mins up the road, from Murwillumbah to Casuarina. It took 7 days and a lost parcel claim with AP before it found its way there. http://auspost.com.au/track/63310568775067

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bgstoolsaustralia — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 01:10:30 GMT

Parcel posted to next suburb, 15-20 minutes walking distance. AusPost took it to Central coast first, and then back here, took them 7 or 8 days!

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five_eyes — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 01:38:51 GMT

500g Express satchel from metro Sydney to metro Melbourne...

8 days! (did include one weekend so we can't be too tough on the hard working little snails who eventually got it there).

Re: Aus Post does it again

digital*ghost — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 01:55:39 GMT

I posted an item from SA to NSW on the 19th of December, 2012.

It was received by the buyer at the beginning of March, 2013.

Re: Aus Post does it again

peppers-tree — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 02:08:39 GMT

Wow Digi..That's the best one yet ...Did you have an "item not received " started against you ?

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digital*ghost — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 02:19:06 GMT

@peppers-tree wrote:
Did you have an "item not received " started against you ?

No, though the buyer did contact me to let me know the item hadn't arrived, so I sent out a replacement which was received in a few days. The original package was an unregistered letter, so I had no way of tracking it etc, but they contacted me again in March to let me know it had been delivered and offered to pay for it ($20 item), which was nice 🙂 but I just said to keep it.

I had one recently where I sent two separate letters to the same address on the same day, and they arrived a week apart. I had packaged up and was about to send a replacement for the missing one when the buyer contacted me to let me know the second one had finally arrived.

Re: Aus Post does it again

peppers-tree — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 02:35:57 GMT

Digi....What a lovley customer she was.

I have heard of letters posted during WW2 to diggers or from diggers not arriving until years later but anyway that's another topic for another time.. We are in the here and now for the time being...

Anyone else have a story to tell ?

Re: Aus Post does it again

davewil1964 — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:17:49 GMT

I have a similar one to d*g - 2 identical items posted on the same day by the same method and arriving about a week apart.

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sparrow2207 — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:28:07 GMT

I have had 2 parcels Posted in satchels over the last 2 years carded back to me for collection from the post office the next day after I [posted them. Apparently they don't know the difference between TO and SENDER. And to top it off on both they wanted to charge me again to post the items.

Really makes me wonder about the people they employ.

Re: Aus Post does it again

davewil1964 — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:35:20 GMT

I have had a few RTS. Generally because I neglected to put an address on the front.

Having said that, I estimate 99% of what I post gets to the recipient in an acceptable timeframe. Given the feedback left and the lack of disputes.

After 5 years I would almost have to come to the boards to find out how to handle an INR dispute.