on 16-08-2012 03:14 PM
on 16-08-2012 10:36 PM
on 17-08-2012 12:23 AM
Could you have it delivered to your work?
on 17-08-2012 03:19 AM
Work is out in the bush, kazumi.
on 17-08-2012 10:28 AM
You can ask which courier company it is, and then ask the courier company to fax you an "authority to leave" form. Fill it out giving them authority to leave the parcel at the Post Office. As long as you trust the people in the post office then it won't be a problem.
on 17-08-2012 11:36 AM
If the seller is being so unhelpful before he's even sent the item, how smoothly do you think things will go if there's a problem after delivery and you need to return it?
As he has already shown his true colours, unless he agrees to send it via AP, I'd be withdrawing from the transaction and buying elsewhere.
on 17-08-2012 11:51 AM
cq_tech, that's a very good point. You would think that the average seller would do their best to get the item to the customer, but this seller is being difficult for no good reason.
Yep, maybe backing out is the best option.
on 17-08-2012 01:19 PM
Beach, there are only 2 courier companies who can leave parcels at the PO....Australia Post's own couries and Australian Air Express. It does not matter what you tell any other company, they are not allowed to do it.
on 17-08-2012 02:01 PM
AAE has been taken over by Startrack and AP now charge an $11 surcharge for them to deliver to PO boxes. Not sure about delivery to POs.
on 17-08-2012 04:08 PM
AaE has not been taken over by Startrack....the 2 companies have amalgamated. The airfreight side is still AaE but the road freight is Startrack. At present the Startrack drivers are still not authorised to drop at the PO, unless it happened this week.
AaE is actually a partnership of Qantas and Australia Post, which is why they can drop at a PO.
on 17-08-2012 04:19 PM
Beach, there are only 2 courier companies who can leave parcels at the PO....Australia Post's own couries and Australian Air Express. It does not matter what you tell any other company, they are not allowed to do it.
Of-course, they are not. Beach, why should AP want to do work for other company? You may as well say, why not let them drop it off in my local chemist or liquor shop, they know me there.