What Really Happens To Your Parcels

[icyfroth]

VIDEO footage of handlers at Adelaide Airport recklessly throwing packages around has gone viral with almost half a million views.   

The 17 second video — shot by a member of the public from a car— has been shared over 30,000 times in the last hour.

It was first posted on the Facebook page of “Pinky BuaChompoo”.

The Advertiser has confirmed the name is an alias of a prominent South Australian kickboxer.

He has asked that his real name not be published.

“I was just sitting in my mate’s car when I saw them doing it,” he said.

“I was really p***ed off with their behaviour.”

“The reason why it bothers me is that I send stuff all the time internationally and domestically and the stuff ends up in damaged boxes.

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I'm glad I don't send my parcels through DHL

DHL: "we are looking to have wrapped up our investigation by the end of the day.”

Journos just can't resist a little pun, can they?

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

They have shocking reviews, so the footage wasn't surprising.

http://www.productreview.com.au/p/dhl/2.html

The mob doing aust post parcels don't seem any better. I'm sick of getting damaged packages.

[lyndal1838]

The "mob" delivering Australia Post IS Australia Post...they have their own courier service and subcontractors.

[icyfroth]

I was just telling our Auspost contractor about it, he said they throw the parcels the same. Otherwise they'd never get finished.

Truck comes in fully laden and gets sorted by the blokes throwing the parcels to blokes on the various trucks. Sometimes they get dropped. The heavier parcels are ok, but the lighter ones just get thrown.

[imastawka]

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@lyndal1838 wrote:

The "mob" delivering Australia Post IS Australia Post...they have their own courier service and subcontractors.

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StarTrack, formerly Multigroup Distribution Services, Discount Freight Express and Star Track Express is a national Australian transport and logistics company owned by Australia Post, a Government-owned corporation.

Has even worse reviews

http://www.productreview.com.au/p/star-track-express.html

[icyfroth]

I must say, I've been fairly lucky.

in my 7 years of selling mostly porcelain and glass items, I've only had 2 breakages.

When I first started I took note of advice from experienced sellers with regards to packaging.

[freddie*rooster]

I had a seller send me a china dish in a prepaid red and white bag no wrapping or anything it was smashed to pieces.

[imastawka]

I also had a seller send me crystal serviette rings loose in a satchel.

Not broken but chipped and gave him a neutral.

Would have given him a big red dot if broken

[serendipityricho]

My horror story is from Aust Post a few year ago.

Have a medium size PO box.

Paid $153.00 for a collectable magazine-marked please do not bend.

When i got the rolled up mag -bashed in trom the the back-was a card to pick up a

item from the parcel hatch a few metres away-this item was the size of a cigarette packet.

What were they thinking?.......................Richo.

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

Star trak was who I meant regards to aust posts parcel service.

I've recieved things that must have been drop kicked and run over before being load on the postie van.

I don't think we should have to insure against them. If they break it, they should cover the costs, assuming the article was properly packaged.