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@everard6920wrote:It always amazes me that people buy online and fail to put their correct/complete address. How does one not know where they live?
I know it's inconsequential in most cases, but I also hate when people put obviously fake names. If you don't want to be identified for some reason, put initials and a surname, or something. I've always assumed that the name could/would matter if there was a dispute. I once had a buyer who put their name as "Kitty Cat" and when I asked for their real, complete name, they replied with "Fine. It's Pink Kitty Cat."
(I'm pretty cranky this morning).
You can get their real name from PayPal. When the buying name is too silly I just use their PayPal name. Riff Raff got sent his item to his real name, and lo and behold, Riff Raff complained about something and demanded a refund. I find it easier in a way, at least I know exactly where I stand.
And don't get me started with people who put "Cressent" in their address. You walk/drive past the street sign everyday, look at it and learn how to spell it! ("You" in general, not you personally 
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@*tippy*toes*wrote:
These days with everything being computerised, you could forget about something like that ever happening again!
Last year, one of my suppliers sent me a package, but for some reason the eParcel label just had my name, unit number and suburb (so no street number and name).
The delivery driver knew me well enough to know exactly where to bring it, though, which I thought was awesome so I contacted Aus Post via Facebook to pass on my compliments. They asked for some info so that they could identify the driver and make sure he got recognition for it, and I haven't seen him since, so I can only hope it was truly a good thing that I praised him to AP. 
The whole fake name thing really bugs me, too - I honestly don't think it should be allowed, considering online purchases are technically considered contracts in a legal sense, and you can't sign a contract with a fake name. I don't need personal or financial details obviously, but if someone wants to be completely anonymous, A) using a fake name along with their residential address isn't giving them as much anonymity as they think, and B) go buy from a B&M and pay in cash. Oviously I get purchases from businesses as well, so if it's a registered business name I take absolutely no issue with that, but one time I had someone buy from me that had a fake name registered on eBay, and a fake name registered with PayPal, so real name could not be determined from anywhere and it wasn't a businesss name either, (I knew it was a fake name because it was their eBay ID, and I also happened to play the video game where the namesake came from). I sent their purchase, but I also blocked them.
I heard one seller decided to send a package person to person when they thought something was a bit iffy - the buyer had a bit of a hard time finding ID that proved they were indeed Batman. 
The best one I ever got with incorrect address details happened a couple of months ago. I went to copy the address and noticed in place of any street number or name, it was just a long string of numbers. The destination was in another country, so while I wasn't 100% sure it wasn't something like a box number or code that meant something, I had a sneaking suspicion that it was akin to complete gibberish. I sent them a message asking them to confirm the address...no reply. I then emailed them directly, explained the situation again, and said I can't post if I can't confirm the address. I got a reply relatively quickly to that email, and it said this, in its entirety: "The numbers should not be there".
Had to message back to ask what should be there, then - when they replied, it was a proper address but the suburb etc was also completely different. >_>
@digital*ghostwrote:
I heard one seller decided to send a package person to person when they thought something was a bit iffy - the buyer had a bit of a hard time finding ID that proved they were indeed Batman.
@digital*ghostwrote:year, one of my suppliers sent me a package, but for some reason the eParcel label just had my name, unit number and suburb (so no street number and name).
The delivery driver knew me well enough to know exactly where to bring it, though, which I thought was awesome so I contacted Aus Post via Facebook to pass on my compliments. They asked for some info so that they could identify the driver and make sure he got recognition for it, and I haven't seen him since, so I can only hope it was truly a good thing that I praised him to AP.
Digi I can tell you what happens when a StarTrack driver attracts similar praise.
Last year my OH was sent to an inner city address with instructions to find out what had happened to an important parcel that had gone missing. The customers were an Asian couple and there was a bit of a language barrier....they spoke English but not very well.
As they were good customers both through their business as well as privately he was told that not finding the parcel was not an option.
It took several hours but he eventually figured it out and went to the address where the parcel had been left by mistake. The owners of the parcel were ecstatic and full of praise, offering him some yummy Chinese lollies as a thank you.
He thought no more of it until a week later when he picked up his paysheet. In the envelope that was a very official looking letter from the big boss in Melbourne thanking him for the good work. Attached was a copy of the letter received from the Asian couple....full of praise in delightfully broken English.....and a $50 gift card for being employee of the month.
The funny part of it is that this was the first and last time anyone has ever heard of the Employee of the Month.
Hopefully your driver received something similar.
