I have received coins from Melbourne and even Tasmania in less than a week :yahoo:
Seems that Aussie post is doing a better job of it lately :good:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='36322' dateline='1386285900'I have received coins from Melbourne and even Tasmania in less than a week :yahoo:
Seems that Aussie post is doing a better job of it lately :good:
They've probably put more staff on in anticipation of the Christmas rush
Don't get to hopeful there the last two packages I ordered were woefully dealt with. One was given to the wrong person (because the first and last letter of the last name were the same not at all joking there that was literally the excuse they gave) and the other was just left at the door! and for registered post that is really really poor.
I think they have good days and bad days lol, a friend only received some coins that I sent with tracking only yesterday after me sending it 10 days ago but on the other hand, I had a customer receive an item the day after I posted away. Both persons were from the same postcode so I have no idea what happened there lol..
They are even working on Sundays at the moment, because of the Christmas rush.
I sold a few items on the bay on the weekend and posted them Monday 90% of them have been delivered, Bloody awesome I recon :good:
They still get it wrong. I have had a few disputes of late. Makes me think they are worse.
I do an Australian post survey, I receive mail & have to report each day as to what I have received & the date it was posted.
Each letter has a number which I have to write down & then enter into a web page.
I get $12.00 a week & every quarter I get a direct deposit placed into my bank account.
I have used this money in the past to buy mint sets to break up, thank you A.P.
BUT DON'T TELL ANYONE!!!!
I do surveys all the time at http://www.pureprofile.com/au
it can be time consuming, but gives me a few dollars to spend on coins.
I do the same Triggersmob but for the more reward surveys, I can't get past passed date of birth, sex and postcode.....all I end up with are many 5 or 10c rewards....darn it.
GTFO I seen a report about this the other day and thought it must have been BS but suss the link so how long till they start this crap here, sad sad times we live in..oh the good old days of yesterday :(
https://www.google.com.au/search?site=&source=hp&q=get+rid+of+canada+post&btnK=Google+Search&oq=canada+to+get+rid+of+po&gs_l=hp.12..0i22i30l4.1390.24234.0.44187.32.28.0.0.0.1.500.9205.2-1j19j4j1.25.0.crnk_timecombined...0...1.1.32.hp..8.24.8940.Y_8ej9kxYXE
nope aussie post still sucks, just received a parcel that had gone around Australia on a holiday, and was delivered to someone, thankfully they were honest and it was able to be sent to me, yeah it was sent registered and all that stuff with tracking and they still stuff it up f#*^
I have to give Aussie Post a GOLD star , i pickup a parcel just last week it was posted from Canberra, to my amazement i received the parcel the very next day i am in sydney :yahoo: , i hope i don't jinx myself now
I got my "Babies" back from PCGS in 6 days.
The fastest postage I have ever had for mail from the States :yahoo::dance:
no comment :winkextra:
this was it, yeah it got DELIVERED to someone else, how stupid, especially when I knew what was in it
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10011/item_post.jpg)
yes I much prefer the old system of tracking but there's no excuse for that, that is a joke but really good you got it :good:
Quote from: 'bellyflorin' pid='37088' dateline='1386980032'I have to give Aussie Post a GOLD star , i pickup a parcel just last week it was posted from Canberra, to my amazement i received the parcel the very next day i am in sydney :yahoo: , i hope i don't jinx myself now
You could just about walk it overnight, no? ;)
For an organisation that size and the number of items handled I think AP does a good job.
Everyone loves to bitch about the very occasional mishap -even me; I love to tell about the box of crushed chinaware my wife received complete with tyre pattern across the middle! But it is rare for someone to notice the mostly good service as being noteworthy.
Overnight (regular post) service is common between here and Sydney which is just as fast as the advertised Express post service.
I suggest some game lifting is desirable with the tracking system and simplification of rates and options is well overdue -all the recent "simplifications" of the system have actually added several layers of complexity to many postal transactions.
One Post Office near here has just introduced a trial "postage only" counter to avoid the bottleneck caused by customers banking, bill paying, ticket purchasing, passport applying and such like. That could be a good game lifting initiative. Or, being of cynical bent, maybe I should call it a "clawing back to where they were years ago" move.
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='37114' dateline='1386992049'Overnight (regular post) service is common between here and Sydney which is just as fast as the advertised Express post service.
Overnight should be the norm between
any two points in the country. Have a look at FedEx's operations, and especially their hub operations. OK, sure we don't have a central AP hub at say Alice Springs or Bourke, nor do they use a fleet of dedicated air freighters, but the same principles apply to road and rail.
The bottlenecks here are at the ends of the movements anyway. Staff screwing up at the source and destination mainly. The trunk routes are pretty much best practice with the tools they have to play with.
over handling as well as I post here it goes to casino then back to grafton so min three days where they can and did do it here in one..saves money, don't know how but they say it does :(
Perth to Cairns in north qld in 3 days by standard post must be
unbeatable - I'm impressed
so who do you know Stevo :winkextra:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='37140' dateline='1387020695'so who do you know Stevo :winkextra:
The seller had a bunch of coins sent to the east coast this week.Some of them were delivered in 2 days so I don't know what's going on with Aust post as deliveries from Melbourne usually take about 10 days to me
it might just be so it's not so busy for them getting closer to chrissie, you know like they actually did their job :winkextra: but yeah times are always different and same as sending from here as somethings get there quick and others take forever but as long as they get to where they should be it's all good :good:
I tested this theory by posting myself a letter,60c
Put it in the local PO early on Monday,I received it on Wednesday and postmarked from 100km away location.
just like me runway as casino is 100km from here
Well, after giving AP some praise earlier I might have to reconsider!
My Maccas arrived today; correctly addressed and stamped from PPH. Postmarks extremely faint but looks like 9 or 10 December.
That's at least twice what AP says is expected delivery time from a capital city area to a country area interstate.
Now, another negative.
Just now posted a large, high value parcel to the Ukraine. Express Post International with insurance -postal charge $267.05.
Want to let recipient know tracking details but...entered item ID for a result of "No events currently found."
I saw the barcode scanned and the same ID is on my postal receipt.
Sent an enquiry to AP asking about this and enquiry confirmation page starts "Thankyou for contacting Australia Post. We are presently experiencing unusually high demand for online support which is affecting our normal response times. We apologise for this inconvenience and will be in contact with a response to your enquiry as soon as possible."
Funny, it has said that every time I have made an enquiry in the past. I am sure management is not too thick to know what the remedy is (well, reasonably sure). So I assume they are too penny pinching to improve the service, which has a direct result on customer satisfaction level.
Now I wait to see if they respond within two business days, as promised -that would be the first time they have ever met this promise with me.
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='37346' dateline='1387250931'Well, after giving AP some praise earlier I might have to reconsider!
My Maccas arrived today; correctly addressed and stamped from PPH. Postmarks extremely faint but looks like 9 or 10 December.
That's at least twice what AP says is expected delivery time from a capital city area to a country area interstate.
Same here Jeff mine arrived today but 1 week is quite reasonable
considering that 10 days from a capital city and 2 weeks from Hobart
would be normal for me.I've had stuff arrive from England in 7 days and yet it takes up to 10days from Melbourne.Now that should raise a few eyebrows
Quote1 week is quite reasonable
Maybe so but Australia Post says "To other states between metropolitan areas of capital cities and country locations 3 days". Domestic delivery times (http://auspost.com.au/parcels-mail/domestic-delivery-times.html)
Maybe the real problem is not the delivery time but the fact that they promise delivery times that they very rarely meet.
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='37346' dateline='1387250931'... posted a large, high value parcel to the Ukraine. Express Post International with insurance -postal charge $267.05 ....
Ooooouch!
Musical interlude ...... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xsJtKm4huA)
Dedicated to my wallet Let It Bleed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs4hkJIX8oU)
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='37349' dateline='1387255047'Quote1 week is quite reasonable
Maybe so but Australia Post says "To other states between metropolitan areas of capital cities and country locations 3 days". Domestic delivery times (http://auspost.com.au/parcels-mail/domestic-delivery-times.html)
Maybe the real problem is not the delivery time but the fact that they promise delivery times that they very rarely meet.
They should double those delivery times and it would be more believable
Must be time for Fulvio to trump in now.
Maybe he even has bower to play.
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='37351' dateline='1387255249'Dedicated to my wallet Let It Bleed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs4hkJIX8oU)
:laugh2: ....... touché
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='37353' dateline='1387255459'Must be time for Fulvio to trump in now.
He's probably out assembling his flat ...... pack .....
(http://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/uk-engineer-creates-the-qb2-cube-house-that-can-be-built-in-hours/story-fndban6l-1226784746520)
What, can't you just pull the bit of string and it inflates?
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='37346' dateline='1387250931'"Thankyou for contacting Australia Post. We are presently experiencing unusually high demand..."
EVERY customer support outfit in the world uses this exact same line, for both phone and email support.
Absolute bloody joke. If you're that flat out 24/7/365, then it
can't be called
unusual. Hire more staff, or improve your product or service so you get fewer complaints, you pennypinching idiots! :dodgy:
I had a registered package sit at the post office for 2 weeks, they hadn't told me about it (no card or reminder card) and I had picked up another package during that time (don't they spot the fact that it had the same name and address?).
Only found out because I followed up the tracking number for the waylaid item. Package contained about 25 ounces (ASW) of silver coin so I was annoyed.
They also lost another package in early November, I have buckleys of ever getting it.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2013/12/18/16/34/lazy-mailman-stashes-10000-letters-in-his-flat
An Australia Post mailman who was "too lazy" to do his job has pleaded guilty to theft after nearly 10,000 undelivered items were found stashed in his bedroom
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='37436' dateline='1387347453'http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2013/12/18/16/34/lazy-mailman-stashes-10000-letters-in-his-flat
An Australia Post mailman who was "too lazy" to do his job has pleaded guilty to theft after nearly 10,000 undelivered items were found stashed in his bedroom
I'd say it's still going on because I've had at least 10 customers this year say they didn't get my letter although half of them may be talking s**t
haha legend! who wants junk mail anyway
I'd say it's still going on because I've had at least 10 customers this year say they didn't get my letter although half of them may be talking s**t
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:( I didn't get mine sorry mate :winkextra: sorry I wanna be good :D
Well, had a delivery today (Sunday). That is most unusual -they must be busy and working overtime to catch up.
Surely that doesn't mean they care about getting deliveries done before Christmas to make customers happy?
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='37814' dateline='1387681302'Well, had a delivery today (Sunday).
...... what is this strange service you speak of .......
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='37814' dateline='1387681302'Well, had a delivery today (Sunday). That is most unusual -they must be busy and working overtime to catch up.
Surely that doesn't mean they care about getting deliveries done before Christmas to make customers happy?
What Country do you live in Mate.
This is unheard of in Australia :diablo:
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='37825' dateline='1387683062'...... what is this strange service you speak of .......
Methinks he referreth to a 'delivery room' in a 'maternity ward'... ;)
:laugh2: .... yes, much more probable McDuck!
Australia post's annual results have been published for the financial year 2012-2013, Australia post delivered 95.5% of all letters early or on time & 98.8% of letters were delivered on time or not more than one workday day.
I just posted 2 x pacific dawn models ships to kent in England
ships were $ 35.00 ea = $ 70.00
I wrapped them both together and sent by air mail
postage was $ 85.80 plus $ 9.60 insurance total $ 95.40
total all up $165.40 ..
sea mail was $ 46.40 + same insurance , a lot cheaper but took 3 months to get delivered , so I was told by the post lady ..
total weight was 2.025 kgs
part 2 of this story carries on today ,
this guy in KENT in England paid me $ 165.40 , by paypal as he said he would ,ok ,that was the total amount I told him .
2 ship models plus postage , that's what it cost me , plus a few trips to get it weighed in town , then back home to wait for payment before I post to him .then a big job to wrap them up good because they are fragile ,,, now I just went to my account at paypal and I have been hit with a bill of $ 6.92 because he paid me by paypal , so now I am out of pocket for $ 6.92 . so my question is do I email him and ask him for that amount or do I just forget it and go out with my losses of $ 6.92 ..???? ,, kel ,,
The answer to the original question title of this thread.
News Story (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2013/12/24/13/18/delivery-man-tosses-parcel-over-fence)
o man another one!
Well, I just came across this. Letter products and services guide (http://auspost.com.au/media/documents/letters-products-services-guide-may13.pdf#page=1&zoom=auto,0,595)
Now you have no excuse for lodging non-complying letters (I suggest that is probably a large proportion of letters posted).
No suggestion of lifting their game here but that exercise must have kept a team of shiny bums employed for many months!
Does it really need 57 pages to define letter requirements? Note the internal links so you can easily jump to the cross-referenced sections; and the mostly useless index -first three terms I went to look up aren't indexed.
MADNESS
Jeff seeings you have read the whole thing give me a nutshell summary in 1 sentence. As long as they don't try and tell me I can't post non-documents as a letter then I'll happily keep on sailing without reading all that drawl.
That would be a fairly long sentence so I will give you a tit-bit I found -relevant to non-documents, I think.
Letters must be flexible so they can negotiate sorting machinery, which imposes great stress on them!
Dead letter day as posties have less and less to deliver (http://smh.digitaleditions.com.au/OLIVE/ODE/SMH_DAILY/LandingPage/LandingPage.aspx?href=U01ILzIwMTQvMDUvMTA.&pageno=MzE.&entity=QXIwMzEwMQ..&view=ZW50aXR5)
Tasmania to Cairns in 1 working day by standard Registered Post must be some sort of record as that's over 3500km - unbelievable
Dropped in to Moonah PO Tasmania Thursday 16.56PM 15th May and
out for delivery in Cairns at 8.15am today
No way and I thought what I sent got there quick, your just touched at the moment Stevo so go get a lotto ticket :)
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='49509' dateline='1400458187'No way and I thought what I sent got there quick, your just touched at the moment Stevo so go get a lotto ticket :)
Yeah the $20 mill in tommorrow nights draw would help me buy a few
1930 pennies
Letter post is losing a lot of money. So, what is AP CEO lately quoted as as saying?
Yes, they are going to reduce the service -maybe three days a week delivery, maybe no home delivery, maybe, maybe, maybe...sounds like a "test the water" exercise to me.
What a great business idea! Lose money on a service so reduce the service to to ensure it will lose even more money.
Stand by for promotion of PO boxes to avoid the problems.
I know this is a Government mandated service and price is set to ensure it loses money. So, when will the government subsidise the service? My confident answer -never.
I think this is the start of wearing down the Public for Oz. Post to be sold,probaly Post Office by Post Office along the lines of Franchisees.My Niece is a Journo.,she feels SBS is only an election or 3 away from being sold,also TV Licences(every home) may possibly be back on the agenda in the years to come.
sweet, bringing back the dark ages..why can't they just kill me now and be done with it :zomby: :angel:
good news?
Mint is NOT mentioned ....
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-28/government-rules-out-selling-australia-post/5483736
I don't know if that is good or bad news. He didn't say anything about the possibility of licensing a privately owned competitor, a-lah-New Zealand. Is that on the menu or not?
So, mint not mentioned eh. That may not mean a fig -just waiting for a quite time before stirring the bee hive again.
yeah
I think it's bad news cause there's no news
if they privatise the Mint I will NEVER buy a nice decimal coin ever again from them
900 jobs to go
guess they will be more efficient?
or more profitable
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-10/australia-post-confirms-900-jobs-to-go-in-restructure/5511414
When Mr Fahour talks about "postal services reform", one of the other changes expected is a move to persuade the Federal Government to cut Australia Post's daily mail delivery service obligation to three, or even two, days a week.
Lately the service has been rather disappointing and bloody slow.
Now they want to shed 900 people, Unbloodybelivable :dash1:
Then again Chooks seem to lay better after you have taken one of them for Sunday lunch :angel:
ouch
I tell ya
it is giving me the hebbie jebbies - all these job losses
I for one, won't be buying all that many coins for quite some time now
Apparently 6 days a week parcel delivery from contractors is on the agenda,Union lady on the ABC this morning saying top level management Salaries are out of proportion and need adjusting before job losses.
oh clever
they do the audits
AFTER they announce the slice and dice
I hate to see jobs go
we constantly have salary rationalising where I work and 'productivity' agreements
maybe if they consider those moves they might tighten up the internal budget and maybe save some jobs
parcel post makes a good profit & I can't understand why they don't combine both revenue sources when talking about aussie post profits and losses
anyways, if enough people lose their jobs aussie parcel post will have less work coming in as well
we need workers to keep the economy ticking
Less service for same money or same service for more money! Take your choice. Australia Post plans three-tier mail delivery (http://smh.digitaleditions.com.au/OLIVE/ODE/SMH_DAILY/LandingPage/LandingPage.aspx?href=U01ILzIwMTQvMDkvMDU.&pageno=Mw..&entity=QXIwMDMwMQ..&view=ZW50aXR5)
Funny, but a search of Australia Post website didn't give me anything about this. I am surprised...NOT.
Got a birthday card in the mail for my daughter today from the grandparents, 70c stamp, over thickness and larger than small letter size and there's a stamp on it saying underpaid postage paid by the sender. I'm guessing a letter is awaiting them with a 70c (the underpayment) postage charge and a $5? fine.
Does anyone know what that fine is? I was googling around and I don't think it's that much. Petty really.
I sent away 18 packages a couple of weeks ago and 4 of these have gone missing.
This is the first time I have had a problem like this.
They weren't scanned in at the receiving post office and have simply vanished into thin air.
NOT a very happy camper at the moment :dash1:
I always put a tracking sticker on before I take them and wait at the counter to see they have been scanned.
I suspect trout will be doing the same hereafter.
If a parcel goes missing or arrives damaged you can still make a claim even if the parcel is uninsured. Australia Post has the discretion to pay compensation but you have to make a good case (proof of posting is a start) and keep up a barrage of questions about the progress of your claim -I think the "squeaky gate" syndrome applies here.
I did receive nominal compensation once in this situation. Heard later, unofficially, that an employee was dismissed a little later and the spate of missing parcels subsided at the particular post office. probably good supporting evidence for my claim although I didn't know it at the time.
Trout! you never leave a registered post item with Australia post until they have scanned it! its what you pay for. I have stood in a post office and demanded they scan a package in before I would leave. it got me dirty looks but I assure you it is better than the alternative which is them losing the item!
Quote from: 'serial' pid='61271' dateline='1413959500'Trout! you never leave a registered post item with Australia post until they have scanned it! its what you pay for. I have stood in a post office and demanded they scan a package in before I would leave. it got me dirty looks but I assure you it is better than the alternative which is them losing the item!
I do the same but most of the tellers around here know me. No dirty looks.
I haven't had many problems with Australia Post at all but I have just discovered what "Express Post" means. It means guaranteed next day delivery in the same city but if not.......then it could be well over a week. I bought something from Adelaide a week ago and it still hasn't appeared here in metro Perth - not really "Express" but, as I discovered in the fine print, within the rules......
Yes it is a bit hit and miss. That is why they did away with platinum post bags. They had to many claims as they were guaranteed next day delivery
Quote from: 'serial' pid='61286' dateline='1413966849'Yes it is a bit hit and miss. That is why they did away with platinum post bags. They had to many claims as they were guaranteed next day delivery
serial , if they have done away with platinum post bags , how do you want me to post it ?? ,, kel ,,
seems like express post to another city or another state is not all it is made out to be either . ,, kel ,,
because a lot of post offices still have old stocks of plat bags. I know of one in Subiaco (where I live) have has a box of them and they are especially easy to find in non metro areas.
they are not making new ones but they honour the t&c's on the old ones.
kind of like old stamps. the will honour them so long as they are not cancelled
ok thanks for that , I will try tomorrow .. ,, kel ,,
Quote from: 'trout' pid='61268' dateline='1413957624'I sent away 18 packages a couple of weeks ago and 4 of these have gone missing.
This is the first time I have had a problem like this.
They weren't scanned in at the receiving post office and have simply vanished into thin air.
NOT a very happy camper at the moment :dash1:
This has never happen to me before but it looks like a package for me has gone missing! It's been 10 business days now so I am now very worried. :cray:
To answer question has AP lifted its game? NO!!!!
Registered post with tracking number somewhat guarantees something.
AP have always been good in every way here I don't post too much however do receive a fair amount,I have nothing but praise for AP local post office :)
I had a parcel go missing last week between Brisbane and Melbourne
it was addressed to a guy named AHAMED , I believe that it went
missing because of his name , only my reason , but there are some
people here in aust that would do something like that . ,, kel ,,
that is my first lost item ever ,.
1927 florin , $ 12.50 plus postage of .70 c .. ,, kel ,,
Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='62190' dateline='1415653600'I had a parcel go missing last week between Brisbane and Melbourne
it was addressed to a guy named AHAMED , I believe that it went
missing because of his name , only my reason , but there are some
people here in aust that would do something like that . ,, kel ,,
that is my first lost item ever ,.
1927 florin , $ 12.50 plus postage of .70 c .. ,, kel ,,
Mine was >$200. :ireful:
Quote from: 'kchan1111' pid='62192' dateline='1415656297'Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='62190' dateline='1415653600'I had a parcel go missing last week between Brisbane and Melbourne
it was addressed to a guy named AHAMED , I believe that it went
missing because of his name , only my reason , but there are some
people here in aust that would do something like that . ,, kel ,,
that is my first lost item ever ,.
1927 florin , $ 12.50 plus postage of .70 c .. ,, kel ,,
Mine was >$200. :ireful:
was it registered ?? at that price it should have been .
,, kel ,,
Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='62196' dateline='1415657852'Quote from: 'kchan1111' pid='62192' dateline='1415656297'Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='62190' dateline='1415653600'I had a parcel go missing last week between Brisbane and Melbourne
it was addressed to a guy named AHAMED , I believe that it went
missing because of his name , only my reason , but there are some
people here in aust that would do something like that . ,, kel ,,
that is my first lost item ever ,.
1927 florin , $ 12.50 plus postage of .70 c .. ,, kel ,,
Mine was >$200. :ireful:
was it registered ?? at that price it should have been .
,, kel ,,
Unfortunately no. FWIW I have filled in the missing item report from the Aussie Post website. Hoping for the best but fearing the worst. Fingers crossed it will turn up at the sender's end. :beg:
Sometimes mail eventually turns up. An hour ago I got a letter from England. Had a label on the back saying insufficient postage so diverted from air mail. It was some threepences I won on 21/7 so must have been a three month boat cruise.
Even Aussie mail can take 2-3 weeks so with Brisbane and Melb being over 1000 miles apart the snail mail it might just have gone on a slow truck.
I doubt the name would have caused it to go missing, otherwise my name (middle eastern tongue twister) would get lots of mail into trouble. Are you sure the buyer isn't trying it on to get both the item and his money back?
Unfortunately there is a chance it has been received as Neal said and they are just saying not yet received.That's why I register all coins valued at $25 + as even some of the honest buyers might be tempted to get a non delivery refund.After you lose a couple this way you'll get a bit suspicious
isn't that what paypal cover up to $2000 is all about .
I told him to wait for a couple of weeks and then if it don't arrive then he can make a claim through paypal or the post office . ,, kel ,,
check this out ... things may go slow to tassie but they sure do get out of there quick :yahoo:
Tue 11 Nov 2014 14:42 Delivered BLAXLAND NSW
Tue 11 Nov 2014 12:50 Awaiting Collection at BLAXLAND EAST LPO BLAXLAND NSW
Tue 11 Nov 2014 12:39In transit PENRITH NSW
Tue 11 Nov 2014 12:22 Attempted delivery - being carded to Australia Post outlet MOUNT RIVERVIEW NSW
Tue 11 Nov 2014 08:28 With Australia Post for delivery today PENRITH NSW
Tue 11 Nov 2014 05:24 Processed through Australia Post facility PENRITH NSW
Mon 10 Nov 2014 17:52 Processed through Australia Post facility MORNINGTON TAS
Mon 10 Nov 2014 15:23 Received by Australia Post MOONAH TAS
Hmmmmm.....they finally got a time machine.
:read:
Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='62207' dateline='1415676597'Unfortunately there is a chance it has been received as Neal said and they are just saying not yet received.That's why I register all coins valued at $25 + as even some of the honest buyers might be tempted to get a non delivery refund.After you lose a couple this way you'll get a bit suspicious
steve , I have not heard from him again after his 2 attempts to get a refund from me failed , but when I went to my ebay this morning I noticed I had an extra feedback added , I clicked on it and it read GOOD SELLER but no word from him yet so I am still none the wiser weather he is honest or not .. ,, kel ,,
omg my package just arrived. It took over two weeks (10+ business days) for AP to deliver a letter size package from one part of Sydney to another part of Sydney.
Relief but also a bit pissed.
all is well that finally ends well
took AP 3 days to deliver from one side of Canberra to the other
then the postie didn't leave a collection slip
so it took the customer 2 weeks to get his item
I think he was p**ssed as well
Recent purchase on eBay took 8 working days to travel just 15km. Conveniently the seller never checked the item in so they'll blame AP and I bet AP would blame the seller for not getting a lodgement scan. You can never win.
I keep a check the delivery status & couldn't understand why the buyer hadn't collected, so I contacted him and then the saga unravelled
I bought a book on eBay 5 years ago and I never received it. It was from interstate. Perhaps I gave up in it too early and anytime now it would pop up in the mail. :D
Nice avatar RG. :good:
sweet eh? - go grab yourself a K off the downies web page
yeah your book might show up ... at an aussie post lost property auction
I am still waiting on a aparcel WITH a $50 note in it to be delivered to my daughter's place where she lived about 15 years ago
no returned to sender yet ... still hopeful that it just might show up one day - I am an optimist - always
Aparently it happens all the time (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2677844/Letter-written-Maine-83-years-ago-delivered.html).
One could say, better late than never.
Quote from: 'Goldseeker' pid='62306' dateline='1415861222'One could say, better late than never.
Not if it's an organ for a lifesaving transplant. :angel:
Note to self: don't send kidney through AP.
On the news last night Australia Post want to raise the price to $1 for a regular letter.
With volumes falling guess they have no choice.
Hello,
Try to send something overseas, and look at the cost. I can buy an SD card reader from China for $1 with free Post. If I had to send it back for warranty, I am sure it would far more for Post alone. They used to operate with economies of scale, now Email has reduced that. If the price keeps going up, they will lose more customers and need to charge more again. There are already Courier companies that are cheaper, and the AP big boss is paid more than he is worth. Technology has favoured Telstra when the PMG split up.
I may be showing my age here But I can still remember when a telegram was the Fastest means of communication and letters in the mail were the standard way of communication .
With email, txt and mobile phones that has all changed dramatically .
Yet there is still enough business going through Aus post to keep it running and a nearly 50% hike in charges is IMHO totally unjustified .
Simply a case of greed :dodgy:
These days an increasing portion of the mail deliveries are packages for stuff purchased over the internet. Ebay, Amazon, Gumtree, Alibaba and direct from supplier purchases.
Bills, monthly statements, personal letters, letters of demand and other purely word based mail is going the way of the dodo and only physical objects will be sent via snail mail.
I heard, on the news last night, that Auspost are looking to increase the standard letter rate to $1. That's a large jump from the current 70c.
Hello,
I have 2 items that seem to be lost. Both were sent AP with Sig required. So the seller's claimed. Neither has replied to my request for a tracking number. One is an Anda member, they are no better than any other crook IMO. Why buy from someone who is supposedly a reputable seller when they are not. Burnt twice, neither has gotten back to me. Anda Members, cheap and dodgy is still cheaper for bad service and lies.
Quote from: 'Coiny Chris' pid='63926' dateline='1419057939'Hello,
I have 2 items that seem to be lost. Both were sent AP with Sig required. So the seller's claimed. Neither has replied to my request for a tracking number. One is an Anda member, they are no better than any other crook IMO. Why buy from someone who is supposedly a reputable seller when they are not. Burnt twice, neither has gotten back to me. Anda Members, cheap and dodgy is still cheaper for bad service and lies.
How long ago were they sent and did they have to go interstate?
Sometimes it can take 10-14 days for me to get a parcel here in WA even from Vic or NSW.
I normally put the tracking number on the listing as soon as I send it.
A couple of times lately tho the lazy buggers at the post office didn't scan the parcels in and they didn't show up on tracking until they got to the receiving post office :dash1:
Hello,
I made the orders over a week ago, from Sydney and from Melbourne to Canberra. I have checked at the PO in case they ran out of cards / didnt leave / couldnt be bothered trying to deliver. At one stage I had more than a dozen item with no card left. My local PO and Postie are good, a parcel goes to the contract delivery people though. The PO looked everywhere, even though I had no Card.
Quote from: 'Coiny Chris' pid='63929' dateline='1419059863'Hello,
I made the orders over a week ago, from Sydney and from Melbourne to Canberra. I have checked at the PO in case they ran out of cards / didnt leave / couldnt be bothered trying to deliver. At one stage I had more than a dozen item with no card left. My local PO and Postie are good, a parcel goes to the contract delivery people though. The PO looked everywhere, even though I had no Card.
Give it a couple of weeks at least before panicking Mate , It IS Christmas after all and the Mail rooms will be Chokka with parcels and gifts etc.
Crikey I don't even bother checking the tracking number for at least a week here :angel:
It IS disappointing and frustrating when the seller doesn't bother to give you the tracking number tho.:dodgy: