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Admin Administrator
Posts : 6136 Join date : 2009-08-15
| Subject: UPS Brilliant Fri May 18, 2012 8:32 am | |
| I just thought I would share this with you. I posted a lantern to Taiwan on Tuesday via UPS and it arrived at its destination yesterday. So tell me why is it that the post office can't deliver a simple letter in that time or why is it I've been waiting for a small package that was posted 55 miles away to arrive here which was posted Monday. I've added a bit of the information below along with a picture of the item sent which arrived in 1 piece, I've had similar items posted to me here from within the uk via the post office and arrived with broken glass. I think this says a lot about our country and the pride some of us have in our work.
Forgot to add the cost was only £36.19
Delivered On: Thursday, 05/17/2012 at 3:33 P.M.
Left At: Guard
Signed By: MR LIN
Type: Package Weight: 2.70 kgs
The lamp started it's journey from the bottom of this:
IN TRANSIT TO, May-17-12, 03:41 AM, TAO-YUAN DEPARTURE SCAN, May-17-12, 03:40 AM, SHENZHEN LOCATION SCAN, May-17-12, 01:08 AM, SHENZHEN DESTINATION SCAN, May-17-12, 00:15 AM, SHENZHEN ARRIVAL SCAN, May-16-12, 23:53 PM, SHENZHEN DEPARTURE SCAN, May-16-12, 06:06 AM, KOELN (COLOGNE) LOCATION SCAN, May-16-12, 01:02 AM, KOELN (COLOGNE) ARRIVAL SCAN, May-16-12, 00:09 AM, KOELN (COLOGNE) DEPARTURE SCAN, May-15-12, 21:53 PM, EAST MIDLANDS AIRPOR EXPORT SCAN, May-15-12, 20:55 PM, EAST MIDLANDS AIRPOR LOCATION SCAN, May-15-12, 20:47 PM, EAST MIDLANDS AIRPOR PACKAGE DATA PROCESSED BY BROKERAGE. WAITING FOR CLEARANCE / RELEASED BY CLEARING AGENCY. NOW IN-TRANSIT FOR DELIVERY, May-15-12, 19:50 PM, EAST MIDLANDS AIRPOR PACKAGE DATA PROCESSED BY BROKERAGE. WAITING FOR CLEARANCE, May-15-12, 19:39 PM, EAST MIDLANDS AIRPOR DEPARTURE SCAN, May-15-12, 19:30 PM, STOKE LOCATION SCAN, May-15-12, 18:54 PM, STOKE PICKUP SCAN, May-15-12, 11:33 AM, STOKE
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oldun Super user
Posts : 1275 Join date : 2009-09-19
| Subject: Re: UPS Brilliant Fri May 18, 2012 8:45 am | |
| Excellent news. I posted 6 secondhand books in a Royal Mail box which cost a whopping £40 (plus box) in Cambridge and it finally arrived in Bulgaria about 3 months later after being told it would take 6 days! Certainly says something about UK post offices. It would have been cheaper to use a courier service which I presume UPS is? |
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Admin Administrator
Posts : 6136 Join date : 2009-08-15
| Subject: Re: UPS Brilliant Fri May 18, 2012 8:49 am | |
| Hi oldun that sounds about right for the PO, another reason I used UPS was the cost which was half what the PO wanted. Yes UPS if a worldwide mail delivery co but I go through a broker which works out cheaper that going to them direct. |
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cheekychops Super user
Posts : 1186 Join date : 2010-03-20
| Subject: Re: UPS Brilliant Fri May 18, 2012 9:03 am | |
| It's very sad that such a British icon should fall as it has, I see they are now privatising the industry which will be the finish of them and prices will get even higher. Looking at the Ups delivery that is a brilliant result and how quick was that |
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oldun Super user
Posts : 1275 Join date : 2009-09-19
| Subject: Re: UPS Briiliant Fri May 18, 2012 9:06 am | |
| Another packet that my daughter sent which was a jiffy bag of teabags(!) also took months and had gone to Australia where it went through customs according to the re-seal! That was definitely the British post at fault. Probably the Indian sorting couldn't read 'Bulgaria'. If you think that's a racist comment, my hero once worked in the PO and so he knows. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] |
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bigsavak Super user
Posts : 756 Join date : 2009-09-16
| Subject: Re: UPS Brilliant Fri May 18, 2012 9:12 am | |
| Something positive about the post with Ups from admin which I have used myself and always found them to be excellent. Nothing prejudice about your reply oldun we can't expect all our brothers and sisters around the world to be able to read all languages. I'm afraid the GPO as it was is all but finished which as already stated is very sad but that's British industry and the unions for you. |
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Carmen Super user
Posts : 714 Join date : 2010-03-19
| Subject: Re: UPS Brilliant Fri May 18, 2012 9:38 am | |
| Your showing your age Bigsavak I haven't heard the term GPO for donkeys years The demise of British industry is all down to greed and the unions I agree with this and there will be more to come in the UK as I'm sure you all realise Great Britain is no longer great. It's amazing that you can fly a package across the world quicker that you can get one delivered 55 miles away I think this is a disgrace and make my blood boil when I hear of people like Royal mail going on strike sorry to say it but if they do loose their jobs then its their own doing which we can see here by the simple fact that another company and do the same job as them cheaper and quicker. Well done to Ups. |
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Admin Administrator
Posts : 6136 Join date : 2009-08-15
| Subject: Re: UPS Brilliant Fri May 18, 2012 10:00 am | |
| For anyone interested I used this broker [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and the service was second to none. |
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oldun Super user
Posts : 1275 Join date : 2009-09-19
| Subject: Re: UPS Brilliant Fri May 18, 2012 10:21 am | |
| Noted your reply Bigsavak but one would expect a foreigner would be trained to tell the difference between countries in a sorting office. Thats the problem not his race. Thanks Admin for the link. |
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varnagirl Super user
Posts : 1196 Join date : 2009-10-24
| Subject: Re: UPS Brilliant Fri May 18, 2012 11:21 am | |
| [quote=" ]the GPO as it was is all but finished which as already stated is very sad but that's British industry and the unions for you.[/quote] the GPO was finished yonks ago split into BT and the Royal Mail..........and yes the Post Office ,as it is being refered to ,is now expensive...thanks to the governments interference in not letting it do what it wanted to years ago....but as long as it keep paying me my retirement pension ..no probs.... Ups has always been great I think and good value |
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oddball Moderator
Posts : 7312 Join date : 2009-10-20 Age : 66
| Subject: Re: UPS Brilliant Fri May 18, 2012 11:51 pm | |
| My friend posted us 6 baby hand knitted cardigans from Australia cost her 40 dollars and took 3 months to arrive So I guess we maybe in line with everyone else. : : |
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Admin Administrator
Posts : 6136 Join date : 2009-08-15
| Subject: Re: UPS Brilliant Sat May 19, 2012 12:05 am | |
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oddball Moderator
Posts : 7312 Join date : 2009-10-20 Age : 66
| Subject: Re: UPS Brilliant Sat May 19, 2012 12:15 am | |
| Aham!! it came from down under :Very funny 2:now that was funny! Pigeon post |
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itchyfeet Mega user
Posts : 2268 Join date : 2010-09-10 Age : 68 Location : Paskalevets
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