The sh** show that is Royal mail / ParcelForce

[Leonard Smalls]

1 hour ago, Lfalex v1.1 said:

I've received an Email with tracking reference. 

I've had this a lot with various delivery firms...

It basically means that they've received notification that this parcel exists but that they haven't been actually given the item yet. 

You'll get next day delivery after they've finally found and scanned the thingy!

[Lfalex v1.1]

It's arrived. Nearly 36 hours after the first Email... 😐

 

Nice cab, though. Sounds good.

[Chienmortbb]

I tend to send a lot of small parcels containing cables that I have made to fellow BCers. I have sent with both Royal Mail and Evri in the past but even though they cost more for many parcels, Evri were .....unreliable. Royal Mail are generally fine, often delivering second class next day,

 

When I see DHL or DPD on the postage/shipping from anywhere, my heart sinks. 

[tauzero]

I thought I'd add another anecdotal experience. Sold a Precision pickup(s) to a BCer in Luxembourg, to avoid customs declarations did this via another BCer in Norn Iron. Posted using 24 hour tracked on December 2nd. Delivered December 9th, a mere week later. Even Evri is quicker and more reliable than that.

[Downunderwonder]

It took 3 days and a poke from me to have NZPost USA depot acknowledge my parcel had arrived. Then they left off my postcode at this end when forwarding.

 

You type your address into their widget and it spits out your postcode. I guess the AI sorting machine doesn't need no postcode no more.