Internet shopping delivery times in lockdown.

GregB · April 26, 2020, 07:50:22 PM

I've found Amazon very reliable, some deliveries taking longer than usual even with Prime but they advise delivery date before you order and everything has been on time.

Streetwalker · April 26, 2020, 07:34:30 PM

Well no deliveries available till the end of May or sometime beyond the life expectancy of my fridge and freezer contents so my first visit to the supermarket since the lockdown is imminent . In fact its my first visit to the supermarket for about 6 months as I normally use the delivery service but hey ho it will be an outing .

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patman post · April 25, 2020, 03:13:56 PM

Bloody hell — no wonder cheery whistling delivery drivers are getting their vans beaten up if a good proportion of the elderly are as belligerent and combative as some on here...

papasmurf · April 25, 2020, 03:09:47 PM

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Are you saying I have ill intent?

No but others on the forum have.

T00ts · April 25, 2020, 01:48:52 PM

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Smileys do not disguise ill intent.

Are you saying I have ill intent?

papasmurf · April 25, 2020, 01:45:27 PM

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If I don't have a laugh every now and then Pappy - you can get some timber in for a box for me! I fancy a bit of glitter or something a bit frivolous on it though.

Smileys do not disguise ill intent.

T00ts · April 25, 2020, 01:37:02 PM

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Given those under lockdown are relying on delivery drivers, it was frankly a very stupid comment.

If I don't have a laugh every now and then Pappy - you can get some timber in for a box for me! I fancy a bit of glitter or something a bit frivolous on it though.

papasmurf · April 25, 2020, 01:27:19 PM

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Given those under lockdown are relying on delivery drivers, it was frankly a very stupid comment.

Javert · April 25, 2020, 01:06:58 PM

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Since the lock down and due to various domestic disastasters, there has been a wide variation in delivery times.

Hand sanitiser first two orders got "lost" finally deliverered after a week.

New Microwave/grill/fan oven, (the old one died.) Two weeks, (that got "lost" and found.)

Spare part for motorised sattelite system, (original manufacturers part,) Ordered on a Sunday delivered the next day at mid-day.

Tin of woodworm killer/wood treatment, next day.

I think this is due to staffing and quarantine issues in various warehouses and royal mail locations - for example the main Warrington sorting office was quarantined for 72 hours a week or two back - this meant that everything in that particular location was delayed. I'm sure similar things are happening in other locations.

We've had the same issue with various things we've ordered - some of them arrive promptly just as normal, others never arrive, others arrive about 2 weeks later with no explanation for the delay.

T00ts · April 25, 2020, 12:55:24 PM

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Probably the result of having to brave too many aggressive and belligerent septuagenarians In lockdown...

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papasmurf · April 25, 2020, 12:28:08 PM

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Probably the result of having to brave too many aggressive and belligerent septuagenarians In lockdown...

Deliveries are welcome.

patman post · April 25, 2020, 12:26:06 PM

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They seem to be where I live, with some extra "anonymous" delivery vans.

The one that (finally,) delvered the cooker, on the Saturday of Easter week end, looked it had driven hundreds of miles through a war zone, and blown up and repaired several times.

Probably the result of having to brave too many aggressive and belligerent septuagenarians In lockdown...

papasmurf · April 25, 2020, 12:04:24 PM

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Are delivery services all functioning at their normal capacity?

They seem to be where I live, with some extra "anonymous" delivery vans.

The one that (finally,) delvered the cooker, on the Saturday of Easter week end, looked it had driven hundreds of miles through a war zone, and blown up and repaired several times.

T00ts · April 25, 2020, 11:30:05 AM

~~Quote from: papasmurf post_id=22451 time=1587807274 user_id=89~~
Since the lock down and due to various domestic disastasters, there has been a wide variation in delivery times.

Hand sanitiser first two orders got "lost" finally deliverered after a week.

New Microwave/grill/fan oven, (the old one died.) Two weeks, (that got "lost" and found.)

Spare part for motorised sattelite system, (original manufacturers part,) Ordered on a Sunday delivered the next day at mid-day.

Tin of woodworm killer/wood treatment, next day.

Are delivery services all functioning at their normal capacity? Possibly not. My post is coming at all times of day. Usually at around mid-day suddenly it arrives at 9am on some days. Even the route is changing regularly with the personnel. These are not normal times or so they say. Perhaps they will become the new normal.

papasmurf · April 25, 2020, 10:34:34 AM

Since the lock down and due to various domestic disastasters, there has been a wide variation in delivery times.

Hand sanitiser first two orders got "lost" finally deliverered after a week.

New Microwave/grill/fan oven, (the old one died.) Two weeks, (that got "lost" and found.)

Spare part for motorised sattelite system, (original manufacturers part,) Ordered on a Sunday delivered the next day at mid-day.

Tin of woodworm killer/wood treatment, next day.