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Arthurgray50@blu 21-12-2011 17:40

How lovely being a delivery driver
 
www.sky.com I refer to the Fed Ex driver throwing a package over someone gate, and Fex Ex saying that this could be the worst day of his life.
What that guy has done is just the tip of the iceberg for delivery guys, l worked for several companies over the years, and l have seen worse than that.

Couriers are self employed, unless you are lucky to work for a company, l worked for some people that no matter how many you had, you could not take them back to the depot.
You got paid by the package, if you didn't deliver, you didn't get paid that simple, you got rid of the package and just did what you could to get rid of the item.

Hugh 21-12-2011 17:42

re: How lovely being a delivery driver
 
Link to the story

MovedGoalPosts 21-12-2011 17:46

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http://news.sky.com/home/strange-news/article/16134495

I believe that is the article and video you were trying to link.

I can't have any sympathy for the courier. It's pretty obvious from the packaging what is inside the box and that rough treatment was out.

Unfortunately the courier industry needs to reform itself. Maybe the prices are too low so that there are unreasonable expectations on staff. But I suspect there will be few of us who regularly use mail order type services who have not experienced problems with failed deliveries.

djfunkdup 21-12-2011 19:32

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Originally Posted by thenry (Post 35349194)
Rooster


lololol :p::p::p::p:

Arthurgray50@blu 21-12-2011 22:28

Re: How lovely being a delivery driver
 
I think the best trick is where they say it has been left on the doorstep - and obviously it hasn't.

I think the best one was when we had a card slipped our letterbox to say it had been delivered, we immediately went to the door and saw the courier guy driving down the road.

The annoying thing was, the courier said that the driver ' made attempts to deliver' but l had the last laugh when l told him that l did the same sort of job and knew the tricks.

djfunkdup 22-12-2011 00:00

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35349301)
I think the best trick is where they say it has been left on the doorstep - and obviously it hasn't.

I think the best one was when we had a card slipped our letterbox to say it had been delivered, we immediately went to the door and saw the courier guy driving down the road.

The annoying thing was, the courier said that the driver ' made attempts to deliver' but l had the last laugh when l told him that l did the same sort of job and knew the tricks.


That's nice :D

Sirius 22-12-2011 09:08

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I have had it from Royal mail where a card was posted through my letterbox saying i was not in, I heard the letter box bang and ran to the door to catch a post man walking down my drive. I asked him for the parcel and he admitted he did not have it and they don't carry them to make more room for mail and to reduce waight. I then had to go to the sorting office to collect it and i made a complaint at the same time but it was never sorted to my satisfaction. :mad:

Since that day i have no faith in Royal mail and tend to use any other mail system i can for my deliveries if i have the choice.

Jimmy-J 23-12-2011 08:11

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It was a flat screen monitor, now it's a flatter screen monitor.

Hugh 23-12-2011 08:33

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Fedex apology

Taf 23-12-2011 10:56

Re: How lovely being a delivery driver
 
More

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9da_1324574164

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d92_1324595500

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=17e_1324603410

Arthurgray50@blu 23-12-2011 11:36

Re: How lovely being a delivery driver
 
Have you had a case of beer/ wine delivered and there is always one or two missing - think about it and it is always on the bottom bit.

Hugh 23-12-2011 11:51

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No.

martyh 23-12-2011 11:55

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35349854)
Have you had a case of beer/ wine delivered and there is always one or two missing - think about it and it is always on the bottom bit.

What ?:confused: they steal the wine from the bottom of the bottle ,damn clever that

papa smurf 23-12-2011 12:03

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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35349863)
What ?:confused: they steal the wine from the bottom of the bottle ,damn clever that

well at least their only nicking the sediment :)

martyh 23-12-2011 12:05

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 35349873)
well at least their only nicking the sediment :)

thought it was the best bit, right along with day old kebab :D

Chrysalis 23-12-2011 21:07

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since the sky clip dont work here is the clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4Ar0o9duW4

luckily the sky news article gave the youtube username.

AdamD 27-12-2011 10:11

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This video has been removed by the user.

Doh :P


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