Royal Mail strikes

[GoldenMerc]

Well something i ordered on thursday hasnt came yet and it was sent first class, i was wondering if there is any strikes on around the area, royal mail say it shoulnt be longer than 15 days if it is complain, but id rather have my stuff than have to complain really.
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[scott]

They were on strike since last thursday here, i got some letters today so i presume they aint now!

[GoldenMerc]

ye im getting letters and everything, just not parcels, i think it may be the senders end though like there must be a strike around there not too sure :(

[Wayne]

There have been strikes yes, mostly with parcels. I just Googled it and some areas still have strikes.

[GoldenMerc]

for godsss sakeee
when are they likely to end?

[Jord]

We get post everyday so I doubt it

[Agnostic Bear]

Well something i ordered on thursday hasnt came yet and it was sent first class, i was wondering if there is any strikes on around the area, royal mail say it shoulnt be longer than 15 days if it is complain, but id rather have my stuff than have to complain really.
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This is why you never ever send anything via royal mail apart from letters.

If you need a parcel, check if they do it via a respectable delivery company (Parcelforce, City Link, DPD (From the USA: UPS, Fedex, USPS (Make sure to get registered with USPS)). If not, find another seller. I never accept anything from royal mail unless I absolutely have to. They deliver late in the day for me, all others mentioned deliver early, even on saturday.

[Stitch]

I hope not in my area because I'm expecting a game tomorrow.

Edit: Might be able to guess by looking at my avatar.

[LoveToStack]

Yeah I ordered a few books off of amazon last week and they have yet to arrive, despite being dispatched.

[GoldenMerc]

ooh, quite a few problemmsssss :(

[BoomItsClowgon]

I've order some trainers from Amazon, i think it was Thursday or Friday and i got them today :)

Hopefully Guitar Hero will come on Saturday via the express delivery method.

But ye, some areas are still affected.

[Niall!]

God damn, you could have told me an hour ago, I just ordered a computer.

[GoldenMerc]

my parcel still hasnt came thats a week today :(

[GommeInc]

Urgh, strikes are so irritating! I can see why they do it, but sometimes it's just irritating and disrupts everyone else who shouldn't be involved.

We had them a while back, but it never effected my village because the postman, and I quote: "I'm happy working, I'm not selfish. It could be worse, but at the moment it isn't."

[GoldenMerc]

My postman doesnt come untill 2pm now, he used to come proper early :@
but a week for a first class parcel is ******* mad.

[ItsDave]

Yeah its only in certain areas of the country, unfortunatley for you, I read about it on Sky news?- where it listed the locations, however my area hasn't been affected.

[GoldenMerc]

Can you link me to that article please