To think that my DPD parcel isnt coming today?

@HundredMilesAnHour it did! The driver came to my door holding parcels for at least 3 addresses in the village including mine, one of which was the pub across the road which he couldn't find. I managed to direct him everywhere so everyone now has their goods. He was very grateful and polite. I think he was on a new round and a bit overwhelmed. He looked just harassed and doing his best with poor support.

I had an international parcel from the USA delivered right within the two hour slot by DHL. It left Seattle on wednesday am and was here by 2pm. Not bad going. I do find that the services for international packages are often faster and more reliable than domestic ones (despite having to clear customs).

Hope you got sorted @Pascha

My seller has resent my delivery using Royal Mail (and it arrived the very next day) but are still trying to get a response from DPD re where my original parcel is as it hasn’t been returned to them. It was actually some wine so I’m assuming the DPD staff are having a piss-up in their warehouse.

@HundredMilesAnHour I also hate dpd but I do now have a slot for today and a little sleigh animation which is more than I got yesterday so I'm marginally hopeful.

I am fuming with DPD this morning. My parcel is being returned to the seller today after sitting in DPD’s warehouse all week due to “unexpected circumstances”. WTF?!

DPD attempted their first and only delivery last Sat morning. Giving me a whole 57 mins notice that they had my parcel and it was out for delivery that morning (in 57 bloody minutes!). I was out and couldn’t get back in time so booked for re-delivery on Monday when I was working from home. They confirmed for Monday and on Monday it never left their warehouse. So I booked again for re-delivery on Wed and the same thing happened. And now today they are sending it back.

Why is this so hard?!

It’s not even something I can physically buy from a shop. It’s a specific wine that’s a gift for my cousin and her husband when they host me on Christmas Eve and is only available from a couple of online sellers in the UK. I foolishly introduced my cousin’s husband to it earlier this year (when I was back visiting and he went to a huge effort to made me a lovely dinner - despite my actual cousin being away overseas) and I promised I would bring some on Christmas Eve. I live 250 miles away so don’t get back to see family as much as I would like.

Goddammit DPD. I hate you. Stamps foot and swears.

I do get it. I know it's not always the drivers fault. It's just so disheartening to watch something come so close and yet be so far away. It feels like the parcels are hostages to the will of the machine. A will it-won't it seesaw in a sea of over-reliance on cheap delivery options that just can't hope to keep up.

I'm going back to the shops next year.

My sister works for Evri and the amount of parcels they are dealing with at the moment is the highest it has ever been in Evri history. She was out for almost 12 hours yesterday and still didn’t get through all the ones she had been given. She has a transit van and had to leave parcels in the depot and go back for them when she had delivered some and had made space to get them in. She is working 6 days a week and has been getting calls on her day off every week since the start of November asking her if she’s available to come in.

not excusing people’s parcels being delays but this is probably why

I've been hit by the Evri bug. It didn't even make it out of the warehouse. I'm thinking all sorts of unkind things at the moment. Closely followed by considering a hex on DHL.

I feel your irritation/annoyance/rage 😖

Also I present this work of art via Evri. I'm just laughing at this one as I give up waiting for the third time. That parcel has done many many miles by now.

@Friendlygingercat dpd took the picture at 11.20am today and the notification of failed delivery followed within five minutes. Plus the nominated neighbour was at home. I don't think the driver even got out of the vehicle, just drove on by.

It probably means that the driver has run out of time and has had to finish for the evening. This happened to me a few weeks ago before the seasonal rush began. The couriers are out until 10-11 pm at this time of year and delivering on saturday too. I suggest ringing the automated service and re-booking the delivery for a day when you are in. Or doing it on the website. I know its a pain when your out working. You can also nominate a neighbour or a safe place.

@mumofoneAloneandwell I guess I'll find out. I'm planning to camp out on my path for the allotted hour. Hopefully that will stop the driver from turning away.

🙄. It's all just total bullshit isn't it?

@mumofoneAloneandwell any sign of the delivery yet? I've been waiting patiently at home in my DPD time slot and got an email with missed delivery with a picture of my house from the road. If I zoom in I can see me at the living room window.

Why go to the trouble of reaching my address and then not following instructions to deliver here or my neighbour who is also in? Why not just deliver the parcel?

It's all just so pointless...

My ex husband works for DPD, and even during peak season it is not the norm for them to still be out delivering after 6pm.

They add couriers in huge bulk instead, to get through it all within their normal delivery times, mostly from agencies.

So still nothing and my tracking hasn't updated since last night when it changed 'Your parcel has been delayed due to an unexpected issue in your area
Your estimated delivery date is now Tuesday the 9th December*'

And has read that since 8pm last night.

Ughhhhhhhhh.

No I was thinking the same but I'm in Lincolnshire.

I don't hold much hope for it arriving today.

Royal Mail were supposed to deliver my parcel Saturday, then today, perhaps it will be tomorrow!