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To think that retailers should be forced to tell us who they are using as couriers BEFORE we commit to buying something?

119 replies

petitpasta · 01/07/2026 13:56

Yes this is a first world problem but I am really hacked off that yet again - and for the second time in ten days - Evri has failed to deliver my parcel. I try to avoid them and these two orders were with retailers who usually use Royal Mail (also useless, but at least they have regulators who at least notice that they CBA to deliver on time), so those retailers must have switched to Evri.

Surely it can't be unreasonable to expect the opportunity to see who will be handling the parcel and say 'no thanks'?

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igelkott2026 · 07/07/2026 08:38

likelysuspect · 03/07/2026 19:00

Who were they?

I can't really remember now! Crew Clothing and Seasalt were two of them.

AClassicTrenchcoat · 07/07/2026 08:21

I used to be a shopaholic- both in store and online. But poor service in both has cured me. Most of the shops (that are left) seem to have ditched customer service and a nice customer experience and waiting for parcels that may show up, and a returns process has finally cured my ways. I don’t bother buying much these days.

GreyCarpet · 07/07/2026 08:18

My heart also sinks if I see Royal Mail. It takes ages to arrive and I've been sitting in the living room (about 3 feet from the front door) when they've not even knocked the door and just put a card through to say no one was in.

I've never had an issue with Evri! Everything has always been delivered well, on time and carefully. The tracking system is accurate. I've only once had a delivery not arrive when it was scheduled and the tracking system noted it, gave a delivery date of the following day and there it was.

Our Evri driver is so good that Evri is actually my preference! I am aware that is very unusual though.

Indaloo · 07/07/2026 08:17

I actually love inpost. They are amazing.

Royal mail is my number 2 for general items but I choose them for expensive stuff.

If I don’t know who the carrier is I get expensive items shipped to the in-laws village.

Icecreamandcoffee · 07/07/2026 08:13

Beingseenisneedy · 06/07/2026 22:28

Wow, cheeky Michelle!! That is shocking behaviour as they get paid for delivering.

Half the town is baffled as to how she is still allowed to "deliver" for Evri. As the 6 weeks holiday is approaching she will not be delivering a thing for the next 6 weeks and instead everyone will need to collect round her house when she decides she will be in. People have complained.

Myblueclematis · 07/07/2026 08:10

The only courier service I've had a problem with so far has been Yodel. If I was going to buy something and saw that it would be delivered by them, I'd try and find the item somewhere else that uses someone else.

Evri are generally very good and my most used service for deliveries is Royal Mail and fortunately, we have a fairly regular same postman and he always delivers or leaves my parcel in the porch with no problems.

bruffin · 07/07/2026 07:45

LadyRoughDiamond · 01/07/2026 13:59

I completely agree.

Everyone is going to have a different preference as service levels for the various companies differ across the country and by individual delivery driver. It, therefore, makes sense that we’re all going to need this information to make an informed choice.

Personally, my heart sinks if I see that a company uses Royal Mail for delivery.

My heart sinks as well. Royal Mail are impossible to sort out if you are not in, and they have lost my parcals.
With Evri i can pick up at a little shop on my way home from work.

sparkymummy2 · 07/07/2026 07:41

I agree that it should be clearly displayed, you shouldn’t have to search for this information.
In my area, Evri are truly awful, I’ve had six parcels from different retailers go missing in the last month alone. I can’t understand the false economy of companies continuing to use them, if they have to continually issue refunds to customers.
I recently placed an order with M&S. Part one of the order came within two days, via Royal Mail. Part two came two weeks later, via Evri. Part 3 arrived after a further five days, again via Evri. Enough said….🙄😩

Nat6999 · 06/07/2026 23:35

When Evri was Hermes I had a lovely lady courier, I could even drop off & pick up parcels from her house, we were on first named terms. Then it changed to Evri & everything changed to shit with parcels going missing. I don't have any problems with Royal Mail or DPD, just Evri.

Beingseenisneedy · 06/07/2026 23:13

5foot5 · 06/07/2026 22:52

Mine is still in transit, although the tracking info shows it has made some progress.

However, the "last mile" courier has now been changed to Yodel, even though the website explicitly said they used Royal Mail.

Can't believe they're allowed to get away with this.
Hope yours turns up soon.
Mine is due tomorrow 🤞.

5foot5 · 06/07/2026 22:52

Beingseenisneedy · 06/07/2026 22:46

You've made me check an order that seems to be taking longer than expected, and it's exactly this!

First time it's happened on an actual .co.uk website and it actually says UK based on the main page.

I did think it was cheap at the time of ordering, but didn't think to check, although nothing says anything about being overseas China anyway.

Had it once with Etsy and haven't ordered anything from there since.

Mine is still in transit, although the tracking info shows it has made some progress.

However, the "last mile" courier has now been changed to Yodel, even though the website explicitly said they used Royal Mail.

Beingseenisneedy · 06/07/2026 22:46

5foot5 · 01/07/2026 14:26

Not quite the same, but the situation I have found myself in twice in the last month is where I thought I was ordering from someone in the UK - .co.uk URL, apparently UK address, courier name I recognise - only to discover when the tracking info starts that the item I ordered is starting it's journey in China. The named courier is only for the last bit of the journey.

I am currently waiting on such a parcel. The website said Royal Mail used for delivery but clearly it has to get here from China first.

You've made me check an order that seems to be taking longer than expected, and it's exactly this!

First time it's happened on an actual .co.uk website and it actually says UK based on the main page.

I did think it was cheap at the time of ordering, but didn't think to check, although nothing says anything about being overseas China anyway.

Had it once with Etsy and haven't ordered anything from there since.

Strawberriesandcaviar · 06/07/2026 22:42

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Strawberriesandcaviar · 06/07/2026 22:42

Amazon now knock and run. I work about 10 feet from the door and they’ve generally gone by the time I answer

Strawberriesandcaviar · 06/07/2026 22:34

Mookie81 · 03/07/2026 19:06

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZsFGQCo6jB/

Evri are a shower of shit.
RM aren't much better. Changed my delivery to pick up from the post office, they still tried to deliver home and of course I got the 'we tried to deliver' message. So now I've selected the post office (again!) for tomorrow.

I love that insta reel

Strawberriesandcaviar · 06/07/2026 22:33

I so agree! around here Royal Mail, DPD and Amazon are reliable, Evri are not.

there is a new site called quibble, I might log this on there

Cockerpoomom · 06/07/2026 22:33

RumAndCola · 01/07/2026 14:19

I’ve never had a problem with Evri, our delivery guy is brilliant. DPD I try and avoid and Amazon are absolutely shocking.

Ive read that Amazon drivers are being told to not even knock on the door now just to leave parcels and rely on doorbells.
Then today I saw my neighbour was in, his work van was there, (the driver had to walk past it on the small drive) and he had an amazon parcel leaning against his front door.
It puts me off ordering online ATM. EBay is awful , it's taking over a week for parcels here.

Beingseenisneedy · 06/07/2026 22:32

My issue is websites that say they don't deliver to our area at all.
We're close to, but not in the Scottish Highlands.
Even for those in the Highlands, most couriers deliver there, so not sure why a company would choose not to.

I've spent time looking at a website, selecting and when it's time to check out, nope! Don't deliver.
So frustrating, I just go elsewhere now.

Beingseenisneedy · 06/07/2026 22:29

BergamotAndCoconut · 03/07/2026 16:00

Completely agree. Our (most recent of a long line with gaps in between) Evri guy announced to me on 19th Dec that he was off on holiday until 30th Dec.... parcels would have to wait till then (fortunately I'd already switched to collection for other things). And then a few months ago his car broke down and was scrapped, so he asked people on the round via FB to give him money for a new car, and would you believe they did! Over £1k.... I could not believe how they all thought he was some sort of charity delivering parcels for the good of the people...
Anyway, he's quit now.

Wow, they've cheek of some people!

Beingseenisneedy · 06/07/2026 22:28

Icecreamandcoffee · 03/07/2026 19:08

We are somewhat lucky with our Evri driver. He only comes 2 days a week and an alternate Tuesday but he does actually deliver.

My friend lives the other side of town and her Evri driver collects the parcels and then expects people to come to her house to collect them (she has a whole Facebook page for this as it's her "girl boss" business) but only between 9.30am and 11.30am and then 1pm until 2.30pm or after 6pm but no later than 8pm, not at the weekend but an occasional Saturday (for which you have to look on her FB page for) when her children are at their Dad's houses. I have never known anyone suffer as many car problems/ emergency childcare problems/ life crisis' as "Michelle" (not her real name).

Wow, cheeky Michelle!! That is shocking behaviour as they get paid for delivering.

Beingseenisneedy · 06/07/2026 22:27

PurpleCanary · 06/07/2026 20:41

I love my Evri driver, he always gets a £10 christmas tip like the milkman 😆 Lots of people don’t seem to realise that not only can you choose your courier on Vinted you can also choose your courier as a seller. I see a lot of listings saying “don’t choose in post I don’t live near one”. Or “don’t choose a service that needs a label as I don’t have a printer”. I don’t understand that one, but maybe because all the shops I live near print the labels for you.

It's the Royal Mail small packages that you need to print yourself for Vinted.
So a small envelope item you need to print it, Post Office won't do it.

celticprincess · 06/07/2026 22:22

I ordered something through Amazon but it was being delivered by Evri. It appears to be lost and I cannot for the life of me cancel the order or get a refund because it goes around in circles telling that the courier are expecting the parcel. When I try to put in for a refund it goes to various screens and back again and doesn’t give me an option for refund. No idea how to get my money back. Amazon say they can’t refund as it’s a third party sale. But it keeps taking me back to Evri and then back to Amazon.

PurpleCanary · 06/07/2026 20:41

I love my Evri driver, he always gets a £10 christmas tip like the milkman 😆 Lots of people don’t seem to realise that not only can you choose your courier on Vinted you can also choose your courier as a seller. I see a lot of listings saying “don’t choose in post I don’t live near one”. Or “don’t choose a service that needs a label as I don’t have a printer”. I don’t understand that one, but maybe because all the shops I live near print the labels for you.

YDBear · 06/07/2026 18:34

Had two things delivered by Evri last week. Both arrived broken. Have taken to begging anyone I buy anything from NOT to use Evri.

AJLOAL · 06/07/2026 18:27

Amazon are my problem