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I fucking hate Yodel

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MyGorramShip · 20/04/2021 17:41

Ordered £250ish worth of school uniform/shoes/clothes to fit my lockdown lard arse.

Yodel. Sat here all day.

Tracking updates to say it’s been delivered to, let’s say, #10, which is next door. I’m #8.

They hadn’t knocked on my door at all, I’ve been sat working in the front room all day.

Next is abandoned, has been for years, the local councils empty homes teams are currently involved (it’s a private house but has stood empty for over a decade). There’s no furniture in it, there’s not even carpet down.

I call the driver who is adamant he delivered it there. I explain why that’s not possible. He then says that #12 and #14 didn’t answer so it was definitely #10.

I explain that I don’t believe he’s been on my street at all given that #12 and #14 are SHOPS. One is being refitted and there’s nobody there at all today (I’m still WFH) and the other is a corner shop that’s open all the time.

He then says I’m a chancer and that he’s got a mate in his van today to prove it so I won’t get my money back, all whilst laughing and swearing.

At that point I did swear back, called him a fucking moron and hung up Blush Which is not like me but I’ve had a Hell of a few weeks which has resulted in me being put on Diazepam and I’m also a skint student so cannot afford to reorder these items whilst it takes however long to be sorted.

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lurker101 · 20/04/2021 17:44

It’s very frustrating, but YABVU to use the m word, it’s very offensive

MyGorramShip · 20/04/2021 17:48

Is it? I had no idea Sad Shit. I’ll add that to my list of words to never say again.

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newnortherner111 · 20/04/2021 18:09

It won't get you your delivery, but it's another reason why it should be obligatory for you to be told who your parcel carrier is at the time you place an order for anything ordered online, before you enter any payment details or confirm.

A simple transparency law, in the interests of the consumer. Companies would lose business if they used unreliable parcel carriers.

HennyLenry · 20/04/2021 18:11

Since when is MORON offensive?

lurker101 · 20/04/2021 18:14

@HennyLenry I don’t know when it became offensive, but if you look up the origins of the word it comes from describing someone with a disability resulting in a mental age of 7-12. Since I learnt that I’ve stopped using it and have found it offensive

Finfintytint · 20/04/2021 18:22

I always look up who the courier is before I order. Yodel and Hermes are on my hit list.
As an aside , Moron is offensive. It comes from an old classification of disabilities .

MyGorramShip · 20/04/2021 18:51

I ordered from Tu at Sainsbury’s. Didn’t realise they used Yodel.

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3Britnee · 20/04/2021 19:03

Complain to sainsbury's. Aren't delivery drivers supposed to take a picture of it delivered now anyway.

VettiyaIruken · 20/04/2021 19:41

Yodel are a sack of shit.
Their thieving drivers (NAYDAT 😁) latest trick is to take a picture of the parcel on your doorstep as 'proof' of delivery then walk off with the bloody parcel.
I hope Sainsbury replace your items. Your contract is with them and they surely know yodels reputation.

I wish all retailers would give you your choice of delivery. I'd happily pay more for a decent company.

For the future, perhaps consider CCTV. I've got cameras and the "we delivered your parcel honest gov" fuckery has disappeared since I've been able to say how odd. What time did they deliver? I'll check my CCTV...

VettiyaIruken · 20/04/2021 19:49

Oh my. There's actually a website!

www.yodelhell.co.uk/category/complaints

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