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AIBU?

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To complain about the postman?

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Moulesfrites · 30/11/2011 17:33

I was out today but the cleaners were at home. The postman rang the front doorbell as he had a parcel, but the front door was locked and the cleaners didnt have a key. They told him to come round to he back door and they would get the parcel off him, but he said he didn't have time and pushed one of those slips through the door to collect from the sorting office in in two days time. Aibu to think this is out of order?

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CamperFan · 01/12/2011 10:36

turkeyburger, DH caught a newspaper delivery man pissing in our plant pot on our doorstep!!

SoupDragon · 01/12/2011 11:59

If I get one of those You Were Out cards, I pay to have the parcel redelivered to the local post office. It costs less than the hassle of driving to the sorting office and parking there.

purplepidjin · 01/12/2011 12:39

I've lived here for 6 years and up until early this year owned a very friendly cat, meaning I'm on nodding acquaintance with the people who do the round.

In that time it's gone from many Posties doing one round each to very few (3-4) doing multiple rounds. Because I now know them by sight (home, work, shop and gym all within yards of each other!) I know that the same people are still delivering at 4 or 5 pm having started before I was even up.

kreechergotstuckupthechimney · 01/12/2011 13:50

I live opposite a postman, he leaves around 5.30 on his motorbike and gets home around 6 on the same bike.
He often brings our letters home with him.
I once complained about a postman. The one that left our post hanging out of the letterbox to alert burglars that we were out.
For a couple of weeks the post came through the door properly, then it tailed off and then our pots of flowers were mysteriously tipped out.
I know it was him but couldn't prove it. He lived a couple of doors down to us.

OhTheConfusion · 01/12/2011 14:03

I recieved a 'sorry you were out' card last week. I was in and opened the door as the postwoman was walking up the path. she had not rung the bell and did not (surprise surprise) have my package with her.

When I asked for it she told me that "the boss says to do this at christmas 'cos were too busy" . I pointed out that my dad had paid for the package to come to my house, not for me to have to get the bus to the depo with a baby in tow to collect it myself. She siply said "nothing I can do". Would be easier to collect the packages too if the depo was open more than the 9am-4.15pm mon-fri (husband could do it after work!)

As it's not urgent I went online and set a re-delivery date for Monday, will be intrigued to know if she brings it then (I will be in ALL DAY).

homefries · 01/12/2011 14:07

Yanbu.

bemybebe · 01/12/2011 14:08

I will not be holding my breath oh
Our postoffice regularly does the same (not just around Xmas) and in addition dumps the neighbours' post (he has to walk to their houses past ours, so it is a regular occurrence)
I have photocopied the fronts of the letters and sent a pack of 18 last month with a cover letter of complaint. Still waiting for a reply. GRRRRRRR

DoesNotGiveAFig · 01/12/2011 15:30

YANBU, we once had a parcel delivered and the postman put it in the outdoor rubbish bin round the back. Not the recycling bin, or under the rabbit hutch, or take it back with him, literally in the dirty manky waste bin.

Needless to say, we complained about this. It was bizarre as we have a great big blue bin by the back door that says recycling on the top, which would have been fine to use. The manky waste bin's further away to walk on the other side of the patio!

EssexGurl · 01/12/2011 16:54

Oooh, wouldn't complain. The husband of a girl I worked with was a postie. If people complained about them, they always knew who it was as the postie would get assigned another route. The complainers would get blacklisted by the other posties and letters would be late or delivered to other houses. She always said it wasn't worth the hassle. Although that was a dodgy part of East London.

I had a delivery yesterday (not PO). He rang the doorbell and I was in the kitchen right next to the door and so was there within seconds. He was already at his van collecting the pre-written 'you were out' card to put through the door "because no-one I've delivered to has been in today".

Flisspaps · 01/12/2011 17:08

I was on your side until you used the phrase 'pleasant little job'

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Moulesfrites · 01/12/2011 17:45

Flisspaps I read that back and realised it seemed a bit condescending . I meant I think the postman pat fantasy friendly postman who knows everyone and is a pillar of the community is obviously a lot different from the reality in the target driven and stretched royal mail which is a lot more stressful!

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StepAwayFromTheEcclesCakes · 01/12/2011 17:50

does anyone have a problem with stuff not getting to its destination? several times I have sent stuff to my mum and she to me including money vouchers photos and they do not arrive? is it just our particular route or is this a general complaint, I would love to know cos I am seriously peed off at how many times it has happened and am at a loss as what to do when it does.

Teaandchristmascakeplease · 01/12/2011 18:11

Stepaway Complain?

I saw a rather funny large red poster on fb the other day saying "sorry I am in, you'll just have to deliver the parcel"

cecinestpasunepipe · 01/12/2011 22:39

I once watched as a postman (and his colleague) re-posted a large bundle of mail back into a letterbox. This was at a time when a lot of our mail was going missing, and we were receiving mail for other random addresses (different number, different street!!). Complaints at our local sorting office got us nowhere.

Graciescotland · 01/12/2011 23:02

Ours had the number on the card printed out one digit different from the phone that gets answered, the real number is available from directory inquiries though

starfishmummy · 01/12/2011 23:19

Maybe it was the cleaners being lazy and making up this story to cover?

SoupDragon · 02/12/2011 07:10

Thinking about his, it is the cleaners' fault the arced wasn't delivered. As far as the postie is concerned, someone was in and refused to get it from him.

I rebook delivery to the local postoffice using the online service on the royal mail website. Easy peasy.

SoupDragon · 02/12/2011 07:10

arced = parcel.

LoveBeingFullOfChristmasCheet · 02/12/2011 07:21

Yabu purely because you don't have a key for tge front door in an accessible place in case of emergencies (btw I am not saying this was but that if there were everyone needs to be able to exit tge house)

Angelswings · 02/12/2011 07:49

Lovebeingchristmas has made the most important point on here

If you have a fire at the back of the house you need a key near the the front door so that you can escape without finding your bag. Dad kept his front door keying the kitchen and now has a hook hidden by the front door for the key

Sixyearoldwoes · 02/12/2011 14:06

Our posties are brilliant. Yanbu to expect better but they're not all like that. Ours found a playhouse around the back of our house and uses that for parcels. Not prompted by us and it isn't easily visible. It is, however, perfect for parcels.

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