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From present ideas to party food, find all your Christmas inspiration here.

All kudos to Amazon for all round staggering service AND the Royal Mail too.

62 replies

Dillydaydreaming · 24/12/2011 10:17

So yesterday my Mum decided what she'd like for Xmas - a box set of a TV series.
Yesterday I ordered it from Amazon who informed me delivery date would be 28th - 30th December.
This morning the postman delivered it!!!!!

Amazing!

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bigTillyMincepie · 24/12/2011 10:21

I can't believe that ALL my online orders have arrived - last one came first thing this morning Xmas Smile

MudAndGlitter · 24/12/2011 10:23

I'm waiting for my last one today. Ordered DS Peter pan DVD on Thursday and it said delivery on the 28th but turned up yesterday. Very happy!

DeeOfTheNorthPole · 24/12/2011 10:24

All hail Amazon - they've been amazing this year Xmas Grin

Chubfuddler · 24/12/2011 10:41

My mum just received a parcel today which my sister posted from Australia on Monday, incredible.

MoreBeta · 24/12/2011 10:47

I have felt for a long time that the Royal Mail is one of those institutions that was/is universally loved by the population and successive Govts have done their best to ruin it.

Amazon and Royal Mail basically delivered our Xmas this year along with Sainsbury who have also been superb.

maryz · 24/12/2011 10:52

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itsstartingtofeelalotlikexmas · 24/12/2011 10:53

I agree they've both been great

MonarchoftheGarioch · 24/12/2011 11:01

Agreed! Yodel on the other hand, have about 13 hours left to redeem themselves... Xmas Hmm

Selks · 24/12/2011 11:03

Amazon have come up trumps for me this year too. Had to return an external hard drive at the last minute, and the replacement came today.

BertieBotts · 24/12/2011 11:08

Yes, they have been fab. Even the marketplace seller orders have arrived on time.

My poor postman has been treated to the sight of me in my pyjama trousers for about 3 days running!

maryz · 24/12/2011 11:23

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molepomandmistletoe · 24/12/2011 11:43

Agreed, they have both been brilliant this year. I cant fault them at all.

befuzzled · 24/12/2011 11:44

Amazon have been astounding this year. I ordered something for ds birthday which is between christmas and new year on tuesday so wasnt even bothered if it arrived before xmas and it arrived on Friday!

MrsChemist · 24/12/2011 11:46

I ordered a last minute present yesterday and it arrived this morning :) very impressed with Amazon this year.

hocuspontas · 24/12/2011 11:47

Yes. A huge round of applause for Amazon and Royal Mail this year. Everything has been taking just one or two days to arrive. Fantastic service!

daenerysstormborn · 24/12/2011 11:49

we've got no complaints either, have had delivers on a sunday for the last 2 weekends, parcel even arrived today. i sent 3 parcels on wednesday, was told we'd missed last post before christmas, so i sent one special delivery to be sure it would get there as it was presents for nieces/nephews, the other two i just sent first class, all 3 arrived the next morning.

PomBearAtTheGatesOfDoom · 24/12/2011 12:01

Everything I ordered has arrived in time this year too, including one that wasn't for Christmas and I really wasn't expecting until the New Year Xmas Grin Our RM postie is brilliant, and even dare I say it? our Yodel driver is lovely and has brought everything on time, and "properly" which seems to be really unusual.

Molehillmountain · 24/12/2011 12:13

Really pleased too. They used real common sense about safe places to leave parcels so I haven't had so many depot trips either.

tethersjinglebellend · 24/12/2011 12:20

Tesco too have excelled themselves- forgot to buy one of DD's presents, ordered it yesterday at 3pm, it arrived at 10am this morning. Amazing.

tethersjinglebellend · 24/12/2011 12:20

And agreed that RM have been outstanding this year.

mominamillion · 24/12/2011 12:20

We run an online retail business and Royal Mail have been outstanding all year.

Also our regular courier company Interlink Express have been absolutely amazing. And I love, love, love our Interlink driver Grin. Yodel - take note!

bruffin · 24/12/2011 12:33

I had ordered a game for dd from play who informed on Monday it was not going to come in time. I cancelled and ordered a different version. It was close on delivery but it arrived today. Everything thing had come even a game that was shipped from Finland

Selks · 24/12/2011 13:18

Yes, praise is due to Royal Mail too.

Meglet · 24/12/2011 13:29

Yes,both have been efficient.

I ordered a few bits from Amazon on Monday night. Parcels came Thursday, friday and today. So fast, they weren't even Xmas presents (new printer ink and couple of books).

insanityscratching · 24/12/2011 13:29

Yes fully agree Amazon and Royal Mail have been outstanding this year Smile Have had numerous deliveries and the majority have been delivered the day after dispatch, brilliant!