Sorry, we missed you
18-March-2010
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Over the last year or so I have become increasingly frustrated with our local postman.  I regularly take days off to receive deliveries which don't come and then miraculously I notice the 'Sorry, we missed you' card has been put through the letter box with no attempt whatsoever to deliver the parcel.  This has happened a few times and a few weeks ago I even saw the little cretin walking down the road putting the slips in houses, clearly making no attempt to make the delivery.

He obviously doesn't have the time to ring the doorbell

Postage stamps, Sorry we missed you

He obviously doesn't have the time to ring the doorbell, yet somehow always has the time to knock back a few drinks at the the local pub.  On more than one occasion I've seen him sitting at the bar so intoxicated he can barely speak.  I've even seen him get up and go to the toilet whilst leaving a back containing letters and packages on the floor.  As far as the postal service goes seeing this kind of thing happening doesn't exactly instill much faith.

I have another gripe with Royal Mail regarding parcels.  I regularly have items delivered via 24 hour express post.  The parcels don't turn up on the due date of arrival, so I pop into the local post office the following day and after a bit of hassle finally get the parcel.  Then low and behold, later that day the 'Sorry, we missed you' card appears out of nowhere.  This is not an isolated incident and I do wonder if something underhanded is going on.  Perhaps someone thinks that I won't go and pick up the parcel so they can just help themselves to its contents - who knows?  I cannot think of any other reason why the card would appear after I've picked the parcel up.  Maybe I'm just cynical!

I have noticed increasingly poor levels of Service from Royal Mail recently and have lodged complaints via the website, all of which seem to fall on deaf ears as I never get a response.  I don't really see what option I have left really.  If I confront the postman about this, do you think the chances of me getting my parcels on time would improve?  I think not.

By: Steve L


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Some of them are the most idiotic when it comes to delivering mail, the reason being I have had letters now and again delivered showing a different number on the letter the number 3 and the door does have a big number 5 on it, yes the surname is the same as mines but yet they don't bother to compare the number first.

And before you ask, no I'm not related to the person that has the same surname as myself.
*James  25-Feb-2010 04:13

 
Hello, Steve. I think you're totally correct in what you're saying, and I ahve exactly the same problem. The lazy bums. Get your bum into gear postman and deliver my DAMN PARCEL BIATCH!!!!!!
*HOLLYEMJ  11-Feb-2010 14:10

 
I sent a parcel full of sweets to a friend before Christmas. It was sent to her RETIRED grandparents house, and there was never any attempt to deliver it. Nor could they at any point tell me where it was..until lo and behold it dropped onto MY doorstep six weeks after I'd posted it!

And yet again, today, I get an 'I'm sorry we missed you' through the door...despite the fact that I was sat within ten feet of the door. It's now at the point where the postie sneaks up my path, with the Sorry I've Missed You note ALREADY WRITTEN and in his hands, sticks it through the doorway, and sods off. They NEVER ring the bell and I only get anything that isn't a letter if by sheer luck see I them coming out of the window and run after them!
*gaaaaaaaaaah  27-Jan-2010 13:17

 
Postmen can be idiots, I was expecting a game to be delivered in the morning, just before I left for college, I saw him walking to my door with the game, instead of dropping it through the post box, he just left it outside (yes it fits through the post box :P) then he walks out of my garden, just as I'm about to open the door and collect my game, he comes back, snatches the game, drops some other mail through the post box and leaves, shocked that he did this, I put on my shoes, ran after him and told him that I'm quite certain that the game he had was supposed to be for me, he told me "No it's for 1A" (Mines 1) Again, since I was certain it was for me, I said are you sure, I was expecting that today, he said "sorry mate it wasn't for you" he had already delivered it to my neighbors while I was putting on my shoes, other wise I would of got him to check the address, so when I got back from college, My Mum told me that my neighbor had dropped by to give me my game and it wasn't just that, while I was on holiday, he left 3 big packages out on the patio, where everyone can see them, I assume they had been there for maybe a week, I'm stunned at the things they do.
*Angry At My PostMan  09-Jan-2010 02:58

 
not only does my postman not even bother knocking or ringing the bell when I have a parcel or certified letter, but then I put mail to be sent out, he doesn't pick it up! I have been outside and watched him pass my raised flag up on my mail box and deliver mail to the next one beside it, not even 6 inches away! also, when I have parcels delivered, he throws fragile boxes down upside down on the concrete. this is his job, to deliver our mail and packages to us, and in good condition. why should I have to suffer because he doesn't "feel" like doing his job right?
*kristi  23-Nov-2009 22:09

 
you need to get a life you are sad person with too much time on your hands grow up
*living in the real world  27-Oct-2009 23:49

 
god its just not me then.....!!!
i order things of ebay a lot and over the past 6 months its like there just not trying at all to get our post to us..
i dont even bother getting first class delivery anymore as its takes just as long anyway
miggy..thats happend to me twice now I had my letters delivered wait to hear the sound and there is no card or knock then I come back and it appers like magic out of thin air in a matter of mins.
they should replace "sorry we missed you"with"sorry we cant be botherd"
mayby just mayby if they actually did there job mayby more people would give a monkeys fart
about there strike!!!
*whatajoke  13-Sep-2009 01:48

 
postman he dont know my house Ha Ha...he put all the letters for whole home in the first floor leaving it up to anyone... he dont care at all
is very poor service
*imma  03-Jul-2009 16:26

 
i've had the same thin g 2 days on the run now. It's a good job that I know how to complain and how to get my way in situations like this. The sorting office won't know what hit them when I collect later
*Tim  02-Jul-2009 11:51

 
You get to the stage and say what the heck. Maybe the post men would like us all to go and pick all our mail up? Save them doing the job! Then alas were would they be without a job. Lazy!!!!!!
*Frannie  27-Jun-2009 05:34

 
Where as my postman just dosent turn up, ill be expecting 5/6 parcels in a week and after 5 days of nothing I get a sorry we missed u card with 1 parcel to collected I arrive there and all 5 are there which they obviously just hoarded untill I came to them!!
*viks  19-Jun-2009 12:56

 
our postman is putting letters through every second house leaving it up to the neighbours to do his job
*ribena  26-May-2009 19:09


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