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Bloody Royal Mail signed for service.
Our own @Pifko sent me a guitar pedal two days ago from Birmingham to Gloucester. Not exactly land’s end to John O’groats. Posted it premium signed for service.
Tracking number is my reality check. Apparently I was not (as I imagined) seated within ten feet of the bloody door (with a dog at my feet that would alert me to a sparrow farting in the street) but actually not at home. All day. Also not even the usual pretence of a ‘sorry you weren’t in’ card through the door so I don’t even know if I can collect it from the PO depot?
If the Post Office survives another decade I will be amazed. Other companies do so much better (will be awful for those in remote locations though, as I can see them getting no viable service at all, as uneconomic for a profit driven company).
I sent out some tins of leather balm a couple of days ago. Lady at the counter asked me what service I wanted. I said second class as it made no difference - she smiled and said that I was right. All the tins arrived next day.
Perhaps it is the ‘signed for’ bit that causes problems?
Anyway, moral is send your packages second class.