But good this time. Ish.

Bought an electronic item new off Ebay from a German company last Friday.

They provided a tracking number for DPD on 'my Ebay' and an estimated
delivery date of 25th April - 08th May. OK given the low postal cost.

Looked at the site this morning before going out. Said in transit, and
estimated delivery Wed 08 May.

Got home to find an email saying it had been left with a neighbour.

Tracking still says it in transit - with 'out for delivery' and
'delivered' still to come.

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I presume your neighbor had it??

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

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wrote:
I presume your neighbor had it??


Yes indeed. On unpacking was surprised to find a new UK IEC lead in the
main container. With the original Shuko? one still in the box.

I believe there is an EU rule saying they've got to do this - though
some fulfil their obligation by having a fixed-on adapter on the end of
the Shuko lead.

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Roger Hayter wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
wrote:
I presume your neighbor had it??


Yes indeed. On unpacking was surprised to find a new UK IEC lead in the
main container. With the original Shuko? one still in the box.

I believe there is an EU rule saying they've got to do this - though
some fulfil their obligation by having a fixed-on adapter on the end of
the Shuko lead.

I'd have thought it worth their while removing and keeping the Shuko one,
though?

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Yes well the time to start worrying is when you get tracking emails for
items you have yet to order.. :-)
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...
But good this time. Ish.

Bought an electronic item new off Ebay from a German company last Friday.

They provided a tracking number for DPD on 'my Ebay' and an estimated
delivery date of 25th April - 08th May. OK given the low postal cost.

Looked at the site this morning before going out. Said in transit, and
estimated delivery Wed 08 May.

Got home to find an email saying it had been left with a neighbour.

Tracking still says it in transit - with 'out for delivery' and
'delivered' still to come.

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In message , at 16:09:40 on Wed, 17 Apr
2019, "Dave Plowman (News)" remarked:

Tracking still says it in transit - with 'out for delivery' and
'delivered' still to come.

This is obviously "a thing". Had a couple of deliveries from German
suppliers where the tracking information was all over the place. Maybe
the 'tracking' product they sell there isn't quite the same as the one
we are used to in the UK? Like only gets updated every day or two rather
than in real time.
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Brian Gaff wrote

Yes well the time to start worrying is when you get tracking emails for
items you have yet to order.. :-)

Nothing to worry about, that’s the new telepathic Siri/Alexa.

Siri use to tell me when I had asked about the current
temperature and had said 'make it warmer' when it wasn’t
warm enough, "sorry, I can't do that" but now say, 'ok, I have
increased the temperature from 21 to 22" etc.

Alexa is still too stupid to do that.

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
But good this time. Ish.

Bought an electronic item new off Ebay from a German company last Friday.

They provided a tracking number for DPD on 'my Ebay' and an estimated
delivery date of 25th April - 08th May. OK given the low postal cost.

Looked at the site this morning before going out. Said in transit, and
estimated delivery Wed 08 May.

Got home to find an email saying it had been left with a neighbour.

Tracking still says it in transit - with 'out for delivery' and
'delivered' still to come.

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On Thu, 18 Apr 2019 19:32:13 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rot Speed,
the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:


Yes well the time to start worrying is when you get tracking emails for
items you have yet to order.. :-)

Nothing to worry about, that¢s the new telepathic Siri/Alexa.

Siri use to tell me

Siri, the ONLY thing that actually talks to you obnoxious senile pest in
real life, eh, senile Rodent?

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On Thu, 18 Apr 2019 00:19:45 +0100
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

I'd have thought it worth their while removing and keeping the Shuko
one, though?

Not worth the effort. I'm amazed you've not seen this before - I
thought everyone had a collection of foreign leads they were keeping
only because it seems a shame to throw away a perfectly good cable.

In article 20190418224720.66d4b427@Mars,
Rob Morley wrote:
On Thu, 18 Apr 2019 00:19:45 +0100
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

I'd have thought it worth their while removing and keeping the Shuko
one, though?

Not worth the effort. I'm amazed you've not seen this before - I
thought everyone had a collection of foreign leads they were keeping
only because it seems a shame to throw away a perfectly good cable.

I can understand the maker packing two - I've had that with things before.
But this was a German retailer who added the lead since it was going to
the UK.

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In article ,
says...

Yes indeed. On unpacking was surprised to find a new UK IEC lead in the
main container. With the original Shuko? one still in the box.

I note the question mark, which could mean two things.

Spelling? It is Schuko

Type? Almost certainly a modified Schuko with the earthing
arrangement modified to suit both side contact and third pin
(French/Belgian) sockets

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In article ,
says...


I'd have thought it worth their while removing and keeping the Shuko one,
though?

The cost of opewning the carton, removing the lead from
wherever it is - which may possibly be in a sealed bag with
other items - and resealing the carton properly probably
exceeds the cost of the new lead.

My employer bought rack mounting RF convertors fom Barco
(Belgium) a few years ago.

Every box contained three mains leads: 1 x Schuko; 1 x UK 13A
and one US.

Saved storing and selecting three different boxes containing
the same product but with different mains leads depending on
destination country.

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On 19/04/2019 00:17, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article 20190418224720.66d4b427@Mars,
Rob Morley wrote:
On Thu, 18 Apr 2019 00:19:45 +0100
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

I'd have thought it worth their while removing and keeping the Shuko
one, though?

Not worth the effort. I'm amazed you've not seen this before - I
thought everyone had a collection of foreign leads they were keeping
only because it seems a shame to throw away a perfectly good cable.

I can understand the maker packing two - I've had that with things before.
But this was a German retailer who added the lead since it was going to
the UK.

Lots of IT kit comes with a Shuko and a BS1363 lead. The number I throw
away. I'd imagine it's just not worth the bother of opening the inside
package to remove it.

On 25/04/2019 15:36, Terry Casey wrote:
In article ,
says...


I'd have thought it worth their while removing and keeping the Shuko one,
though?

The cost of opewning the carton, removing the lead from
wherever it is - which may possibly be in a sealed bag with
other items - and resealing the carton properly probably
exceeds the cost of the new lead.

My employer bought rack mounting RF convertors fom Barco
(Belgium) a few years ago.

Every box contained three mains leads: 1 x Schuko; 1 x UK 13A
and one US.

Saved storing and selecting three different boxes containing
the same product but with different mains leads depending on
destination country.

So much for waste reduction!

SteveW

On Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:44:20 +0100
Chris Bartram wrote:

Lots of IT kit comes with a Shuko and a BS1363 lead. The number I
throw away. I'd imagine it's just not worth the bother of opening the
inside package to remove it.

I hope you mean recycle rather than just throw away.

In article ,
Terry Casey wrote:
In article ,
says...


I'd have thought it worth their while removing and keeping the Shuko one,
though?

The cost of opewning the carton, removing the lead from
wherever it is - which may possibly be in a sealed bag with
other items - and resealing the carton properly probably
exceeds the cost of the new lead.

The original Schuko (thanks) was in a sealed bag, and the first thing you
came to when you open the box. Which is why it struck me they could have
simply swapped it over.

My employer bought rack mounting RF convertors fom Barco
(Belgium) a few years ago.

Every box contained three mains leads: 1 x Schuko; 1 x UK 13A
and one US.

Saved storing and selecting three different boxes containing
the same product but with different mains leads depending on
destination country.

If the original had contained a selection of leads, yes. Because that
would be listed in the contents.

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In article 20190425192824.654d591e@Mars,
Rob Morley wrote:
On Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:44:20 +0100
Chris Bartram wrote:

Lots of IT kit comes with a Shuko and a BS1363 lead. The number I
throw away. I'd imagine it's just not worth the bother of opening the
inside package to remove it.

I hope you mean recycle rather than just throw away.

Once something is installed, the mains lead may well be too long. So if
you have a Schuko etc spare, simply fit a new plug to the right length
lead. I'd never throw it away. ;-)

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