Is anyone else experiencing difficulties with Toolstation deliveries?

I placed an order at 17:16 on Thursday the 7th, and the package was at
the Parcelforce depot at 05:49 on Friday morning. That's in Milton
Keynes, less than 20 miles from here, and at the moment on Sunday
afternoon it's still there. I hope it will arrive tomorrow.
My last Toolstation order took 48 hours to arrive. I said nothing,
because I thought it might be a one-off, but obviously Parcelforce have
problems.

Click and Collect isn't an option for me as I'm a wrinkly in self-isolation.

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Ramsman wrote:

Is anyone else experiencing difficulties with Toolstation deliveries?

I placed an order at 17:16 on Thursday the 7th, and the package was at
the Parcelforce depot at 05:49 on Friday morning. That's in Milton
Keynes, less than 20 miles from here, and at the moment on Sunday
afternoon it's still there. I hope it will arrive tomorrow.
My last Toolstation order took 48 hours to arrive. I said nothing,
because I thought it might be a one-off, but obviously Parcelforce have
problems.

Click and Collect isn't an option for me as I'm a wrinkly in self-isolation.

Somewhat bizarrely it was May Day bank holiday on Friday. And
Parcelforce do have a 48 hour service as well as a 24 hour one. And
don't deliver Saturday normally. Although round here it's the ordinary
post people delivering it, so there is no reason why they shouldn't.



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In article , Ramsman wrote:
Is anyone else experiencing difficulties with Toolstation deliveries?

I placed an order at 17:16 on Thursday the 7th, and the package was at
the Parcelforce depot at 05:49 on Friday morning. That's in Milton
Keynes, less than 20 miles from here, and at the moment on Sunday
afternoon it's still there. I hope it will arrive tomorrow. My last
Toolstation order took 48 hours to arrive. I said nothing, because I
thought it might be a one-off, but obviously Parcelforce have problems.

Click and Collect isn't an option fOr me as I'm a wrinkly in
self-isolation.

-- Peter

In case you hadn't noticed, Friday was a Bank Holiday, so there wouldn't
have been any deliveries on that day.

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On Sun, 10 May 2020 13:22:40 +0100, Ramsman wrote:

Is anyone else experiencing difficulties with Toolstation deliveries?

I placed an order at 17:16 on Thursday the 7th, and the package was at
the Parcelforce depot at 05:49 on Friday morning. That's in Milton
Keynes, less than 20 miles from here, and at the moment on Sunday
afternoon it's still there. I hope it will arrive tomorrow.
My last Toolstation order took 48 hours to arrive. I said nothing,
because I thought it might be a one-off, but obviously Parcelforce have
problems.


FFS, havent you heard, the parcel companies are inundated with deliveries?
And, it was a Bank Holiday on Friday.
Have you paid for a Saturday or Sunday delivery? No, then what the ****
do you expect? Someone from the shop to deliver it personally to you?
Yes, expect delays, and dont expect deliveries on a BH.

On 10/05/2020 13:58, Alan wrote:
On Sun, 10 May 2020 13:22:40 +0100, Ramsman wrote:

Is anyone else experiencing difficulties with Toolstation deliveries?

I placed an order at 17:16 on Thursday the 7th, and the package was at
the Parcelforce depot at 05:49 on Friday morning. That's in Milton
Keynes, less than 20 miles from here, and at the moment on Sunday
afternoon it's still there. I hope it will arrive tomorrow.
My last Toolstation order took 48 hours to arrive. I said nothing,
because I thought it might be a one-off, but obviously Parcelforce have
problems.


FFS, havent you heard, the parcel companies are inundated with deliveries?
And, it was a Bank Holiday on Friday.
Have you paid for a Saturday or Sunday delivery? No, then what the ****
do you expect? Someone from the shop to deliver it personally to you?
Yes, expect delays, and dont expect deliveries on a BH.


Thank you for your elegant and reasonably-articulated reply.

I had forgotten it was a Bank Holiday as I was working as normal. It's
not clear from the Parcelforce website whether they deliver on Saturdays.

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On 10/05/2020 13:22, Ramsman wrote:
Is anyone else experiencing difficulties with Toolstation deliveries?

I placed an order at 17:16 on Thursday the 7th, and the package was at
the Parcelforce depot at 05:49 on Friday morning. That's in Milton
Keynes, less than 20 miles from here, and at the moment on Sunday
afternoon it's still there. I hope it will arrive tomorrow.
My last Toolstation order took 48 hours to arrive. I said nothing,
because I thought it might be a one-off, but obviously Parcelforce have
problems.

Click and Collect isn't an option for me as I'm a wrinkly in
self-isolation.


The sackcloth and ashes are being prepared as I write. The fact that
Toolstation provide Next Business Day delivery escaped me as I had
forgotten that it was a Bank Holiday on Friday, and of course Saturday
is not a business day.

Despite the current general working situation I'm busier than I have
been for several months, and so have been working every day all last
week, including weekends and that Bank Holiday, and will be next week as
well.

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On 10/05/2020 15:37, Ramsman wrote:
On 10/05/2020 13:22, Ramsman wrote:
Is anyone else experiencing difficulties with Toolstation deliveries?

I placed an order at 17:16 on Thursday the 7th, and the package was at
the Parcelforce depot at 05:49 on Friday morning. That's in Milton
Keynes, less than 20 miles from here, and at the moment on Sunday
afternoon it's still there. I hope it will arrive tomorrow.
My last Toolstation order took 48 hours to arrive. I said nothing,
because I thought it might be a one-off, but obviously Parcelforce
have problems.

Click and Collect isn't an option for me as I'm a wrinkly in
self-isolation.


The sackcloth and ashes are being prepared as I write. The fact that
Toolstation provide Next Business Day delivery escaped me as I had
forgotten that it was a Bank Holiday on Friday, and of course Saturday
is not a business day.

Despite the current general working situation I'm busier than I have
been for several months, and so have been working every day all last
week, including weekends and that Bank Holiday, and will be next week as
well.

Also forge tthat Royal Mail no longer deliver, or collect, on Saturdays.
Hopefully that will not last, but as they have been aiming to do that
for some time I would not hold my breath!

On 10/05/2020 13:22, Ramsman wrote:
Is anyone else experiencing difficulties with Toolstation deliveries?

I placed an order at 17:16 on Thursday the 7th, and the package was at
the Parcelforce depot at 05:49 on Friday morning. That's in Milton
Keynes, less than 20 miles from here, and at the moment on Sunday
afternoon it's still there. I hope it will arrive tomorrow.
My last Toolstation order took 48 hours to arrive. I said nothing,
because I thought it might be a one-off, but obviously Parcelforce have
problems.

Click and Collect isn't an option for me as I'm a wrinkly in
self-isolation.


I'm finding that Royal Mail 48hr and Parcel Farce are taking around 5 to
7 working days for deliveries.

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Ramsman wrote:

I had forgotten that it was a Bank Holiday on Friday

I wondered why I got an odd response from a colleague when I said I
wouldn't be working on Friday ...

In article , Broadback
wrote:
On 10/05/2020 15:37, Ramsman wrote:
On 10/05/2020 13:22, Ramsman wrote:
Is anyone else experiencing difficulties with Toolstation deliveries?

I placed an order at 17:16 on Thursday the 7th, and the package was at
the Parcelforce depot at 05:49 on Friday morning. That's in Milton
Keynes, less than 20 miles from here, and at the moment on Sunday
afternoon it's still there. I hope it will arrive tomorrow. My last
Toolstation order took 48 hours to arrive. I said nothing, because I
thought it might be a one-off, but obviously Parcelforce have
problems.

Click and Collect isn't an option for me as I'm a wrinkly in
self-isolation.


The sackcloth and ashes are being prepared as I write. The fact that
Toolstation provide Next Business Day delivery escaped me as I had
forgotten that it was a Bank Holiday on Friday, and of course Saturday
is not a business day.

Despite the current general working situation I'm busier than I have
been for several months, and so have been working every day all last
week, including weekends and that Bank Holiday, and will be next week
as well.

Also forge tthat Royal Mail no longer deliver, or collect, on Saturdays.
Hopefully that will not last, but as they have been aiming to do that
for some time I would not hold my breath!

we did get a delivery on Saturday 2nd.

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"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle

In article ,
alan_m wrote:
On 10/05/2020 13:22, Ramsman wrote:
Is anyone else experiencing difficulties with Toolstation deliveries?

I placed an order at 17:16 on Thursday the 7th, and the package was at
the Parcelforce depot at 05:49 on Friday morning. That's in Milton
Keynes, less than 20 miles from here, and at the moment on Sunday
afternoon it's still there. I hope it will arrive tomorrow.
My last Toolstation order took 48 hours to arrive. I said nothing,
because I thought it might be a one-off, but obviously Parcelforce have
problems.

Click and Collect isn't an option for me as I'm a wrinkly in
self-isolation.


I'm finding that Royal Mail 48hr and Parcel Farce are taking around 5 to
7 working days for deliveries.

I've had a couple of 48hrs ones within time. It probably depends on where
its from and where you are

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On 10/05/2020 13:22, Ramsman wrote:
Is anyone else experiencing difficulties with Toolstation deliveries?

I placed an order at 17:16 on Thursday the 7th, and the package was at
the Parcelforce depot at 05:49 on Friday morning. That's in Milton
Keynes, less than 20 miles from here, and at the moment on Sunday
afternoon it's still there. I hope it will arrive tomorrow.
My last Toolstation order took 48 hours to arrive. I said nothing,
because I thought it might be a one-off, but obviously Parcelforce have
problems.

Click and Collect isn't an option for me as I'm a wrinkly in
self-isolation.


Yeah its called Corvid virus.

You are a idiot

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Many people are experiencing issues with anything that goes near Royal Mail.
They unilaterally discontinued Saturday deliveries of letters to concentrate
on they other work but nothing seems to have got better, indeed its now as
if they all go home for the Weekend around here.
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Is anyone else experiencing difficulties with Toolstation deliveries?

I placed an order at 17:16 on Thursday the 7th, and the package was at the
Parcelforce depot at 05:49 on Friday morning. That's in Milton Keynes,
less than 20 miles from here, and at the moment on Sunday afternoon it's
still there. I hope it will arrive tomorrow.
My last Toolstation order took 48 hours to arrive. I said nothing, because
I thought it might be a one-off, but obviously Parcelforce have problems.

Click and Collect isn't an option for me as I'm a wrinkly in
self-isolation.

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Who got out of the wrong side of the bed today then, let me guess you are in
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On Sun, 10 May 2020 13:22:40 +0100, Ramsman wrote:

Is anyone else experiencing difficulties with Toolstation deliveries?

I placed an order at 17:16 on Thursday the 7th, and the package was at
the Parcelforce depot at 05:49 on Friday morning. That's in Milton
Keynes, less than 20 miles from here, and at the moment on Sunday
afternoon it's still there. I hope it will arrive tomorrow.
My last Toolstation order took 48 hours to arrive. I said nothing,
because I thought it might be a one-off, but obviously Parcelforce have
problems.


FFS, havent you heard, the parcel companies are inundated with deliveries?
And, it was a Bank Holiday on Friday.
Have you paid for a Saturday or Sunday delivery? No, then what the ****
do you expect? Someone from the shop to deliver it personally to you?
Yes, expect delays, and dont expect deliveries on a BH.

alan_m wrote:

I'm finding that Royal Mail 48hr and Parcel Farce are taking around 5 to
7 working days for deliveries.

Amazon seem to be coping, they gave me another 30-day prime trial when I
ordered something on saturday evening, delivered sunday afternoon.

On Mon, 11 May 2020 08:00:12 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:

alan_m wrote:

I'm finding that Royal Mail 48hr and Parcel Farce are taking around 5
to 7 working days for deliveries.

Amazon seem to be coping, they gave me another 30-day prime trial when I
ordered something on saturday evening, delivered sunday afternoon.

I have never failed to get next day deliveries from RS (via ParcelForce),
even recently.

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