> > They could have, and should have, offered to have the > shipper, or you, > > redirect the package to your workplace address. > > I was a bike courier at the time, so I was never in the office. > > > > PayPal, I believe, or maybe B&H or USPS, allow you to "pre-sign" for > > delivery online, which is really just a confirmation of > your address in a > > form absolving the shipper from liability if lost or damaged. > > This was almost 10 years ago, so I doubt that option was available. > > Being retired, > > I've never taken them up on it, but it's nice to have the option. > > That option would have been nice at the time, but my point is that > they certainly didn't go out of their way to get the package to me. I > even suggested leaving it for me to pick up at one of their downtown > shipping points, but they wouldn't hear of it. >
I've had similar experiences with companies who ship by anything other than Royal Mail over here. Most of them won't deliver on a weekend, and their depots are effectively unreachable. If I unknowingly order something from a company that uses shippers like this I just cancel it and find someone who uses Royal Mail or Parcelforce. They deliver every day except Sunday. If they can't deliver it they take it to the depot, which is about 1 mile from my house, and I collect it on Saturday morning. Alternatively I can have it redirected to my office or I can nominate a safe address or ask them to leave it at a post office for collection. The postmen have regular rounds, so they get to know us and we get to know them. Some of them even live locally. So even if you don't nominate a safe place, they will often ask a neighbour to look after a package, and they'll drop a note through the door to let you know where it is. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
