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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: MR MISTER on 20 August 2013, 18:55:09
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I ordered something on ebay, to be delivered from Poland. The seller has used UPS and, I must say, I am very impressed with their tracking system. They sent me an email with a link to their system and the level of detail is almost anal ;D
I will, of course, have to eat my words if it doesn't arrive on Thursday.
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I have found UPS to be very good always on time (so far anyway) :y
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Just like an Omega....
You get what you pay for ;D
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The last 2 iPhones i bought from apple direct they came with UPS, Must be good if they use them ::) ;D
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I wouldn't read too much into that tbh :-\ TNT used to deliver gay pods when they were all the rage ;D
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Yodel are total shite.
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Time will tell....... :D :D
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I rate UPS very highly. Couple of years ago my daughter was travelling in the USA and had her pocket picked. I sent replacement credit cards and other stuff by UPS and could follow it and know exactly if/when it was delivered. Spot on.
Having said that, I use Interlink Express for my business and cannot fault them. They even email or text the recipient with an estimated delivery time, AND the name of the driver ! :y
Some other outfits like City Link, Yodel, say no more >:( :-X
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DPD are pretty good also.
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Used TNT to send a manifold to another Oofer,they picked up from house at 4.30pm (King's Lynn) and it was delivered to Liverpool by 10am(ish) next morning and it was only £10 which was £6 cheaper than the post office (2 day delivery scheme).
Couldn't fault them at all. :y
All done via interparcel.com
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After singing their praises about a year ago, DPD have let me down a couple of times in the recent past, yet Yodel seem to be ok now :y
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Used TNT to send a manifold to another Oofer,they picked up from house at 4.30pm (King's Lynn) and it was delivered to Liverpool by 10am(ish) next morning and it was only £10 which was £6 cheaper than the post office (2 day delivery scheme).
Couldn't fault them at all. :y
All done via interparcel.com
Interesting... TNTs official policy is to not collect from private addresses :-\
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DPD are pretty good also.
DPD and InterLink (along with a few others) are both part of Geopost, which is owned by La Post, yes you guessed it a French company. TNT - Dutch. DHL - German. Geopost/DPD/InterLink - French. UPS - USA (I think)
Which one will end up owning Royal Mail I wonder ?
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Almost...
UPS are in the process of buying TNT, if they haven't already :y
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I used to use TNT for business routinely, but then I found that they were constantly trying to screw me on price. I send quite a few parcels a week. They would agree a fixed price per consignment up to a specified weight, but then at the earliest opportunity jack it up once there was an established shipping pattern.
I would stop using them, they would call me with a deal to get the business back and the whole process would start again. >:(
I'm now using Interlink. Apart from some small changes in fuel surcharges and deliveries to London congestion charge areas, they've stuck to the deal that was offered three years ago. Plus their online booking system is excellent. I'm not a shareholder or anything, I just think they are good. :y ( despite the fact that they are French ;D )
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Having worked for TNT, that doesn't surprise me. Personally I normally use UPS :y
Which reminds me, I have two parcels to send :-[
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I had the choice of several carriers via interparcel,I just put in the address 2 hours later it was on it's way,over the moon with price and service.
I believe interparcel are like a comparison site and therefore already have the deals etc.
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That could complicate things if you need to claim, as your contract is with Interparcel rather than the carrier :-\
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Almost...
UPS are in the process of buying TNT, if they haven't already :y
Not anymore, all fallen through, good old monopolies commision, ::)
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That could complicate things if you need to claim, as your contract is with Interparcel rather than the carrier :-\
Not too bad, just means Interparcel talk to UPS rather than yourself, but the end result should be the same.
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According to t&c's contract is with I/Parcel and any claims are via them,not the carrier.
Aim to resolve in 28 days,industry standard is 8 - 12 weeks!
Mind you it's same as insurance,got to make sure everything is packed properly etc,otherwise claim would be void in any scenario or carrier.
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Arrived at 9am :y
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I've used UPS twice recently once from Poland and once from Germany . Both occassions went smoothly with 48 hour delivery to Ireland even though it ends up in the hands of either DPD or Fastway when it gets down to this backwater .
I've also been using DHL a lot for parts from Germany and their system is 100%dependable and very reasonable too. I have been buying on German E bay and the Paket ( spelt that way ) system they operate allows me to arrange and pay from home for collection and shipment from Germany . €80 for four 16" alloys and again delivered in 48 hours .They even supplied 4 sturdy 16 " wheel boxes for €15.
The world's getting smaller by the day. :)
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I've used UPS twice recently once from Poland and once from Germany . Both occassions went smoothly with 48 hour delivery to Ireland even though it ends up in the hands of either DPD or Fastway when it gets down to this backwater .
I've also been using DHL a lot for parts from Germany and their system is 100%dependable and very reasonable too. I have been buying on German E bay and the Paket ( spelt that way ) system they operate allows me to arrange and pay from home for collection and shipment from Germany . €80 for four 16" alloys and again delivered in 48 hours .They even supplied 4 sturdy 16 " wheel boxes for €15.
The world's getting smaller by the day. :)
Last year I needed to send some expensive and quite delicate medical equipment to Libya. Yep . Smooth as silk, and not as expensive as I thought it would be. My customer in Libya specified shipment by DHL.
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My mate in Houston recently had to send some documents to Auckland and used DHL. They arrived within 48 hours and were tracked all the way! :y