Special Delivery Vanished

Dorset Plodder · Post by **Dorset Plodder** » 14 Dec 2015, 18:02

Surprises me where these "SPECIALS" turn up. I always treat them like Kryptonite .....They're about the only thing I do worry about....because they cause so much shite if you lose one!

I found one in the Parcels Redskin the other day so I expect someone was flapping like hell...somewhere. Handed it in and got my Browney Points for the day!

I expect they'll take this good deed into consideration if I ever loose one?

GT85 · Post by **GT85** » 14 Dec 2015, 19:10

The side door pocket of the combo van is always a good place to look if something goes missing

19times · Post by **19times** » 17 Dec 2015, 16:47

Bump.

It turned up today

apparently it ended up in Bristol

left another P739 as they were out again

No idea how it ended up there seeing as I work around Manchester!

Dorset Plodder · Post by **Dorset Plodder** » 17 Dec 2015, 16:58

19times wrote:Bump.

It turned up today apparently it ended up in Bristol left another P739 as they were out again

No idea how it ended up there seeing as I work around Manchester!

Result!

And now your Partner can sleep at night!

I expect he's learned his lesson now? I've had a Special get lost from the Locker before now and had the old, "You never handed it in"!

now I always make sure any Special I bring back is booked in. Live & Learn!

paulwilly · Post by **paulwilly** » 03 Jul 2016, 14:53

What was the outcome as exactly the same thing has happened to me and my partner, handed into locker now it's vanished not scanned back in.

Post by **greengiant** » 03 Jul 2016, 17:55

Does your office not have a sheet for the OPG to sign & book specials back in as they hand them into the locker?

buntin · Post by **buntin** » 03 Jul 2016, 18:04

are specials supposed to be scanned back in then ?? we,ve never done it in our office !!

Barbel · Post by **Barbel** » 03 Jul 2016, 20:13

buntin wrote:are specials supposed to be scanned back in then ?? we,ve never done it in our office !!

We don't in ours either.

Postie45 · Post by **Postie45** » 03 Jul 2016, 23:53

then if they ever go missing you have a simple answer "i handed them in to the locker"
seeing as theres no managed way of keeping record of them once brought back to the office its a simple argument.

Chewster · Post by **Chewster** » 04 Jul 2016, 05:07

Never had a special go missing yet, touch wood. We hand ours back into the locker too and there is a sheet for us to sign them back in, but it usually goes walkies once everyone goes on delivery so 9 times out of 10 there's no proof that we've handed them back in or not.

Post by **dvbuk55** » 05 Jul 2016, 16:46

I used to work in the locker but handing them out not receiving them back in because I'd finished my shift by 1130 BUT I know what happens to diffi specials. In the locker there is an away bag for the mailcentre which collection mail is put in and there's a good chance that it has been put in that bag by mistake. I know that because on more than one occasion when I have been receiving them in early doors lo and behold specials from the day before, clearly marked have gone back through the system.

BoltonPostie · Post by **BoltonPostie** » 07 Jul 2016, 14:40

dvbuk55 wrote:I used to work in the locker but handing them out not receiving them back in because I'd finished my shift by 1130 BUT I know what happens to diffi specials. In the locker there is an away bag for the mailcentre which collection mail is put in and there's a good chance that it has been put in that bag by mistake. I know that because on more than one occasion when I have been receiving them in early doors lo and behold specials from the day before, clearly marked have gone back through the system.

I heard you read the paper and talked about whippets and what you was having for tea....work NO.

Post by **dvbuk55** » 07 Jul 2016, 15:20

BoltonPostie wrote:
dvbuk55 wrote:I used to work in the locker but handing them out not receiving them back in because I'd finished my shift by 1130 BUT I know what happens to diffi specials. In the locker there is an away bag for the mailcentre which collection mail is put in and there's a good chance that it has been put in that bag by mistake. I know that because on more than one occasion when I have been receiving them in early doors lo and behold specials from the day before, clearly marked have gone back through the system.
I heard you read the paper and talked about whippets and what you was having for tea....work NO.

Not the paper no, something a little more graphic and shiny and filter coffee - oh and biscuits and sometimes really nice cakes, chocolate oozing with cream mmmmmm - why did I retire - now I've retired it's hard tack and water

dennis12 · Post by **dennis12** » 15 Jul 2016, 21:06

In my DO we always log all returned specials and recorded into separate books then they are scanned back into the office by the evening phg that way anything goes astray you have covered you own a##e.

Dorset Plodder · Post by **Dorset Plodder** » 15 Jul 2016, 22:11

paulwilly wrote:What was the outcome as exactly the same thing has happened to me and my partner, handed into locker now it's vanished not scanned back in.

Sorry PW if that question was aimed at me!

Nothing Happened as I refused to take the blame for it and told them to sort it out with the locker guy. Nowadays I will ALWAYS make sure he sees me put it on the counter and I'll say, "Special here for you to book back in"!

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