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Southampton Mail Centre - Package dispatched and then arrives a few minutes later?

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Dadaran
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Southampton Mail Centre - Package dispatched and then arrives a few minutes later?

Post by Dadaran »

Hi,
Can anyone explain why this might appear in tracking, appears to be lost in limbo.

Updated on: Wednesday 29 August
11:57pm
Arrived at
Southampton Mail Centre

Wednesday 29 August
11:51pm
Item Despatched
Southampton Mail Centre

Wednesday 29 August
12:30pm
Item has left our International Processing Centre
Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre, United Kingdom

Wednesday 29 August
08:12am
Item Received
LANGLEY HWDC, United Kingdom

Monday 27 August
11:27pm
Item Leaving overseas
Denmark
Monday 27 August
05:59am
Item received at
Denmark

Cheers Daran
Last edited by Dadaran on 11 Sep 2018, 10:59, edited 3 times in total.
SpacePhoenix
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Packaged dispatched and then arrives a few minutes later

Post by SpacePhoenix »

Could be the person scanning the items in, done so after the person who scans them out, scanned them out. Might be worth popping down to your local delivery office of phoning them to ask them if your item is sat there awaiting payment of a customs charge
Dadaran
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Packaged dispatched and then arrives a few minutes later

Post by Dadaran »

SpacePhoenix wrote:Could be the person scanning the items in, done so after the person who scans them out, scanned them out. Might be worth popping down to your local delivery office of phoning them to ask them if your item is sat there awaiting payment of a customs charge
Thanks for the reply. Shouldn't be any customs charge as Denmark is an EU country. I did wonder if the fact it was scanned out and then in has thrown a spanner in the works?

I have a few deliveries and had a quick chat with my postman who is very helpful. Unfortunately it is not at the local depot. I am not sure if the Southampton Mail Centre has a public facing desk either.

I have contacted customer services, spoken to the mail centre to no avail. Extremely frustrating as not inexpensive package!
SpacePhoenix
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Packaged dispatched and then arrives a few minutes later

Post by SpacePhoenix »

Dadaran wrote:
SpacePhoenix wrote:Could be the person scanning the items in, done so after the person who scans them out, scanned them out. Might be worth popping down to your local delivery office of phoning them to ask them if your item is sat there awaiting payment of a customs charge
Thanks for the reply. Shouldn't be any customs charge as Denmark is an EU country. I did wonder if the fact it was scanned out and then in has thrown a spanner in the works?

I have a few deliveries and had a quick chat with my postman who is very helpful. Unfortunately it is not at the local depot. I am not sure if the Southampton Mail Centre has a public facing desk either.

I have contacted customer services, spoken to the mail centre to no avail. Extremely frustrating as not inexpensive package!
Southampton Mail Centre should have a customer service point. Have you checked with the sender the address they put on the item?
Dadaran
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Packaged dispatched and then arrives a few minutes later

Post by Dadaran »

SpacePhoenix wrote:
Dadaran wrote:
SpacePhoenix wrote:Could be the person scanning the items in, done so after the person who scans them out, scanned them out. Might be worth popping down to your local delivery office of phoning them to ask them if your item is sat there awaiting payment of a customs charge
Thanks for the reply. Shouldn't be any customs charge as Denmark is an EU country. I did wonder if the fact it was scanned out and then in has thrown a spanner in the works?

I have a few deliveries and had a quick chat with my postman who is very helpful. Unfortunately it is not at the local depot. I am not sure if the Southampton Mail Centre has a public facing desk either.

I have contacted customer services, spoken to the mail centre to no avail. Extremely frustrating as not inexpensive package!
Southampton Mail Centre should have a customer service point. Have you checked with the sender the address they put on the item?
Yes, printed labels and very clear. Unfortunately another packages seems to be going the same way with extacly the same situation. Again international from Denmark. That will be two packages, clearly addressed, from Denmark. :sad:


Your item has reached Southampton Mail Centre. More information will be available as it travels through our network.
From:

Denmark

Updated on: Tuesday 11 September
03:10am
Arrived at Southampton Mail Centre

Hide earlier journey
Tuesday 11 September
02:37am
Item Despatched Southampton Mail Centre


Monday 10 September
08:57pm
Item has left our International Processing Centre Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre, United Kingdom

Monday 10 September
07:24am
Item Received LANGLEY HWDC, United Kingdom

Saturday 08 September
02:52am
Item Leaving overseas Denmark

Tuesday 04 September
01:33pm
Item received at Denmark