Amazon parcels through the roof, did they ditch Hermes?

[Whysoslowyehcfc]

If you try and order anything on Amazon prime at the moment, it's NOT next day delivery, it's 2 or 3 days...
Amazon are still charging 7.99 a month for prime yet can't get it delivered on time

[SpacePhoenix]

If you try and order anything on Amazon prime at the moment, it's NOT next day delivery, it's 2 or 3 days...
Amazon are still charging 7.99 a month for prime yet can't get it delivered on time

Don't forget that Prime also includes video streaming on their site (some films/series are free with prime, some have to be bought/rented)

[Dorset Plodder]

If you try and order anything on Amazon prime at the moment, it's NOT next day delivery, it's 2 or 3 days...
Amazon are still charging 7.99 a month for prime yet can't get it delivered on time

You know it's REALLY a BIG Crisis when Amazon can't get their parcels to you the next day! Remember that RMTV video with one of the RM spokemen saying, "Nowadays Our Customers expect to order on-line by midnight AND have it delivered to their doorstep Next Day! That's why we're making all these changes......"

Perhaps after Covid some of our customers may learn to adjust their expectations, and not have such a sense of entitlement. There's bigger problems in the world than needing to get your new hair straighteners within the next 8 hours FFS!

[afcdibby]

We cover the rural areas that Amazon don't want to deliver to - we cover a wide area
Urban stuff Amazon handle themselves

Amazon has opened a processing centre here so will be interesting to see what happens

60 kg Christ :(

The heaviest we get at the mail centre is 15-20kg

Hermes has actually taken a fair chunk of our tracked work recently

Not so long ago me and a manager went out on a heavy and large deliver to deliver 20 of the 60kg radiators

If you went out in a sprinter, the van was probably overweight.

[AngardWolf]

DPD will gladly deliver that ‘s**t freight’ - I used to work there, 30kg parcels are pretty standard for them.

[Monty2019]

Amazon has been ordered to stop deliveries in France over fears it's putting people's health at risk.
Bosses have been given 24 hours to halt all non-essential orders, with authorities threatening a €1million fine for every day that it refuses to comply.
French trade union, Sud, said the retailer has been told to limit its deliveries to just essential goods to allow for a deeper assessment of coronavirus risks at its sites across the country.
It follows calls for the complete closure of Amazon's activities in France, after unions raised concerns over working conditions during the outbreak.
Sud said Amazon will only be allowed to ship 'essential' items, such as food, hygiene and medical products under the court order.
It said Amazon will have to pay a penalty of €1million - equivalent to £870,000 - for every day that it refuses to comply. Amazon has already introduced 'priority' restrictions at warehouses across the UK and France - however items such as books still come under the 'essentials' umbrella.
The retailer said it has provided employees with sanitiser gel and other equipment, and that it has gone beyond government guidelines on safety distances.
However staff say they have major fears over the company's working conditions.
One UK warehouse worker who asked to remain anonymous, told Mirror Money he is worried about the company's health and safety measures .
"The country has been told Amazon will continue to stay open to provide their customers with essential items," he explained.
But staff are working on more than just essentials, he added.
"We are selling the same usual stuff we would do normally with a large increase in things like garden equipment (lawnmowers, hedge trimmers and chainsaws)."
He now feels his employer is putting him at risk of catching the life-threatening virus.
"There are measures that have been put in place to protect us," he said.
"We have been told to stand one metre apart at all times while security metal detectors have been switched off.
"There are also things such as notices telling workers to clean their stations and equipment, before and after use, but there are no cleaning supplies commonly available.
"Whilst working, it is also impossible to be more than one metre away.
"You can be placed on either the role of a 'Slammer' or 'Taper' which results in you being at the end of a conveyor belt. Each belt has up to eight 'packers' sending boxes down.
"By this point, these items have already come into contact with various workers, greatly increasing their risk of contamination.
Amazon told Mirror Money the health of its staff is a "top priority" and that it is enforcing two meter social distancing across it warehouses.
It added that the company's focus is on delivering essential items to those in need.
"As the COVID-19 pandemic continues,Amazonand our network of partners are helping communities around the world in a way that very few can — delivering critical supplies directly to the doorsteps of people who need them.
"Since the early days of this situation, we have implemented proactive measures at all of our facilities to protect our people, including increased cleaning, and maintaining social distance, including between drivers and customers when making deliveries.
"The health of our people is our top priority, and it’s important to us that they remain home if they’re sick or if they or someone in their home has had a fever in the last 24 hours. To support our people during this time we have increased entitlement to paid time off and are enabling people to take leaves of absence as appropriate.
"As demand continues to increase, we are working to ensure we can continue to deliver to the most impacted customers while keeping our people safe. Many of these customers have no other way to get priority items and we want to be sure that we have the right resources in place to deliver on their needs. We are prioritising the intake and dispatch of items most needed by our customers right now. These are items such as food, health and personal care products, books and items needed to work from home.

[jaychips]

I have always argued that the more full our vans are the more money Royal Mail would make. Which is why I think its stupid that Hermes, DPD ect have been able to outbid us in recent years for contracts. In theory Royal Mail should be able to put the cheapest bids in and almost run some contracts at a loss, just to fill the vans up. If we are already going to an address with pcks then having a few extra wont hurt ?

I love this job so when I see Royal Mail losing contracts like how Parcel Force have lost some of the Screwfix to DPD it makes me want to tear my hair out

That's the rumour, DPD to deliver to residential addresses and Parcelforce to deliver to Screwfix stores, Up until Thursday, I've very much still been delivering Screwfix parcels to residential addresses.

Also, will DPD want to deliver the s**t freight that comes from Screwfix? 3 metre lengths of piping and 60KG boilers, that's correct, I did say 60KG.

Isn't the weight limit for PF 30Kg?

Not with screwfix

[SpacePhoenix]

I have always argued that the more full our vans are the more money Royal Mail would make. Which is why I think its stupid that Hermes, DPD ect have been able to outbid us in recent years for contracts. In theory Royal Mail should be able to put the cheapest bids in and almost run some contracts at a loss, just to fill the vans up. If we are already going to an address with pcks then having a few extra wont hurt ?

I love this job so when I see Royal Mail losing contracts like how Parcel Force have lost some of the Screwfix to DPD it makes me want to tear my hair out

That's the rumour, DPD to deliver to residential addresses and Parcelforce to deliver to Screwfix stores, Up until Thursday, I've very much still been delivering Screwfix parcels to residential addresses.

Also, will DPD want to deliver the s**t freight that comes from Screwfix? 3 metre lengths of piping and 60KG boilers, that's correct, I did say 60KG.

Isn't the weight limit for PF 30Kg?

Not with screwfix

Is screwfix the only one that has a weight limit higher than 30Kgs? What's the weight limit for screwfix?