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Leaving pacrels outside...

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Up Hill Down Hill
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Leaving pacrels outside...

Post by Up Hill Down Hill »

I'm sure we all do it... I know my postman does, I sometimes wonder if I should of when the weather is unpredictable... No complaints so far *touch wood* :d'oh!
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horrible
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Joined: 12 Dec 2007, 14:06

Post by horrible »

It only leads to heartbreak in my opinion.
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Up Hill Down Hill
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Post by Up Hill Down Hill »

For us or the customers? :crazy:
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dawatticus
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Joined: 02 Aug 2007, 19:32

Post by dawatticus »

Never have, never will.

It might get stolen, or ruined... and some things are quite expensive. I know I wouldn't want my postman doing it to me!
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newpostie
Posts: 157
Joined: 10 Oct 2007, 16:04

Post by newpostie »

i dont personally do it uless its them bloody daft lightbulbs!! the only time id leave a parcel outsid is if the person leaves a note or somthing! or lets me no b4 hand! its oo much of a risk to leave them! on the otherhand my bloody postman leaves big massive boxes outside my door on view for everyone! when im in haha. touch wood nout goes missing for me!
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dvbuk55
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Post by dvbuk55 »

Pete wrote:For us or the customers? :crazy:
Both! One of our posties left a package round the back of a house on a fairly nice day - the customer came into the callers and said his neighour had found it in his garden two doors down - although it had been nice there was a helluva wind got up and because it was lightish it was blown about. Lucky he got it at all.
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Up Hill Down Hill
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Post by Up Hill Down Hill »

What happened to the postman? Warning?

Don't even know why I do it some times... Just lightens the load and saves a trip to the depot
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dvbuk55
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Post by dvbuk55 »

Pete wrote:What happened to the postman? Warning?

Don't even know why I do it some times... Just lightens the load and saves a trip to the depot
Well shall I just say that the complaint form was mislaid and that was that. I did mention to him about the incident and told him if one of the managers said anything to him that he'd been spoken to by the other manager - they wouldn't check with one another.
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i love mail sort
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Joined: 19 Apr 2007, 21:40
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Post by i love mail sort »

I have never heard of any of posties in our office getting in trouble, if packets get nicked out side the customer will just presume its lost in the post and your hardly going to admit that you left it on the door step if that even comes back to haunt you. I only leave parcels on the door step if the custom says so.
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newpostie
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Post by newpostie »

haha saying tht when i get pissed off when somone orders a big massive parcel i make sure i stuff a 739 card thru the door pouch it off at the post office so it wil take them 48 hours to colloct!
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Lounge Lizard
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Post by Lounge Lizard »

I don't leave them on a doorstep, but sometimes do in an outbuilding with note through the door.
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mupley
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Joined: 24 Jan 2008, 21:42

parcel left outside

Post by mupley »

A friend of mine returned home to find a six man tent that he had ordered from a catalogue had been left outside his house by the courier company and that they had left him a card, he contacted the catalogue said there was a card but no tent he acted very annoyed and they sent him another one out which he returned without paying for stating that it had not arrived in time for his trip away and kept the first one for free.
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LUV THE SMELL OF LETTERS
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Joined: 04 Feb 2008, 11:34
Location: north london

Post by LUV THE SMELL OF LETTERS »

I doorstep all the time. Light bulbs excetra. Upstairs window was open other day and I managed to throw packet through it. If it looks like an expensive item I always leave it with neighbour. Nobody ever complains aslong as its not of great value. You can normally tell if it is as the sticker on it normally tells you.
If I doorstep I normally put it at the back door or behind a plant or sumthing. I'll also write a little note on a letter. Had no complaints.
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dvbuk55
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Post by dvbuk55 »

LUV THE SMELL OF LETTERS wrote:I doorstep all the time. Light bulbs excetra. Upstairs window was open other day and I managed to throw packet through it. If it looks like an expensive item I always leave it with neighbour. Nobody ever complains aslong as its not of great value. You can normally tell if it is as the sticker on it normally tells you.
If I doorstep I normally put it at the back door or behind a plant or sumthing. I'll also write a little note on a letter. Had no complaints.
Lets just for arguments sake say that the packet you threw through the upstairs window landed on a gas heater and then set fire to the house - wold that have been clever?

Why not just follow the correct procedure and leave a card? In that way you will never get a complaint.
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LUV THE SMELL OF LETTERS
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Post by LUV THE SMELL OF LETTERS »

wudnt had threw it up there. I could see the top of the bed and the packet landed nicely on it. Saves my time . Anything can happen in what ever you do. If I was to worry about things like that happening I wouldnt bother coming out the house. :hmmmm
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