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Delivery Time Slots

Anthony

So I should start by saying that I am very literal when it comes to punctuality... if someone gives me a time I take it literally. Last week Morrison’s were 15 minutes late with a home delivery, yesterday Sainsbury's were 75 minutes early and today DHL are supposed to deliver a parcel between 12:20 and 16:20 - its 16:14 and I am already getting crazily worked up because they only text the time slots in the morning so all my plans got changed last minute, leaving me on edge all day, now it looks like they will be late if indeed they deliver at all. Why invent time slots if nobody keeps to them?!?!?!

I don’t think I’m asking anything as the question above I’d rhetorical. I just needed to air this though people are welcome to discuss.  It’s now 16:17 - 3 minutes to go - this isn’t looking good.

Parents

  • Don't they have a map like DPD?  like shows marker for your house and delivery driver says something like 'Martin is doing stop 56 you are number 59. He is 15mins away' or something like that?

    I don't mind them cos I can understand that if he got stuck in traffic or he seems to be stuck a long time at number 57 cos maybe they went out so he couldn't deliver ( I imagine they have to make a record of this on their devices so slowing them down a bit). 

    What annoys me more is when people who know me are DELIBERATELY ALWAYS  late despite knowing I prefer to be on time, because that feels like they have no respect for me and my beliefs especially if I know that they know i have autism but they still do it cos they don't care!

    or the company that has caused me frustration because they didn't answer any messages for over a week  (5) until a message had been put on their FB page for everyone to see ...suddenly when they think others might not buy from them if messages don't get answered my message is important! and answered immediately and publicly for everyone to see they reply instantly! ..but it wasn't last week when I was desperate to know where my parcel was but they couldn't be bothered to answer (and it was private email so no-one else could see if wasn't been answered)...stuff like that really annoys the hell out of me!

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  • Don't they have a map like DPD?  like shows marker for your house and delivery driver says something like 'Martin is doing stop 56 you are number 59. He is 15mins away' or something like that?

    I don't mind them cos I can understand that if he got stuck in traffic or he seems to be stuck a long time at number 57 cos maybe they went out so he couldn't deliver ( I imagine they have to make a record of this on their devices so slowing them down a bit). 

    What annoys me more is when people who know me are DELIBERATELY ALWAYS  late despite knowing I prefer to be on time, because that feels like they have no respect for me and my beliefs especially if I know that they know i have autism but they still do it cos they don't care!

    or the company that has caused me frustration because they didn't answer any messages for over a week  (5) until a message had been put on their FB page for everyone to see ...suddenly when they think others might not buy from them if messages don't get answered my message is important! and answered immediately and publicly for everyone to see they reply instantly! ..but it wasn't last week when I was desperate to know where my parcel was but they couldn't be bothered to answer (and it was private email so no-one else could see if wasn't been answered)...stuff like that really annoys the hell out of me!

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  • in reply to Kit McDaydream

    It’s so frustrating - sadly DHL didn’t seem to have that on their tracking page. Also they are supposed to notify you when you are the next stop, that didn’t happen either. I think I may do what you suggested and ask before I buy.  I too hate it when people don’t reply to messages - had it on eBay, they ignored me until I opened a case against them!