A certain shipping company........
Aug 21st 2006, 11:37 am
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Re: A certain shipping company........
Originally Posted by seaangel
God do they still make Pacers? Haven't heard of those for years!! 
My Mum told me about them when I found this one down the back of the couch
Aug 21st 2006, 12:03 pm
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Re: A certain shipping company........
Originally Posted by Rachel & Paul
LOL!! You're showing your age!!!
My Mum told me about them when I found this one down the back of the couch
My Mum told me about them when I found this one down the back of the couch
That's what you get for being born in the 70's!!
Brought back nice memories though!! 
Aug 21st 2006, 12:10 pm
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Re: A certain shipping company........
Originally Posted by seaangel
That's what you get for being born in the 70's!! Brought back nice memories though!!
Brought back nice memories though!! 
Jun 26th 2007, 9:46 pm
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Re: A certain shipping company........
Lis, I'm glad to hear that your claim has been settled. I wonder how much business AP have lost/are losing due to their poor reputation on this forum. Irrespective of what they do to set things right now, I'd not risk using them - and I suspect that a lot of people on here feel the same.
Sorry Mr Payne, but (forgive the pun) the damage is already done.
Nicky
Sorry Mr Payne, but (forgive the pun) the damage is already done.
Nicky
Jun 27th 2007, 11:22 am
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Re: A certain shipping company........
To avoid any misunderstandings caused by this post, this is me posting as an individual NOT as a Mod.
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Now I don't know whether this is the power of BE. or yet another example of the spooky events my dad's spirit has created this week (first anniversary of his death, and its his stuff I'm shipping), but..........2 hours after posting that message the company that is sitting on my boxes in Sydney, Australian Vanlines, decided to ring me. They have had my stuff for 7 weeks, I've phoned, the Uk company has phoned, we've emailed, we've begged and we've shouted. Vanlines have told us tall stories about release dates, delivery dates, lost phone numbers, lost addresses, and "Anglo P won't release your goods but we don't know why, and they won't tell us"
Why is it with Anglo P? Cos unfortunately they have the actual shipping contract from coast to coast. If I'd known that up front I'd have airfreighted it with Qantas, sod the cost!
So today, 2 hours after posting this message and suggesting that my UK shippers contact the eminent Mr Payne, well known on this site, they found my number and said "It'll take us till late next week to get the goods to Brisbane because they will arrive by train, or maybe by courier, we don't really know, but you will have them by the end of next week".
Well, its progress, the fact that it will take 10 days for a train or truck to travel from Sydney to Brisbane is pretty stunning but it could be worse.
Timeline? Bristol 16th March, Sydney 1st May. 6 weeks
Sydney 1st May....eta Brisbane 5th July 9 weeks.
Am I missing something here or am I dealing with a pathetic shipping co again?
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Now I don't know whether this is the power of BE. or yet another example of the spooky events my dad's spirit has created this week (first anniversary of his death, and its his stuff I'm shipping), but..........2 hours after posting that message the company that is sitting on my boxes in Sydney, Australian Vanlines, decided to ring me. They have had my stuff for 7 weeks, I've phoned, the Uk company has phoned, we've emailed, we've begged and we've shouted. Vanlines have told us tall stories about release dates, delivery dates, lost phone numbers, lost addresses, and "Anglo P won't release your goods but we don't know why, and they won't tell us"
Why is it with Anglo P? Cos unfortunately they have the actual shipping contract from coast to coast. If I'd known that up front I'd have airfreighted it with Qantas, sod the cost!
So today, 2 hours after posting this message and suggesting that my UK shippers contact the eminent Mr Payne, well known on this site, they found my number and said "It'll take us till late next week to get the goods to Brisbane because they will arrive by train, or maybe by courier, we don't really know, but you will have them by the end of next week".
Well, its progress, the fact that it will take 10 days for a train or truck to travel from Sydney to Brisbane is pretty stunning but it could be worse.
Timeline? Bristol 16th March, Sydney 1st May. 6 weeks
Sydney 1st May....eta Brisbane 5th July 9 weeks.
Am I missing something here or am I dealing with a pathetic shipping co again?
