Christmas mail from the uk - delivery times?
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Christmas mail from the uk - delivery times?
Hi,
Just wondering if anyone is waiting for christmas parcels (or has received xmas parcels) from the UK? I'm wondering when they were posted, as i posted a parcel from ireland on the 3rd dec and it still has not arrived at my parents place in victoria. I know it is christmas and the weather in the uk wasn't great around the time i posted it which may have meant some delays, but i still would have thought it would have arrived by now.
My parcel actually has my mum's birthday present in it, which was on the 15th dec...looks like she'll be getting extra xmas presents instead now (thankfully i did the xmas shopping when i was in oz in Nov, so don't have to stress about them).
Thanks,
Mel.b
Just wondering if anyone is waiting for christmas parcels (or has received xmas parcels) from the UK? I'm wondering when they were posted, as i posted a parcel from ireland on the 3rd dec and it still has not arrived at my parents place in victoria. I know it is christmas and the weather in the uk wasn't great around the time i posted it which may have meant some delays, but i still would have thought it would have arrived by now.
My parcel actually has my mum's birthday present in it, which was on the 15th dec...looks like she'll be getting extra xmas presents instead now (thankfully i did the xmas shopping when i was in oz in Nov, so don't have to stress about them).
Thanks,
Mel.b
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My friend posted a letter to me from London, international signed for registered mail on 30th November...it arrived on Dec 17th! :curse: It has an SLA of 5 business days I think.
On the tracking details it was listed as leaving the UK very shortly after posting and personally I think Aus post is to blame, I am generally far from impressed with their services.
On the tracking details it was listed as leaving the UK very shortly after posting and personally I think Aus post is to blame, I am generally far from impressed with their services.
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I am still waiting for two things which were posted in the UK on December
3rd and haven't arrived yet.
On the other hand, I posted stuff from Oz to the UK on 9th December and it arrived in Scotland on the 14th Dec.
I wonder why it doesn't just take the same time either way? It is a LOT more expensive to post Oz-UK thank UK-OZ though.
3rd and haven't arrived yet.
On the other hand, I posted stuff from Oz to the UK on 9th December and it arrived in Scotland on the 14th Dec.
I wonder why it doesn't just take the same time either way? It is a LOT more expensive to post Oz-UK thank UK-OZ though.
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Re: Christmas mail from the uk - delivery times?
We've received things sent from UK, no problems. Last thing was posted in early December and took 1 week to arrive, which is about normal.
The weather conditions in UK have delayed mail in some areas, so it may also depend on where in the UK it was sent. The area from which our post was sent did not get that much snow in the first bout of it, but has a bit more now.
The weather conditions in UK have delayed mail in some areas, so it may also depend on where in the UK it was sent. The area from which our post was sent did not get that much snow in the first bout of it, but has a bit more now.
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Well, I did wonder about the snow slowing it down, but then the stuff I sent to the same place in the UK got there quickly so I don't see how the snow wouldn't affect things both ways, if you see what I mean?
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Also I notice you ask people about mail being sent from UK, yet the mail you haven't received was sent from Ireland.
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Ireland? Nope, that must be another poster. All the mail I am referring to was sent to/from the same town in Scotland
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My brother sent us a gift on December 10 from Cork..We got it this morning on the 19.Thats the second parcel we received on a Sunday.
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Sack them all and re-hire on new T+C's.
Rant over!!!
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Exactly, Irish mail is not part of the uk mail, so asking about the uk mail is pointless. The postal servive is dreadful in Ireland, they are probably all on a teabreak now and considering a strike to ask for more money due to the snow!!!! Any state or semi-state service in Ireland is terrible, it always was!!! I honestly think that is part of the problem in the economy at the moment in Ireland. The public servants are over-paid and underworked
Sack them all and re-hire on new T+C's.
Rant over!!!
Sack them all and re-hire on new T+C's.
Rant over!!!
Thanks to the other posters...obviously I'm not the ony one for who parcels/letters are taking a lot longer than normal.
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Waiting for 3 items which HMV say were sent on 6/12. They give an estimated delivery time of 7-10 days so hopefully will arrive before Christmas
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the snow here seems to be affecting mail even within UK.
The north part of UK has more or less been covered in snow for several weeks and apparently 4m parcels are awaiting delivery.
So hang in there- it might be a New Year present!
The north part of UK has more or less been covered in snow for several weeks and apparently 4m parcels are awaiting delivery.
So hang in there- it might be a New Year present!
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Oh dear. Might need to go to Plan B.....
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Hi,
Just wondering if anyone is waiting for christmas parcels (or has received xmas parcels) from the UK? I'm wondering when they were posted, as i posted a parcel from ireland on the 3rd dec and it still has not arrived at my parents place in victoria. I know it is christmas and the weather in the uk wasn't great around the time i posted it which may have meant some delays, but i still would have thought it would have arrived by now.
My parcel actually has my mum's birthday present in it, which was on the 15th dec...looks like she'll be getting extra xmas presents instead now (thankfully i did the xmas shopping when i was in oz in Nov, so don't have to stress about them).
Thanks,
Mel.b
Just wondering if anyone is waiting for christmas parcels (or has received xmas parcels) from the UK? I'm wondering when they were posted, as i posted a parcel from ireland on the 3rd dec and it still has not arrived at my parents place in victoria. I know it is christmas and the weather in the uk wasn't great around the time i posted it which may have meant some delays, but i still would have thought it would have arrived by now.
My parcel actually has my mum's birthday present in it, which was on the 15th dec...looks like she'll be getting extra xmas presents instead now (thankfully i did the xmas shopping when i was in oz in Nov, so don't have to stress about them).
Thanks,
Mel.b