Lost in the Post?
 

Hey everyone,

I need to pick your brains. I had my bag stolen last week with my phone, bank card etc. Luckily I have insurance so my Mum sent me a new phone at the start of last week and my boyfriend sent my new bank card. Neither have arrived but in the meantime I have had a postcard.

Has anyone else had stuff go missing in the post? Another mystery is that we dont have a letterbox. I am always working in the mornings so I gusess the postie just buzzes all the flats until someone lets him in to leave post in the hall. Confused!

:confused:

Jenny

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If they cant deliver they leave a card to take to the PO to pick it up.
You should of had them delivered to where you work.

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Yeah you´re right, I did it in a rush cuz I was panicking about my passport and keys that were also in the bag (luckily they both got returned). Well I haven´t had any cards and its been over a week so maybe I should give up hope. I live in the centre of Malaga so my place is hardly off the beaten track!

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I dont think they would leave a parcel without a signature for it, can you get your mum to track it from her end, she did insure it I assume ?

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I hope so! Yeah I will try to do that. It´s just strange that neither have arrived. Thanks for your help!

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Hi,

My stuff arrived yesterday :)
Thanks for your help!

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There Spanish post isn`t cr¿p after all :D :D
Nice one.

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It's very strange because I find that the postal service, both ways, between Spain and the UK is excellent but that it takes a letter about three weeks to get from Málaga to Almería!

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Is that the general opinion peeps, because I buy and sell a lot of stuff on ebay and I've been a bit concerned about the UK / Spain postal service. Do people buy off Amazon & Playcom etc with no problems, as a lot of this stuff comes from the channel islands?

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I´ve been here since May and I´ve never had a problem before. I have sent and received packages which usually take three days max. I hear that recorded delivery from the UK to Spain is quite expensive though.

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Yes recorded abroad is expensive anywhere - I'm just sending a small parcel (camera lens) to Latvia and a "signed for" is £7.78, but a full track and trace is £38!

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:scared:

Wow! That´s a lot.

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dont worry about it, its ebay, the buyer pays remember ;)


our post normally gets left tucked behind the reja of the front door. considering the area in which we live, parcels often get lost in the post :rolleyes:

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We have a mail box for e bay purchases and fro most mail as the post boxes on our urbanisation are vulnerable, and the posties sometimes leave parcels just on a shelf in the post area, which isn't locked, although individual boxes are. We have noticed that post from the UK is slower to arrive than post from here to the UK, and we recently had a parcel from the USA that took a month, despite being sent airmail, and not held up at customs as far as we know. USA stuff often takes no more than a week. We've had stuff from Amazon and other UK on-line suppliers with no problem.

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Yes, I buy from Amazon and from CDwow and they are both excellent. My cdwow purchases fit in my postbox. Amazon email me when my purchases have been despatched and I tell the chap at my venta that looks after the parcels. He then leaves me a note. My ebay purchases from the UK have gone well (albeit an expensive way to buy cos of the postage) but my purchase from a Spanish ebay seller has not gone so well. I bought an item on July 1st and paid directly, bank to bank a/c. After several emails to the seller, I'm still waiting for my purchase and ebay have been less than helpful. After dealing successfully in the UK, this has rather put me off. :eek:

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Hi Patsy
Dont be put off by Spanish Ebay we have used them and so far all gone well, even down to the point of a rocking chair had all the wrong parts and the seller immediately dispatched the correct parts, sounds like you were unlucky.
pwwm

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Hi pwwm
Thanks for your response. I'm still emailing the seller but not really getting anywhere. It's so frustrating! The item I bought was for a birthday present on July 27th. I've had to go and buy the same item in the shops! My friend said she'll buy the item from me when it arrives (IF??) so I'll only lose the 14.75€ postage but that's not really the issue. I'm giving it until Wednesday and if it doesn't show will post some negative feedback. It won't help anyone though as the seller has decided to keep feedback private. Wonder why? Thanks for your message though. At least it's not all bad.
Patsy

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I do a lot on ebay and I'm very particular about who I deal with. I won't deal with anyone who has private feedback ... if he has to hide it then its probably bad. I don't deal with anyone who has repetitive bad feedback for non deliveries or anything like that. And I almost always pay by paypal when I'm buying, because at least you have some kind of protection.
If you had paid by paypal then you could have filed for an item not received, and if he couldn't provide a tracked delivery system or signature then you would have been refunded in full.

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Yes, thanks Mitzyboy.
I normally ONLY deal with paypal but the only option for this particular item was to transfer the money direct. My bank has been helpful and told me the date it was credited to the account etc. I have just received another email from the seller telling me they will tell everything on Monday... a whole month after I have purchased it. The problem is, I don't speak enough Spanish and the seller speaks no English. Still, we all have to learn from our errors!!
Patsy

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I just wanted to wish this thread a :thumbsup:HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!:thumbsup:

As it's last post is officially one year old today! Ah bless:wub:

So Happy Birthday little thread. And a very Happy Birthday to all those other threads (and posts) that are celebrating their birthdays today.:thumbup:

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I do hope you won't spend the day resurrecting them:unsure::zzz:

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Can you tell I'm bored already:(

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Blimy I lived in England when I posted that!!!
Please please pretty please don't start wishing a happy birthday to all the old threads or I will lose the will to live.

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Just a word of advice.......don't try and do this anywhere Sue is Mod'ing, I did it once and it was closed VERY quick!!

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Ah but Mitzy. In re-reading that old post, memories have come flooding back to you of how life in England was at the time. The move to Spain. Getting the house and everything up until where you are today. So not only have I resurrected an old thread; I've provided you with the psychological kickstart to re-evaluate the last 12 months of your life.

All for only £500. What a bargain!

PM me so I can give you details of where to send the cheque.

And....... of course you're welcome:thumbup:

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Thought you'd gone to work?

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Got 45 mins before I bid......

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What are you buying?

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Some Rugby memorabilia.............I buy quite a lot every month.

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Just more junk to take to Spain with you?

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load of old balls?

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How can anything rugby related be called junk you philistine?

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Nah, there aren't any decent balls.............and I already have a lovely Lions v Maori signed match ball to stare at....

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Is that what you do at night ..............................stare at your balls? :blink:

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I've only got one!

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So did Hitler......allegedly!

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Lost one, got the other, now I have a dilemma................there is an amazing Baa Baa's signed top and I WANT IT!!!! but it ain't cheap!




http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BARBARIANS-SIG...QQcmdZViewItem

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You posted this at 9.36.

Well?

Are you now the proud owner of even more Rugby tat?

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Beat me to it!

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and when I started bidding I had 45 mins, what's your point??