How long it takes for parcelforce from Uk to reach Ireland ?

yuenzhi

Hi, I recently just bought an item from UK and he said he dispatched(27-4-10) through global value. I just want to know roughly how long it takes to reach here, so that I can stay home and wait for the parcel. Many thanks

Miaireland

I would guess that it would arrive on Tuesday. Did he get a tracking number that you could track it?

ttm

Normally I find its about 4 working days but can be as long as 10 so you can't plan your life around waiting in for it.

This gets asked alot maybe we should have a delivery FAQ?

yuenzhi

Miaireland wrote: »

I would guess that it would arrive on Tuesday. Did he get a tracking number that you could track it?

No, parcelforce global value doesn't offer online tracking. I hope it comes earlier

ttm wrote: »

Normally I find its about 4 working days but can be as long as 10 so you can't plan your life around waiting in for it.

This gets asked alot maybe we should have a delivery FAQ?

4 days sound reasonable, but 10 days is far too long ! thanks for the info !

ttm

Forgot to mention bank holidays often screw the timings up by far more than one day, probably because bank holidays start on a Friday night lunchtime.

eiei0

parcelforce sometimes use GLS to deliver items here, And we all know how useless GLS are so hope and pray that the post man brings it and not GLS

yuenzhi

Hi lads, I just found out parcelforce passed the parcel to GLS for delivery. And apparently it comes with a tracking number. According to the tracking it arrived Dublin on last friday, and now it all depends on how long it takes GLS to deliver to my house.

yuenzhi

GLS didnt come today, according to the tracking, they went to the wrong address. Should i be surprise with their service or is it just too common ?

ttm

yuenzhi wrote: »

GLS didnt come today, according to the tracking, they went to the wrong address. Should i be surprise with their service or is it just too common ?

All these delivery drivers work under extreme pressure, so if it was going to take the driver say an extra 20 minutes to deliver to your address (espescially if it was a bit off his normal route) its quicker for him to fill out an address not found or customer not in form and not bother with you. It shouldn't work tha way but down to managment "who couldn't organise a" ... well you know what I mean

jor el

yuenzhi wrote: »

Should i be surprise with their service or is it just too common ?

You should not be at all surprised, as this is all too common with GLS.

yuenzhi

jor el wrote: »

You should not be at all surprised, as this is all too common with GLS.

how long do you think it will take them to deliver my item ? i rang them just now and gave them my phone number and they said they will call tomorrow to find out my address before delivering it

ttm

yuenzhi wrote: »

..........they said they will call tomorrow to find out my address before delivering it

Well thats logical its not as if your address in not on the package :P

If thats really what they said, be worried, be very worried, your dealing with morons :rolleyes:

yuenzhi

ttm wrote: »

Well thats logical its not as if your address in not on the package :P

If thats really what they said, be worried, be very worried, your dealing with morons :rolleyes:

haha, i just want my parcel to arrive ASAP

jor el

They won't ring you, of that you can be almost positive. With GLS, it could arrive any time between now and eternity.

yuenzhi

geez. i think i would like to collect it rather than depending on these people. since i dont have a car which bus route is the most convenient route to the warehouse ?

yuenzhi

nevermind lads, GLS came this afternoon. the package was a bit damaged but no damaged done with the item. thanks for the help