An Post - Lost ALL my packets?!

Sam Mac

I bought 5 series of The US Office on DVD from a woman in cork and she sent them all individually to me nearly 2 weeks ago.

I still haven't received any of the 5 packets/large envelopes!!??

Anyone have any ideas what to do about this?

I mean, I am living in cork too so they are only delivering across the city.

Is it even possible to lost all FIVE of my packets?

An Post Careline are dire. No tracking as its standard post, and they couldn't do anything they told me.

I just find it hard to believe that a company as big as An Post can "lose" 5 packets to one address?

Help!

irishgeo

Sam Mac wrote: »

I bought 5 series of The US Office on DVD from a woman in cork and she sent them all individually to me nearly 2 weeks ago.

I still haven't received any of the 5 packets/large envelopes!!??

Anyone have any ideas what to do about this?

I mean, I am living in cork too so they are only delivering across the city.

Is it even possible to lost all FIVE of my packets?

An Post Careline are dire. No tracking as its standard post, and they couldn't do anything they told me.

I just find it hard to believe that a company as big as An Post can "lose" 5 packets to one address?

Help!

I Imagine an post worker is enjoying the US office right now.

UrbanSea

Are you sure that she sent them? And were they all in one packet or sent seperately?

If they were sent seperately the odds of losing 5 packets are near minimal.
If they are in one, it's possible.


I'd be inclined to question the seller if they were seperate.


Edit: I see she sent them individually. Get on to her

Sam Mac

UrbanSea wrote: »

Are you sure that she sent them? And were they all in one packet or sent seperately?

If they were sent seperately the odds of losing 5 packets are near minimal.
If they are in one, it's possible.


I'd be inclined to question the seller if they were seperate.


Edit: I see she sent them individually. Get on to her

Yep she sent them individually.

It has nearly been two weeks now.

I will get onto her and post an update.

Thanks everyone

foggy_lad

Sam Mac wrote: »

Yep she sent them individually.

It has nearly been two weeks now.

I will get onto her and post an update.

Thanks everyone

It would cost a lot more to send them separately than together. did you buy on Adverts.ie or another website?

Miguel_Sanchez

First thing to do is definitely confirm with her that she did send them and that she has your address correct.

jor el

Sam Mac wrote: »

Yep she sent them individually.

How do you know that she sent anything at all? You're jumping to the conclusion that this is An Post's fault, when it's equally likely (or more likely) to be a scam seller.

It's the sender's responsibility to chase An Post if they have lost the mail, not yours. In any event, there is absolutely nothing you can do about this anyway. Private sale and no tracking on the post means you're not getting any satisfaction out of this.

Sam Mac

foggy_lad wrote: »

Sam Mac wrote: »

Yep she sent them individually.

It has nearly been two weeks now.

I will get onto her and post an update.

Thanks everyone

It would cost a lot more to send them separately than together. did you buy on Adverts.ie or another website?

Yes she sent them separately. I paid by bank transfer. I bought it from a group on Facebook called "Cork Buy and Sell". Has over 2,000 members on it. The woman is friends with a person I know, she is a local. She is most def. not a scammer. Just got pm back from her in Facebook saying she posted on the 25th jan.

Sam Mac

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

First thing to do is definitely confirm with her that she did send them and that she has your address correct.

Confirmed to me just there that she posted them on Jan 25th. Gonna check with her about address.

Sam Mac

jor el wrote: »

Sam Mac wrote: »

Yep she sent them individually.

How do you know that she sent anything at all? You're jumping to the conclusion that this is An Post's fault, when it's equally likely (or more likely) to be a scam seller.

It's the sender's responsibility to chase An Post if they have lost the mail, not yours. In any event, there is absolutely nothing you can do about this anyway. Private sale and no tracking on the post means you're not getting any satisfaction out of this.

She is a local. My friend is personally friends with her. She confirmed she posted. I never said it was an post's fault. I just want to retrieve my 5 packets.

Sam Mac

Address confirmed just there, it's correct. oh I don't know what's happening

mysteries1984

OP, I don't want to imply that she is a scammer, but 5 packages lost? Why did she even post them individually? It would cost more for her to do that.

As it was bank transfer I don't really know where you stand...if it was Paypal you'd be protected. Does she have proof of postage? Any seller worth their salt should keep that. If she doesn't, then to me it looks suspicious and I'd ask for my money back.

Nonoperational

No possible way they lost 5 packages. Not a chance. Either she didn't send them, the address is wrong or they will arrive next week. Why would anyone send 5 packages separately?

barone

u say u dont want to blame an post, yet the thread title does.. you know her sort of,she's local..why not collect them instead of postage..?


not a hope in hell 5 packets were lost .. zero chance.

its obvious to me what happend.

Sam Mac

mysteries1984 wrote: »

OP, I don't want to imply that she is a scammer, but 5 packages lost? Why did she even post them individually? It would cost more for her to do that.

As it was bank transfer I don't really know where you stand...if it was Paypal you'd be protected. Does she have proof of postage? Any seller worth their salt should keep that. If she doesn't, then to me it looks suspicious and I'd ask for my money back.

Ok thanks

Is there any chance they could have got held somewhere by anpost?

Sam Mac

barone wrote: »

u say u dont want to blame an post, yet the thread title does.. you know her sort of,she's local..why not collect them instead of postage..?


not a hope in hell 5 packets were lost .. zero chance.

its obvious to me what happend.

Couldn't collect, I don't have a car and she is at the other side if the city.

Is it possible they got held at customs/checking centre?

barone

Sam Mac wrote: »

Couldn't collect, I don't have a car and she is at the other side if the city.

Is it possible they got held at customs/checking centre?

customs?

if they attempted delivery you would have a notification slip , perhaps you/someone living there misstook it for junk mail and threw it out.. wouldnt be the first time

Sam Mac

barone wrote: »

Sam Mac wrote: »

Couldn't collect, I don't have a car and she is at the other side if the city.

Is it possible they got held at customs/checking centre?

customs?

if they attempted delivery you would have a notification slip , perhaps you/someone living there misstook it for junk mail and threw it out.. wouldnt be the first time

That amount of bulky packets mistaken for junk mail? Nope. Anyway, I'm the only one that gets post where I'm living...

Skid

Check with your Local Post Office or Sorting Office.
It's possible there was an attempted delivery, but no note was left for you. It's also possible there was insufficent postage paid on the packages.

Or they may have been left with a Neighbour. (The Postmen shouldn't so this but some do)

mysteries1984

Sam Mac wrote: »

Ok thanks

Is there any chance they could have got held somewhere by anpost?

You're welcome. I don't know for certain but I highly doubt it. It's not like they were sent from overseas and had to be held by customs or anything like that.

Sam Mac

Skid wrote: »

Check with your Local Post Office or Sorting Office.
It's possible there was an attempted delivery, but no note was left for you. It's also possible there was insufficent postage paid on the packages.

Or they may have been left with a Neighbour. (The Postmen shouldn't so this but some do)

I will ring the sorting office tomorrow.

Yep, might be insufficient paid postage as well

Thanks

Sam Mac

mysteries1984 wrote: »

Sam Mac wrote: »

Ok thanks

Is there any chance they could have got held somewhere by anpost?

You're welcome. I don't know for certain but I highly doubt it. It's not like they were sent from overseas and had to be held by customs or anything like that.

You're right

Thanks

BengaLover

Sam Mac wrote: »

Yep she sent them individually.

It has nearly been two weeks now.

I will get onto her and post an update.

Thanks everyone

How do you know she sent them individually?

Sam Mac

BengaLover wrote: »

Sam Mac wrote: »

Yep she sent them individually.

It has nearly been two weeks now.

I will get onto her and post an update.

Thanks everyone

How do you know she sent them individually?

I asked her to & she said she did.
Its a pain having to try to get a lift up to the sorting office, which is ages away from me.
So I asked her to send individually so that they would fit in letterbox.

foggy_lad

Sam Mac wrote: »

I asked her to & she said she did.
Its a pain having to try to get a lift up to the sorting office, which is ages away from me.
So I asked her to send individually so that they would fit in letterbox.

Maybe she is lying?

Sam Mac

foggy_lad wrote: »

Sam Mac wrote: »

I asked her to & she said she did.
Its a pain having to try to get a lift up to the sorting office, which is ages away from me.
So I asked her to send individually so that they would fit in letterbox.

Maybe she is lying?

The price of the DVDs was 25euros, I paid her €4.50 as of yet until the DVDs come.

barone

Sam Mac wrote: »

That amount of bulky packets mistaken for junk mail? Nope. Anyway, I'm the only one that gets post where I'm living...

i meant the notification slip !!!


of attempted delivery !!

sashafierce

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Sam Mac

barone wrote: »

Sam Mac wrote: »

That amount of bulky packets mistaken for junk mail? Nope. Anyway, I'm the only one that gets post where I'm living...

i meant the notification slip !!!


of attempted delivery !!

No, got no slip at all

Anyway, DVDs were sent individually and could fit in letterbox

dxhound2005

You could ask her if she put her return address on the packets. Items are returned if undelivered but obviously need a return address.

Sam Mac

dxhound2005 wrote: »

You could ask her if she put her return address on the packets. Items are returned if undelivered but obviously need a return address.

Will ask her, thanks

A Dub in Glasgo

What a strange arrangement

Anyhow, it is very unlikely that the postal service has lost all 5 packages. What kind of sender does not even get a receipt for sending them?

You would have been far better getting on the bus and collect yourself

charlemont

I'd say you got ganked..

SteoL

Certainly smells like a scam to me. If she lives so local why to meet ftf to do transaction. Saves on postage and everything.

barone

charlemont wrote: »

I'd say you got ganked..

or op is ganking us


something is off in this story

op insistence the sender did everything right for one..

agenda against an post???

Sam Mac

barone wrote: »

charlemont wrote: »

I'd say you got ganked..

or op is ganking us


something is off in this story

op insistence the sender did everything right for one..

agenda against an post???

Your quick to judge aren't ya... -_-

fox_1973

sounds a bit strange to me, i was waiting for a package from the uk that should of arrived before last weekend, when it didnt i went to the sorting office, and they couldnt do enough to help me even getting one of the drivers to drive to another depot to check it had not been sent there by mistake, (arrived two days later btw)

barone

Sam Mac wrote: »

Your quick to judge aren't ya... -_-

hardly, story makes no sense, thread headline is libellous in truth

foggy_lad

Sam Mac wrote: »

Your quick to judge aren't ya... -_-

You claim this woman who lives local to you told you she sent 5 dvds in the post individually to the same address although anyone working in her local post office would have told her to send them all together to save money, and you believe her because you know someone that knows her.

You have now told us that you only paid part of the price being asked for the dvds which would possibly have covered the postage?

You claim the postage was paid at the correct rate without seeing the items as all 5 have not been delivered so you claim they are lost or stolen by an post?

All 5 items were also sent by ordinary post so there is no tracking and no insurance.

WoollyRedHat

She sounds like a silly one to me, ask her is she sure that she put stamps on it


Either that or she clearly ****ed up something on the address....

The Lovely Muffin

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

What a strange arrangement

Anyhow, it is very unlikely that the postal service has lost all 5 packages. What kind of sender does not even get a receipt for sending them?

You would have been far better getting on the bus and collect yourself

+1 to this.

If you send something via the post office and actually have to go to the country to pay the postage you are given a receipt whether it is standard or registered post.

With registered post you get a tracking number with standard post you don't. So if you used standard post and your items don't arrive, you are screwed.

You say you've only given her part of the payment, so if the items don't arrive I wouldn't give her the rest of the money just let her keep the money you've already given her.

Just because you know someone who know's her, doesn't mean she is being 100% honest with you about this.

Sounds to me like some sort of scam OP.

I personally never, ever use standard post as it just isn't safe or secure, I only ever use registered.

Sam Mac

The Lovely Muffin wrote: »

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

What a strange arrangement


Anyhow, it is very unlikely that the postal service has lost all 5 packages. What kind of sender does not even get a receipt for sending them?

You would have been far better getting on the bus and collect yourself

+1 to this.

If you send something via the post office and actually have to go to the country to pay the postage you are given a receipt whether it is standard or registered post.

With registered post you get a tracking number with standard post you don't. So if you used standard post and your items don't arrive, you are screwed.

You say you've only given her part of the payment, so if the items don't arrive I wouldn't give her the rest of the money just let her keep the money you've already given her.

Just because you know someone who know's her, doesn't mean she is being 100% honest with you about this.

Sounds to me like some sort of scam OP.

I personally never, ever use standard post as it just isn't safe or secure, I only ever use registered.

Thanks, she won't be getting another penny.

SteoL

The Lovely Muffin wrote: »

I personally never, ever use standard post as it just isn't safe or secure, I only ever use registered.

Personally never used registered post and never had any problems. In saying that, if I was sending a valuable item then I would go registered, no doubt about it.

Dodge

I have season 5 of the Office. All the discs are in one sllightly bigger than standard DVD box. The same size as most US comedy TV shows. You can see it here from a couple of angles
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Office-American-Workplace-Season-DVD/dp/B003JQL22W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328615497&sr=8-1

It just doesn't add up that she would remove the discs from its original packaging and then send them in 5 seperate envelopes.

Either she's lying to you, or you're lying to us.

McLoughlin

Dodge wrote: »

I have season 5 of the Office. All the discs are in one sllightly bigger than standard DVD box. The same size as most US comedy TV shows. You can see it here from a couple of angles
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Office-American-Workplace-Season-DVD/dp/B003JQL22W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328615497&sr=8-1

It just doesn't add up that she would remove the discs from its original packaging and then send them in 5 seperate envelopes.

Either she's lying to you, or you're lying to us.

I think she bought 5 series not series 5.

Dodge

Ooops, that'd explain that. I might actually send those seperately so.

The post office wouldn't lose all five though

shantolog

While it is true it may be the lady's fault, a postman who lives near me was arrested a few months ago for having hundreds of undelivered letters in his posession. It does happen.