Anyone having delays with Royal Mail to Ireland?

Lunaarli · 22-01-2014 01:29PM #1

My friend posted me a small parcel (just reg mail) cost £6.40 last Wednesday 15th and it still hasn't got here!

Just wondering does it usually take this long or whould I wait it out?
He def post it, sent a pic of receipt.

Fuzzy Clam · 22-01-2014 01:54PM

Lunaarli wrote: »

My friend posted me a small parcel (just reg mail) cost £6.40 last Wednesday 15th and it still hasn't got here!

Just wondering does it usually take this long or whould I wait it out?
He def post it, sent a pic of receipt.

Anything from 3 days to 3 weeks in my experience.
Is there a tracking number on the receipt?

Lunaarli · 22-01-2014 01:55PM

Fuzzy Clam wrote: »

Anything from 3 days to 3 weeks in my experience.
Is there a tracking number on the receipt?

Nope,
Just the date and time it was posted and the first line of my address.
Phew.. wow though, three weeks is a bit mad from UK - Ireland?!
As long as I eventually get my little parcel I'll be happy

Snoopy1 · 23-01-2014 05:51PM

I ordered somthing from amazon, from a uk seller. It took 2 weeks to arrive, buy which point id already made a complaint about it. How can something take so long to arrive?

sandin · 23-01-2014 06:20PM

usually it because people hand write addresses and their writing is dreadful.

Where possible, get printed addresses onto envelopes and parcels - auto readers will then direct it efficiently and quickly.

I did a test a couple of years back - sent 2 letters at exact same time. One with printed address, one with not great handwriting. Both posted at same time to same address (birmingham to Kildare). Printed one arrived 2 days later, written on took 6 days.

Lunaarli · 23-01-2014 09:23PM

I asked in the GPO & a guy there said not to worry. Luck of the draw! Could get it in 3 days or two weeks!

Sam Mac · 23-01-2014 10:14PM

Still waiting on an eBay item posted on the 12th from the UK via airmail so yeah, delays for me too.

Bazinga_N · 23-01-2014 10:24PM

Is this happening with a lot of Royal Mail deliveries? I ordered a item from a seller Amazon UK on the 5th of January and it still hasn't arrived! Given though the delivery date estimate I got was 11 January - 21 January, but even now it's two days late! Will my package eventually come do you think? It was quite expensive and I don't mind a delay if I know it's going to arrive eventually! I ordered something else off Amazon last week from a different seller and it's already arrived so I thought it was a problem with the seller, but maybe not? Could anyone shed some light on this please?

Fuzzy Clam · 23-01-2014 10:48PM

Bazinga_N wrote: »

Is this happening with a lot of Royal Mail deliveries? I ordered a item from a seller Amazon UK on the 5th of January and it still hasn't arrived! Given though the delivery date estimate I got was 11 January - 21 January, but even now it's two days late! Will my package eventually come do you think? It was quite expensive and I don't mind a delay if I know it's going to arrive eventually! I ordered something else off Amazon last week from a different seller and it's already arrived so I thought it was a problem with the seller, but maybe not? Could anyone shed some light on this please?

Royal Mail is a joke!
I receive letters from the same UK address every week. Sometimes a letter that was posted after another letter will be delivered to me before the first letter.

Fuzzy Clam · 23-01-2014 10:48PM

Bazinga_N wrote: »

Is this happening with a lot of Royal Mail deliveries? I ordered a item from a seller Amazon UK on the 5th of January and it still hasn't arrived! Given though the delivery date estimate I got was 11 January - 21 January, but even now it's two days late! Will my package eventually come do you think? It was quite expensive and I don't mind a delay if I know it's going to arrive eventually! I ordered something else off Amazon last week from a different seller and it's already arrived so I thought it was a problem with the seller, but maybe not? Could anyone shed some light on this please?

Royal Mail is a joke!
I receive letters from the same UK address every week. Sometimes a letter that was posted after another letter will be delivered to me before the first letter.

Lunaarli · 27-01-2014 01:59PM

Anyone still missing post?!
Still haven't got my little parcel!

Snoopy1 · 27-01-2014 04:06PM

sandin wrote: »

usually it because people hand write addresses and their writing is dreadful.

Where possible, get printed addresses onto envelopes and parcels - auto readers will then direct it efficiently and quickly.

I did a test a couple of years back - sent 2 letters at exact same time. One with printed address, one with not great handwriting. Both posted at same time to same address (birmingham to Kildare). Printed one arrived 2 days later, written on took 6 days.

This was a parcel, and the label was printed.

Bazinga_N · 27-01-2014 05:04PM

Lunaarli wrote: »

Anyone still missing post?!
Still haven't got my little parcel!

I'm still waiting on my package to arrive as well!

Lunaarli · 27-01-2014 05:27PM

Bazinga_N wrote: »

I'm still waiting on my package to arrive as well!

Pheeeew!

Bazinga_N · 27-01-2014 05:42PM

Lunaarli wrote: »

Pheeeew!

I really hope it gets here eventually! It's almost a week late! I paid a good bit of money for it, and if it definitely comes I don't really mind about a delay!

Lunaarli · 28-01-2014 10:39AM

Bazinga_N wrote: »

I really hope it gets here eventually! It's almost a week late! I paid a good bit of money for it, and if it definitely comes I don't really mind about a delay!

Well posted 15th from London - 13 days late... keeping my fingers crossed!

Lunaarli · 28-01-2014 10:39AM

Sam Mac wrote: »

Still waiting on an eBay item posted on the 12th from the UK via airmail so yeah, delays for me too.

Do you mind me asking are you still waiting?

uck51js9zml2yt · 30-01-2014 05:13PM

There are delays at the ballymount sorting office due to the fire at oxygen recently.

clownface95 · 31-01-2014 04:39PM

A quiet important letter from the uk was sent from gatwick on the 23rd. I'm from limerick . It still hasn't arrived yet. Is there much of a difference between 1st class and 2nd class postage , I remember someone said it was posted as 2nd class mail .

Fred Swanson · 31-01-2014 06:19PM

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clownface95 · 31-01-2014 06:32PM

Oh is there not ok , do you no why there's a delay with post coming from the uk? It was sent on the 23rd!

Fred Swanson · 31-01-2014 06:37PM

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bijuKP · 10-04-2014 11:34AM

I have a parcel through royal mail .when I check the tracking id ,it said attempt to delivery but I did not get any notes which saying they try to delivery. now 25 days is over still I did not get it.I enquiry in the local post office but they don't have any parcel in my address... I just wonder what to do..

Anyone having delays with Royal Mail to Ireland?

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