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Am I being taken for a ride by delivery men?

  • 04-02-2015 02:48PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭corblimey


    I just took delivery of a large piece of solid wood furniture. I paid a hefty sum for it and 20 quid on top for local delivery (<5 miles). What this 20 quid bought me was to have 2 lads heft the piece into the front room and leave quickly. Still wrapped in cardboard, polystyrene lumps and with the wooden trestle attached to the bottom. It took me about an hour sawing and rocking to get the thing into where it needed to be. The 3 of us could have done it in a third of the time.

    This is the third time I've taken delivery of something only to have it shoved 'close' to where I want it, but left packed up and my problem. Since the first 2 times were with a shop known for its corner cutting, I said nothing, just stopped shopping there, but now this.

    Am I expecting too much of delivery men? Is that their sole purpose, to get the item in question in my front door, and frankly even getting it into the right room is above and beyond? Or are they taking the p*ss, knowing they can do a half assed job and break for lunch 20 minutes early?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 723 ✭✭✭Luke92


    They delivered it? What's the problem!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,066 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    They are delivery men, not arrange your new furniture men


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,301 ✭✭✭✭gerrybbadd


    I think the clue is in the job title "Delivery Men". Not "Delivery, Installation Rubbish Removal Men"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    They're paid to deliver, not to organise your house


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,431 ✭✭✭rottie 11


    They are delivery men , and that's what they did ??


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 12,953 ✭✭✭✭Dtp1979


    They're delivery men, they deliver the product. Do you expect the milkman to put milk in your tea?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭corblimey


    Luke92 wrote: »
    They delivered it? What's the problem!

    I don't have a problem! Yes, they delivered it...
    BDJW wrote: »
    They are delivery men, not arrange your new furniture men

    ...and yes, they're delivery men, that's what they do.

    Jaysus, tough f**king room!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,373 ✭✭✭paulbok


    They're delivery men as their job title suggests. Not Interior decorators or feng shui experts.
    They deliver it to your house, up to you where it goes afer that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,651 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    corblimey wrote: »
    s that their sole purpose, to get the item in question in my front door, and frankly even getting it into the right room is above and beyond? Or are they taking the p*ss, knowing they can do a half assed job and break for lunch 20 minutes early?
    Wouldn't it have been a better idea to have asked the shop when you paid the extra €20 for delivery, instead of this lot here in After Hours?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,558 ✭✭✭RoboRat


    Am I expecting too much of delivery men?

    Yep


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    I had the same problem with a Chinese delivery, wastards didn't put it on a plate and eat it for me or anything!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 21,723 ✭✭✭✭Fred Swanson


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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,424 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    I had the same problem with a Chinese delivery, wastards didn't put it on a plate and eat it for me or anything!

    T'is a wonder anyone gets fed in yer house!

    :pac:


  • Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 11,397 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    They brought it to the room you wanted, job done. Did you offer a cup of tea? Perhaps a bit of cleavage (female preferably) and a saucy wink might get the job done. If you're a guy, man up and move it yourself! :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 45 Dandy Dandridge


    corblimey wrote: »
    I just took delivery of a large piece of solid wood furniture. I paid a hefty sum for it and 20 quid on top for local delivery (<5 miles). What this 20 quid bought me was to have 2 lads heft the piece into the front room and leave quickly. Still wrapped in cardboard, polystyrene lumps and with the wooden trestle attached to the bottom. It took me about an hour sawing and rocking to get the thing into where it needed to be. The 3 of us could have done it in a third of the time.

    This is the third time I've taken delivery of something only to have it shoved 'close' to where I want it, but left packed up and my problem. Since the first 2 times were with a shop known for its corner cutting, I said nothing, just stopped shopping there, but now this.

    Am I expecting too much of delivery men? Is that their sole purpose, to get the item in question in my front door, and frankly even getting it into the right room is above and beyond? Or are they taking the p*ss, knowing they can do a half assed job and break for lunch 20 minutes early?


    No surprise here. These lads would have the bare faced cheek to refuse you asking them to help you unwrap. Common courtesy unfortunately is a very uncommon commodity in today's society. People in the main are far too lazy and deem they're weed smoking time far too precious.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,063 ✭✭✭Greenmachine


    Baffled by the thread to be honest.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,022 ✭✭✭jamesbere


    Christ why didn't you ask them to buy the thing for you altogether, delivery men deliver simple as that.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu


    Unless your purchase specified delivery and installation (or something to that effect), they did their job and you probably are expecting too much. Did you ask them if they could take away the packing or did they leave in too much of a hurry?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,065 ✭✭✭crazygeryy


    Jeez when will people learn. It's simple maths

    PROBLEM + AFTER HOURS does not = SYMPATHY.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,130 ✭✭✭Roquentin


    god gives the nuts, but he does not crack them---Franz Kafka


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  • Posts: 26,219 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    After reading the thread title I thought I was going to read the synopsis of a cheap porn movie currently in production.

    OP, they're delivery men and they delivered. I'd examine my expectations if I were you, they did their job.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Any delivery guys I've dealt with have asked where I wanted the piece placed at least and have been quite helpful.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,647 ✭✭✭lazybones32


    OP: it's usually the woman-of-the-house's decision on where to put the piece of furniture and the man's job to move it as many times as necessary until she is 'happy'*.

    NB: if that incident upset you, don't shop at IKEA...they expect you to do everything!


    *until she sees something nicer


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    I thought this was going to be about a great service where they deliver your stuff from the shop and give you a lift home as well!

    :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,150 ✭✭✭Paulzx


    You're being disgustingly sexist.

    It's delivery people..................not delivery men.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,380 ✭✭✭✭Banjo String


    Dunno about your delivery man, but a vending machine repair man took me for a ride one day.

    Said he'd been down that road more than twice.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    Thought this was going to be a thread about Pat Mustard.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,860 ✭✭✭✭inforfun


    Depends a bit.

    Would expect them to take the stuff, used to transport the whole thing in, with them if they are working for the shop you bought from.

    If they are just transporters, hired to do deliveries for a shop, then they did what they had to do.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,605 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Could have took the pallet in fairness.
    Free kindling though.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,742 ✭✭✭✭Wichita Lineman


    Seems like there is a gap in the market for Feng Shui orientated delivery men!


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