Fastway Aint So Fast

[scroter]

Couriers, FRIGGEN COURIERS, bane of my life mate. Yesterday ordered an air filter for a truck at work about 2 o clock, better put that on a sub 60, mate! No worries, they write the time on the box when courier collects, 14.29, arrived twenty past 5, tosser. Rang supplier following morning, free freight, cool. Girl I used to work with just started as courier for Fastway in Nelson, so what do they do, no previous experience, they put her on the busiest run in central Nelson Doh!
We send stuff around with Castle Parcels, average service, God knows how their track and trace works, had stuff delivered and 3 days later they are still ringing to tell me they are still chasing it up, havent the heart to tell them I've already received it .

we cart for castle pastles as well and they just dont care mate. they make a mistake and they say "so, send it tommorow" even if its a whole bin of frieght.

[MSTRS:Me]

Still not here, they reckon givce it another day though. this guy was the most helpful yet and took my number and name to ring me if he sees it come by.

And has he ??????????

[Blakamin]

I'm gunna bitch about NZ post too... had something fast-posted to me from wellington... ended up taking 4 days.. coz the Waikane people decided there was no such address... course there fuckin isn't...it's RAUMATI! and it was addressed correctly!!
and today, 2 videos arrive that I got off trade me... the guy sent 4 in individual envelopes... at the same time, to the same address... other 2 aint turned up!!!

[DarkNinja]

IT TURNED UP!!!!!!!!
WOOT, im angry that it took from friday till wednesday afternoon for an overnight delivery, but maybe they are all english scholars and 'overnight' is a metaphor.
But now my horn doesnt work damnit, looks like a wire has just pulled, shouldnt be too hard to fix.

[カワサキキド]

Just be thankfull it turned up at all... put the shock in yet?

[MOTOXXX]

One thing to remember is that some couriers are realy good in some areas and some are bad in others.
we use fastways at our work and have had no real issues with them before. Maybe the odd missed pick up but hes been pretty good. Now our head office is in hastings i think and they hate fastways. They say the guy is shit and are almost going to give up on him as far as i know.

So yea it varies a bit.
also remember what time of the year it is. i saw another courier doing drop offs at 6am down our street the other day. They are working pretty hard at the moment.

oh im not a courier either. lol

[Joni]

So yea it varies a bit.
also remember what time of the year it is. i saw another courier doing drop offs at 6am down our street the other day.

Yeah, I had a delivery at my door yesterday at 6:15 am
I thought poor bugga, we all sleeping, he's out and about delivering shit.

:spudwhat:

[guzzi_nz]

Same here i have delivery ever second day to home but pass 2 weels thinks have slow down joni must be sending to may xmas presents hope u got me my new guzzi

[redrogan]

I've got a cousin who worked for C Post and I was a runner for her for a few Christmases. We would get to the yard at 5.30 am and sort for about 30 min and usually be doing the first delivery by 6am and then non stop till 5.30pm! Its crazy. As has been said before alot of the time it is the individual courier, some are concientious other don't give a f#$@!

[Motu]

Yeah,I don't know how my daughter does it - she goes non stop for 10hrs a day in the inner city...she takes her lunch in the car,but somedays doesn't even get a chance to take a bite,she comes home absolutly shattered some days,and the only feedback she gets is flack for late deliveries...I make a point of thanking couriers...if they don't stuff me up.And there is no under hour in Auckland anymore,it's almost an impossibilty.

[MOTOXXX]

Yeah, I had a delivery at my door yesterday at 6:15 am
I thought poor bugga, we all sleeping, he's out and about delivering shit.

:spudwhat:

wish i was sleeping at 6.15am. lol


on a similar topic rant but anyways i dont know how some of u feel about this but....
thing i realy hate about this time of year is people beg you to do work before christmas and when you cant and they get all snarkey about it.
It shits me and the thing is you realy do want to help them but bookings are that full it just cant happenm, then the guys bust their ass to try to fit more people in and are going hell for leather.
Its the trades people that makes the world go around and i give a lot of thought to those people that work there arse off at this time of year and people dont appreciate it.

but it is good when people are considerate and give a simple thank you. it can make a big difference.

[Motu]

wish i was sleeping at 6.15am. lol


on a similar topic rant but anyways i dont know how some of u feel about this but....
thing i realy hate about this time of year is people beg you to do work before christmas and when you cant and they get all snarkey about it.
It shits me and the thing is you realy do want to help them but bookings are that full it just cant happenm, then the guys bust their ass to try to fit more people in and are going hell for leather.
Its the trades people that makes the world go around and i give a lot of thought to those people that work there arse off at this time of year and people dont appreciate it.

but it is good when people are considerate and give a simple thank you. it can make a big difference.

He,he,he - I love it!

''But my WoF has expired,what will happen if I get a ticket?''

'Um....you'll get a ticket for no WoF'

I've even had them tell that if they get a ticket for no Wof I will have to pay for it.....good luck.

[James Deuce]

Its the trades people that makes the world go around and i give a lot of thought to those people that work there arse off at this time of year and people dont appreciate it.

but it is good when people are considerate and give a simple thank you. it can make a big difference.

I'm always kind to mechanics because my life and that of my family is basically in their hands.

Plumbers, electricians, roofers, handymen, gardeners on the other hand should all be sent to a particularly nasty level of Hell when the disatisfied customer mob finally catches up with them.

Why do they never turn up on time? Why do they never call to say they won't be turning up? Why do they turn their phone off about the time you try a "where are you?" phone call. Why do they get pissy when it takes you precisely as many weeks, days, hours and minutes to pay them as it took them to turn up AFTER the original booked date and time?

I've never had a tradesman turn up in the same week that a booking was made, let alone the same day. This year I've lost 3 annual leave days to the same plumber. It isn't a generalisation for me to claim this either. My experience of the trade professions is universally poor. Late, overpriced, and sub-par work seems to be the modus operandi.

[MOTOXXX]

I'm always kind to mechanics because my life and that of my family is basically in their hands.

Plumbers, electricians, roofers, handymen, gardeners on the other hand should all be sent to a particularly nasty level of Hell when the disatisfied customer mob finally catches up with them.

Why do they never turn up on time? Why do they never call to say they won't be turning up? Why do they turn their phone off about the time you try a "where are you?" phone call. Why do they get pissy when it takes you precisely as many weeks, days, hours and minutes to pay them as it took them to turn up AFTER the original booked date and time?

I've never had a tradesman turn up in the same week that a booking was made, let alone the same day. This year I've lost 3 annual leave days to the same plumber. It isn't a generalisation for me to claim this either. My experience of the trade professions is universally poor. Late, overpriced, and sub-par work seems to be the modus operandi.

Fair comment Jim2.
Have had a few sub contractors like that to deal with before.
sounds like u doing a lot of work on ya house?

[James Deuce]

Fair comment Jim2.
Have had a few sub contractors like that to deal with before.
sounds like u doing a lot of work on ya house?

Nah - it was a bit of a rant, I know.

We had a hot water join break, so called a plumber who came late, had it break again + late arrival, and then had it break again + late arrival. Faintly annoying.

It's just MY experience I hasten to add.