Chaos is just going to start if you are ordering stuff on line!
 

Looks like chaos is just starting to break out in the online shopping world, nearly all couriers are suspending deliveries to Scotland and major backlogs in the North of England means that the depots in those areas are not accepting any parcels.

Royal Mail is going to get a sudden rush of parcels in to there network over the next 24 hours which I am sure they wont be able to cope with...

sorry folks christmas is cancelled!

If we end up getting even one or two more snow flakes :eek:

I've already got a list of stuff ive been waiting on from since before the snow, that's my christmas ****ed then :lol1:

Bless my post lady, she did make sunday deliveries last week for parcels she couldn't carry during the week

It's pathetic and the only funny thing is the government squirming after telling us it wouldn't be this way under their watch.

The country has ground to a halt not because of sevre weather, but because of successive governments and councils stikcing their heads in the sand and pretending this could never happen.

Has this been on the news anywhere, or is it just the rumour mill causing a furore?

What depots are not accepting parcels? I know my other half's work is, and they are all being made to work Saturday (I'm not sure about Sunday, as some drivers worked Sunday gone, but that was optional) to try and clear the backlog. His depot has been open all through this weather and all drivers have been kept on the road. There is only a backlog because they haven't been able to get as many drops done per day due to the road conditions.

We've had no post all this week, which I find strange as they managed to get out at the weekend, and we've had no snow since then. :confused:

Our overnight carriers have had some problems delivering to Scotland & esp Highlands but deliveries are now getting through. Old news I'm afraid but that might change if it snows again next week.

I sent a parcel 3 weeks ago that never turned up, I ended up having to give the customer his money back. Guess I will have to go through the royal mails compensation merry go round.

EFA! :thumb:

Dave

I work in online retail and speak to all courier drivers daily, so this is all current

Parcelforce have suspended all new parcel deliveries to Scotland (except part of Inverness) you can not even enter a new parcel on to the system as they are trying to clear the backlog .

HDNL suspended new parcels for Scotland, Hull, gatwick and a few others

2 to 3 day backlog with nearly every courier.

Looks like its fact :)

Taken from parcelforce

http://www.parcelforce.com/portal/pw...diaId=79200739

mart

looks like royal mail already cannot cope. I sent a parcel 1st class recorded on the 2nd december to scotland and its still not been delivered.

Did you see the meteorological office scientist on the BBC last week earnestly telling us that some global cooling is to be expected as part of global warming and climate change :cuckoo:

How thick do they think we are? :D

I was sent a new mobile on November 26th - DHL delivered it yesterday. :mad:

took a while for the news to filter through:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11980827

How weather has affected online shopping for Scotland

* Tesco Direct has stopped taking orders. Grocery deliveries still available
* Sainsbury's has suspended deliveries
* Asda Direct not delivering large items and has stopped orders for in-store collection before Christmas
* Parcel Force has suspended deliveries
* Firebox cannot guarantee next-day delivery
* Boots has suspended next-day deliveries
* M&S not accepting home delivery orders
* Home Delivery Network deliveries "limited" or later than normal
* River Island unable to take new orders. Current orders taking seven-14 days to arrive
* Virgin and Laithwaites wine companies cannot guarantee deliveries before Christmas
* Courier Yodel battling to clear 14-day backlog


who could have predicted this????

sorrys jocks no christmas presents for you :lol1:

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha scotchland be fooked

Still waiting for a couple of birthday cards... Birthday was last Monday. :rolleyes: and the Xmas cards are now slowly pushing in :(

I see 4chan hacked amazon last night :)

I heard that amazon are struggling to get parcels out atm and have been marking deliveries as despatched when they are yet to go out.

I ordered the Farscape boxed set on Saturday from Amazon and it arrived this morning - 1st Class post.

the reason why they are probably having problems is the same as our very very small operation, most couriers HDNL/Parcelforce etc will not collect from us any parcels that have Scottish postcodes or for some postcodes in north of england. We currently have scottish parcels stacked everywhere because no one will collect them, i would imagine amazon are having the same problem.

I too ordered a gift from Amazon on Sat and received it today. Standard delivery too :)

Chaos is in prison kiddy fiddler homemade bombs burnt thumbs :)

3 out of 8 have arrived... come on you last 5!

Still waiting on a load of stuff from Amazon. :(

Make that 4 / 9.

Grrrr. Still waiting for 5 like

Are they arriving to said hotel ?

Santa doesn't use Royal mail, he has a magic sledge pulled by Reindeer. One of which has a big shiny red nose.

I take comfort in knowing Santa will deliver all my presents on Christmas morning. I'll leave Cookies out with a glass of milk with some carrots for the Reindeer as a little thankyou.

No mate, they're being sent home. So can't really ask anyone to open them to check whats arrived and not. :lol1:

Isn't Chaos still in jug?

Les

I ordered a couple of books from amazon yesterday afternoon and they arrived this morning.