Things that give you the sh1ts

[Mr Beefy]

Ordered a Garmin watch from Rebel Sport online coz none of the stores had the one I wanted in stock.

Expected due date: Friday, 24th April.. nothing.. check website and Aus Post - expect delays.. no problems.

Thursday 30th April - update saying it's on it's way! Beauty a week late but I can appreciate how busy they are.. new expected due date - between 1st May and 6th May.

7th May.. nothing.. check track and trace, showing it's still sitting in the same location as it was on the 30th.

Aus Post note "Just so you know, over 90% of late items arrive within 3 business days of their expected delivery date." Mother trucker it was due two weeks ago, now i'm potentially waiting until Monday.

Filthy.

Similar experience with a package too. Was over a week overdue. Sent an email enquiring the status. Lo and behold within an hour of sending it a message arrives that it's on board for delivery.....must have been sitting in one of their temporary facilities and nothing was done about it until I complained.

Same. I have another delivery expected to be delivered between 1/5 and 6/5, says its still sitting in Melb. Will lodge an enquiry later today in the hope I get to tomorrow.

[The Bedge]

About 3 weeks behind still. Was 4-5 weeks of backlog a couple of weeks ago but they have made some changes which have made inroads into it but still a way to go. Maybe a month or so until it evens out

Cheers, appreciate that feedback - perhaps they could put something similar online instead of just "expect delays".

I've emailed asking for an update anyway - if it comes next week so be it, just be nice to know it's not lost.

[mighty_tiger_79]

I had items sent bu Aus post arrived inside 2 days!
That would've been a fortnight ago

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[Jim05]

About 3 weeks behind still. Was 4-5 weeks of backlog a couple of weeks ago but they have made some changes which have made inroads into it but still a way to go. Maybe a month or so until it evens out

Cheers, appreciate that feedback - perhaps they could put something similar online instead of just "expect delays".

I've emailed asking for an update anyway - if it comes next week so be it, just be nice to know it's not lost.

I agree, trouble is they just don’t know themselves currently as flights/transport are chopping and changing daily and it’s a logistical nightmare currently.
Hopefully the changes they have made will start to see some freight moving quicker

[Jim05]

I had items sent bu Aus post arrived inside 2 days!
That would've been a fortnight ago

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AP or Startrack label? That has a huge effect on speed of delivery

[mighty_tiger_79]

I had items sent bu Aus post arrived inside 2 days!
That would've been a fortnight ago

Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk

AP or Startrack label? That has a huge effect on speed of delivery

AP

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[Jim05]

I had items sent bu Aus post arrived inside 2 days!
That would've been a fortnight ago

Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk

AP or Startrack label? That has a huge effect on speed of delivery

AP

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Very interesting.
Must have been luck of the draw and got processed quicker

[Bum Crack]

I had items sent bu Aus post arrived inside 2 days!
That would've been a fortnight ago

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AP or Startrack label? That has a huge effect on speed of delivery

StarTrack are very quick. If I order something before 12pm from Golfbox, it's shipped from Perth and arrives in Berri the following day or the day after at the latest.

[Jim05]

I had items sent bu Aus post arrived inside 2 days!
That would've been a fortnight ago

Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk

AP or Startrack label? That has a huge effect on speed of delivery

StarTrack are very quick. If I order something before 12pm from Golfbox, it's shipped from Perth and arrives in Berri the following day or the day after at the latest.

Hence why I asked. Because ST has their own fleet of freighters they are immune from much of these dramas and offer daily flights between all major cities. The flights arrive between 4-5am and the regional drivers depart around 6:30-7am so as long as the freight is unloaded and processed by then it will go out with them.
Golfbox have a very good deal with ST so you should be fine

[RustyCage]

So George Pell lived with a rock spider but pretended to not know they were a rock spider

[Booney]

So George Pell lived with a rock spider but pretended to not know they were a rock spider

I usually don't wish ill upon anyone, here though I can make an exception.

[Jim05]

So George Pell lived with a rock spider but pretended to not know they were a rock spider

I usually don't wish ill upon anyone, here though I can make an exception.

Deserves corporal punishment but there are too many do gooders in this country

[locky801]

BOM once again getting the forecast totally wrong

[Lightning McQueen]

BOM once again getting the forecast totally wrong

Yep, I was waiting for our factory to get blown half way down the road, the radar doesn't look too treacherous either.

[Spargo]

BOM once again getting the forecast totally wrong

I don’t know of any other “profession” that is wrong so often.

[Footy Chick]

and if they didnt issue a warning and the city blew away,, everyone would be hating on them for NOT warning them.

Just like Cyclone Tracey, how dare a cyclone not go the way in which the BOM thought she would

Damned if they do, damned if they dont.

[Spargo]

and if they didnt issue a warning and the city blew away,, everyone would be hating on them for NOT warning them.

And rightly so.
Because they would’ve got it wrong.


Again.

[Mr Beefy]

Similar experience with a package too. Was over a week overdue. Sent an email enquiring the status. Lo and behold within an hour of sending it a message arrives that it's on board for delivery.....must have been sitting in one of their temporary facilities and nothing was done about it until I complained.

Same. I have another delivery expected to be delivered between 1/5 and 6/5, says its still sitting in Melb. Will lodge an enquiry later today in the hope I get to tomorrow.

Well well well, came first thing this morning after making the enquiry yesterday arvo.

[The Bedge]

Update on my late watch: Lodged a customer enquiry 9:26am after online tracking was still showing no update since 30th April.

Just got an email (almost 2hrs later) it'll arrive today - check online track and trace and I kid you not the tracking history has been updated to include times/dates over the last week including "onboard for delivery from regency park" at 8:00am today!

Anyway, i'm glad it's coming haha

[heater31]

Update on my late watch: Lodged a customer enquiry 9:26am after online tracking was still showing no update since 30th April.

Just got an email (almost 2hrs later) it'll arrive today - check online track and trace and I kid you not the tracking history has been updated to include times/dates over the last week including "onboard for delivery from regency park" at 8:00am today!

Anyway, i'm glad it's coming haha

Well that 3-0 for complaining and within 24 hours it's magically located and scheduled for delivery [emoji849]