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Discussion => Shipping => Topic started by: EncephalöidDisturbance on November 10, 2011, 03:47 pm
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hello
what has been peoples delivery success for goodies sent from NL {holland / the netherlands} ?
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1 out of 30 got seized at me from nl to uk :)
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I have had one delivered out of one so far. That was a powdered substance so I dont know how it would work with weed or hash.
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that good to hear i have something on its way, hopefully should be here sometime next week, shall update when/if it arrives.
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hi,
United Kingdom (UK)95%
Greets DutchShop,
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gah hope i aint part of the 5% cos i'm really looking forward to sampling some of your finest in the next day or 2 :)
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1 out of 30 got seized at me from nl to uk :)
thanks for feedback
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I have had one delivered out of one so far. That was a powdered substance so I dont know how it would work with weed or hash.
..ok, guess whats important is that the goods are sealed up i guess by multiple layers, and how well its hidden within the package...since an arbitrary scan might reveal a slump of semi solid ...ie suspicious...
obviously its not clear under which circumstances someone decides to inspect....etc
thanks for feedback
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hi,
United Kingdom (UK)95%
Greets DutchShop,
danke je wel
thanks for feedback...nice to know hehehe
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Here are the official numbers. ;)
Royal Mail Obligations
Firstly, there is no 100% guarantee that any mail you send will arrive intact and on time, nor in fact does Royal Mail guarantee this. Assuming otherwise will not help your case. Mail sent outside the UK has the potential for all kinds of delays, much of which is outside the control of Royal Mail so lets look at Inland Mail.
Royal Mail aims to deliver 92.5% of Inland mail the day after it is posted although this figure is likely to be revised by the regulator and Royal Mail has on occasions fallen short of this in some areas. To put this in context, Royal Mail has paid out tens of millions of pounds in compensation for late mail. The enforced compensation scheme was introduced in 2003 and in 2008, the expectations of customers in terms of customer service were also beefed-up to reflect the abolition of Postwatch. However, you cannot make direct comparisons to statutory laws which apply to the 'sale of goods' which is why we have produced this guide! Royal Mail is required to comply with the Postal Services Act and this is very different from the usual consumer laws. There is no 'contract' between you and Royal Mail - understand this from the outset. You will not be able to jump any hoops or bypass Royal Mail's rulebook other than where a dispute is unresolved and the matter is escalated. Even so, you could still find you get the same answer from someone further up the chain. Royal Mail's compensatory scheme is extremely rigid. They rarely if ever bend the rules.
That said, there are certain obligations placed on Royal Mail including 'Quality Of Service' under the conditions of the licence that PostComm grants to Royal Mail. We are grateful to Royal Mail themselves for helping us make this page simple to understand and for clarifying 'Special Delivery' and 'Signed For' for us in particular.
Link:
http://www.hellmail.co.uk/royal_mail_compensation.asp
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Just to put it in contrast Dutchshop's packaging is top notch. So if he has a 95% rate then I'd say the average is well below that. Not being negative or anything :) just rational.