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Discussion => Shipping => Topic started by: ungodly on June 16, 2012, 01:44 am

Title: royal mail in uk is running slow right?
Post by: ungodly on June 16, 2012, 01:44 am
one of my packages hasnt arrived in 3 days and usually its next day/2 days max. i thought it had been held but then i ordered another item next day and it got through. but other packages of mine (not from sr) have been quite slow too, so im kinda hoping its general rather than interference. anyone confirm?
Title: Re: royal mail in uk is running slow right?
Post by: Limetless on June 16, 2012, 01:48 am
It does seem to be running generally slow at the moment.
Title: Re: royal mail in uk is running slow right?
Post by: vlad1m1r on June 16, 2012, 02:19 am
I'm not aware of any issues but will keep an eye out and let you know ungodly.

V.
Title: Re: royal mail in uk is running slow right?
Post by: Bordermolethesecond on June 16, 2012, 06:23 am
royal mail can be strange at times. Id try not to worry and wait it out.
Title: Re: royal mail in uk is running slow right?
Post by: henrich414 on June 16, 2012, 08:57 am
It's  generally been day after next day delivery for me, not living in a city and ordering from a few vendors.
Title: Re: royal mail in uk is running slow right?
Post by: sselevol on June 16, 2012, 09:47 am
Had a package that was 1st class take Monday to Friday to arrive when it should've been next day. Definitely running slow. :)
Title: Re: royal mail in uk is running slow right?
Post by: raistlin on June 16, 2012, 01:44 pm
Some mails as fast as usual some taking 3/4 times longer - id say there a problem with a certain network or distribution centre within royal mail.
I feel for the vendors who must get slammed with mails asking where is......?
If royal mail were as on the ball and organised as some of the vendors here then they would run like science fiction.

Anyone any idea what sort of impact the olympics are going to have on domestic mail?
Title: Re: royal mail in uk is running slow right?
Post by: solsizer on June 16, 2012, 02:05 pm
Had a package that was 1st class take Monday to Friday to arrive when it should've been next day. Definitely running slow. :)

Same here, I'm outside the UK but mail from the UK normally takes 10-12 days (incl weekends) to get to me but something that should have arrived by Tuesday is still not here. Something else sent around the same time but from a different country got here on Tuesday no worries. The UK item was sent just before the Jubilee holidays so I'm thinking that has delayed things a few days? Well, I'm really hoping it has and my goodies have not gone walkabout. Anyone else international who has ordered from the UK and goods posted at the beginning of June experiencing delays?