Sony Boy Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 Planning to do some shopping online - cycling purchases, but stressing about the Postal Service that is on strike. Has anyone done on line shopping lately? Is there still problems/delays?
Vetseun Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 3 Words.DONT DO IT!!!!!! Terrible delays. Pay extra for courier service.
King_Crispy Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 Why are the muppets striking again? They were on strike last year for almost 3months and had their grievances addressed. This country is becoming a hole, seems no-one has the balls the get things on track
tombeej Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 Ordered a Joe Friel book from Karl a couple weeks back. Latest email from Mr. A Hari was that I might get around 18 Oct...
Grebel Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 Just ordered through Takealot. No problems. 2 days with courier service. If you have the option, go courier. Customs on international orders however........ that could be a different story....
HowellingWulf Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 Ordered some fire optic sites from the US and an iPhone battery from the UK a couple of weeks back. Seriously hoping it lands on my desk. Sellers did not have a courier option
RichieT Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 Kalahari is not accepting any orders for postal delivery because of the strike, only the more expensive courier option. When will these strikers wake up to the fact that they won't have a job once we stop using the post office altogether... because it's too unreliable
Dirkitech Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 Planning to do some shopping online - cycling purchases, but stressing about the Postal Service that is on strike. Has anyone done on line shopping lately? Is there still problems/delays?Online shopping = safe Online shopping using SAPost for delivery = goodbye money. What I do is add to the footnotes/comments area "DO NOT MAKE USE OF SA POST OFFICE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE". seems to work. Ordered some fire optic sites from the US and an iPhone battery from the UK a couple of weeks back. Seriously hoping it lands on my desk. Sellers did not have a courier option I also ordered a phone-cover from UK just over a month ago- was lost/stolen and I'd big bucks that it was at sa post. Ended up requesting a replacement OR refund at the sellers discretion- got refunded
RichieT Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 Ordered some fire optic sites from the US and an iPhone battery from the UK a couple of weeks back. Seriously hoping it lands on my desk. Sellers did not have a courier option I have the same problem with some Mavic spares from USA, courier is just too expensive, it's been more than a month now...
shaper Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 from parcel track website SA Post Office StrikeDelays can be expected on SA Post Office and Speed Services parcels as the Post Office is currently on Strike. Update (25/09/2014) via SAPO Facebook Industrial action by casual postal workers continues to have a detrimental effect on mail delivery. This morning, the Witspos, Germiston and International mail centres are operational, but not at full capacity. Tshwane and Krugersdorp Mail Centres are not operational. CapeMaIl, the sorting centre in Cape Town, is operational but not at full capacity. The mail centre in Bloemfontein is not operational. Post Office management is still continuously meeting with striking workers to solve the impasse, and is using the services the SA Police and other security services to ward off possible violence. If incidents of violence do occur, the Post Office will lay charges with the SA Police. If you are in no rush for the item then order, otherwise do courier
Ispeed_V Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 Ordered an XT groupo from CRC late August. Delivery via priority mail. Big mistake - still waiting. Tracking indicates "At international Hub" Just hope that I dont have to Kiss my 6k goodbye
shaper Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 Ordered an XT groupo from CRC late August. Delivery via priority mail. Big mistake - still waiting. Tracking indicates "At international Hub" Just hope that I dont have to Kiss my 6k goodbyeIf it is at JHB Int Mail Centre you can go and collect from there
Ispeed_V Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 If it is at JHB Int Mail Centre you can go and collect from there Is that the one next to the Airport?
awesme Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 F F F This bl00dy thing, lets try this again... ------------------ Just imagine the improvement, in speed and reduction in cost if SAPO outsourced all parcel delivery to independent courier companies. Would also reduce the disappear/loss down the "redistribution" black hole. G
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