Waiting for postie

[ConfusedChicca]

Is this the single most frustrating thing ever??

My "normal" post has arrived, but I'm expecting my lens from Kerso today, and I'm going mad sitting here!

[Darryn]

I know that feeling, i was expecting 4 packages today, from 4 differant Couriers... So far 1 has arrived, I just need the other 3 before 12 as im off to work then.

[DarknFuzzy]

My wife has been waiting all morning for the postie too. She gets her results from her final VN exam today. Hopefully later I will be married to Veterinary Nurse. :)

I hope you lens arrives soon so you can get out and have some fun. :)

[ConfusedChicca]

I have to wait in for about 5 different orders tomorrow, some are all day courier things so that will be great fun ha ha.
Lens should be here by 1pm, although I'm not 100% it was sent Special Delivery, Ian (Kerso) just said his sis had posted it yesterday.
x

[ConfusedChicca]

No more waiting in for me.. today anyway ha ha ha.
xxx

[spannerdude]

Fortunately I can get everything delivered to work.
Someone in the post room will sign for it and deliver it to my desk, so i don't have to sit here on tenter hooks waiting for the post.
Glad you reminded me, I need to order a pair of tyres for the car ;-)

[Ratty]

Why do people wait in for deliveries?
that's so old school.

All you need to do is wait a short while (probably best to get slightly impatient for full effect). Then decide that you really do need to nip out the back door for 5 seconds..... come back in, go straight to the front door where you will find an 'attempted delivery' card sitting on the mat.
:thumbs:

[sepulchre]

If they can be bothered putting a card through, I had an item left on my doorstep yesterday for all and sundry to see :eek: :nono:

[Beardedmonkey]

My girlfriend ordered me a 12-string guitar for my birthday last year.

She wasn't in when the postie tried to deliver it, so he left it in our wheelie bin! How clever was that?!? :nono:

[ConfusedChicca]

Thats rather naughty, you shoulda complained. Shoulda been left with a neighbour or taken back to sorting office.
My friend was a postie and despite a verbal agreement with a company to leave mail somewhere other than the office (building was being worked on).. Royal Mail found out and he was sacked.

[Raymond Lin]

I am waiting for 1 lens, camera batteries, flash batteries, 6G of memory cards. And I need it soon or i am going to be in trouble !

[ConfusedChicca]

What kinda trouble? hehe.

[Raymond Lin]

I have a wedding shoot next Saturday !

Lens ha left Hong Kong
2G memory card has left Play.com
Canon Batteries has left the USA
4G memory card and Flash battery is "dispatchnig soon" on Amazon.co.uk (only after I upgraded to 1st Class, Free Del was expected to arrive from 31st Aug-6th Sept !!!)

[ConfusedChicca]

I was looking on Amazon today, and the delivery schedule on most things isn't what it's actually listed as in the item listing.

[Raymond Lin]

I am half expecting the Lens to arrive tomorrow (it lands in the UK today if it doesn't take any detours), and hopefully the memory card from Play too.

Fingers crossed.

[Raymond Lin]

Nothing today :(

[ConfusedChicca]

Nothing for me yet either, but tracking numbers say they will be delivered today. GRRRRR.

[Raymond Lin]

08/21/2007 Left U.S. for destination postal delivery partner. (May take up to 3 to 10 business days for delivery).

Should be in the UK by now :(

[Darryn]

Ive now recieved all but 1 of my packages... :)

And ive just got to post this image of one of the items delivered... Just look how small the MicroSD memory cards are... Other cards included for comparison.

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/Sandisk-1.jpg
The actual dims are 15mm × 11mm × 0.7mm
There are 4gb cards available in this form factor and also 8gb have been announced. The 8gb card has a density of 68gb/cm3

[Raymond Lin]

16GB !!!! and that microSD is small, i'd lose it in a second ! lol

on topic, my 4G and 2G CF cards have arrived, so have my AA rechargables. But the main thing, my lens is still not here. :(

I do have something to be picked up tomorrow thou at the post office, could be my camera batteries, or my lens....lets hope its the lens.

[Duncan.F]

I was recently waiting for some tickets that had been sent recorded delivery. The guy said he had sent them Ist class recorded on a Friday, they didn't arrive sat nor first thing Monday. Now i am worried because the concert was Tuesday....
I ring the guy and he says but you have signed for them, [no I hadn't] had someone else [I didn't know to be honest]. So I am driving to work on Monday and spot the postie. He says i have something for you [relief!] and sign for the tickets.
I ring the sender back to let him know and he tells me according to the PO website I had had the tickets and signed for them on the previous Saturday!
Methinks the PO is signing for them to improve their figures!!

Dunc

[Raymond Lin]

All my stuff have arrived now !!! Yay, all within a week, miracle really considering lens was from Hong Kong, battery from US, 2G CF from Jersey), very smooth, and some ebaying as well. Particularly chuffed with the 2 BP-11s batteries for my Canon from the US for £6 + P&P (under a tenner all together) when the real thing are like £50 each.