Sa Post Office

[BumbleBee]

Apprently speed courier services went on strike on Friday. That's what I heard when I went to the post office.

Don't expect much, but then that also doesnt explain why your previous packages have taken so long

Another strike?! Oh Great!!

Yeah, 4 parcels before this one, between 4 and 6 days to reach my PO.... funny thing... just checked some old tracking numbers and they show that they were overnight, I could have sworn they took longer than that . Why would they alter their records?

 

[Genosmate]

This looks like the right place.... have to vent a little bit.

Speed Services - Overnight "Courier" from Cape Town

It seems that parcels sent from Cape Town just take longer to reach their destination, overnight to Tzaneen is a little ambitious, an extra day I can understand but when you're paying for "speed" you kinda expect them to at least pretend to be quick about it. The last few parcels have taken no less than 4 days. I'm still waiting for one sent on the 18th of June (last Wednesday) that was only scanned in JHB yesterday (21st June), so today is day 6 for this one and it still needs to be scanned at Polokwane, usually they arrive in Tzaneen the day after that!

I asked the local PO staff why these parcels are taking so long but was met with a blank stare, I had a friend send me stuff fairly often from PE, usually on a friday afternoon and they arrived here on saturday morning every time without fail.

Is anyone else experiencing this kind of "Speed" with Speed Services?

ok, venting over..... for now.

A forum member sent me something by speed services posted on the 12th and it took 6 days just to get to CT from Moorreesburg........Then I still had another few days to me!

 

[BumbleBee]

I was also told by my local Post Office that Speed Services staff went on strike Friday morning 20 June 2014.

anyone notice that everytime they do this there seems to be a few more small courier companies popping up. Soon they will strike and nobody will care

 

[devdev]

Why would they alter their records?

Probably trying to avoid being picked up on the system as an occurence of poor performance.

I am guessing anything that takes too long to deliver will automatically raise a flag that informs the supervisor and/or department manager that there was a problem. Someone somewhere must have fiddled it, to avoid a negative report.

 

[BumbleBee]

A forum member sent me something by speed services posted on the 12th and it took 6 days just to get to CT from Moorreesburg........Then I still had another few days to me!

They say that everyone is so chilled and relaxed in CT and that it is such a cool and happy place, but this isn't funny anymore! I'm just gonna stop buying crap from anyone in CT if this goes on like this, which is a real pity because the guys I'm buying from are really sharp when it comes to customer service.

 

[johan]

Pay a little more and make use of couriers like MDS Collivery, Aramex and the like - problems sorted

 

[Metal Liz]

i found out today about PnP (shop to shop) courier services, they guarantee next day delivery anywhere in SA, aparantly you buy a sleeve, fill in the waybill, drop it in the courier box and the next day the person receives their goods... might be worth looking into at R99 for the sleeve

They use Aramex...

 

[BumbleBee]

i found out today about PnP (shop to shop) courier services, they guarantee next day delivery anywhere in SA, aparantly you buy a sleeve, fill in the waybill, drop it in the courier box and the next day the person receives their goods... might be worth looking into at R99 for the sleeve

They use Aramex...

See, yet another courier option after a PO strike, That is a great idea! .... if only our PnP was a little more accessible

 

[Rob Fisher]

I try never to use Speed Services... they suck! Courier is cheaper and they pick up from my door and deliver to door... Speed Services I have to go to the stinking PO... I have to use Speed Services sometimes because my one mate lives in the bush!

 

[thekeeperza]

i found out today about PnP (shop to shop) courier services, they guarantee next day delivery anywhere in SA, aparantly you buy a sleeve, fill in the waybill, drop it in the courier box and the next day the person receives their goods... might be worth looking into at R99 for the sleeve

They use Aramex...

That Aramex drop box is the business. MDS quoted me R300 and 5 days to send the taste box to Tzaneen. R99 Aramex sleeve from PnP - done deal dropped on Friday afternoon and arrived on Monday.

 

[Die Kriek]

That Aramex drop box is the business. MDS quoted me R300 and 5 days to send the taste box to Tzaneen. R99 Aramex sleeve from PnP - done deal dropped on Friday afternoon and arrived on Monday.

thank you Aramex

 

[BumbleBee]

When I left the shop at 17:00 yesterday the last thing I did was check my tracking number again, nothing happening, still sitting in joburg. I checked this morning again and guess what, it was scanned in at my PO yesterday at 14:45

So anyway, got my stuff.... tracking doesn't reflect that parcel was collected yet.... useless !

 

[Riaz]

just a question for the guys importing, when you have your local trcking number and the parcels are sitting at the hub, do you proactively email copies of the invoices to the hub before they ask for it?

or wait till they request it?

i sometimes feel waiting for them to request it prolongs the whole process and just accept the inevitable vat/ duties

 

[BhavZ]

just a question for the guys importing, when you have your local trcking number and the parcels are sitting at the hub, do you proactively email copies of the invoices to the hub before they ask for it?

or wait till they request it?

i sometimes feel waiting for them to request it prolongs the whole process and just accept the inevitable vat/ duties

I hound them over the phone and the moment the parcel has a shelf number at the hub then I take my invoices with and pay what needs to be paid.

I do personally think that we should get a discount on the import duties simply for how ineffecient and slow customs is.

 

[Riaz]

im so sick of phoning them all the time, they are real slap gatte!

as for the discount, i seriously doubt that bud.

 

[BhavZ]

im so sick of phoning them all the time, they are real slap gatte!

as for the discount, i seriously doubt that bud.

I agree with you

What was shocking was that I had collected my parcel from customs before the status had changed to "notification sent" and then 3 weeks later a collection slip came through.

So their system is not updated adequately.

 

[Riaz]

I agree with you

What was shocking was that I had collected my parcel from customs before the status had changed to "notification sent" and then 3 weeks later a collection slip came through.

So their system is not updated adequately.

that happens to me EVERYTIME i collect directly from the hub

sometimes even after ive collected from the PO i get this notification LOL

ai, its the world we live it hey

gotta love it

 

[Snape of Vape]

Orders from USPS have no form of tracking after they leave the US, this has been frustrating me and making me swear more than you can even begin to imagine!!

You call the post office, no idea, check online, no answer, email them, not in the country. Have to check at my local post office in the "box with international parcels" and hope and pray that it has arrived

 

[Matt]

Orders from USPS have no form of tracking after they leave the US, this has been frustrating me and making me swear more than you can even begin to imagine!!

You call the post office, no idea, check online, no answer, email them, not in the country. Have to check at my local post office in the "box with international parcels" and hope and pray that it has arrived

You dont get a notification? Im waiting on a parcel from us should i just go to the post office and check?

 

[shabbar]

try 17 track global

 

[shabbar]

once your parcel lands in SA its assigned a local tracking no

i only use 17 track and ems

 

[Snape of Vape]

@shabbar I've picked up a package already and had it at home when the guys from the post office was still telling me my package isn't in the country yet

 

[johan]

http://www.17track.net/index_en.shtml
http://globaltracktrace.ptc.post/gtt.web/
http://www.trackmyparcel.co.za/

 

[BumbleBee]

I had a parcel come from the states that just never seemed to get here. After about 6 months the supplier got the parcel back and sent me a photo of the lable, turns out it had arrived at my local PO 2 weeks after being sent from the states and had sat there for 3 months before being sent back. I had to pay for shipping, again!

 

[BhavZ]

You dont get a notification? Im waiting on a parcel from us should i just go to the post office and check?

if you have a tracking number call them and ask if you can collect