THFC18 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I got an email yesterday (saturday) saying GTA had been dispatched,that was at about 6/7pm.What are the chances i'll get it by Monday,will they drive all the way to the Royal Mail depot even if it's late? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derv1sh Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Mine was dispatched at 1715 on Saturday night. Outside chance it'll arrive on Monday, I'm anticipating Tuesday. From experience, it's difficult to guess when you'll have the thing in your hands. So many factors involved, not least that today is a Sunday. I think some of the various cogs in the Royal Mail machine do work on Sundays to sort and get things ready for delivery, but not all. It also depends on where you are as well, I suppose. You're unlikely to get it early if you're way out in the sticks. If it comes tomorrow, great. I've got the week off work, so I'm in no rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THFC18 Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 Mine was dispatched at 1715 on Saturday night. Outside chance it'll arrive on Monday, I'm anticipating Tuesday. From experience, it's difficult to guess when you'll have the thing in your hands. So many factors involved, not least that today is a Sunday. I think some of the various cogs in the Royal Mail machine do work on Sundays to sort and get things ready for delivery, but not all. It also depends on where you are as well, I suppose. You're unlikely to get it early if you're way out in the sticks. If it comes tomorrow, great. I've got the week off work, so I'm in no rush. Thanks,i live in London and know there's an Amazon place in Hemel Hempstead which is about 30mins away,but I just checked and they sent the email at 21:15,which is weird,do you think it would have reached the royal mail yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derv1sh Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Mine was dispatched at 1715 on Saturday night. Outside chance it'll arrive on Monday, I'm anticipating Tuesday. From experience, it's difficult to guess when you'll have the thing in your hands. So many factors involved, not least that today is a Sunday. I think some of the various cogs in the Royal Mail machine do work on Sundays to sort and get things ready for delivery, but not all. It also depends on where you are as well, I suppose. You're unlikely to get it early if you're way out in the sticks. If it comes tomorrow, great. I've got the week off work, so I'm in no rush. Thanks,i live in London and know there's an Amazon place in Hemel Hempstead which is about 30mins away,but I just checked and they sent the email at 21:15,which is weird,do you think it would have reached the royal mail yet? Im in SW2 and I've got no idea where the nearest one is here. Croydon, presumably. What's a bit annoying is the fact that the Royal Mail tracker never works. It doesn't update on their system until the item is pretty much on the doorstep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THFC18 Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 Mine was dispatched at 1715 on Saturday night. Outside chance it'll arrive on Monday, I'm anticipating Tuesday. From experience, it's difficult to guess when you'll have the thing in your hands. So many factors involved, not least that today is a Sunday. I think some of the various cogs in the Royal Mail machine do work on Sundays to sort and get things ready for delivery, but not all. It also depends on where you are as well, I suppose. You're unlikely to get it early if you're way out in the sticks. If it comes tomorrow, great. I've got the week off work, so I'm in no rush. Thanks,i live in London and know there's an Amazon place in Hemel Hempstead which is about 30mins away,but I just checked and they sent the email at 21:15,which is weird,do you think it would have reached the royal mail yet? Im in SW2 and I've got no idea where the nearest one is here. Croydon, presumably. What's a bit annoying is the fact that the Royal Mail tracker never works. It doesn't update on their system until the item is pretty much on the doorstep. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzards Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 (edited) Amazon orders were dispatched using Royal Mail Tracked 48, its similar and works the same as 2nd class mail would, just with full tracking on its journey. The chance of receving it on Monday is very unlikely, im afraid. There is that chance it could come early, but please do not get your hopes up. "We aim to deliver Royal Mail Tracked 24 the next working day and Royal Mail Tracked 48 within two to three working days. Certain postcode areas will receive a three-day service. Royal Mail Tracked 48 has a delivery aim of two days for over 94% of postcodes." http://www.royalmail.com/parcel-despatch-medium/uk-delivery/royal-mail-tracked-24-and-48 Amazon have made sure they pick a service in which gets to you on the release date. Edited September 15, 2013 by Blizzards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurdtKobain Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Amazon orders were dispatched using Royal Mail Tracked 48, its similar and works the same as 2nd class mail would, just with full tracking on its journey. The chance of receving it on Monday is very unlikely, im afraid. There is that chance it could come early, but please do not get your hopes up. "We aim to deliver Royal Mail Tracked 24 the next working day and Royal Mail Tracked 48 within two to three working days. Certain postcode areas will receive a three-day service. Royal Mail Tracked 48 has a delivery aim of two days for over 94% of postcodes." http://www.royalmail.com/parcel-despatch-medium/uk-delivery/royal-mail-tracked-24-and-48 Amazon have made sure they pick a service in which gets to you on the release date. Mine was marked as dispatched at 9:35 last night. Tracking number said its at yorkshire at 00:47. so I'm expecting Tuesday. Which is fine with me really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THFC18 Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 Amazon orders were dispatched using Royal Mail Tracked 48, its similar and works the same as 2nd class mail would, just with full tracking on its journey. The chance of receving it on Monday is very unlikely, im afraid. There is that chance it could come early, but please do not get your hopes up. "We aim to deliver Royal Mail Tracked 24 the next working day and Royal Mail Tracked 48 within two to three working days. Certain postcode areas will receive a three-day service. Royal Mail Tracked 48 has a delivery aim of two days for over 94% of postcodes." http://www.royalmail.com/parcel-despatch-medium/uk-delivery/royal-mail-tracked-24-and-48 Amazon have made sure they pick a service in which gets to you on the release date. But if it's in London now the royal mail have to send it as soon as they receive it don't they?,(not including sundays) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurdtKobain Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 This will be me tomorrow morning. C'mon postie, dont be slow. Be like Elvis, GO MAN GO!!! BenL19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonesta Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Thanks,i live in London and know there's an Amazon place in Hemel Hempstead which is about 30mins away,but I just checked and they sent the email at 21:15,which is weird,do you think it would have reached the royal mail yet? Im in SW2 and I've got no idea where the nearest one is here. Croydon, presumably. What's a bit annoying is the fact that the Royal Mail tracker never works. It doesn't update on their system until the item is pretty much on the doorstep. So I'm in SW1W - my dispatch email came at 18:30 last night, and at 3am this morning it was tracked to the Royal Mail's Princess Royal Distribution Centre which is up in NW London, basically between Brent and Acton. I assume that's where Amazon will be sending most of their London orders. Reckon it's probably 50:50 it arrives tomorrow. On the one hand, it's only got seven miles to go. On the other, I have no idea when mail sorting takes place and whether they'll be working in their distribution centre Sunday night...... Either way - 24 hours is not that big of a deal. It will be with me/you by the 17th for sure, which is all we can really ask....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THFC18 Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 Thanks,i live in London and know there's an Amazon place in Hemel Hempstead which is about 30mins away,but I just checked and they sent the email at 21:15,which is weird,do you think it would have reached the royal mail yet? Im in SW2 and I've got no idea where the nearest one is here. Croydon, presumably. What's a bit annoying is the fact that the Royal Mail tracker never works. It doesn't update on their system until the item is pretty much on the doorstep. So I'm in SW1W - my dispatch email came at 18:30 last night, and at 3am this morning it was tracked to the Royal Mail's Princess Royal Distribution Centre which is up in NW London, basically between Brent and Acton. I assume that's where Amazon will be sending most of their London orders. Reckon it's probably 50:50 it arrives tomorrow. On the one hand, it's only got seven miles to go. On the other, I have no idea when mail sorting takes place and whether they'll be working in their distribution centre Sunday night...... Either way - 24 hours is not that big of a deal. It will be with me/you by the 17th for sure, which is all we can really ask....... Did you track on the RM site?,if so how do you find the reference number? I know that they do work in the buildings on sunday preparing for Monday deliveries,but because of Blizzards,i really have no clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonesta Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Did you track on the RM site?,if so how do you find the reference number? I know that they do work in the buildings on sunday preparing for Monday deliveries,but because of Blizzards,i really have no clue. So my dispatch email came with a tracking number. I couldn't get that to work on the Royal Mail front page, but it did work here - http://www.royalmail.com/trackdetails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THFC18 Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 Did you track on the RM site?,if so how do you find the reference number? I know that they do work in the buildings on sunday preparing for Monday deliveries,but because of Blizzards,i really have no clue. So my dispatch email came with a tracking number. I couldn't get that to work on the Royal Mail front page, but it did work here - http://www.royalmail.com/trackdetails Mine won't work:(.1 last thing,did you choose 1st class? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt21 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Did you track on the RM site?,if so how do you find the reference number? I know that they do work in the buildings on sunday preparing for Monday deliveries,but because of Blizzards,i really have no clue. So my dispatch email came with a tracking number. I couldn't get that to work on the Royal Mail front page, but it did work here - http://www.royalmail.com/trackdetails mine still says 14-SEP-2013 20:13 Outward RDC Volumetric Acceptance South Western Distribution Centre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonesta Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Did you track on the RM site?,if so how do you find the reference number? I know that they do work in the buildings on sunday preparing for Monday deliveries,but because of Blizzards,i really have no clue. So my dispatch email came with a tracking number. I couldn't get that to work on the Royal Mail front page, but it did work here - http://www.royalmail.com/trackdetails Mine won't work:(.1 last thing,did you choose 1st class? I did. Wouldn't be overly concerned though - I think Royal Mail are notorious for not offering a great tracking service. If you live in London and it dispatched last night, you'll definitely get it Tuesday. You might just get it tomorrow if you're lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derv1sh Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Did you track on the RM site?,if so how do you find the reference number? I know that they do work in the buildings on sunday preparing for Monday deliveries,but because of Blizzards,i really have no clue. So my dispatch email came with a tracking number. I couldn't get that to work on the Royal Mail front page, but it did work here - http://www.royalmail.com/trackdetails mine still says14-SEP-2013 20:13 Outward RDC Volumetric Acceptance South Western Distribution Centre Mine says that too. I'm really not bothered if it comes tomorrow or not. But it'd be nice if it did because I currently have nothing to do until Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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