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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 22, 2011 8:38:50 GMT
Incredibly a box sent in Edinburgh yesterday has already reached Swindon.
Has a parcel going the opposite way done the same?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 22, 2011 10:37:35 GMT
No
Item AH370024090GB was posted at 275 Whitworth Ro SN25 3BU on 21/01/11 and is being progressed through our network for delivery.
AH370024090GB
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Post by Hero on Jan 22, 2011 11:41:50 GMT
I ran downstairs excitedly when I heard the postman's style knock on my letterbox.
No parcel, but two JWs...
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Post by Nigel on Jan 22, 2011 12:31:11 GMT
Incredibly a box sent in Edinburgh yesterday has already reached Swindon. Has a parcel going the opposite way done the same? When I was living in Scotland, letters to/from home were always quicker going one way than the other, but I don't remember which way round. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 23, 2011 22:13:54 GMT
Update!
Your item with reference AH370024090GB was delivered from our FALKIRK Delivery Office on 22/01/11 .
So it's at the Kaptain's Kastle. All we need now is for Ralph to collect it. Sadly however the Kaptain has been at death's door this weekend.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 24, 2011 13:33:35 GMT
One parcel remains outstanding at the moment. Sent from the US.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 24, 2011 15:19:47 GMT
Everything that should be here is now here, with the exception of one comics package which never arrived. This month's Doctor Who audio subscription turned up ok.
I am definitely not ordering anything bigger than letterbox size for quite a while though. I can't be arsed with the hassle.
-Ralph
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Post by Hero on Jan 24, 2011 16:40:36 GMT
I received a card in the post wanting £1.66 for a parcel hostage because it claims that not enough postage was paid... (  ) I don't get that... .. Not sure if I can get down to the office until Thursday. Still... It's an incentive all the same to be excited about!  |
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Post by Hero on Jan 25, 2011 8:28:49 GMT
Managed to make the sorting office early by chance.
I paid in the £1.66. When I got the packet I relised what went wrong.
The ebay sender I won a Detective Donatello figure from only posted him to me with a 2nd class stamp in an envelope. The auction said postage was £1.95...
RM were in the right this time.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 25, 2011 17:27:16 GMT
Phil is a little worried that the tracking number for his latest parcel from BBTS isn't recognised by www.usps.com |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 28, 2011 22:07:19 GMT
I look to have lost one or possibly two items from the post. One from America that was supposed to be for Phil and the other a small bit of tat for me.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 31, 2011 9:17:06 GMT
Oh dear:
Label/Receipt Number: EE96 9411 331U S
Expected Delivery Date: January 28, 2011
Class: Express Mail International®
Status: Into Foreign Customs
Your item is being processed by customs in GREAT BRITAIN.
I may need to report to The CUTA thread shortly. |
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Post by Hero on Jan 31, 2011 9:45:55 GMT
Not a good way to start the week.. .
Hope the ransom isn't that big.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 1, 2011 9:32:51 GMT
Oh dear:
Label/Receipt Number: EE96 9411 331U S
Expected Delivery Date: January 28, 2011
Class: Express Mail International®
Status: Into Foreign Customs
Your item is being processed by customs in GREAT BRITAIN.
I may need to report to The CUTA thread shortly. Still there:
* Into Foreign Customs, January 30, 2011, 9:41 pm, GREAT BRITAIN
* Into Foreign Customs, January 30, 2011, 9:40 pm, GREAT BRITAIN
* Arrived Abroad, January 30, 2011, 9:38 pm, GREAT BRITAIN
* International Dispatch, January 28, 2011, 10:25 pm, ISC CHICAGO IL (USPS)
* Arrival
* Shipment Accepted, January 27, 2011, 9:03 am, SOMERSET, WI 54025
* Electronic Shipping Info Received, January 27, 2011
Gonna be a KY Jelly this one I think. |
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 1, 2011 19:33:04 GMT
Something sent 1st class last Friday has not arrived...
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 2, 2011 22:44:04 GMT
How long does it take to look at a customs label, do the maths and issue a ransom note???
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Post by blueshift on Feb 3, 2011 7:44:31 GMT
How long does it take to look at a customs label, do the maths and issue a ransom note??? They need to justify their outrageous processing fee! |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 3, 2011 10:31:38 GMT
Oh look: 03-02-2011 01:38 International Hub Received from Customs - charges to be paid What a surprise! |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 3, 2011 10:35:55 GMT
Right $ Value = 226.93 Exchange rate = 1.62 $ to £ £ Value = 140.08 VAT @ 20% = 28.02 Plus Parcel Farce's Handling fee of £13.50 I think we're looking at £41.52 here. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 3, 2011 10:40:32 GMT
Meanwhile..... Item AH473747262GB was posted at 58 Commercial Ro SN1 5NX on 02/02/11 and is being progressed through our network for delivery. ....makes it way towards Falkirk containing RTS Legends & Scouts and a Poundland bag of Funtastic KO Tat. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 3, 2011 12:12:27 GMT
Meanwhile..... Item AH473747262GB was posted at 58 Commercial Ro SN1 5NX on 02/02/11 and is being progressed through our network for delivery. ....makes it way towards Falkirk containing RTS Legends & Scouts and a Poundland bag of Funtastic KO Tat. UPDATE! We have tried to deliver your item from our FALKIRK Delivery Office before 12:00 on 03/02/11 and we have left a while you were out card.
You can arrange a redelivery online, call the number on your card to arrange a re-delivery, or collect the item from your local enquiry office by bringing your card and proof of identification and address. Karl's out at work then. |
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Post by legios on Feb 3, 2011 13:01:44 GMT
Yep, 'fraid so. I will have to donder down tomorrow morning on my way into work and try and rescue them (as the Royal Mail counter closes in mid-afternoon these days). They will have to team-up with me and travel into Edinburgh for the day (I'll have enough backup to count as a full team all by myself on Friday it looks like....) Karl |
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Post by Nigel on Feb 3, 2011 13:07:46 GMT
Right $ Value = 226.93 Exchange rate = 1.62 $ to £ £ Value = 140.08 VAT @ 20% = 28.02 Plus Parcel Farce's Handling fee of £13.50 I think we're looking at £41.52 here. VAT on £140.08 is £23.35. It's a common misconception that VAT is a percentage of the whole, but it's not; it's the cost plus 20% to make the whole. eg the VAT element of £120 is not £24 (20% of 120) but rather £20 (100 + 20% = 120). Divide the whole by 1.2 to get the Ex VAT cost. ie 120/1.2=100 or 140.08/1.2=116.73 therefore VAT is 140.08-116.73=23.35 |
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 3, 2011 17:53:21 GMT
Something sent 1st class last Friday has not arrived... -Ralph Still not arrived... What have I done to piss RM off, exactly? -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 3, 2011 22:52:31 GMT
Yep, 'fraid so. I will have to donder down tomorrow morning on my way into work and try and rescue them (as the Royal Mail counter closes in mid-afternoon these days). They will have to team-up with me and travel into Edinburgh for the day (I'll have enough backup to count as a full team all by myself on Friday it looks like....) Karl Well if it's with you in the 'burgh could you arrange rendezvous and drop off for the Poundland bag with Rolph Baines? |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 4, 2011 0:33:26 GMT
Well it looks like my Rom print is well and truly lost. Not bothered about the money as it was to raise money for Bill Mantlo. Argh!
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 4, 2011 8:22:29 GMT
Yep, 'fraid so. I will have to donder down tomorrow morning on my way into work and try and rescue them (as the Royal Mail counter closes in mid-afternoon these days). They will have to team-up with me and travel into Edinburgh for the day (I'll have enough backup to count as a full team all by myself on Friday it looks like....) Karl Well if it's with you in the 'burgh could you arrange rendezvous and drop off for the Poundland bag with Rolph Baines? UPDATE! Your item with reference AH473747262GB was delivered from our FALKIRK Delivery Office on 04/02/11 . Someone's playing with toys at work today.... |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 5, 2011 10:46:42 GMT
Right $ Value = 226.93 Exchange rate = 1.62 $ to £ £ Value = 140.08 VAT @ 20% = 28.02 Plus Parcel Farce's Handling fee of £13.50 I think we're looking at £41.52 here. VAT on £140.08 is £23.35. It's a common misconception that VAT is a percentage of the whole, but it's not; it's the cost plus 20% to make the whole. eg the VAT element of £120 is not £24 (20% of 120) but rather £20 (100 + 20% = 120). Divide the whole by 1.2 to get the Ex VAT cost. ie 120/1.2=100 or 140.08/1.2=116.73 therefore VAT is 140.08-116.73=23.35
VAT £31.79 !Ouch. |
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Post by Jaymz on Feb 5, 2011 14:10:16 GMT
[/url] Ouch.[/quote] Probably the exchange rate. I believe they set their own exchange rate, rather than use the actual one it is at time of calculating. |
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Post by Hero on Feb 5, 2011 14:29:03 GMT
I had a parcel too, but luckily escaped the clutches of CUTA.
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