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Opened parcels?

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  • 22-05-2007 6:16pm
    #1
    wiredup
    Closed Accounts Posts: 94 ✭✭


    Why is it that when ever I receive a parcel from outside of Ireland someone has made a great hole in the box exposing the contents?

    I could understand if the parcel was coming in from a dodgy country but it happens all the time from stuff coming from the uk!
    I've had enough of it and I wish to complain. Would it be customs?

    On a couple of occasions the goods have been hanging out the box. It's unacceptable. As an EU member I should be able to purchase from any other EU member without customs messing and damaging my stuff.


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    #2
    ivoryhunter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭ivoryhunter


    wiredup

    happened to me as well, complaints can be sent to An Post who will investigate.

    http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/MainContent/Customer+Service/


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    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    It might be customs but they usually seal it and put a stamp or sellotape with customs written on it so you know they opened it.


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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    Probably the L33T customs sniffer dog in the Portlaoise sorting office, you are lucky he didn't piss into it while he was at it

    bullmastiff295x266.jpg


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    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    Sponge Bob wrote:
    Probably the L33T customs sniffer dog in the Portlaoise sorting office, you are lucky he didn't piss into it while he was at it

    bullmastiff295x266.jpg

    Hahah, I think it was just customs opening it but why would they rip the package open.The customs arent that bad.


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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    The customs boys want an extra allowance under the national pay programme partnership money train for having to hold tight onto yer man for 8 hours a day .....that or train up a poodle in his place.

    They never open my parcels like that so I suspect that maybe whoever packs wired ups packages beyond may have a big spliff in hand as they so do .


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    #7
    fintan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 647 ✭✭✭fintan


    It might be the parcels getting opened or just getting kicked about.

    However I have found DHL to be a massive bunch of tools.

    They keep insisting they can't find my office and force me to drive to finglas to collect my parcels.

    Last time I was there I didnt have to show any ID and they gave me the wrong box (it was one belonging to someone in the US embassy), I pointed out his mistake and was handed my parcel instead.

    Considering the sender would have spent at least $400 to send me this parcel its amazing at how poor the service is.

    *rant over*


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    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    fintan wrote:
    It might be the parcels getting opened or just getting kicked about.

    However I have found DHL to be a massive bunch of tools.

    They keep insisting they can't find my office and force me to drive to finglas to collect my parcels.

    Last time I was there I didnt have to show any ID and they gave me the wrong box (it was one belonging to someone in the US embassy), I pointed out his mistake and was handed my parcel instead.

    Considering the sender would have spent at least $400 to send me this parcel its amazing at how poor the service is.

    *rant over*

    400 to send a parcel :eek: , I would get a flight and go pick it up :)


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    #9
    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    Im getting a phone tommorrow and its in portloaise sorting office.HOpe its not opened or i will kill them.
    And hope i dont get taxed by customs :)


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    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    drdre wrote:
    Im getting a phone tommorrow and its in portloaise sorting office.HOpe its not opened or i will kill them.
    And hope i dont get taxed by customs :)

    I just tracked my parcel its with customs :mad:
    Will find out in the morning what will happenHope i get my phone soon


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    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    drdre wrote:
    I just tracked my parcel its with customs :mad:
    Will find out in the morning what will happenHope i get my phone soon

    Just to update you guys,I got the phone and customs cleared it so had to pay nothing.Got the delivery at 8.30am and when i opened it the bloody phone was FAKE.it was a N95 i ordered and paid 500 euro.So now i returned it and the buyer refunded the money fully as i reported him to ebay and paypal
    Thank god i got the refund. :)


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    #12
    jrey1981
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,531 ✭✭✭jrey1981


    a fake N95. That's scary!

    Glad you got your cash back


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    #13
    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    jrey1981 wrote:
    a fake N95. That's scary!

    Glad you got your cash back

    Yeah jrey i already had a real one and sold it.I thought i would get myself another one but it was bloody fake.I should have taken pictures before i sent it back. :)


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