Delivery from the UK

muineachan

Hi. I ordered an expensive engagement ring from the UK that was posted on Monday and it still hasn't arrived in Ireland. I have a Royal Mail tracking number but their website only says "your item is currently processing through our system" and I am led to believe that this is a standard phrase and will not change until its physically delivered.

I rang An Post the first time they advised our regular post man was on leave, and we have had no post for a week now. Which leads me to believe the temp cant find us (weird ground floor apartment). But still thats no excuse for non delivery or worse delivery somewhere else just to get it out his bag. Anyway it mightn't be his fault, that may be a coincidence. Anyway the manager in our local office said hed have a word with your man and put a weeks check on the post to confirm post is going out. But at the end of the day they can check in office all they like, if this eejit is delivering elsewhere then how will they know?

So I rang An Post in Laois (the sorting office for all incoming mail) and they were very helpful, they took my Royal Mail tracking number and advised that all tracking numbers are taken and converted to an An Post number, he advised me certainly that the package had not yet arrived in the country. So this put my mind at ease re: the post man.

But he also advised that some other delivery services take some post. The seller sent an email saying he sent it 'standard' post via royal mail which I am led to believe mean's An Post will take it over this side. If im correct other couriers only take it if its a parcel. Would a ring box sized package be considered a parcel? If so is it GLS that deliver?

And above all Im really panicking now what with the temporary post man and non delivery. I know it has only been 4 working days since they posted it Monday, but anyone with any clues on delivery date? or any help because I'm going out of my mind with it!

Thanks

bpb101

i know it a bit late now , but if that expensive you should have went on a ryanair penny flight.
hope it arrive tho, but i cant realy help ,
but just keep checking give it till next friday and then just keep calling both the post offices , an post and royal mail and the ring place

jor el

All you can do is wait for it to turn up. No one, bar Royal Mail, can tell you where it is.

I would suspect that it hasn't even been sent yet, given that status on the tracking number. It basically means that RM have issued the tracking number, but it hasn't been scanned by any post office yet.

Also, what business worth their salt would send an expensive (presumably diamond) ring by post, especially when the postal insurance will only cover them for something like £35. A courier would be the minimum for such a thing.

If this was a private sale, I'd put money on it being a scam.

bpb101

any luck ?