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Dispatches Channel 4 now - Private delivery companies

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  • 29-04-2013 8:01pm
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    skydish79
    Registered Users Posts: 841 ✭✭✭


    Programme about UK mail and what happens to your parcels behind the shutters

    Not surprising they get broken packages delivered to customers

    The employees throwing a lot of packages around, even those labelled fragile


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    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,459 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    It sounds like sensational TV.

    Any courier company that delivers broken goods to mail order customers isn't going to be in business for very long.


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    pleasant Co.
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    coylemj wrote: »
    It sounds like sensational TV.

    Any courier company that delivers broken goods to mail order customers isn't going to be in business for very long.

    Well if the footage was genuine then that one depot for "UK Mail" was pretty shocking.


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    sandin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭sandin


    but you have to realise there are literally millions and millions of items being delivered every week and 30 minutes of a tv programme will always be able to find a few stray bullets in ANY industry.

    Hysterical, sensationalist sh1te at its best.

    p.s. - I send out hundreds of boxes that contain glass every week to Ireland UK and europe with 3 different delivery firms - its very rare to get a broken delivery. Probably less than 10 out of 30,000+ last year. Reality is quite different (thankfully) to 30minute tv rubbish.


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    [Deleted User]
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    I notice they're talking about private companies but the stuff I've had delivered with Royal Mail and An Post stamps all over them tend to be far more battered up.


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,497 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    They are idiot staff in every company, but lets look at it realistically.
    If company's where as bad as people like the make out then they wouldn't be in business anymore as they'd loose contracts to competitors. (UK has alot of delivery company's to choose from in fairness)

    I like dispatchers but in this case they are simply picking out the bad bits to make a show.


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    fryup
    Registered Users Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    well for my twopence worth, i worked in a uk depot for parcel force and you just wouldn't believe the disregard "some" employees had for the merchandice.....bear in mind alot of the staff are agency temps who just don't give a damn


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