<div dir="ltr">I meant to post this a few days ago: it took one week for a small package to get from Papanui to Bishopdale from a local retailer.....<div>On the other hand, it took a different package two days to get from Auckland to my door.</div><div><br></div><div>So, meh. Things arrive when they will</div><div><br></div><div>G</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 5:11 PM Andrew Errington <<a href="mailto:erringtona@gmail.com">erringtona@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Today I received a Christmas card from a friend in the US. It was<br>
postmarked December 2019, so I know it is from the Before Time, and<br>
not an early one for this year. :)<br>
<br>
No other packages. I thought the blockage had become unstuck, but,<br>
perhaps not. :(<br>
<br>
Maybe things will pick up again in Level 2.<br>
<br>
Andrew<br>
<br>
On 05/05/2020, Richard Jones <<a href="mailto:richard.jones.1952@gmail.com" target="_blank">richard.jones.1952@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> NZ Post delivery status updates work well for us. I run two accounts so<br>
> that Jane and I get updates for tracked parcels that we are both interested<br>
> in and techie stuff generates progress emails just for me. We usually get a<br>
> final email 5-10 minutes after parcels are delivered to home (no signature<br>
> required for rural). Parcels that get lost stick around in my NZ post<br>
> account for months until I delete them. I have a couple of tracked items in<br>
> progress at the moment, I'll let you know if our status updates disappoint.<br>
><br>
> The only problems that we have had was when items were being stolen from<br>
> post boxes in Diamond Harbour, and when items ordered from Christchurch<br>
> take 8 days to turn up. I don't think either of those problems were to do<br>
> with NZ post. It is frustrating how long it takes for international parcels<br>
> to transit from Auckland to Lyttelton.<br>
><br>
> Richard Jones<br>
><br>
> On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 12:21 PM Volker Kuhlmann <<a href="mailto:list57@top.geek.nz" target="_blank">list57@top.geek.nz</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> On Mon 04 May 2020 10:38:33 NZST +1200, Andrew Errington wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> > Another package arrived today. This one was quite quick!<br>
>><br>
>> I haven't had any more luck.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Is anyone making use of NZPost's delivery status update notifications?<br>
>> I'm finding them seriously substandard. They keep them in the system for<br>
>> only 2 weeks, and they didn't give a hoot when I pointed out to them<br>
>> years ago that items from China generally take longer than that. At<br>
>> least they emailed a renewal link. These days they email after 2 weeks,<br>
>> but the link is a general link to the tracking number. And it's still<br>
>> showing "send status updates", of course one can't say what will<br>
>> actually happen so the only safe option is click on "stop status<br>
>> updates" (they send a STOPPED email), and "start". So they send a<br>
>> WATCHING<br>
>> email, and just to make sure, a third email "there's nothing new for the<br>
>> last 2 weeks we can tell you about". Bunch of idiots at NZPost (and<br>
>> it predates covid19 so no excuse there).<br>
>><br>
>> Volker<br>
>><br>
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