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O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by Sutton-Claret » Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:42 pm

Feel the need for a rant.

Yesterday I ordered a new keyboard and separate wireless mouse from Amazon Prime. They have both just arrived 5 mins apart via 2 separate DPD delivery vans. The keyboard, which is small and wireless, was packed in a box the size of a microwave. The mouse was also packed in a box the size of a microwave and both boxes were stuffed to the brim with paper.

I'm going to need a trip to the tip to get rid of all the packaging...... Could this be the most un-economical delivery ever ??
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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by FactualFrank » Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:48 pm

Whatever you do, don't order a microwave. They come in a box the size of a Ford Fiesta.
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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by elwaclaret » Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:53 pm

Sutton-Claret wrote:Feel the need for a rant.

Yesterday I ordered a new keyboard and separate wireless mouse from Amazon Prime. They have both just arrived 5 mins apart via 2 separate DPD delivery vans. The keyboard, which is small and wireless, was packed in a box the size of a microwave. The mouse was also packed in a box the size of a microwave and both boxes were stuffed to the brim with paper.

I'm going to need a trip to the tip to get rid of all the packaging...... Could this be the most un-economical delivery ever ??
Have you seen the way they are treated by the delivery drivers? Very much the lesser of two evils. As someone who has various couriers bringing stuff from all over the world, trust me they are the very best.

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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by Funkydrummer » Thu Jun 20, 2019 6:21 pm

FactualFrank wrote:Whatever you do, don't order a microwave. They come in a box the size of a Ford Fiesta.
I ordered a Ford Fiesta and they didn't even bother to box it up for me.
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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by FactualFrank » Thu Jun 20, 2019 6:26 pm

Funkydrummer wrote:I ordered a Ford Fiesta and they didn't even bother to box it up for me.
They will have done - you're just inside the box but don't realise it.
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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by whiffa » Thu Jun 20, 2019 7:20 pm

I mean they've probably come in different vans because they ship from different warehouses. I regularly order from suppliers who ship from different locations. Totally agree on the over-used packaging, but atleast it can be recycled and your items arrive safe and protected.

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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by Greenmile » Thu Jun 20, 2019 7:24 pm

Sutton-Claret wrote:Feel the need for a rant.

Yesterday I ordered a new keyboard and separate wireless mouse from Amazon Prime. They have both just arrived 5 mins apart via 2 separate DPD delivery vans. The keyboard, which is small and wireless, was packed in a box the size of a microwave. The mouse was also packed in a box the size of a microwave and both boxes were stuffed to the brim with paper.

I'm going to need a trip to the tip to get rid of all the packaging...... Could this be the most un-economical delivery ever ??
I believe Amazon boxes stuff up so it fits snugly into the van. This can often lead to receiving a box that is far too big for the item it contains. It’s economical for Amazon, and makes it more difficult for poor delivery drivers to damage your goods, even if it can be a bit of a pain for the customer. I’ve no idea why your two items weren’t delivered together though.

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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by theroyaldyche » Fri Jun 21, 2019 6:58 am

Same

A pack of 50 verbatim cdr discs came in a microwave size box

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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by duncandisorderly » Fri Jun 21, 2019 7:56 am

theroyaldyche wrote:Same

A pack of 50 verbatim cdr discs came in a microwave size box

What year was that?
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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by Hipper » Fri Jun 21, 2019 8:56 am

I ordered this - a connection for cables:

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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by Billy Balfour » Fri Jun 21, 2019 10:35 am

I couldn't give a toss as long as their deliveries arrive when promised and nothing is damaged.
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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by Bosscat » Fri Jun 21, 2019 10:58 am

Just wait ..... soon the sky will be full of Amazon delivery drones carring humungous cardboard boxes full off paper and your delivery.....
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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by JohnMac » Fri Jun 21, 2019 11:04 am

Drones delivering packages?

Don't order from the USA :shock:

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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by theroyaldyche » Fri Jun 21, 2019 11:14 am

duncandisorderly wrote:What year was that?
3 weeks ago
Needed some discs for an event recording for sale

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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by FactualFrank » Fri Jun 21, 2019 11:21 am

Bosscat wrote:Just wait ..... soon the sky will be full of Amazon delivery drones carring humungous cardboard boxes full off paper and your delivery.....
Only a matter of time before you're sunbathing in your garden, minding your own business when suddenly a washing machine flies over to be delivered down the road.
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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by Fretters » Fri Jun 21, 2019 11:22 am

Amazon usually combine Prime deliveries into the same box, even if they come from different warehouses so that's weird.

In terms of the box sizes, it's odd that they seem hell bent on destroying the very thing they're named after!

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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by Bosscat » Fri Jun 21, 2019 11:31 am

FactualFrank wrote:Only a matter of time before you're sunbathing in your garden, minding your own business when suddenly a washing machine flies over to be delivered down the road.
I still want to know how the bloody Drone will knock on your door and get a signature ????? Maybe thats one of the teething problems :lol:
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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by Sutton-Claret » Fri Jun 21, 2019 12:21 pm

FactualFrank wrote:Only a matter of time before you're sunbathing in your garden, minding your own business when suddenly a washing machine flies over to be delivered down the road.
Can't ever believe that will happen................................. sunbathing in your garden
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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by Hipper » Fri Jun 21, 2019 12:26 pm

They won't need it. It will be blasted by rocket through your letter box - or anything that looks like a letter box.

In fact I'm surprised they're bothering with drones and not just using a cruise missile.

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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by Croydon Claret » Fri Jun 21, 2019 6:44 pm

What happens if you order a drone but the drone delivering it is better then the one you just bought?

Moral dilemma :D

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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by mkmel » Fri Jun 21, 2019 6:49 pm

Bosscat wrote:Just wait ..... soon the sky will be full of Amazon delivery drones carring humungous cardboard boxes full off paper and your delivery.....
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Yes but are these drones capable of delivering a Ford Fiesta?

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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by mkmel » Fri Jun 21, 2019 6:51 pm

JohnMac wrote:Drones delivering packages?

Don't order from the USA :shock:
You're ok as long as you have no Iranian neighbours
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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by FactualFrank » Fri Jun 21, 2019 7:06 pm

mkmel wrote:Yes but are these drones capable of delivering a Ford Fiesta?
Not if it comes in a box.

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Re: O/T Amazon / DPD delivery

Post by Bosscat » Fri Jun 21, 2019 7:07 pm

mkmel wrote:Yes but are these drones capable of delivering a Ford Fiesta?
How many ford fiestas are bought through Amazon :roll:
Assuming you did..... it would be a bigger Drone :D

Unless it was one of these beauties....
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These are actual cardboard boxes :lol:

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