I really hate waiting for parcels from Royal Mail. They text me over the weekend to say my parcel was due today between 8:50 - 12:50.
It is now nearly 6pm and no sign of the parcel. Their tracking just says it is "In transit" on its way to me.
I had given up, but then saw a Royal Mail van delivering parcels on the opposite side of the green just after 5pm. I need to go out now, and still no idea what is going on. #stress
It's now 8.30 so this parcel isn't coming today. Their tracking is incredibly ambiguous - it's still "In transit" but they suggest delivery times. Also why are there no updates since leaving the International Logistics Centre on Saturday?
It has happily made its way all the way from China without any problems, until they gave it to Royal Mail.
Guess tomorrow will involve more waiting and wondering
Update on my parcel - that's the one Royal Mail told me they were delivering on Monday.
They have now decided it does exist once more, and after three and a half days it has now completed the ~2.5 hour journey from near Heathrow to one of the big Midlands mail centres.
Of course it has sat there all day & not been transferred to my local mail distribution place. At this rate it will have taken as long to get from China to the UK as Royal Mail are taking to transport it the final few miles.
Hurrah, my parcel has arrived (despite the Royal Mail tracking system having no idea that it ever left the Midlands Mail centre).
Even better news, it contains my latest batch of #tea from #white2tea - mainly raw Puerh, but a couple of the latest green harvest, some oolongs, and a ripe and white hidden in there too. @tea