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BIRD.... Aussie Post and my Barra Mounts.
« on: August 17, 2020, 02:46:38 PM »
Astrid rang me this morning, to say, the postie was at home with a package.

Yes Bird, our postie rings us, as we have a 70 metre long driveway.

Astrid rang me, and said, are you home..... NO, i'm in Gatton.
Tell her to leave the package on the back table.

Got home, no package, just a note in the letterbox to say, go the P.O. after 1:30.

I message Astrid, to tell her to go to the P.O. on the way home.
An hour later, I get a message the postie is here.

Walk out and sure enough, there she is with the parcel.
I started telling her about Bird's dilemma with Aussie post.

I didn't even say a name.... she just went.... not that prick Bird?

ha ha ha ha ha
Paid for the parts (Tuff Mounts for the Z car) late last Wednesday, South Aust. to rural Qld, here Monday by lunch time.

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Re: BIRD.... Aussie Post and my Barra Mounts.
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2020, 03:22:17 PM »
ha ha ha ha ha
Paid for the parts (Tuff Mounts for the Z car) late last Wednesday, South Aust. to rural Qld, here Monday by lunch time.

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Paid for a computer Tuesday afternoon to be sent from Brisbane to the GC, the seller used TNT express. It's still not here, I could have walked there and back, only in business hours, and still got it quicker. :(

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Re: BIRD.... Aussie Post and my Barra Mounts.
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2020, 03:25:47 PM »
Stil hasnt gone to sydney and back 50 times yet

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« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2020, 07:45:45 PM »
Yeh what’s the go with auspost at the moment pair of shoes online from stringer sports in Oakleigh vic to be delivered to Sandhurst vic about 25 mins down the road all was looking good Wednesday when the delivery date was Friday it all went pair shaped over the weekend when for some reason it’s been sent to Sydney talk about a complete waste of energy and time.


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« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2020, 08:07:13 PM »
Yup, item posted 15km away last Tuesday, still waiting for it...
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« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2020, 08:15:59 PM »
Yup, item posted 15km away last Tuesday, still waiting for it...
C'mon, be fair, they have to justify their prices, but yeah, their service is shyte. They certainly have never heard the old saying  " when the going gets tough, the tough get going"
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Re: BIRD.... Aussie Post and my Barra Mounts.
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2020, 09:32:17 PM »
Paid for a computer Tuesday afternoon to be sent from Brisbane to the GC, the seller used TNT express. It's still not here, I could have walked there and back, only in business hours, and still got it quicker. :(

Gave them a call this afternoon, after a while waiting on hold, spoke to someone, he said "I have to apologise, apparently they couldn't fit it in the truck so they left it on the dock" (this was for its trip from Bris to the GC.) Then the icing on the cake "do you know what it looks like"  ::)

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« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2020, 08:29:26 AM »
Paid for a computer Tuesday afternoon to be sent from Brisbane to the GC ... apparently they couldn't fit it in the truck

So what's the plans for the new PC, TA ???

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« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2020, 10:10:24 AM »
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Yeh what’s the go with auspost at the moment pair of shoes online from stringer sports in Oakleigh vic to be delivered to Sandhurst vic about 25 mins down the road all was looking good Wednesday when the delivery date was Friday it all went pair shaped over the weekend when for some reason it’s been sent to Sydney talk about a complete waste of energy and time.
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« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2020, 11:26:50 AM »
So what's the plans for the new PC, TA ???



Nothing special, just a Dell all in one, you can pick up the business-grade ones second hand for a pretty reasonable price, being business-grade they are pretty well made/specced. My current one lasted me 5 yrs before dieing so can't complain for $500ish

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« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2020, 05:21:01 PM »
just a Dell all in one

So the "can't fit it in the back of the truck" is a bit iffy ??? >:(
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« Reply #11 on: August 18, 2020, 06:53:16 PM »
Nothing special, just a Dell all in one, you can pick up the business-grade ones second hand for a pretty reasonable price, being business-grade they are pretty well made/specced. My current one lasted me 5 yrs before dieing so can't complain for $500ish
we run a few in the lab.. they arent bad machines, specially for the price... :)
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« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2020, 11:07:50 PM »
So the "can't fit it in the back of the truck" is a bit iffy ??? >:(

The impression I got was it was already full, but now using it for this post, so all is well that ends well.

we run a few in the lab.. they arent bad machines, specially for the price... :)

They suit me well, especially the price, my last one stll ha two years of the Dell care/warranty thing with it too, not that I needed it in that period.

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« Reply #13 on: August 19, 2020, 06:04:22 AM »
Yeh what’s the go with auspost at the moment pair of shoes online from stringer sports in Oakleigh vic to be delivered to Sandhurst vic about 25 mins down the road all was looking good Wednesday when the delivery date was Friday it all went pair shaped over the weekend when for some reason it’s been sent to Sydney talk about a complete waste of energy and time

Just guessing, staffing at the Melbourne facility has had to be cut due to Covid restrictions (people per sqm rule, and 2 of the workers tested positive last week which would have caused drama's internally with zoning and restricted movement of people between work tasks) so processing capacity is reduced and volumes have gone through the roof due to more people shopping on-line. Excess product has most likely had to be trucked to Sydney to be processed to try and clear the backlog.
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« Reply #14 on: August 19, 2020, 07:14:44 AM »
They suit me well, especially the price, my last one stll ha two years of the Dell care/warranty thing with it too, not that I needed it in that period.

have you got a link to where you got it from?

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« Reply #15 on: August 19, 2020, 07:48:57 AM »
now using it for this post, so all is well that ends well.

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« Reply #16 on: August 19, 2020, 09:22:14 AM »
have you got a link to where you got it from?

This was the one that I got, https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-Optiplex-24-7440-AIO-i5-6600-3-30Ghz-8Gb-Ram-256Gb-SSD-24-Full-HD-Win-10/192998932601?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

Like most refurb/used products, you are rolling the dice a little, but you can buy additional warranty if you want to, not sure what it actually covers though.
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« Reply #17 on: August 19, 2020, 09:45:43 AM »
This was the one that I got, https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-Optiplex-24-7440-AIO-i5-6600-3-30Ghz-8Gb-Ram-256Gb-SSD-24-Full-HD-Win-10/192998932601?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

Like most refurb/used products, you are rolling the dice a little, but you can buy additional warranty if you want to, not sure what it actually covers though.

i've bought refurbed before... my parent's PC is a ex-govt HP workstation from the same mob that you got yours from, by the looks... :)

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« Reply #18 on: August 19, 2020, 10:24:47 AM »
Just guessing, staffing at the Melbourne facility has had to be cut due to Covid restrictions (people per sqm rule, and 2 of the workers tested positive last week which would have caused drama's internally with zoning and restricted movement of people between work tasks) so processing capacity is reduced and volumes have gone through the roof due to more people shopping on-line. Excess product has most likely had to be trucked to Sydney to be processed to try and clear the backlog.

Yeah maybe but still a complete waste of energy time and resources in doing that. I bet its just a cock up Ive had nothing but issues with australia post over the last few years. My brother is in logistics / freight forwarding and he said that austpost and startrek are both basket cases when it comes to operations which is a suprise given how much of the market they run.

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« Reply #19 on: August 19, 2020, 11:46:02 AM »
Mine still hasnt moved... must be in isolation... deadly masks they are...
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« Reply #20 on: August 19, 2020, 12:11:31 PM »
he said that austpost and startrek are both basket cases when it comes to operations

he'd be right with that assesment
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« Reply #22 on: August 19, 2020, 07:56:02 PM »
I’ve never had a problem with AusPost
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« Reply #23 on: August 19, 2020, 10:47:39 PM »
I’ve never had a problem with AusPost
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« Reply #24 on: August 20, 2020, 05:03:37 AM »
I’ve never had a problem with AusPost

Same here.... I've posted stuff/parts/Shit all over the place. (Bris to Perth) never an issue.

Lots of stuff sent by post.... always prompt delivery.

The worse I ever had, was 7 days from the Sunny Coast to Tin Can Bay.
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