Sorry we missed you. Your item is...
in the garden waste bin.
Why?
Because we can't be arsed to visit any of your neighbours to leave it with them, we can't be arsed to find your "Safeplace" (the greenhouse) to leave it there, and we can't be arsed to put it back in the van to take to the collection office... all options as per proper procedure and as detailed on the card.
We also can't be arsed to fill in the "Something for you" card correctly.
What we can do, on your behalf, is break the rules regarding what HBBC say can and can't go in the garden (green waste) bin.
So how does this work when the intended recipients are away from home for a few days and someone else puts their bins out for collection? That someone else won't check what's in the bin, and won't have been "carded". The item wasn't bar-coded and so wasn't scanned before being "dumped", so its delivery wasn't recorded and there is no traceability.
This isn't the service that the customer has paid for.
Royal Mail, you need to step up to the plate rather than wander over to the bin.
And the best bit? I've been in and awake all morning, confined to barracks. I'd have heard if you'd been arsed to knock on the door.
THE SMALL(ish) PRINT... (updated 23/07/2016)
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