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"Saturday *IS* a business day!!!"

I ordered an item from an online store early on Wednesday of this week, which was in stock at the time I ordered.

No news of dispatch on Wednesday.

No news of dispatch on Thursday.

Late Friday (7:49pm), I get an e-mail - "Blah blah blah... your item has been dispatched... blah blah blah... Parcel Force... blah blah blah... 1-2 business days..."

In other words, I won't get it until Monday or, probably, Tuesday.

Now why the hell can't they deliver tomorrow? Oh, they can, but only at extra cost.

If I go into town tomorrow, every store will be open, doing business.

Surely, then, Saturday is a business day?

Royal Mail deliver on Saturdays at no extra cost. Why can't courier services?

And these days, you could probably say the same about Sunday too.

The way people shop is changing rapidly, and with websites being available 24/7, I think it's about time the various postal services caught up. We need services that deliver 7 days a week.

You'd have thought someone would have caught on to the fact that there's a hole in the courier market just begging to be filled.

Pyon wrote:
> Because Sr are pond - dwelling scum?

What has this got to do with SR?

phi11ip wrote:
> I got my 3000 water bombs in the post today!
>
> Yay!

*worries*

If you're gonna order something through the post, order it on Monday or Tuesday, then at least it'll arrive in the same week, and the weekend won't extend the waiting.

I got my 3000 water bombs in the post today!

Yay!

I hate waiting, that's the problem with Mail order.

I should have got Red Faction 2 and Splinter Cell in the post yesterday, now i've gotta wait till early next week to get them.

The whole of the City basically stops at the weekend.

People go out on Saturdays and Sundays, they play sport and socialise.

Everyone I know who has a 9-5 job in the city stops at the weekend.

It's not really what we can buy that is the problem, it's receiving it. I mean in my case, a DVD player with 24 hour availability should ship within 24 hours, non ? Instead, it still sits, three days later, on "dispatching soon". Yet a company half way around the world from the UK, can send a CD here, in that time.

You should think yourself lucky that in this day and age you can buy pretty much anything via the web or catalogues. Don't whine so much, does two days really matter?!

What if you live in a crap town where you can't but most gaming/DVD/anything decent related things ?

I think the point is that online shopping in the UK is hit and miss because we're still tied to the notion that there are five working days a week, whereas elsewhere in the world it's seven, hence better service online and faster delivery.

If you're worried about getting it ASAP, go into town and buy it (as "all the shops are open"). If you want to save money, order on-line and be prepared to wait a few days.