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I posted 2 mothers day cards on Wednesday 2nd class post thinking they would both arrive Friday. One had to travel just 30 miles from Grimsby to Mablethorpe both in Lincolnshire. The other had to travel from Grimsby to Plymouth in Devon. My mum who lives on her own in Mablethorpe never got hers but MiL who lives in Devon and had a visit from 2 grown up children and 5 grand children got hers. She has 6 kids so would be getting phone calls all day along with cards and flowers but my mum only has me and my brother who lives down in Kent. She got a card from him and that was it. I told her I definately sent it but the day is gone now. Luckily I am on holiday from work this week so hopefully the weather will allow me to get my moped out and visit her today. But what a bummer!!!!

It would appear postal services everywhere leave a lot to be desired. I am currently in China and have had parcels and mail send to me from family there in the UK sent last year and they still haven't got here. I've also had parcels sent from family in Aus lats year and this year, I'm still waiting, they should have been here months ago. Some have photo's etc in them so I'm rather bummed myself. I hope my Tax claim arrived at the inland revinue office or I don't know what I'll do. Gypsy Joe hating and not trusting the post anywhere

I do hope to visit her today but how come one goes all the way to Plymoth and the other one has disappeared.? The day has gone now so its really not worth much even if delivered today.

I sent two parcels one day to my kids. The one for Aus arrived 3 days later and the one for Newcastle???? over 2 weeks!

Well I feel lousy now and it is rainy, nose is runny and I feel tired cos I was up so early so just phoned my mum to say i am not coming today as I do have lots to do, shopping wise and not on the net so will have to see what tomorrow brings.

Hi Gloryer I'm not to pleased with them at the moment - my mil sent my son a birthdy card first class on wed 15th March (in time for 17th) with money in unfortunately still hasn't arrived hmmmmmmmmm!! Kaz :o)

My wife has been told that even first class can not be guarenteed delivery within seven days. Fred.

I couldnt believe my post office last week, we had a delivery before 08.00am and then another at 09.30. well, thats unheard of, thought maybe a relief postie had taken the day befores post home and delivered next day really early, but no, post office clerk says they had a lot of post that day and the first lot was ready early so they delivered two lots. bet that wont happen again in the near future. we sometimes wait till 3.30pm for a first delivery. jean

sent 3 postcards from Madagasca to UK all posted together, only 1 arrived. Postcards from Sri Lanka to UK cost me the equivalent of about 12p each, and they all arrived in a reasonable time. Cards from Bangkok took 1 week. Sometimes I wonder why in UK we have 1st & 2nd post, either can be delivered quick or slow !!

I sent some postcards home from a school holiday in Germany when I was 12. I am now 42 and we are still waiting for them 30 years later. Dianne xx

Agree with the main thrust of the thread. People get fed up with us oldies living in the past, but many many things were so much better, e.g The post office; highways departments; Police. The list is endless. How come we can,t have the best of the old with the best of the new? Happy days

Same thing happened to me. OH mum never got hers and she lives in Croydon not too far from me, and S/mum got hers and she lives in Lancashire Julie

I sent a cheque with card for niece`s 21st , posted with other letters (which did arrive)-it didn`t arrive , was compensated for card but told should have got a proof of purchase -sometimes difficult when so few PO around nowadays.Luckily bank cancelled cheque with no charge Ros

Can you imagine getting proof of posting for every item of post you send ? !!!!!!!!!!!!! and we all did the same.............the queues............... what would the PO think?

Don't worry - Jan (the quiet one) is sorting them out tomorrow. A neighbour just found a wet muddy wedding acceptance addressed to us in her garden. God help them !! Rick.

I went to the post office today and filled in a claim form. No proof of posting so my word against theirs. I did put value of card as £2 but its not the value I am worried about its the fact that my mum never got her mothers day card when she is nearly 79 and lives alone she looks forward to getting her post. Phoned her tonight and still no sign of it.

COR bet Jan won't be very quiet!!! Our postie is great but has told us to never put anything of value in a card as they are some theiving B*****rs at the sorting office and any thign that look like a card that may contain money they open it.....and thats from someon who works there!!! Please notice I said some are thiefs NOT all.

Exactly Gloryer - it's what it does to the person who doesn't get it that's so hard to value. My mum would have been gutted not to receive a card. Hope you get somewhere with your claim. Rick.

Never never put money in cards or letters. Our local postoffice has had problems with postmen taking money and lots of post has been found in one chap's loft as he couldn't be bothered to deliver it. Years ago my Post Office savings book didn't come back to me and I had to get another, it was found 6 months later with a lot of other post to me and others, dumped in a field! I have had so many problems with Royal Mail that I always say if there was another way to have mail delivered I would use it. They are useless. I would be upset if I had sent a card and it hadn't arrived for something as important as Mother's Day.

Most if the time i have no problems with the Post. I have around thirty odd penpals who i write to regularly and most of my mail and small parcels seem to get there or here in one piece. Though i am begining to wonder how many friendships i've lost because the letter never got there and the person thought i'd stopped writing. I do remember Royal mail saying they lost around 14 million letters last year. My gran on the other hand has had a really bad time with the PO. She sent a parcel to my great aunt in Austrailia back in September containing christmas presents for some of my great aunts grand kids. She usually send a few parcels in the months leading up to december so that she doesnt have to find the money to pay for them all at once. It cost her £38 to send it. Now as i've said she sent it in September. Two weeks ago she received it back! It had been all the way to Austrailia and back because they say my gran hadnt paid enough postage on it. £38!!!!! And it was weighed and everything at a Post office - how can they say she didnt pay enough? So my grans had a go at them and my great aunt is going to have a go at the people on her side cause as she said - if they had mentioned to her that they had a parcel for her that needed an extra however much money paid on it she would have paid it. Its just ruddy ridiculous Mhairi