The Waiting Game
29 April 2006- I was promised by my phone company that a new phone will be delivered to me the next working day.
1 May 2006- A text message was sent to me which read that the phone has been despatched and would arrive the next working day.
2 May 2006- No news. I waited patiently.
3 May 2006- Another text message from the phone company. Phone would be delivered today. No news either. Patience running thin.
4 May 2006- I missed the delivery by 30 minutes. I was already in class when the courier company delivered the parcel. A 'Yellow card' greeted me when I arrived home from class. Redelivery the next day. I read the terms and conditions. I can choose for a standard redelivery or a premium delivery. For a standard redelivery, I can select the day of the delivery but the courier company chooses the time of delivery. Service is free of charge. For a premium delivery, I choose the day of delivery and whether it is a morning or afternoon delivery. Exact time is the choice of the courier company. It costs between a fiver and a tenner. I opted for the former since I'll be home the whole day the next day.
5 May 2006- I've been waiting since 8.30 this morning. It's 3pm now. The last delivery time is 6pm. I'm stuck in the shoebox. I can't take a looooong shower because the delivery man might ring the doorbell any minute, any time. I can't go to Sainsbury's to get some groceries because I might miss the delivery. Did I mention the standard redelivery is between Monday and Friday only? If I missed it today, I have to wait till Monday and again, stay in the shoebox between 0830 and 1800.
I officially hate this courier company. It's a sunny day outside and I wanna go out for a walk. Like that also cannot!
Frustrating.
I feel like an idiot now. arghhhhhhhhhhhh *pulls hair*
Update:
This is extremely horrible. Something must be so wrong with the feng shui of my place i tell you!!!! I called up my phone company to check on the delivery and the staff called up the courier company. The phone is on its way back to the phone company! @#$&*$%^&*(#$*(%*( They have to rearrange a delivery again AFTER they have received the phone. That means it will take about another week? Bloody hell! I am pissed off now!
Parceline and Royal Mail, I curse both of you!!!!
1 May 2006- A text message was sent to me which read that the phone has been despatched and would arrive the next working day.
2 May 2006- No news. I waited patiently.
3 May 2006- Another text message from the phone company. Phone would be delivered today. No news either. Patience running thin.
4 May 2006- I missed the delivery by 30 minutes. I was already in class when the courier company delivered the parcel. A 'Yellow card' greeted me when I arrived home from class. Redelivery the next day. I read the terms and conditions. I can choose for a standard redelivery or a premium delivery. For a standard redelivery, I can select the day of the delivery but the courier company chooses the time of delivery. Service is free of charge. For a premium delivery, I choose the day of delivery and whether it is a morning or afternoon delivery. Exact time is the choice of the courier company. It costs between a fiver and a tenner. I opted for the former since I'll be home the whole day the next day.
5 May 2006- I've been waiting since 8.30 this morning. It's 3pm now. The last delivery time is 6pm. I'm stuck in the shoebox. I can't take a looooong shower because the delivery man might ring the doorbell any minute, any time. I can't go to Sainsbury's to get some groceries because I might miss the delivery. Did I mention the standard redelivery is between Monday and Friday only? If I missed it today, I have to wait till Monday and again, stay in the shoebox between 0830 and 1800.
I officially hate this courier company. It's a sunny day outside and I wanna go out for a walk. Like that also cannot!
Frustrating.
I feel like an idiot now. arghhhhhhhhhhhh *pulls hair*
Update:
This is extremely horrible. Something must be so wrong with the feng shui of my place i tell you!!!! I called up my phone company to check on the delivery and the staff called up the courier company. The phone is on its way back to the phone company! @#$&*$%^&*(#$*(%*( They have to rearrange a delivery again AFTER they have received the phone. That means it will take about another week? Bloody hell! I am pissed off now!
Parceline and Royal Mail, I curse both of you!!!!
