Secret Farnell employee - stand up and declare yourself !

Arfa Daily · 2010-07-21T00:50:31+00:00

Following on from last week's discussions about how companies ship their orders, I have today ordered another quantity of small parts from Farnell, and once again, like last week, they are coming by Royal Mail rather than UPS. Have we got a lurker on here, who works for them, and has actually taken some notice of what was being said about choosing the most appropriate packaging and shipper for each order ?Just as an amusing side on the same subject, I have just ordered an item direct from China. The email that I got from them today regarding shipping, has a lovely charm springing directly from its author's limited command of the English language. Here it is to cheer up everyone's day ... :-)Your product was sent to shipping agent to make line in customs to go out of china.Your tracking number is **************Remember this product make customs in your countrybefore getting into your hands, and the time in that procedure is unknown by me.And my calculations are based on experience before with other customers.and you can track in in about 2 to 3 business days.The package will be in your hands in 6 to 10 business days after the product is out of china.NOTE: PLEASE REMEMBER WE SHIP BUT YOU NEED TO TRACK AND MAKE SURE INSIDE YOUR COUNTRYTHE PACKAGE DO NOT GET DELAYS OR IS SENT BACK TO US, ANY RESHIPPING COST IS ASSUMED BY THE CUSTOMERThank you so muchSweet, eh ? Reminds me of one many years ago when I had to install an early 12v Jap transistor PA amp onto a Rotary Club Float for the local carnival parade. In the instruction book was a totally random sort of 'cartoon' drawing of an American - style cop on a Harley. Underneath, the caption read "Policemen on white motorcycles use our equipment" ...Arfa

Jul 21, 2010 62 Replies

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Man at B&Q 15 years ago

Received a package from Farnell yesterday (ordered the day before) that I thought would come by RM, but was "UPS Saver". Paperwork inside says it was shipped from their Liege warehouse!

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Arfa Daily 15 years ago

Oh, but it gets worse than that ! Quite often, an order will be split between Leeds and Belgium, and although the stuff from Belgium does tend to arrive (at some indeterminate at UPS's discretion time) the next day, sometimes, the two bits of your order can be a couple of days apart ...

Arfa

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geoff 15 years ago

What a waste - my wife could have brought it back with her

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