ding dong

[ramtops]

do I *look* like a home storage and delivery service?

so far this morning, we have had a chap knock on the door with a box containing wine from Virgin Wines - this for no 19. Why they can't do what we do, and support the local off-licence (which is very, very good) I have no idea.

we've also had ANC deliver a box for no 22 - no idea what's in it, but it's marked as fragile.

we are going out this evening, so I shall have to keep nipping (or popping) out to check when these people are home. And cardboard boxes in this house tend to get widdled on by cats, so these deliveries are currently in front of the freezer in the shed, meaning I can't get to it.

I've often thought that there might be some mileage in somebody starting a home collect service that worked in the evenings - delivery to a local depot, then the punter could go and pick stuff up. But I suppose there would be problems with credit card authorisation and stuff. If it were that good an idea, I guess someone would have done it.

in the meantime, could somebody move those boxes for me?

Comments

[easterbunny.livejournal.com]

The home delivery service is a perennial bee in my bonnet. I really like Figleaves, which will deliver directly to a local post office with no 50p pick-up fee - I wish more companies would do this.

(Incidentally, we use Virgin Wines - the customer service is very good, the prices are good enough that we're trying many more wines than when I stuck by my £4.99 grocery shelf limit, and they do great money-off deals.)

[captainblue.livejournal.com]

Happens all the time here too as we're usually at home.

It got to the point ages ago where I was on very friendly terms with the Next delivery lady thanks to Jayne next door ~:0)

[flickgc.livejournal.com]

There used to be one, at least in London: when Virgin Wines first started up, they used them. But I never managed to remember the name of it....