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Post by Westie on Apr 11, 2024 16:45:07 GMT
My missing model came today. I also found out why it had been delayed.
My postie (who’s a lovely guy but not always on the route) saw it in a pile of parcels parked awaiting an extra fee or being underpaid on postage. Royal Mail should’ve contacted me to tell me there was a charge required but they hadn’t bothered. It was sent 1st class recorded which isn’t tracked until delivery is attempted so I had no way of knowing.
The postie did me a good turn because he not only delivered, he also didn’t charge me. The seller probably should’ve checked the size dimensions but they really were being a bit anal in trying to charge more. It was Uber the weight limit, and below the max size in two dimensions. The third dimension was 1cm over.
The thing is, they are entitled to charge, but will it win them customers in today’s competitive market? It won’t do them any favours if they decide to charge, don’t provide tacking and then don’t tell anybody that a charge is due.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2024 17:12:22 GMT
This is one of the things that pisses me off, Post office should make up the shortfall for not charging correctly in the first place.
Bet your over the moon it arrived in the end
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2024 17:40:21 GMT
I bet there were unopened boxfulls of cassettes that went to landfill. Just like VHS, and Betamax. People just don’t see the future do they? Yeah what pisses me of is tw*t's that write on the cassette body, makes it even harder for me to pick them up |
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Post by Westie on Apr 11, 2024 18:07:42 GMT
Yeah, it’s my only Singapore Airlines model at 1:200 scale. It won’t be my last.
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Post by Westie on Apr 11, 2024 18:10:52 GMT
On the subject of Royal Mail not delivering every day, there’s a tacit acknowledgment of “temporary”:failures to maintain a 6 day service in some offices here: www.royalmail.com/service-updateWe aim to deliver to all addresses we have mail for, six days a week. In a small number of local offices, this may temporarily not be possible due to local issues such as high levels of sick absence, resourcing, or other local factors. In those cases, we will rotate deliveries to minimise the delay to individual customers. We also provide targeted support to those offices to address their challenges and restore our service to the high standard our customers would normally receive. We're sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. We will regularly update customers on the offices most impacted here: Bow DO (E3) Kitts Green DO (B33 and B34) Saxmundham DO (IP17) Ulverston DO (LA12) Wallingford DO (OX10 and OX49) Woodbridge DO (IP12 and IP13) |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2024 18:31:24 GMT
Ever tried tracking your parcel? None existent till its delivered that is not tracking
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Post by Westie on Apr 11, 2024 20:18:08 GMT
Ever tried tracking your parcel? None existent till its delivered that is not tracking That’s word form word what I said lol. It’s bloody stupid. |
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Post by Westie on Apr 11, 2024 20:27:55 GMT
One of the reasons I love collecting aircraft models is the scale and proportion. The typical Europe passenger flight will be on a Boeing 737 800/Max 8 or an airbus A320/ 320 Neo. All of them are near identical in size. Just look at how huge and majestic the best wide-bodied planes of today are in comparison. This pic is of a 737 Max 8 beside an Airbus A350 1000. The Boeing 777 900 is near identical in size, as is the 787/10.  But then you see an A380 and it all gets really huge. Just look at the size of the tail and wingspan! Bear in mind the A380 was meant to be followed by two increasingly bigger brethren, the A380 900 and A380 1000. They never got made, but if you imagine proportions of fuselage length to wingspan that matches the A350 1000; it would’ve been more like a “mothership” than an aeroplane. Covid was the final nail in the coffin of the A380, but lack of ambition by the main carriers was also a factor. Emirates bought 94 A380s and would’ve bought more of the bigger ones if others had ordered enough to make them viable for Airbus.  |
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Post by Westie on Apr 12, 2024 8:04:39 GMT
The Singapore Airlines is sat with the other 1:200 “heavies”. My narrow bodied 1:200 models and my remaining 1:400 scale models are elsewhere, on shelves.   From left to right Back row Air Canada 787-9. Qantas A380. Emirates A80. Westjet 787-9. Westjet 767-300 Front Row Singapore Airlines 777-214. United Airlines 787-10. Emirates 777-300 Emirates Expo Livery 777-300. British Airways A350-1000 |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2024 8:11:37 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2024 16:14:32 GMT
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Post by Westie on Apr 15, 2024 18:53:03 GMT
Were you the “finder”? I really hope you were. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2024 20:45:15 GMT
Were you the “finder”? I really hope you were. Yeah was me managed to knock him down to £45. Original all unused (NOS). Those Orange 'LNS' in Red case came out in 1975. Very rare old bulk stock turns up like this but its far cheaper. |
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Post by Westie on Apr 16, 2024 15:16:30 GMT
Bought a white pine 4 door wardrobe and some wallpaper. It’s a pretty cheap example but I will add to its solidity.
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