Covid 19 -

[Crazy Dazz]

I am really getting sick of everyone blaming everything on Covid
especially in Perth.
Order some food, and first thing you get is some big son & dance about how delivery may be delayed due to covid?
How?
Is the food cooking slower? Are their drivers having to go into quarantine?

And WTF is Australia Post's excuse? 8 months in and they are still blaming everything on covid.
I'm not talking about Melbourne, where people may be legitimately sick or unable to work due to lockdown.
Sure a lot more people are buying stuff online, but they've had over half a year to adapt.

I buy most of my automotive requirements from my local Autopro. I walk in, they serve me, I leave.
No BS about covid causing delays.

[T3rminator]

Originally Posted by Crazy Dazz

And WTF is Australia Post's excuse? 8 months in and they are still blaming everything on covid.

Did Auspost have to reduce their workforce in other states? I heard that they may have had to reduce numbers, and also change the roster, so that if if there is an outbreak in one facility, it can be contained to a fewer staff as possible. This might mean routing packages in a non efficient way, to meet rosters, impacting delivery times.
The weird thing is, it takes ages for my packages to get from QLD or NSW to Vic. But once it is in Vic, it arrives at my door usually within a day!

[PHANTMXR6]

I'm in Darwin and received a note in my mailbox yesterday from Auspost stating they are reducing their deliveries to every 2nd day instead of daily now, citing Covid reasons.

Can't work out why as our state has been Covid free for weeks.

[prydey]

Originally Posted by PHANTMXR6

I'm in Darwin and received a note in my mailbox yesterday from Auspost stating they are reducing their deliveries to every 2nd day instead of daily now, citing Covid reasons.

Can't work out why as our state has been Covid free for weeks.

We received the same flyer except it wasn't deliveries, it was letters. Letters will be every second day until June 2021 so they can focus more on quicker parcel delivery. That's what our flyer said anyway.

[Tassie f100]

Originally Posted by prydey

We received the same flyer except it wasn't deliveries, it was letters. Letters will be every second day until June 2021 so they can focus more on quicker parcel delivery. That's what our flyer said anyway.

Pretty sure Austpost floated the idea a couple of years ago where mail deliveries would be cut back,but if you wanted to,pay they would deliver every day.Really with the amount of mail that gets delivered rather than electronically it wouldn’t matter to most of us if there were only 2 deliveries per week

[xxx000]

Originally Posted by Crazy Dazz

I am really getting sick of everyone blaming everything on Covid
especially in Perth.
Order some food, and first thing you get is some big son & dance about how delivery may be delayed due to covid?
How?
Is the food cooking slower? Are their drivers having to go into quarantine?

And WTF is Australia Post's excuse? 8 months in and they are still blaming everything on covid.
I'm not talking about Melbourne, where people may be legitimately sick or unable to work due to lockdown.
Sure a lot more people are buying stuff online, but they've had over half a year to adapt.

I buy most of my automotive requirements from my local Autopro. I walk in, they serve me, I leave.
No BS about covid causing delays.

Originally Posted by Venomous1

tell me about it 6 months later and most of its done will upload more as I go.

I'd hazard a guess that delivery orders numbers are through the roof but everyone still expects theirs quickly.
Kitchens are the same size and staff are working hard including the huge number of delivery riders but it still results in longer wait times.

[Sprintey]

Add an extra week from the city to here in the regions of the State of Disaster.
It is what it is.
Silliest one was ordering in Geelong, it went up to Melbourne first, then back down to Geelong area. The parcel must have thrived on danger.

[Crazy Dazz]

Originally Posted by xxx000

Kitchens are the same size and staff are working hard including the huge number of delivery riders but it still results in longer wait times.

My complaint is organisations unjustifiably blaming everything on covid.

We have had an ongoing issue with Ubereats, to the point that we nolonger use it. When you order something, they then offer free delivery to anyone in your area for certain period of time. That's bad enough, but we live in Wanneroo near the lake. As the crow-flies, we're very close to Joondalup which apparently is all their system works on. Unfortunately there is a ****ing great swamp in the way. So I get a message saying "Sandeep is making a delivery on the way" then sit and watch as he drives my food to Joondalup, and then takes another half an hour to drive back around the lake.
But when I try and complain about this flaw, they blame the delay on Covid

I wanted to get a cheap battery from Repco whilst they still had them on special. So even though my local Repco was closed I was able to place the order online and opt for the $5 delivery charge. Every freakin time I contacted Repco, they told me that delays were due to Covid!?! Why? How?
Finally, on about the 3rd call, they figured out that because my local had been closed, the system had diverted my order to another store
So I got put through to them, and they said they were waiting for me to come and collect the order (even though I paid for delivery.)

Finally got it delivered, and they sent me the wrong ****ing battery.
Apparently Covid is to blame for stupidity too!

[Rallye Sport]

Originally Posted by Crazy Dazz

My complaint is organisations unjustifiably blaming everything on covid.

We have had an ongoing issue with Ubereats, to the point that we nolonger use it. When you order something, they then offer free delivery to anyone in your area for certain period of time. That's bad enough, but we live in Wanneroo near the lake. As the crow-flies, we're very close to Joondalup which apparently is all their system works on. Unfortunately there is a ****ing great swamp in the way. So I get a message saying "Sandeep is making a delivery on the way" then sit and watch as he drives my food to Joondalup, and then takes another half an hour to drive back around the lake.
But when I try and complain about this flaw, they blame the delay on Covid

I wanted to get a cheap battery from Repco whilst they still had them on special. So even though my local Repco was closed I was able to place the order online and opt for the $5 delivery charge. Every freakin time I contacted Repco, they told me that delays were due to Covid!?! Why? How?
Finally, on about the 3rd call, they figured out that because my local had been closed, the system had diverted my order to another store
So I got put through to them, and they said they were waiting for me to come and collect the order (even though I paid for delivery.)

Finally got it delivered, and they sent me the wrong ****ing battery.
Apparently Covid is to blame for stupidity too!

They've been talking about building a bridge over the lake for years

I lived there for many years, plenty of places to get parts and food, hop on your bike and support local maybe? we're not under lockdown. Or head over the lake and join us on the beach side?

[Crazy Dazz]

Originally Posted by Rallye Sport

They've been talking about building a bridge over the lake for years:

CoW will happily build the bridge...
Right after you thieving bastards give us back our Library, Council Building, Train Station, Football Stadium, Basketball Arena and the WANNEROO Wolves.
(Plus the millions in rates you made off with)

Originally Posted by Rallye Sport

plenty of places to get parts

I grab most of my parts from the local Autopro. Or my local Repco in Wangara.

And yes, for most intents and purposes, there is no covid in WA. Sometimes its good to separated from the rest of the world by thousands of miles of ocean and desert.
I'm just waiting for Magoo to announce that he's building a wall.

[marty351]

Originally Posted by Crazy Dazz

My complaint is organisations unjustifiably blaming everything on covid.

We have had an ongoing issue with Ubereats, to the point that we nolonger use it. When you order something, they then offer free delivery to anyone in your area for certain period of time. That's bad enough, but we live in Wanneroo near the lake. As the crow-flies, we're very close to Joondalup which apparently is all their system works on. Unfortunately there is a ****ing great swamp in the way. So I get a message saying "Sandeep is making a delivery on the way" then sit and watch as he drives my food to Joondalup, and then takes another half an hour to drive back around the lake.
But when I try and complain about this flaw, they blame the delay on Covid

I wanted to get a cheap battery from Repco whilst they still had them on special. So even though my local Repco was closed I was able to place the order online and opt for the $5 delivery charge. Every freakin time I contacted Repco, they told me that delays were due to Covid!?! Why? How?
Finally, on about the 3rd call, they figured out that because my local had been closed, the system had diverted my order to another store
So I got put through to them, and they said they were waiting for me to come and collect the order (even though I paid for delivery.)

Finally got it delivered, and they sent me the wrong ****ing battery.
Apparently Covid is to blame for stupidity too!

With regards to food delivery services, don't ever use them. Got to product review and look at the ratings these services get, then read some of tbe reviews.
As far as I'm concerned, there is a racket going on between the deliverers stealing food and then either eating it themselves (I've seen this happen in front of where I live), on-selling or giving it to family or friends, and the companies themselves, holding customers to account for their mistakes, structuring payment, refund and enquiries/complaints to nowhere.
DO NOT USE THEM.

If the restaurant doesn't have an in-house delivery service, get the food yourself.