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1、Readers'parceldeliverynightmaresContinuereadingthemainstoryIntoday'sMagazine·IsChariotsofFireagoodrunningtrack?·ThegreatOlympicssponsorshipbandwagon·Quizoftheweek'snews·TheMonitorReaderssentinhundredsofemailsinresponsetolastweek'spieceabouttheparceldeliveryconundrum.Here,theysharetheirstoriesofp

2、arceldeliveriesgonewrong,andsuggestionsforsolutionstotheproblem.IreceivedacardthroughthedoorsayingtheparcelIhadbeenexpectingwasinmybluerecyclingbininthebacklaneway.IncompletehorrorIranthroughthehouse,outofthebackdoor,intothelaneandopenedthebinlid.SureenoughasIhadexpectedthebinhadbeenemptiedthatm

3、orningwithallmyrecyclingmaterialsinitandalsomyparcel.Ihonestlycouldn'tbelievesomeonecouldbesostupidastoputitinabininthelaneway.Thereasonitwasinthelanewayandnotmygardenwasbecauseitwasemptyingday.AfteraninvestigationbythecourierandthesupplierIreceivedafullrefund.VictoriaGraham,Glengormley,CoAntrim

4、Recyclingbins.Notletter-boxesatall,infactIorderedsomeflowersforafriend,andthecouriercouldn'tgetpastthehighgatesatthedrivewaysotheythrewtheflowers-whichwereinabox-overthewall.Shefoundthemadaylatersoggyandrottenfromtherain.Paul,NottinghamWhenIlivedinabigcityadeliverersimplygavemyparceltoarandompas

5、serbyinthestreetwhosaidthathewasmyneighbourandalwaystookdeliveryofmyparcels.AnothertimeIhadtemporarymailredirectioninplaceforalimitedperiodofthreemonthswhileIwasaway.OnmyreturnandtheendoftheredirectionperiodInoticedacompletelackofmail.Soonafterwardsfriendsandfamilytoldmethatletterstheyhadsenttom

6、ehadbeenreturnedas"undeliverable".Itturnsoutthatratherthansimplyendingthetemporaryredirectionsomeclever-clogshaddecidedthatIdidn'tliveattheaddressanymore.AsaresultofthisImissedseverallettersfrommylandlordandactuallyhadmytenancyterminated.Anna,UKMyparcelwas"deliveredtoagate-post".Aftercontactingt

7、hesellertheirrecordsshowedthattheparcelhadbeendeliveredandthedeliverycompanyactuallyadmittedthattheylefttheparcelatmygate(whichisonamainroad).Iwasinsidethehousewaitingforthedelivery.Thesellerreadilysentoutanother,duplicateor