A few days ago I blogged about a delivery problem I’d had. It wasn’t “run of the mill” and seemed to consist of a series of mistakes being made, none of which could be pinned on a specific part of the process failing. However, today, I’ve been contacted by one of their own delivery drivers, who will remain anonymous, to tell us why these issues occur – and it will surprise you!
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What happens when Amazon can’t deliver your parcel
We’ve all seen stories of what couriers do a in vain attempt to deliver a parcel but what actually happens when Amazon are unable to do so? I’ve experienced it this week and, it has to be said, it didn’t go very well.
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I Take It Back – Don’t buy from Game
A while ago I talked about how you should support your local high street games retailer and, in particular, Game. However, after a recent experience I’m taking that back.
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Bye bye BT
Right now an outage is on-going for many BT broadband customers across the UK. With many websites accessible, it may take days to resolve. It started last night, and coincided with a loss of their DNS server as well, but even 12 hours later they weren’t reporting any issues other than for a small number of places. The system status checker showed no issues in my area, even though I was talking with people on Twitter, living nearby, who had the same problems.
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Is it wrong to misrepresent an informal poll?
As well as my technical chops, I’m a bit of an amateur enthusiast when it comes to numbers and statistics. They can be a powerful weapon but equally used badly so I strongly believe in calling out when I see this happening, whether accidentally or otherwise. Recently I’ve had a bit of a Twitter argument with the Police. Or rather a specific Police Officer.