Royal Mail problems

I was working in the front room today when I heard the letterbox go. When I went to check there was a screwed up parcel delivery card, saying I had been out and need to pick up the parcel myself. There had been no attempt to knock or ring the doorbell.

Then I realised that this was a part needed for my plumber to repair the toilet this evening, which had been sent 'tracked' in order that it arrived in time. So now not only do I have to drive to Tufnell Park tomorrow to get it, but have to cancel the plumber put up with a non-working toilet until next week.

A neighbour had the same thing happen yesterday, so whether it is a rogue local delivery person, or general practice I don't know. I don't care how under pressure they are - this is not remotely a working service.

As well as this, I have recently been getting letters including Christmas cards bent in half to shove them through the slot - I asked the postman yesterday not to do it, but today it happened again.