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By Tunster
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neilt0 wrote:
Tunster wrote:
Topher wrote:Why would a Macbook be immune from the physical accidental damage that this laptop has suffered...?


AppleCare > Take it into shop > New laptop > Data transferred > Walk out happy & no courier to worry about :D

AppleCare does not cover physical damage. It's not insurance.

Ahhh shite. Knew I'd stitch myself up. Fair play. There's AppleCare+ in the states that does on certain stuff, but I guess you'd be relying on crappy couriers if claiming on house insurance.
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By MK Chris
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chrysostom wrote:I had a very old school care clan from the Tech Guys (PC World) which is now 'Whatever Happens'

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/care-plans ... rcial.html

It's the best insurance in the world. They cover you for anything & everything - and will fix it, no matter how difficult. It's saved me buying a new laptop.

I have no issues with the actual fixing action (yet - I may have when I actually get to see the * thing), it's the sending back that's proving to be an arsehole.
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By James H
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chrysostom wrote:Couriers that don't phone are the worst. I've just given up on several low cost eBay purchases because of them.

DPD have impressed me recently, I get an email on the day of delivery with a 1 hour timeslot for their arrival. You can also click a link in the email to change the date.
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By Nicola_Red
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Twice recently different courier firms have taken an item of mine back to the depot. This despite the fact that my building has a 24hr concierge who takes all parcels and is happy to sign for them and take responsibility for them. One of the items was the scrapbook that became the Moyles tribute book, which almost gave me a heart attack.
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By MK Chris
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James H wrote:
chrysostom wrote:Couriers that don't phone are the worst. I've just given up on several low cost eBay purchases because of them.

DPD have impressed me recently, I get an email on the day of delivery with a 1 hour timeslot for their arrival. You can also click a link in the email to change the date.

Yes this is true and that is an impressive service (a text in my case and you can respond to the text to change the date) - but the non-delivery is just a pile of shit.
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By a-moron
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Has anyone tried clicking on the links in my signature.

Thought someone might have tried by now :(
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By dimtimjim
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Ha!! I have looked at those with a suspicious eye, and had I been at home, I'd have clicky'd in a heartbeat... being at work I took the wuss way out and didn't!

The mind boggles!
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By dimtimjim
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Took a brave pill...!

Thats great/ming in equal measure!
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By Johnny 1989
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Topher wrote:Comet and their * of a delivery company, DPD - I sent Cat's laptop back to be fixed, they have apparently fixed it and sent it back. It should have been delivered to my work address, but they attempted instead to deliver it to my home address. They attempted to redeliver yesterday to my work address, but when the driver couldn't find the address, the * dunce turned round and went back, rather than ringing me to find out where it is. I only found this out at 5.40 yesterday, about 10 minutes after DPD closed, so Comet had no way of contacting them this morning. This morning, I asked them to ensure it was delivered today, to which the answer was "we will try, but we are not DPD, we can only request it" (err - who is the customer?! They have * up twice already).

Fast forward from this morning to just now, when I rang to chase the situation and the conversation goes like this:

Him: "I've spoken to my colleague Phil, who you spoke to this morning and he emailed them and is waiting for an answer back."
Me: "Can you chase it please?"
Him: "That's what I've just done by speaking to my colleague."
Me: "No, please can you chase the courier company."
Him: "No, I'm afraid we need to wait for the message back from them to see what the information is."
Me: "What if there is no message back?"
Him: "Well there should be."
Me: "So there's no way of chasing your supplier for information that you've requested?"
Him: "I'm afraid not, no."

BASTARDS!


Ah they sound like the Useless Parcel Service (aka UPS), our firm deals with them and they're * useless.

The other week we wanted kit to go to a customer of ours, they got it to that company but to a location 30 miles away, we called them and asked them where it was and they apologised and said they would get it to the correct address.

However the correct address had closed for the day so we asked them to direct it to our address the next day at 10:30 (as per the original delivery), they said they couldn't guarantee a 10:30 delivery but would get it the next day, it ended up turning up 5 days later as the tosser of a driver picked it up and just dumped it back at the depo because he couldn't be asked to divert it.

Most 10:30 am deliveries turn up at midday and they can't call up the drivers as theyre all freelance and don't have company mobiles.

UPS, consider it NOT done :evil:
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By a-moron
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dimtimjim wrote:Took a brave pill...!

Thats great/ming in equal measure!


Glad you eventually clicked it. Ya big gay bear.

Keep an eye on it. It may change from time to time...

Or it might not.
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By a-moron
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You annoyed with me today Mr Harris?
There is nothing offensive on the links, well certainly no more than you would find on here.
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By dimtimjim
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Being brought up to speed on a certain matter in 'laugh/smile' thread...
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By The Deadly
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Do we need Jeff Goldblum again? He defuses tension.

Actually thinking about it I'd like to see a photo of Michael Schumacher looking very pleased with himself.
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