City link appear to have employed someone rather special who delivers in this area, he has frequently delivered things addressed to peoples houses to the work address and vice versa. I think he sees peoples names, knows where they work and fits where it will actually be delivered to make sure he finishes work by 1pm.
[Rant]GRR Citylink
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Soldato
my city link/rm deliveres are superb. know me by first name aswell 
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Hah, atleast some of you get the card. The majority of the time I don't get anything.
Soldato
Almost didn't get a package via Citylink the other day (took the day off work). I live at the end of a cul-de-sac so was actively keeping an eye out for the van. Mid morning ... hear the van so have a look out the front window ... yep it's Citylink ... think, great its my stuff!
Watch the bloke go to next door but one and try it (no response), trys next door (works nights so told him to go away (he doesn't get on with nextdoor but one anyway so wouldn't have taken it for them) ... bloke goes back to his van.
I think, **** it ... and go out to him ...."Do you have a package for No. ##?" "Yeah but I just tried there and there's no one in" "erm no actually you tried No. ##-2" "oh ... I'll just get it then"
This is despite all the houses having clear numbers (and my wheelie bin by the front door has it painted on too in large numbers)
Watch the bloke go to next door but one and try it (no response), trys next door (works nights so told him to go away (he doesn't get on with nextdoor but one anyway so wouldn't have taken it for them) ... bloke goes back to his van.
I think, **** it ... and go out to him ...."Do you have a package for No. ##?" "Yeah but I just tried there and there's no one in" "erm no actually you tried No. ##-2" "oh ... I'll just get it then"
This is despite all the houses having clear numbers (and my wheelie bin by the front door has it painted on too in large numbers)
Soldato
Where abouts in Nottingham are you?
Citylink are awful in my area. (Carlton)
Citylink are awful in my area. (Carlton)
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Ive been not to bad with citylink, think ive maybe used them three times, twice off her and delivered on time plenty of time for that to change over the next couple months though! heres hoping it doesnt 
plenty of time for that to change over the next couple months though! heres hoping it doesnt
Associate
I was given a 9-5 delivery slot the last time I ordered and it was citylinked. Had class from 9 to 10, come home at 10 to find a card for 9.55. RAGIN!
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the driver the does the rounds were i live is terrible but the one that deliver to my work address is spot on - nearly always there by 10am
Soldato
Where abouts in Nottingham are you?
Citylink are awful in my area. (Carlton)
Just north of Hyson Green. Wasn't the normal guy I get from them, he's great apart from turning up at 06:55 normally.
Just bumping this to vent.
City link supposedly came to my house and I wasn't in (I was) and according to their tracking site the driver had "carded" me, despite the lack of card through my letter box.
Not the first time this has happened too
City link supposedly came to my house and I wasn't in (I was) and according to their tracking site the driver had "carded" me, despite the lack of card through my letter box.
Not the first time this has happened too
Associate
What a sham!
Booked a day off work so i could take this delivery & build this pc, but it seems citylink are paid to deliver bits of card rather than actual packages
I am sat in the next room, and instead of a doorbell i hear my letterbox
Go to look and lo and behold is a citylink card, so i rush outside to see the van halfway down the street
Now i have to wait until 7 this evening to get the ******g package, and effectively wasted a day off work!
Not amused!
/rant over
Same thing has happened to me on a number of occasions. I always complain... they never care
Got to be honest.. I dont think i ever had a problem with any courier service around here. Everything is always delivered well.. I guess im jinxing myself now
Oh except ups who charged me loads plus import duty for some t shirts i bought from the states
Oh except ups who charged me loads plus import duty for some t shirts i bought from the states
Or even better stolen when someone notices the bump under the doormat.
its worse at my house they often leave packages in my binshed... we dont actually have a bin as we have caretakers who will move all the rubbish each week so they just throw watever on the pile of rubbish bags.
one day its going to happen on bin day and i will be furious
Associate
Barton Hill closed now is it ?
Where's the depot now then ?
Btw i have to drive from W-s-M, done this a couple of times so far. Always hated going to Barton Hill (dodgy area),
I must say i've only had a couple of probs over the years with City Link, on the whole they've been pretty good.
Soldato
It's a shame really, we voted on here a few years back whether to use City Link or Amtrak. For the majority of users Amtrak was awful, and City Link appeared to be the lesser of two evils.
I for one, voted for Amtrak as City Link are absolutely useless around here. It took them 3 weeks to deliver some parts from OcUK last year because they kept trying to deliver to the wrong address... aparently the postcode for my work address doesn't exist Sure, our entire street... the main street into town disappeared!
Thankfully after many calls to Taiwan and India talking to City Link, and one or two calls to Stoke-On-Trent to OcUK it all got sorted and OcUK even refunded my delivery which was nice.
However that's only 1 of a million plus problems I've had with Poopy Link.
It's one of the few reasons I can't class OcUK as a top etailer yet. If possibly I'd like an option to choose Amtrak or City Link on my order - It'll please both worlds then, those that have had issues with Amtrak choose City Link, those that have problems with Poopy Link choose Amtrak... problems solved!
But I doubt that would ever happen. It's not really OcUK's fault, and if you do get really bad problems with your delivery (like me having to wait 3 weeks) give OcUK a buzz and just let them know how poor it was. I was told that if I can get City Link to admit that City Link were at fault then my delivery would be refunded... low and behold I did, and my money came back into my account
I for one, voted for Amtrak as City Link are absolutely useless around here. It took them 3 weeks to deliver some parts from OcUK last year because they kept trying to deliver to the wrong address... aparently the postcode for my work address doesn't exist
Sure, our entire street... the main street into town disappeared! Thankfully after many calls to Taiwan and India talking to City Link, and one or two calls to Stoke-On-Trent to OcUK it all got sorted and OcUK even refunded my delivery which was nice.
However that's only 1 of a million plus problems I've had with Poopy Link.
It's one of the few reasons I can't class OcUK as a top etailer yet. If possibly I'd like an option to choose Amtrak or City Link on my order - It'll please both worlds then, those that have had issues with Amtrak choose City Link, those that have problems with Poopy Link choose Amtrak... problems solved!
But I doubt that would ever happen. It's not really OcUK's fault, and if you do get really bad problems with your delivery (like me having to wait 3 weeks) give OcUK a buzz and just let them know how poor it was. I was told that if I can get City Link to admit that City Link were at fault then my delivery would be refunded... low and behold I did, and my money came back into my account