Ebay/Argos

[devonwoody]

Anyone got the gen? If items are coming from the USA and are to be collected from Argos what will happen about that Royal Mail rip off with their collection of tax charge is levied?

 

[marcros]

I think it will just be a simple courier drop off service. Instead of your delivery address it will be delivered to argos. Uk stuff only and probably of less usefulness than it first sounds. Like collect+ into local shops.

 

[devonwoody]

I think it will just be a simple courier drop off service. Instead of your delivery address it will be delivered to argos. Uk stuff only and probably of less usefulness than it first sounds. Like collect+ into local shops.

Yeah I think you are correct, but not by the RM so perhaps no vat tax collection charge like the good old days?

 

[marcros]

I don't think it will work for international deliveries. I haven't seen the details but it will likely be one of the big couriers just selling you a parcel service on the basis of convenience for the receiver and a single drop off point for the courier. On paper, win win.

I am sure that I have seen something about amazon looking at using railway stations as a delivery point.

 

[RogerP]

Doesn't interest me at all.as the nearest Argos is a 20 minute drive plus parking charges as their own car park is always full.

Delivery to my door is the only way for me.

 

[marcros]

it doesnt interest me either- too far away to be useful. For most things I am starting to quite like myhermes, as long as they are packed comprehensively. We have the same person delivering them and she knows where to leave them now, I saw her for the first time a few weeks ago, and had a few seconds chatting. For anything higher value and bigger than the letterbox, I will just take pot luck of somebody being in, have it delivered to work, or collect it from the courier/sorting office. Most parcels I have are bits and bobs or ebay purchases and only a few quid in value.

 

[NickWelford]

Even waitrose is piloting a service where your grocery order is dropped at a station or other central point. Pin coded lockers. Good idea.

 

[marcros]

do you have to pay for the waitrose train station service?

we have pretty much moved fully to the tesco (traditional) delivery service. It costs a pound, we get a decent choice of delivery slots, although not the "premium" ones, but it suits really well. It takes me about half an hour the night or two before, whilst watching tv and saves an hour and the petrol cost of going to get it. Having to go and collect from the local station would defeat the purpose somewhat for me, and it would still need carrying from the car with the "help" of a toddler!! I have confidence in the quality of the goods delivered, and if anything is missing, or less than perfect, they have absolutely no issue with crediting the value back. It does help if I put it all away, having ordered it because I can remember what was ordered and if something is missing. Saves checking the receipt line by line.

I have to admit, this delivering to a central location seems to be a new idea. It also seems so obvious I wonder, looking back, why somebody didnt come up with it years ago.

 

[carlb40]

I don't see the point of this buy from ebay sellers and collect from argos. Most items are done via RM 1st class. Done via argos takes days and then costs you in fuel/time to collect it.

 

[RogerP]

it doesnt interest me either- too far away to be useful. For most things I am starting to quite like myhermes, as long as they are packed comprehensively. We have the same person delivering them and she knows where to leave them now, I saw her for the first time a few weeks ago, and had a few seconds chatting. For anything higher value and bigger than the letterbox, I will just take pot luck of somebody being in, have it delivered to work, or collect it from the courier/sorting office. Most parcels I have are bits and bobs or ebay purchases and only a few quid in value.

Same here with MyHermes - and it always arrives on the day expected. With Amazon stuff it's usually delivered in the evening by the same lady in, what I'd guess, is her own car. Some sort of Amazon local delivery arrangement I suppose.

As far as supermarkets go, well we hardly use them. Wife does a weekly tour round a selection of traditional shops. Butcher, baker, candlestick-maker etc.

 

[RogerP]

I don't see the point of this buy from ebay sellers and collect from argos. Most items are done via RM 1st class. Done via argos takes days and then costs you in fuel/time to collect it.

My thoughts too.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Lockers in a station? I'd like to see that.

 

[NickWelford]

Waitrose deliveries are free for over £60 purchase. Any time slot. Branded goods are price matched with tesco.

 

[paulm]

I think it's targeted largely at those who aren't at home all day to receive doorstep deliveries and would like to be able to collect from somewhere reasonably close by when convenient for them, rather than perhaps having to traipse to their local PO or courier depot which might not be so nearby ?

Cheers, Paul

 

[KevM]

I think it's targeted largely at those who aren't at home all day to receive doorstep deliveries and would like to be able to collect from somewhere reasonably close by when convenient for them, rather than perhaps having to traipse to their local PO or courier depot which might not be so nearby ?

Cheers, Paul

I think the service sounds very useful, if it's widely adopted. I'm never at home for deliveries, my Royal Mail collection office (like most I presume?) is only open office hours and Saturday morning, I don't work near the town where I live, so the only time I can pick up is Saturday mornings and then I have to faff with town centre parking - by contrast, I can swing by a local Argos on my way home from work in the evening with no parking issues. I'm not sure how they manage the 'chain of custody' issues (e.g. where did loss/damage occur?) - but I can't see it being worse than some of the couriers. Obviously it's one of those services the benefit of which will vary according to an individual's circumstances and geography/access to local branches, but it sounds good to me.

 

[carlb40]

I think it's targeted largely at those who aren't at home all day to receive doorstep deliveries and would like to be able to collect from somewhere reasonably close by when convenient for them, rather than perhaps having to traipse to their local PO or courier depot which might not be so nearby ?

Cheers, Paul

That's the thing by me. I have an argos 2 minutes from my house which i drive past on the way home from work, but it isn't available to use for this service. So my other 2 options are to drive to the city centre and also pay to park. Other one is something like a 15 mile round trip. :shock:

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Waitrose deliveries are free for over £60 purchase. Any time slot. Branded goods are price matched with tesco.

Great! but I doubt they'll do a 120 mile round trip.

 

[NickWelford]

Try them, you might be surprised.

 

[dickm]

Waitrose? Huh. Our nearest one is just 120 miles away. For some reason, they won't deliver.....................

 

[Cheshirechappie]

Anyone got the gen? If items are coming from the USA and are to be collected from Argos what will happen about that Royal Mail rip off with their collection of tax charge is levied?

I suspect that if Customs Duty and/or VAT are levied on items imported, HMRC will insist that they are collected somehow. If that's not by RM, Argos may be obliged to do so, or a direct charge levied on the purchaser by HMRC when the parcel arrives in the country, and the parcel not released from Customs until dues are paid.

Gummint's Licenced Leeches will have their booty, one way or another.