Ordering on line

Our online experience is very good, we order almost everything for delivery now, less wasted time in shops.

Shopping in shops is tedious at best.

Started ordering on line during lock down. Since then have continued to a great extent simply because finding items has been difficult. Shops like Debenhams have gone and even John Lewis often say things are available on line. We have Amazon Prime and so many things are available with quick delivery times. Also I read reviews which can be helpful. We have also ordered Argos and collected from Sainsburys; curtains from Next had to be picked up from shop after ordering as none available in store etc.

PC Case

@M0nica when I say a "computer case" I dont mean a bag to keep it in but the metal box which houses (one of) my desk tops! My nephew, who built both of my PCs calls, them computer cases. The computer also needs a new power supply so he is going to more or less rebuild it.

I have several bags for my laptops including a leopard one!

Most of the metal cases now are built for gamers and come in snazzy designs but I find them a bit trashy looking. I want something simple, classic and pereferably black.

biglouis you should have gone on ebay. I googled black computer bags and they came up with hundreds in all sizes and shapes and prices.

Come to that so did Amazon when I put the same three words in. I suspect you didn't put the colour of bag you were looking for in your search.

You have obviously done much better by up-cycling, but Amazon did actually have the products you wanted.

I have had to buy a broom, which has grieved me, because I get mine from poundland ordinarily.
So, I thought, if I'm not paying a pound, I may as well go for a decent broom.

I researched for ages, checked out reviews, and bought one on amazon.
£11, but it really sweeps up well!!!
I wish I'd tried one years ago.

You cant always get what you want online because so many things are "the latest look".

I wanted a new case for my PC so I looked on Amazon and the cases for the price I wanted to pay were all for "gaming". They were in bright snazzy colours and patterns which would not show up as the case is under the desk. And I thought they looked cheap and tinny. I like computer cases in neutral colours like black and grey.

My nephew announced that he had two old spare cases. Nothing wrong with them except they need a bit of a clean. They were both black and looked more like my idea of a computer case so Im having one of those. Nothing like a bit of up-cycling.

So thats one more Amazon package I dont have to wait for.

I don't order a lot online, but most orders have been successful. Recently I had one item that didn't work (a lampshade with a strange fitting) that arrived fine, but sending back was a bit of an ordeal. And one clothing package that never arrived at all. The company was wonderful once I actually talked to a person instead of a computer. My money was refunded and I was given a bonus coupon for my next order.

I have a little notebook where I keep track of any on line purchases so I can follow up on them.

Juliet27

If the curtains were really creased Ladyleftfieldlover tell me how you managed to uncrease them. I’ve never had much luck.

They weren’t creased at all!

Online is my only option now.
Not that I was ever interested in shopping for it's own sake, but I did used to enjoy a potter around the charity shops and a coffee out.

I have been buying online for over 20 years and have had very few problems.

Online is so much better for me. The thought of having to go to the shops fills me with horror!

I’ve bought online for the last four or five years, only a few problems, usually Yodel.
Our local Evri person has started a Facebook page which is very helpful,

Some couriers are great and some are terrible. I had a year of problems with Hermes now Evri, so much so I refused to order from any company who used them. Then the local guy left and the new one is fine. So don’t give up ordering online, just order where your local carrier is good. They are not all bad.

Apart from supermarket deliveries during lockdown I don’t buy online. I prefer to see and feel the quality. I ordered some bamboo socks online but they were dreadful. I was embarrassed as they were a gift. Something electrical my dh bought was flung over our 6’ gates by Hermes.
If we don’t use our shops they will disappear and I think that would be a shame.

I used to moan about packaging-Amazon has listened to me and yesterday's ceramic heater arrived with no packaging. It was only on my front doorstep for seconds but that is not the point-anybody passing could see it and think that may be useful.

Charleygirl5 I recently ordered an airfryer from Amazon.
During the checkout stage I was told it would be delivered in its own box, which would reveal what it was, or I could select "Amazon packaging" which means they put the item in its own box inside one of their brown boxes, so no-one can see what it is.

I sell online and there are some companies I would never use. I dont like Evri (as theyc all themselves now) because they simply dumped 3 packages by my gate over the christmas period. None were addressed to me. I am too disabled to get them to the correct recipients further down the street and had to wait a few days until my nephew arrived. I would not want anyone doing that with my packages.

I also have had bad experiences as a recipient with Parcel Farce. I prefer to pay a bit more for one of the other couriers if I have the choice.

Most of my packages are international to the USA and I use Royal Mail tracked and signed which is picked up by the US postal site. I use click and drop to print the postage and Royal Mail collect from my door.

I sent a package by Fedex to the USA - it was picked up yesterday and delived about 30 minutes ago in NYC. You cant fault that for speed.

Visgir1

Shinamae

I order far too much online…?….but never have any problem with delivery..

Guilty of that too.
Never had a problem.

Same here, the only problem we had was for a large order from Wickes, it was short delivered and we argued for months about a refund, I got it in the end, but I don’t think I’d go to them again.
All other deliveries have been fine.

The only delivery service I've had a problem with is DPD. They deliver my monthly Fishbox and have once left it at the back of the house next door. The photo was a puzzle as DH and I had no idea of the location. We had to search the local area.
I now have all my parcels delivered to my door.

I gave Amazon, DPD and Evri my What3words address.

I've been buying things online for years and have been lucky to have almost no problems with deliveries. Just the odd glitch but nothing much.

Ah, thank you.
Well, I hope Mr B Strous is happy with my compost. and his plums wither

MissAdventure

I hadn't heard of Evri.
I have now, because they delivered a bag of compost to who knows where, and claimed I'd signed for it.

Evri is the new name for Hermes

I hadn't heard of Evri.
I have now, because they delivered a bag of compost to who knows where, and claimed I'd signed for it.

Shinamae

I order far too much online…?….but never have any problem with delivery..

Guilty of that too.
Never had a problem.

I too do most of my shopping online. We went to look at TVs in a local shop on Friday and I said to my DH I think it must be over a year since he was in a proper shop.
Most deliveries require a photo of the parcel in the open door way I find except Amazon.
We are fortunate as all our delivery firms are great.

I have a steamer for getting creases out of curtains Juliet.