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I am tired of canada post’s use/misuse of local courier companies to deliver parcels doing their work for them and doing it poorly.

This is about the 6th time this happens this year. This time I ordered a product within canada (Ontario) by expedited parcel and to be received today at the latest (7 days). I spoke to a customer service rep at canada post who told me a contracted courier service is supposed to deliver it today. After waiting around all day and nothing was delivered I called again to find out until what time they deliver until. They were not sure, but when canada post delivers, they stop at 5:00 pm but contract couriers can deliver later. They gave me the name of the courier company, intelcom courier canada inc.In calgary. I called them to find out when they were delivering until. They looked up my parcel and told me it would be delivered tonight by 8:00 pm. Someone named peter had it on his truck and he usually does all the business deliveries first then the residential. Well 8:00 came and peter never showed up. Not surprised.

Last year at christimas time (2005) , the local postal outlet which is privatized as well, had parcels from the floor to the ceiling in an unsecured area, within the same space that is used as a waiting area since there is another business utilizing the same common space. This went on for over a month. I asked the clerk at the postal counter what was going on. Very frustrated, she told me that the contracted courier company was not making the first attempt to deliver the parcels to the receiving customers, but dropping them off right away at the postal outlet and canada post is waiting for their contract to run out (I guess it is too much trouble for canada post to cancel such a contract). This type of & ldquo;service” delays even receiving your notification card that a parcel is waiting for you at the postal outlet by 3-5 days since the postal outlet has to mail the notification card to you after they receive the dropped off non-delivered parcels.

I think it is about time all canadians are made aware that canada post no longer delivers most of the parcels and they use contract courier companies that really don’t care about delivering on time since it does not affect them financially & ndash; until they get enough complaints that canada post finally cancels their contract or in most cases, lets it run out and don’t renew their contract. So…. If you find it takes awhile for your parcels to either get anywhere or if you get a notification card in the mail several days after you should have received anything saying a delivery attempt was made but you weren’t home but in fact you were then you know what is going on. A lousy local courier service is not even attempting to deliver your much awaited items, but dropping them off at the postal outlet instead. All one can do is complain, complain, complain to canada post and maybe, maybe they will do something about it. Probably not.

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abbbygail
, CA
Oct 31, 2018 9:38 pm EDT

I met a blue van today October 25 2018
on a back rd driving to fasts I had to get off rd its a doge caravan
its not the firsts time they drive fasts regularly

it was on bobs lake rd tichborne ont

can you please have them slow down

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abbbygail
, CA
Oct 25, 2018 11:14 am EDT

ongoing

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Mark Clavelle
, US
Oct 22, 2018 2:02 pm EDT

Canada Post refuses to track all internationally valid tracking numbers, and packages that arrive in Canada are being held for over two months before being released. Slow eBay deliveries are not the fault of Customs, but of a pensive decision of sluggishness through Canada Post.

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Nvb
, CA
Oct 22, 2018 2:30 am EDT
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I didn't recieved my parcel. My parcel Tracking No is CR421650356IN.

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Wooks99
, CA
Oct 21, 2018 4:39 pm EDT
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Very upset to see this driver blow past a road closed sign up onto the boulevard and past construction workers to deliver a package, when he could have drove around the block I was on the other sidewalk and glad I wasn't walking on the other side of the street. VERY UNSAFE AND UNPROFESSIONAL. This driver should be spoken with.

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Michelle Coates
, US
Oct 21, 2018 11:44 pm EDT

Delivery driver is very rude the last two times the same driver refused to come up to my apt door I am disabled and I was not dressed and he was very rude. I want an apology to to never send this particular driver to my address again! My name is Michelle Coates 407-284 Wonderland Rd S London On N6K 4Z4 you may reach me at [protected]

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marlena53
, CA
Oct 14, 2018 4:32 pm EDT
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On October 2, 2018 I tried from 6 am until midnight to ship a parcel on the "free shipping" day. After 43 attempts I gave up. The website said some components on the site were not available. Why make an offer that you can not fulfil.

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bling
, US
Oct 15, 2018 1:49 am EDT

5th Oct, Canada post did not even attempt a door delivery, they just pre-fill pick up notice for you to do their job. Talk to the customer agent, told me that they are not require to delivery to door. Eye opening, now I'm writing to all my supplier to find alternative for shipping.

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Alex Chen
, US
Sep 19, 2018 6:23 pm EDT

Canada post insurance requires too much personal information about the customer that most websites block from the sellers.

The tracking show the package is lost, the customer opening and complaint is not good enough.

Case number ST # [protected]

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Vatina Thompson
, CA
Sep 10, 2018 6:45 pm EDT

My name is Vatina Thompson, whenever I purchased anything online and the company use Canada Post, they never delivered my parcel at my door, they always leave a delivery card with my name in my mailbox. If I am not at home I can understand, but whenever they came I am always at home, I just want my parcel to deliver at my door.

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sryan
, CA
Sep 10, 2018 1:26 pm EDT
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Service ticket number [protected]
Tracking # LX320553681US
I do not understand why Canada Post is unable to track the mail man to see where this package was delivered. Tracking shows community mail box. The delivery address is a company with a mail room. Yet Canada Post insists the sender should contact them for them to investigate.

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Vlatko Jordanov
, US
Sep 10, 2018 9:01 pm EDT

went there today to pickup parcel, at 8:45pm, staff told me it is already closed. I ask for explanation since its is open till 9pm. but very arrogant reply from male worker.

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Deborah Dada
, US
Sep 05, 2018 1:31 pm EDT

I have been scammed off a package that I sent abroad. Can the delivery be stopped. here is the tracking number LB849245045GB

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Kenta Seishin
, US
Sep 05, 2018 11:07 am EDT

It's Been a long time
I was order
two packages
It's a Samsung
Micro SD 16 Go
a And
2000mAh 3.7V
Rechargeable
Battery Pack
for
Nintendo 3DS
I was waiting
the day is arrived
but It's was not arrived
I was waiting since
25 October
and 10 November
I was never received the packages
Please Help Me And Fix it
Thank you

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Pjot
, CA
Sep 01, 2018 5:52 pm EDT

Its Jan5th, 2018 today, I should be receiving my parcel by jan4th, 2018 That's what It says on tracking site. It Is so annoying. I had plans which are missed now. It's the new phone which my company shipped me, now I am without phone which is really bad. It is not the Good customer service.

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Shereese Wilson
, US
Sep 01, 2018 10:14 am EDT

I applied for my fingerprint search and was told it mail off from November 23, 2017 and I have not received it. This processed cost me almost $70 and I would really like t o be reimbursed for this, because I will have to pay a second time for this service.

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Nice Trade
, US
Aug 29, 2018 3:06 am EDT

Canada Post

Horrible service !.. Mailman never actually delivers a package to its recipient, Mailman just always leaves the delivery notice in the mailbox & takes off..

if a customer attempts in going to there local post office to complain, customer is then told to not even bother..

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Kendram89
, CA
Aug 20, 2018 11:24 am EDT
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Today in Calgary it's snowing pretty heavy and the roads to say the least are horrible and slippy. I was driving home and one of your postal vans was driving too fast, nearly took out my vehicle and a couple others because he was driving too fast. Licence plate #BSK-3104 @ 1:15pm March 16th. Please address this issue. Really not impressed.

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Discouraged gramma
, US
Aug 20, 2018 2:55 pm EDT
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This is how I received my mail today in my mailbox .. enough said

Bravo Canada post

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A concerned citizen 325
, CA
Aug 20, 2018 10:52 pm EDT
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The driver of a Canada Post van ran right through the stop sign (on Ocean Ave & Beacon Ave in Sidney), and went straight to the community boxes.

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JunaidKhan
, US
Aug 21, 2018 12:28 am EDT

I was home all day waiting for my package to arrive, the driver didnt even ring the bell or knocked on the door. Left a delivery notice to pick it up tomrrow. Im going out of the country tomorrow for more than 15 days and the package had important things that I needed. So i dont know what to do.

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Kate Chan
, US
Aug 20, 2018 9:14 am EDT

Tracking# [protected]

This package did not attempt to deliver to me. I was home. No buzzer, no phone call, no attempt at all. This kind of situation happened several times!

So frustrated about Canada post delivery services!

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Clee23
, US
Aug 15, 2018 6:40 pm EDT
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The Canada post in bramalea city centre sells the prepaid Visa cards but whenever I go there the computers are not working to connect and sell me a Visa card. This has happened numerous times now. I need to purchase certain things online that I cannot get in stores and this makes it difficult to shop online.

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The Canadian gov is a drug pushers
, CA
Aug 14, 2018 9:24 am EDT
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Canada Post has been delivering unregulated illegal Cannabis Products from online dispensaries for sometime. Thats right they have been delivering weed nation wide for more then a decade. Citizens have been put in jail for the samething yet our government is quite active in the Cannabis black market.

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mommy of 2 kids
, CA
Jan 07, 2010 5:25 pm EST

yes i totally understand you. I am waiting for an important parcel. They are not even temtping to deliver their packages on our doorstep. They just go straight to the nearest post office. The bad part of it is that they dont leave the delivery card right away. I dont know what are they thinking. Maybe have a coffee break first or smoke break before putting the delivery notice on your mailbox. I even have final notice from my previous parcel and yet no first notice first. Isn't that something?

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jr23
, US
Apr 22, 2009 7:36 pm EDT

the guys that take the contract jobs do not realize thay have all the expenses of the business but the payment they receive only amount to a minimum wage or usually lower after the expences
it discourages them then they do not care they make due till they can get a regular job the only one making money is the courier company.
also the courier co saves a lot on taxes the courier gets stuck with the majority of them too