Positive news from me too Scots Lass, I ordered GHD straighteners from Amazon on the 17th, they promised delivery (by City Link, I paid extra) on the 24th, and despite an email from Amazon on the 20th saying their delivery partners were struggling, it arrived today (22nd), 2 days early.
The delivery man said they are working through til Christmas Eve and are making a good dent in the backlog, so if anyone's waiting for a Citylink delivery, don't give up hope.
I also placed an order on the 16th, despatched 17th and absolutely no sign. In theory according to tracking it's going from Scunthorpe to Essex; not a million miles, in fact I could have cycled it several times over by now. Fortunately it's presents that the recipients won't mind waiting for, but how do I know if it's not been lost? Citylink aren't answering phone and according to their tracking system it should have been delivered on the 18th, but clearly hasn't. I don't have a lot of faith in either tracking systems tbh - how the f*** can it still be in transit as per the Amazon site after nearly seven days? I paid the extra to guarantee delivery, but clearly that's no guarantee any more.