Yellow Fang
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I'm not sure this is the right forum for this. I now realise it's a long, boring story, but here goes.
Last week, I ordered two replacement bulbs for a dynamo lamp and a Brompton pump, from a certain well-known shop that I won't name. When the order arrived, I found that the pump was there, but not the bulbs. They'd sent a couple of other components from a neighbouring bin instead. I e-mailed them and they e-mailed me back to say they would send me the bulbs ASAP by some type of special delivery. Normally, they send it via the normal post. Unfortunately, I was out when the postie arrived wanting his signature, like most people would be during the day, and he didn't seem to have left a notice. Yesterday, I thought this is taking a long time, and looked up the tracking number on the e-mail. It wasn't totally clear whether they'd sent it parcel post or royal mail. I tried the tracking number with both websites and they both reported it was at the "Civic Centre". There is a post office there, but it didn't make sense to me as usually you have to go to the post office depot to get stuff that couldn't be delivered. Therefore, this morning, I cycled to the Post Office depot with a note of the tracking number. They said they didn't have it, it wasn't one of their numbers and directed me to Parcel Force. I cycled to Parcel Force. They said it had been delivered to my nearest post office, which was the Civic Office, but at least they wrote me out a proper notice. I cycled down to the Civic Office, and there I did pick up my parcel. When I got back, I opened it and found the two bulbs - good. I also found another Brompton pump, which I had told them before I had received.
The things with Brompton pumps is that they're practically useless anyway. They're mainly for cosmetic purposes IMO. I ordered one, because a friend let me have a go on his new six-speed Brompton and I immediately broke his pump, which had got between the stay and the wheel. I've only used my pump a handful of times, once to pump up someone's mountain bike. If you have a puncture out on the road, there's little chance of getting the tyre off to fix it, so you might as well pump it up at home with a track pump.
Thank you for your patience.
Last week, I ordered two replacement bulbs for a dynamo lamp and a Brompton pump, from a certain well-known shop that I won't name. When the order arrived, I found that the pump was there, but not the bulbs. They'd sent a couple of other components from a neighbouring bin instead. I e-mailed them and they e-mailed me back to say they would send me the bulbs ASAP by some type of special delivery. Normally, they send it via the normal post. Unfortunately, I was out when the postie arrived wanting his signature, like most people would be during the day, and he didn't seem to have left a notice. Yesterday, I thought this is taking a long time, and looked up the tracking number on the e-mail. It wasn't totally clear whether they'd sent it parcel post or royal mail. I tried the tracking number with both websites and they both reported it was at the "Civic Centre". There is a post office there, but it didn't make sense to me as usually you have to go to the post office depot to get stuff that couldn't be delivered. Therefore, this morning, I cycled to the Post Office depot with a note of the tracking number. They said they didn't have it, it wasn't one of their numbers and directed me to Parcel Force. I cycled to Parcel Force. They said it had been delivered to my nearest post office, which was the Civic Office, but at least they wrote me out a proper notice. I cycled down to the Civic Office, and there I did pick up my parcel. When I got back, I opened it and found the two bulbs - good. I also found another Brompton pump, which I had told them before I had received.
The things with Brompton pumps is that they're practically useless anyway. They're mainly for cosmetic purposes IMO. I ordered one, because a friend let me have a go on his new six-speed Brompton and I immediately broke his pump, which had got between the stay and the wheel. I've only used my pump a handful of times, once to pump up someone's mountain bike. If you have a puncture out on the road, there's little chance of getting the tyre off to fix it, so you might as well pump it up at home with a track pump.
Thank you for your patience.
