Many customers have complained about items arriving late, while John Lewis, Boots and HMV have blamed Royal Mail for delivery delays. Meanwhile delays with Christmas presents are threatening to ruin Christmas for families and businesses. Shoppers are desperately scrolling through slot times but finding they are fully booked or will not arrive until after December 25.Īsda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons all confirmed to MailOnline that they were grappling with a high demand for deliveries amid a festive rush. If your Christmas presents have been rather slow to arrive, this enormous pile of parcels may explain the delay. One image posted on Twitter displayed the huge pile of Royal Mail sacks in Bristol (pictured) It comes as a scarcity of online supermarket delivery slots risks sending scores of Christmas dinner plans up in smoke and many Christmas gifts are stuck waiting to arrive in Britain due to chaos at the ports. The Royal Mail has hired 33,000 temporary staff to help deal with demand. Union bosses are reporting similar scenes across the country and have described the Christmas delivery chaos as a 'nightmare' after businesses complained parcels were taking up to a month to arrive.Ī massive switch to online shopping means there are an estimated 200million more parcels in the postal and courier system this year. Online orders are expected to be up by more than 50 per cent as internet festive shopping overtakes the high street for the first time. One image posted on Twitter displayed the huge pile of Royal Mail sacks in Bristol.Ī second showed that sorting offices are so inundated that staff are having to stack items outside, putting parcels at risk of being damaged by rain or even stolen. Thousands of presents remain buried in mountains of post bags at sorting offices, it has been revealed. If you would prefer a courier to collect your parcel you can book online using DHLitNow or you can phone and book with customer services.If your Christmas presents have been rather slow to arrive, this enormous pile of parcels may explain the delay. Pack your items and hand over your confirmation number at the counter to pay and send for your parcel.
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