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Hi FP,
I know you post readers' complaints. I was wondering if you'd be interested in posting mine?
I've had a really bad experience with LocalPost lately. I'm based in Australia and I bought something from an Aussie online store worth around $200 for my friend. I had it sent to the Philippines via EIM. Apparently, it's handled by LocalPost once it arrives in the Philippines.
To make a long story short, first parcel mysteriously disappeared after they claimed the address didn't exist and had it sent back to me. I had a second one sent, now they've sent it back to sender again. We all know what that means. I'm sick and tired of the thieves in the postal services!!
Mela
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ReplyDeleteAng ganyang attitude ang laging nakakasama sa atin. Dedma tayo sa mga kabalbalan ng kababayan natin. Ok lang sa iba sa atin ang mga kapalpakan nila basta hindi tayo ang affected. One word for these type of people. Duwag.
Deletepapanong na disappear kung sabi mo 'had sent it back to me?' i'm lost.
DeleteAccording to Post nagreturn to sender. So they had it sent back to the store address in Australia. Yun nga lang, soon after that nawala na
DeletePURO KAY FP ANG SUMBONG? KAY TULFO KAYO LUMAPIT!
ReplyDeleteLocalPost has a spotty history! Avoid it at all costs!
ReplyDeleteSumbong! Sumbong! Kay bonggang bongbong...
ReplyDeleteDon't use local post in Pinas, they are dodgy. Use F or U. Or Magbalikbayan box ka na lang.
DeleteSend it thru D, or any ther courier service except P..
ReplyDeleteWe sent it through D. Pagdating sa Pilipinas, D ang bagsak.
Deletetaob si tulfo ky fp. mas maraming nagsusumbong sa kanya...
ReplyDeletepwede kang PAMBANSANG CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE fp. mabuhay!!!
I'm from mars and this never was a problem coz I have not met anyone from your planet to send a package to.
ReplyDeleteCorny...
Deleteagreed with everybody here, do not use local post, hindi reliable.
ReplyDeleteon a related topic, bakit kasi yung home address sa Pinas specifically sa MetroManila/NCR area, it defies all of known valid addressing format. may building name, development name, general vicity name, subdivision name, block number, barangay name at kung ano-ano pa kaya mahirap i-enter sa mga international forms. hindi kaya pwedeng gawing simple na lang.
hmmm, ano kaya ang susunod na isusumbong kay fp? ang pangit na service ng appliance center? ang masungit na receptionist sa hotel? ang may putok na saleslady sa mall? :p
ReplyDeleteSo ano ngayun? Tutuo naman ang sentiment ng letter sender ahh,
DeleteWag sana mangyari sayo tsk
Deleteinom inom ng kape na may sandamakmak na asukal para naman kahit papano eh tumamis ka ng konti... bitter much lang teh?!
DeleteAynako. Kaasar tong LocalPost talaga na to. Nagpadala ng sweets yung mga kalaro ko sa dota from Finland and France, pagbigay sakin ng parcel, MAY KAGAT NG DAGA YUNG BOX TSAKA YUNG CHOCO T____T
ReplyDeleteSweet naman ng mga kalaro mo! :)
DeleteNako pls lang kung simpleng love letter lang ipapadala nyo go lang sa pag gamit ng post office pero kung mamhaling gamit or kahit pa birth certificate lang yan eh pls wag sa P kasi i can assure you na 88% na delikado ang package mo! Gagastos ka lang din itodo mo na at mag D ka na or F basta kahit ano wag lang dadaan sa local post kasi kahit hindi naman lahat dun eh mapagsamantala eh madami pa ding mga loko na nakakalusot!
ReplyDeleteD gamit namin. Pero pagdating sa Pilipinas, Post na naghandle.
DeleteI use F or U maski medyo mahal, umaabot naman at hindi nawawala. Kung marami at mabigat, balikbayan box na lang.
ReplyDeleteI stopped using local PO when sending letter or small package. I once sent out a blouse, and my sister said the woman opened the package in front of her and looked at the tag, and said she has to pay tax daw based from the "value of the blouse" at mukhang mamahalin kaya mamahalin din ang tax. When my sister asked for a receipt so she can reimburse (wala sinabi lang nya yun para malaman kung legit yung tax o hindi) the woman said, ang dami mong arte, bayaran mo na kundi di mo makukuha itong damit mo at akin na lang ito! WOW... "akin na lang ito!" so NEVER AGAIN!
ReplyDeletesame thing happened to my cousin. yung siningil na "tax" mas mahal pa sa item na inorder nya online, to think na nabayaran na nya yung shipping cost and all. walang kasing kurakot!!!!!!!
DeleteHappened to my brother too- I would like to know what kind of tax is this? This is just ridiculous!
Deletegrabe naman.. talamak ang nakawan?
ReplyDeleteNako. Ganyan tlga jan sa localpost. Dati pa yan! Di na nagbago!
ReplyDeletedapat nga ipasara na iyang post office na yan, walang kwenta! sayang medyo mura pa naman
ReplyDeleteGaling ka naman sana sa pinas, so alam mo kung paano nakawin ng local post office ang local mail. Kung galing sa ibang bansa ang mail, para ka naring nag hanap ng mag nanakaw at ibinigay mong kusa ang lahat ng pera mo. Kuripot ka kasi kaya gusto mong maka mura ng postage ayan tuloy nawalan ka. Ang lesson ng story, humanap ng reliable forwarder or kaya mag tanong tanong ka. Porket nasa Australia ka hindi na nanakawin ang parcel mo ng local post office.
ReplyDeleteHI. This is the original poster. The online shop only had D Express as a shipping option for overseas purchases so akala namin OK. We didn't know that when D arrives in the Philippines, Post na maghahandle.
DeleteNotorious for theft and PO kaya don't send anything of importance and value.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with this post. After several attempts of sending stuff to my brother in the Philippines, we have given up a long time ago. He did not get anything, everything was mysteriously lost in transit. This is just so sad. Local post office sees return address from U.S/other country and it doesn't even matter if it has nothing valuable in it because they open each and every one of them, stealing the ones with cash and other valuable stuff in them.
ReplyDeleteganyan talaga sa local post natin sa pilipinas. makakapal mga mukha! nagpadala ako ng maliit na package lang mga vitamins para sa nanay ko, ilang mga chocolates lang at isang relo. lintek na mga official yan, ayaw irelease ang package kung hindi magbabayad ng tatlong libo para sa maliit na package? halos magkasing halaga lang ng laman ng package yung tatlong libong piso pero singil pa rin sila. sinabi na ngang for personal use lang yung mga vitamins at hindi for resale pero mga buwaya talaga mga yan, hindi nirelease hanggang walang lagay!
ReplyDeleteIMBESTIGAHAN na kasi yang na yan!!! paulit ulit na lang ang ginagawa
ReplyDeletebakit hindi mo pinadala sa L?mahal nga lang
ReplyDeleteWalang ibang option except D Express.
Deletesana nga i abolish nalang ang local post offices kung ganyan lang naman pala na iaasa nalang sa private couriers lahat. =(
ReplyDeletekelan pwede i-abolish ang local post office? wala naman yan sila silbi. puro pagnanakaw lang ang alam nila.
ReplyDeletehindi ito pangookray pero please pakisumbong kay tulfo to para maturuan ng leksyon!!!! kung sa pulis magsusumbong baka kasabwat eh
ReplyDeleteOmg same thing happened to us. Mom ordered some hats with spf protection online. Local post charged us 2k!!! With that price could have bought another item!! Its so ridiculous and stupid...
ReplyDeleteI was a victime of this Last year. I sent a small pacage, it was IPHONE and a pair of earing and bracelet, both were gold. sadly my family did not recieved the said item. Sabi ng Manila Post, nakarating daw sa Dumageute. My family asked bakit napunta ng Dumaguete, yun daw kc ang nakalgay sa barcode. I confrimed from Our Royal Mail here in LONDON, tama naman ang adress at barcode. In short, NINAKAW ang pacage na pinadala ko
ReplyDeleteAgree, nangyari din sa akin yan. Grabe talga ang post office sa Pilipinas pati rin yang custom, grabe mga corrupt.
ReplyDeleteHi all. I wrote the letter. Was supposed to write FP a longer email with all the details but never got to. Thanks FP for posting my letter.
ReplyDeleteBale the online Aus-based shop offered shipping overseas so I entered my friend's address directly. Hindi ako yung nagship. The store was offering only one company for overseas shipping -- a courier company, namention ng iba dito. Dahil courier company, my friend & I thought na reliable dapat. Yun pala, pagdating sa Pilipinas, LocalPost ang naghahandle.
First time, my friend's address did not exist daw. Tapos nawala yung parcel. The online store shouldered the loss & resent another parcel.
Second time, same address ha, nasa Pilipinas daw. The tracking on LocalPost website said it was on its way to the local office pero di malocate kahit na kinontact ng store at ng kaibigan ko yung LocalPost na binibigay yung tracking number.
On April 28 my friend got a "2nd notice" saying it was at the local office. Take note walang 1st notice & when he inquired at the office a short time previously wala silang alam. Then 3 business days later they said 1 month na daw sa kanila and had it returned to sender. Kung 1 month na sa kanila, bakit wala silang mabigay na info nung nagtatanong yung friend ko at yung store, quoting the tracking number?? At bakit yung 2nd notice pinadala with only 3 business days to go??
The online store is really confused because they've never encountered "service" like that. While I know that LocalPost is unreliable, I'm surprised that the courier company is using LocalPost pagdating sa Pilipinas.
Trulili pag ako nagpa-problem, ipapa-post ko din kay FP! Sia na yata ang pambansang sumbungan ng hinaing eh.
ReplyDelete-budang
i-abolish na ang local post o i-outsource a lang yang service na yan! kung hindi gagawin ang mga trabaho nila ng tama, mabuti pang alisin na lang.
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