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hollydolly said:
Well this is the third day Hermes was supposed to deliver.. in fact yesterday they said they'd tried to deliver and couldn't... BS I was here all day, I have a Video ring doorbell.. no-one came near my Door.. I hate Hermes I wish companies would stop using them, they're a disgrace. 10 minutes ago I found my item thrown over the hedge into my garden.:mad:.. Reported them to the company..
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Is Hermes a package delivery service like UPS and FedEx?
 

StarSong said:
Is Hermes a package delivery service like UPS and FedEx?
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yes.. .. they were taken over a few months ago by Evri..who no-one has heard of... and this from their website..

Courier giant Hermes has changed its name and invested millions of pounds in pensions for its employees, the company has announced. The rebranding of Hermes to Evri comes in the wake of allegations against the company of bad customer service, parcel mishandling and failing to pay its couriers appropriately.

Purleease. if it's possible.. they're even worse since they were rebranded.. .. I really wish Sellers would state which courier they use, and then as customers we can choose to go elsewhere
 

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hollydolly said:
yes.. .. they were taken over a few months ago by Evri..who no-one has heard of... and this from their website..

Courier giant Hermes has changed its name and invested millions of pounds in pensions for its employees, the company has announced. The rebranding of Hermes to Evri comes in the wake of allegations against the company of bad customer service, parcel mishandling and failing to pay its couriers appropriately.

Purleease. if it's possible.. they're even worse since they were rebranded.. .. I really wish Sellers would state which courier they use, and then as costomers we can choose to go elsewhere
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I have a large, bold sign next to the doorbell on my front gate saying, "Please ring the doorbell when delivering packages." It's astounding how many independent delivery services fail to do so.
 
Blessed said:
Do you have a piece that you could have reset or changed just for him? It would have much more value that something you could buy. It would be part of you!!
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The only jewelry I have left is one diamond ring and my wedding ring. Diamond ring is for DD, wedding ring will go in the urn with my and DH's ashes. All the rest of it has been given to kids, and the stuff they didn't want has been sold.

I like @dobielvr's idea of a pocket watch...wonder if it's something he'd like?
 
I'm reluctant to buy anything from Amazon any more. They have so many restrictions and so on. They will deliver some things to a post office box, but not others, etc. (Plus, last year I spent an hour on the phone with them, being treated like a criminal because I changed my phone number.)

Mostly I won't order from any company that uses a courier service.
 
dobielvr said:
They want over $1000 just to block all the entrances in to my attic, so I've been looking for alternate ways to eliminate them.
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Wow that sounds like a good deal to me, I had so much trouble when I had a house trying to find anyone who would do rodent exclusion work and spent a lot getting handyman services to do it.
Also, it would save you from expensive repairs if the rats chew through a wire (not to mention the risk of fire). I had one wire in a wall that had to be replaced and not only was the electrician expensive, they sawed into a lot of drywall and I had to pay to have that fixed up too. Then I repainted myself but had the expense of paint, brushes, etc. I'd highly recommend excluding them because that works the best. I didn't have any luck with scents they supposedly wouldn't like. I also wasted money on traps that didn't work. Exclusion is the way to go.
The best poison that my rodents would eat was the RatX type, but although it claims that it reduces the odor of their rotting bodies that was not my experience, I had at least a few very unpleasant weeks and two or three months before all the odor went away. Also, RatX is non-toxic so you don't have to worry about secondary kill (safe for owls and neighbor dogs if they eat the poisoned rats).

https://smile.amazon.com/EcoClear-P...tural-Non-Toxic/dp/B00RU6YHJW?ref_=ast_sto_dp
 
Mostly been buying things for my cat. He tore the feather off of his fishing pole toy, so I bought a new toy of that type (not exact same one, the new one has three attachment options - a feathery tail, a string-ball-jinglebell-feather, and a burlap mouse). While at the store (first time I've been back to Petsmart in years) I also bought him a little green cricket toy that chirps when batted.
 
HoneyNut said:
Wow that sounds like a good deal to me, I had so much trouble when I had a house trying to find anyone who would do rodent exclusion work and spent a lot getting handyman services to do it.
Also, it would save you from expensive repairs if the rats chew through a wire (not to mention the risk of fire). I had one wire in a wall that had to be replaced and not only was the electrician expensive, they sawed into a lot of drywall and I had to pay to have that fixed up too. Then I repainted myself but had the expense of paint, brushes, etc. I'd highly recommend excluding them because that works the best. I didn't have any luck with scents they supposedly wouldn't like. I also wasted money on traps that didn't work. Exclusion is the way to go.
The best poison that my rodents would eat was the RatX type, but although it claims that it reduces the odor of their rotting bodies that was not my experience, I had at least a few very unpleasant weeks and two or three months before all the odor went away. Also, RatX is non-toxic so you don't have to worry about secondary kill (safe for owls and neighbor dogs if they eat the poisoned rats).

https://smile.amazon.com/EcoClear-P...tural-Non-Toxic/dp/B00RU6YHJW?ref_=ast_sto_dp
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thank you. I've heard pros and cons of both methods, But I'm starting w/the least expensive route first.
Keeping my fingers crossed. I will be pruning trees, planting certain plants also.
Wanted to add...I did buy a bag of those pellets. Not sure if it was that exact brand...but they didn't work for me.
 
Bought shelving supplies for my closet. Decided to buy Halloween candy so got that, too. Stopped into Goodwill for something small and shiny - no success. Instead a pasta scoop brand new and a new red quilted tin container with lid came home with me. I have a thing for tins. Canisters, boxes, ovals, whatever- I have pretty and plainish tins with stuff inside.
 
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StarSong said:
I have a large, bold sign next to the doorbell on my front gate saying, "Please ring the doorbell when delivering packages." It's astounding how many independent delivery services fail to do so.
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I have a video ring doorbell.. I have a knocker.. ... the courier didn't even come up my path he threw the box over the hedge which is near the road... he made no attempt to even come to the door..
 
NorthernLight said:
I'm reluctant to buy anything from Amazon any more. They have so many restrictions and so on. They will deliver some things to a post office box, but not others, etc. (Plus, last year I spent an hour on the phone with them, being treated like a criminal because I changed my phone number.)

Mostly I won't order from any company that uses a courier service.
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really ?.. we don't have those restriction with Amazon UK
 
hollydolly said:
really ?.. we don't have those restriction with Amazon UK
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Oh yes. When I lived on an island, they wouldn't deliver anything containing a battery (various gadgets) or alcohol (e.g., perfume or hand sanitizer) to the island. Maybe something to do with the ferry? But other companies had no such hangups. Amazon did give me the option of picking the offending items up at an off-island post office.

They also wouldn't deliver various items to a post office box. This was a big problem, as the post office didn't deliver to my street address; my mailing address was a PO box.

Where I live now, the post office doesn't deliver to my street address either. Recently, Amazon refused to send a box of pens to my post office box.

This means that often -- after carefully reading all the specs and reviews, and making a purchasing decision -- I'll get to the checkout and find that all or part of my order "cannot be delivered to...." It's just not worth it any more.
 
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Henry Rose perfume sample set just arrived! It's ewg.org certified which means it's free from any potentially toxic ingredients which are found in many perfumes. I'm going through a process of switching everything over to as toxin free as possible for an autoimmune protocol and got overwhelmed and depressed last week over losing some of my favorite cleaning products and toiletries. Decided to treat myself and am so far loving the first two scents I've tried--Fog and Last Light.

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Timewise 60+ said:
Holly, he is a real sweetie! Some of the best breeding lines in the USA of Golden Retrievers come from England! If you really, really, want one I am sure you could find one in London! Thanks for your comments.....I enjoy your posts!
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thank you Timewise... my daughter is a city and guilds dog groomer and Dog trainer, and had Boarding kennels of her own a business she ran in Southern Spain for many years.. and so we've also had many dogs in our family, including Golden and Black labs.. currently we have the Lab and poodle mix.. 2 elderly Labradoodles ( stanley and digger) ..and of course the elderly Miss pixie the chihuahua 😇
 
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