{"id":71591,"date":"2017-11-12T13:59:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-12T06:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/online-retailers-pass-the-parcel-as-couriers-fail-to-deliver-the-goods\/"},"modified":"2017-11-12T15:03:17","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T08:03:17","slug":"online-retailers-pass-the-parcel-as-couriers-fail-to-deliver-the-goods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/online-retailers-pass-the-parcel-as-couriers-fail-to-deliver-the-goods\/","title":{"rendered":"Online retailers pass the parcel as couriers fail to deliver the goods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nComplaints have risen 48% as firms pop up to deal with the surge in online shopping. But the problem is we want it cheapBen Thomas (not his real name) was startled to learn that the \u00a3262 robot vacuum cleaner he\u2019d ordered online from Gearbest had been successfully delivered. There was no sign of it at his London address and no card put through his letter box. He contacted the delivery firm, Yodel, and discovered that the package had been signed for, but not by him.\u201cA customer service operative told me that the driver had forged my signature on his electronic device,\u201d says Thomas. \u201cWhen his managers questioned him he first claimed that he had handed the package to a middle-aged woman of Mediterranean appearance. He then changed his story and said a young blonde had received it. I can assure you I do not fit either description and his GPS data shows he was nowhere near my property on the delivery date.\u201d Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2017\/nov\/12\/couriers-fail-deliver-retailers-surge-online-shopping\" target=\"_blank\">Online retailers pass the parcel as couriers fail to deliver the goods<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Complaints have risen 48% as firms pop up to deal with the surge in 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