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18th Nov 2016 12:58 pm
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Moo wrote:
I think tconsumers are also to blame. They want free delivery and returns. This is pretty much the norm now so the only way to do this is screw the delivery driver.
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People want goods to be competitively priced, which includes delivery if applicable. If being a delivery driver pays so terribly then it means only one thing - this is not a job we want people do to. If the delivery drivers wages are unacceptably low and can't be raised, then home delivery won't be cost effective and we'll all stop using it won't we? So the drivers will go somewhere more useful and we'll all go back to high street shops.
Of course, I don't see that happening, so it would rather seem not to be the case.Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
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18th Nov 2016 1:48 pm
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Problem is its been a race to the bottom with delivery costs. Most consumers don't think about it and probably don't care as long as they get the latest products from China, Vietnam etc etc at the lowest price possible.New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
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You mean they compete with each other to offer a better deal? How shocking!Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
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18th Nov 2016 2:22 pm
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To be competitive, price is just one component.New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
Of course, and most people will be prepared to pay a bit more to have something delivered to their door than to buy it from a shop. Indeed, they will pay exactly their valuation of the cost of the product from the shop plus the cost of the trip, hassle and time to go and get it and any other variables instead of having it delivered.
However, on what basis are the delivery drivers being underpaid?
If somebody is able to offer them a better deal, then they will take that deal, or the delivery companies must match or better it (and we must remember to include non-monetary factors here also). If the other deal isn't out there, then they are not being underpaid - they are recieving the recompense society deems appropriate for their toils. If that is too low for them then they need not to be paid more to do the same, but move to another job that we have all collectively decided is more useful for them to do.Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
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18th Nov 2016 3:11 pm
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Ha ha yodel just done me said they tried to deliver funny that as me and my oldest were getting ready to watch match on the telly think he must have wanted to watch it as well Discovery 3 se gone
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gvw wrote:
Wonder what he hits out of camera shot trying to turn around
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