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#3242689 30-May-2024 12:24

Dingbatt:

Yeap, sure. The council should account for people’s stupidity.

On the other hand, people have to account for the council's stupidity: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-couple-furious-after-tree-falls-on-meadowbank-home-in-storm-following-pleas-to-remove-it/M5X7M7LGZNC3XIM6TNNL5ZJU7E/

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#3242695 30-May-2024 12:47

cddt:

Dingbatt:

Yeap, sure. The council should account for people’s stupidity.

On the other hand, people have to account for the council's stupidity: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-couple-furious-after-tree-falls-on-meadowbank-home-in-storm-following-pleas-to-remove-it/M5X7M7LGZNC3XIM6TNNL5ZJU7E/

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#3242732 30-May-2024 15:07

Dingbatt:

Our bins are collected about midday

Until the day they are not...... all it takes is a different driver to run the area differently

we had a huge uproar in one of our local streets, bins normally emptied at about 4pm and they went through at 730am, half the street missed out. Wanted the council to come recollect them. TBH not the council's fault you didn't have your bin out.

Council said to have them out by 7am (on their website). With some main roads having theirs emptied at 6am so as no to cause congestion.

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#3242763 30-May-2024 16:28

If they didn't notify that the collection time was changing (which it sounds like they didn't), then in my opinion they should indeed re-collect.

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#3242767 30-May-2024 16:51

Behodar:

If they didn't notify that the collection time was changing (which it sounds like they didn't), then in my opinion they should indeed re-collect.

there is no collection time, its any time after 7am for most in auckland

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#3242778 30-May-2024 17:11

Jase2985:there is no collection time, its any time after 7am for most in auckland

Any time after 6am in Christchurch.

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#3242779 30-May-2024 17:12

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#3242840 30-May-2024 18:37

Jase2985:

Dingbatt:

Our bins are collected about midday

Until the day they are not...... all it takes is a different driver to run the area differently

Sometimes if there's a lot to collect they'll put a 2nd truck on starting at the end of the run and working back.

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#3243043 31-May-2024 09:21

The cost of shipping things around NZ.

If I order photo gear from Auckland, it now costs more than buying a cheap flight to Auckland to ship it. New camera bag just cost $75 in shipping by NZ Couriers. That was overnight to the local depot.

I sent something up to the same place for repair recently and even basic tracked NZ Post was $45.

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#3243049 31-May-2024 09:24

msukiwi:
Jase2985:there is no collection time, its any time after 7am for most in auckland

Any time after 6am in Christchurch.

Despite a $4,000 rates bill, we get no rubbish collection at all and are expected to buy council bin bags at $3.50 each if we want to take our own rubbish to the dump.

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#3243050 31-May-2024 09:25

Couriers dont want casual customers is what it comes down to. That is why they are pushing you to buy thru the likes of gosweetspot or even trademe book a courier instead of taking things to a retail shop to send. That gives them predictability on what loads are going where. The price on random drop off or tickets to get picked up is way higher than when you book and print it.

For larger things look into mainfreight or similar, their depot to depot pricing is about as good as you will get on things 15+ kgs between islands unless you are doing a pallet load.

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#3243066 31-May-2024 10:00

Geektastic: The cost of shipping things around NZ.

If I order photo gear from Auckland, it now costs more than buying a cheap flight to Auckland to ship it. New camera bag just cost $75 in shipping by NZ Couriers. That was overnight to the local depot.

Without knowing weight and size involved $75 is meaningless. Try ordering something say 10kg of nails from an Auckland building hardware supplier and see what freight they'd charge. The shipper could be loading the freight fee.

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#3243073 31-May-2024 10:12

Geektastic: The cost of shipping things around NZ.

If I order photo gear from Auckland, it now costs more than buying a cheap flight to Auckland to ship it. New camera bag just cost $75 in shipping by NZ Couriers. That was overnight to the local depot.

I sent something up to the same place for repair recently and even basic tracked NZ Post was $45.

I'd have been happy to 'reship' it, feel free to let me know for next time ;)

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#3243150 31-May-2024 11:16

richms:
Couriers dont want casual customers is what it comes down to. That is why they are pushing you to buy thru the likes of gosweetspot or even trademe book a courier instead of taking things to a retail shop to send. That gives them predictability on what loads are going where. The price on random drop off or tickets to get picked up is way higher than when you book and print it.

For larger things look into mainfreight or similar, their depot to depot pricing is about as good as you will get on things 15+ kgs between islands unless you are doing a pallet load.

The $75 deliver was from a camera shop using Gosweetspot. It weighed 1.5kg but volume was about two large shoe boxes equivalent.

Compare the order I just made from a US company shipped with free FedEx!

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#3243151 31-May-2024 11:19

Geektastic:
msukiwi:
Jase2985:there is no collection time, its any time after 7am for most in auckland

Any time after 6am in Christchurch.

Despite a $4,000 rates bill, we get no rubbish collection at all and are expected to buy council bin bags at $3.50 each if we want to take our own rubbish to the dump.

In addition - this is why so many rural dwellers around here just burn their rubbish, plastic and all. We don’t, but I know it’s not uncommon. I even know farmers that bury it in an old quarry.

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