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GSManiac

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#252804 12-Jul-2019 12:14
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Sent some Tim tams in the post to a friend for her birthday. The parcel went missing.
NZ Post won’t allow me claim based on their terms of carriage.

Which states you can only send at your own risk ...

Perishable items: any item that may spoil or decay, or has an expiry date of less than 6 months from the date of sending ie Food: donuts, mushrooms, bread, meat/poultry and fish.

I wouldn’t say Tim Tams spoil or decay and they certainly have a longer best before date than 6 months

Anyone had similar issues or care to weigh in?

Thanks.

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mattwnz
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  #2275287 12-Jul-2019 13:59
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Under the CGA for services,  if you paid for a service, don't they have to provide that service? Eg deliver something you paid to be delivered. Did you at least get a refund on freight? My interpretation of their perishable items list, is fresher types of food, which can spoil within a few days, and is probably there so that the smell and decay of spoiled food in the postal system. Biscuits can potentially last for years in sealed packs.

 

You should also check to see if the biscuits have a 'useby date' in them, which means they are potentially unsafe to eat after that date. A 'best before' date doesn't mean that they have perished enough after 6 months not to be still safe to eat. Infact things can last for years past their best before date, especially if they are sealed. I was recently sent a chocolate bar by the manufacturer in the post which would be similar to tim tams, and surely the manufacturer sending me that isn't a breach of their terms?

 

I don;t however see how it has anything to do with them  being lost. If something was deteriorating and smelly, then I can see that as a problem for the courier, but that would never happen with longer life  packaged foods unless they got damaged and wet in transit


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