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| Pathos | 02-13-2020 10:53 AM |
Re: Coronavirus and DHL deliveries from China
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Originally Posted by tinsoldier
(Post 1069069)
Yep, Parcel dispatched from factory on 10th has just arrived on my doorstep. 3 days is better than normal! :thumb:
| Yup, I was impressed by that. Normally its 5 for me. Lets see how that timeframe holds up now every other Chinaman and woman are sending out millions of our parcels! Ive got 12 leaving tomorrow alone! |
| bigdaz | 02-13-2020 04:20 PM |
Re: Coronavirus and DHL deliveries from China
one of my suppliers seems to have disappeared, hopefully they havent been quarentined without sending my items!!! |
| agent006140 | 02-13-2020 07:28 PM |
Re: Coronavirus and DHL deliveries from China
if you buy it on a site like Alibaba,you can report him.
you know they can weld the door of a home or entire building |
| prodigyace | 02-13-2020 07:37 PM |
Re: Coronavirus and DHL deliveries from China
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Originally Posted by bigdaz
(Post 1069204)
one of my suppliers seems to have disappeared, hopefully they havent been quarentined without sending my items!!!
| Be careful not to get too caught up with your circumstances and forget that these are people's lives we are talking about. You're essentially saying you hope they sent your stuff before potentially dying.
Like agent said, check with the platform you used to buy the goods and communicate with them about a possible refund. |
| e2free | 02-13-2020 07:57 PM |
Re: Coronavirus and DHL deliveries from China
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Originally Posted by tinsoldier
(Post 1069145)
| Thats parcelforce nt DHL |
| chas2012 | 02-14-2020 05:26 AM |
Re: Coronavirus and DHL deliveries from China
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Originally Posted by tinsoldier
(Post 1069145)
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thats really good for EMS/parcelforce normally im about 7-10 days |
| Pathos | 02-14-2020 05:31 AM |
Re: Coronavirus and DHL deliveries from China
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Originally Posted by prodigyace
(Post 1069227)
Be careful not to get too caught up with your circumstances and forget that these are people's lives we are talking about. You're essentially saying you hope they sent your stuff before potentially dying.
Like agent said, check with the platform you used to buy the goods and communicate with them about a possible refund.
| Yes, I do hope they sent my stuff if they are dead.
You'd think exactly the same if you had a few grand in credit with your supplier.
Dont pretend that you wouldn't. Business is business. |
| Pathos | 02-14-2020 05:32 AM |
Re: Coronavirus and DHL deliveries from China
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Originally Posted by bigdaz
(Post 1069204)
one of my suppliers seems to have disappeared, hopefully they havent been quarentined without sending my items!!!
| I agree, I made sure I kept in daily contact with mine over the last couple of weeks, its been a worry I must admit considering I had credit with each one that ran to large amounts.
But the reality is, it could happen, especially in Wuhan and Wenzhou. |
| indielad | 02-14-2020 06:29 AM |
Re: Coronavirus and DHL deliveries from China
I think my supplier is a bit lazy these days as she wasn't palnning to start work untill Feb 19th before the virus even struck. Now it has been revised to the end of the month as DHL isn't working. SHe certainly isn't that bothered about the lack of business.
As I don't have much stock to sell, I've been teaching her English pronounciation on the microphone on an iphone app and swapping recipes! Good job it's a cold selling time of the year |
| indielad | 02-14-2020 06:35 AM |
Re: Coronavirus and DHL deliveries from China
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Originally Posted by chas2012
(Post 1069292)
thats really good for EMS/parcelforce normally im about 7-10 days
| I wonder why EMS is workig and not other carriers. Perhaps it's running ok locally to your supplier, but not other areas of China and it was quick because not much stuff is going out at the minute. |
Re: Coronavirus and DHL deliveries from China
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Originally Posted by tinsoldier
(Post 1069300)
It's part of China's business model....'plenty more where they came from'. The backbone of communism.
| Nice touch there - true. |
| agent006140 | 02-14-2020 08:39 AM |
Re: Coronavirus and DHL deliveries from China
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Originally Posted by indielad
(Post 1069314)
I wonder why EMS is workig and not other carriers. Perhaps it's running ok locally to your supplier, but not other areas of China and it was quick because not much stuff is going out at the minute.
| Like USPS,China post is an agent of the Chinese government,can you imagine USPS not working |
| Pathos | 02-14-2020 09:08 AM |
Re: Coronavirus and DHL deliveries from China
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Originally Posted by indielad
(Post 1069313)
I think my supplier is a bit lazy these days as she wasn't palnning to start work untill Feb 19th before the virus even struck. Now it has been revised to the end of the month as DHL isn't working. SHe certainly isn't that bothered about the lack of business.
As I don't have much stock to sell, I've been teaching her English pronounciation on the microphone on an iphone app and swapping recipes! Good job it's a cold selling time of the year
| Most factories wearnt/arent due back till around the 17th anyway, typical CNY holidays, around a month to five weeks.
Individual 'fixers' only generally take 1-2 weeks off. But if they cant get access to factory stock, then theres no point being 'back at work'.
Factories in Wenzhou are locked up till 23rd now due to government instruction. |
| prodigyace | 02-14-2020 09:19 AM |
Re: Coronavirus and DHL deliveries from China
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Originally Posted by Pathos
(Post 1069298)
Yes, I do hope they sent my stuff if they are dead.
You'd think exactly the same if you had a few grand in credit with your supplier.
Dont pretend that you wouldn't. Business is business.
| Not my first rodeo, but I've noticed in business people tend to grow cold to the value of human lives the more money they make. I have to keep myself in check as well. We can always make more money, but a life lost is a life gone.
Just reminding you (as well as others) to remain humane as they deal with a life altering predicament they have zero control over. |
| Pathos | 02-14-2020 09:23 AM |
Re: Coronavirus and DHL deliveries from China
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Originally Posted by prodigyace
(Post 1069354)
Not my first rodeo, but I've noticed in business people tend to grow cold to the value of human lives the more money they make. I have to keep myself in check as well. We can always make more money, but a life lost is a life gone.
Just reminding you (as well as others) to remain humane as they deal with a life altering predicament they have zero control over.
| This is true (although we have a major world population problem anyway), but weeping tears isn't going to stop a virus, therefore life goes on.
I agree on virtue, but sadly virtue is just what it is. It dosen't pay the bills. |
| indielad1010 | 02-14-2020 09:42 AM |
Re: Coronavirus and DHL deliveries from China
Health is wealth. I have developed a relationship with my supplier over the years, so my concern is personal as well as financial. I've given her some tips to avoid the virus, such as wearing gloves. ( You're more likely to catch flu from touching someone than had they coughed on you). Chatting about politics, family life, practising English and Chinese, she has sent me a box of stock for free when my dad died, and I've cleared some unprofitable stock for her which she ordered too much of. It really pays off on a human and financial level to be nice to your supplier. |
| Pandoras_box | 02-14-2020 06:29 PM |
Re: Coronavirus and DHL deliveries from China
^^ :snicker: don't you have a little humanity left in you? :bounce: |
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