Experienced a problem with Novatech this week, here's a brief resume.
Ordered a pair of hard disks on Tuesday, chose next day delivery for £5.99. Late afternoon received email from Novatech informing me my order has been dispatched.
Wednesday morning 8am receive text from Parcel Force informing me my parcel from Novatech will be delivered today. Stayed home until 19:00 hours - no delivery and no calling card.
Thursday used Parcel Force tracking number to check my delivery status and I see that parcel Force have it listed as attempted and failed delivery. Parcel Force, or at least their driver, I feel, are being less than honest.
I phone Novatech and a very helpful lady chases up the problem and phones me back 30 minutes later. As I am going to be out for a few hours midday she has arranged for Parcel Force to leave it at my local Post Office around 16:30. She has also refunded me my £5.99 next day delivery money. So, although I'm cheesed off at yesterday's non-delivery, I am glad the problem appears to be sorted.
14:00 hours, I'm still not home, receive a text saying Parcel Force will deliver my parcel in aprox 90 minutes. Oh, great. Maybe they mean to the Post Office? I hope so.
15:15 I arrive home.
15:30 Parcel Force deliver my parcel from Novatech to my home. It's the usual guy and I explain the previous sequence of events to him. He replies that he knew nothing of this, the parcel was loaded onto his van in the morning and he's just delivering it.
So, all's well that ends well I suppose but I'm very disappointed in Parcel Force's incompetence.
Novatech, imo, should consider using an alternative delivery service.
I will say though that Novatech handled the problem impeccably and refunded me my delivery fee. It made me realise the importance of being able to converse with a real human being at a suppliers who seemed sympathetic to my plight. In view of this, Novatech will remain on my approved supplier's list although tbh I'm a little wary of them if they continue to use Parcel Force.
I will also and finally add, in fairness, that Parcel Force in this area have mostly been quite good in the past, maybe, hopefully, this was a one-off glitch.