True Story
I sold a tablet through an auction website and the seller was based in Scotland, so I sent the item recorded delivery thinking that it would get there the next day, it was delivered two days later to Northern Ireland (I kid you not), complained to Royal Mail and the first response I got (by a CSA who was obviously really cared about her job (not)) who told me that as the item had been delivered there was nothing more they could do about it and it clearly wasn't lost, right ok I know sometimes you have to collect your parcel from the local sorting office or your neighbour, but I think 'hopping over the water' is a bit much to ask don't you! I then complained again, stating that the assistant that dealt with me the first time, wasn't actually telling me anything I didn't already know. The second time round I got compensated for the price of the item (this was fortunate as it did just above cover all expenses), but it was not an apology as such just a gesture of goodwill, as it was too late to investigate fully (so they reckoned), my advice is to push, if you are not satisfied with the first response and you know for a fact you are in the right (and you have proof), then fight for it. I don't usually bother, but in this case I felt indigent that the agent, clearly didn't know her geography, or really know what to do.