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WinterMay

[Update] Anyone has experience with Argos home delivery for large items?

Not sure if this is done on the subreddit but further to my post a couple of weeks back I wanted to thank everyone for reassuring me about the delivery and for the tips !

The sofa was delivered yesterday, the two delivery guys were lovely and just carried it upstairs with a smile. Gave them at £10 tip and two cold cans of coke, which they were super happy about so good shout u/mitch1975 :)

Also the sofa looks great but no one cares about that :D

Posted Sep 18, 2016, 2:22 PM UTC

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dibblah•

Glad it worked out, enjoy the sofa. I had two experience with large items from argos, one a sofa which they carried to my 4th floor flat quite happily, the other a wardrobe which they left at the bottom of the stairs for me (then a skinny 19yo girl). I had to find a neighbour to help carry it up, it weighed more than me.

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WinterMayOP•

Yeah your second experience was what I feared, I hope you found a helpful neighbour !

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Willowx•

Glad it worked out for you, hope the sofa is comfy as well as good looking! Enjoy :-)

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WinterMayOP•

Boyfriend has been lazying about on the sofa all weekend so I do think it also is comfy :D

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WinterMayOP•

I'd only do it for a large item I think, or something especially heavy. I felt they "deserved" it this time since it required a lot of effort and they were quite gracious about it. I also feel bad we didn't tip the guys who delivered and carried our new fridge upstairs, I wish we would have thought about it :/

I wouldn't tip the guy delivering our amazon parcels for example !

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tmstms•

Likewise for me. Only if they go beyond what one would expect is normal.

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WinterMayOP•

Probably ... Though it requires less effort and does not carry a health risk so the difference is justified in my opinion ? And good luck with trying to tip an amazon delivery driver, they barely stay long enough for me to make sure the parcel is actually adressed to me :p

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nmak06•

They're as quick to deliver as you are to receive, but it's annoying certain couriers under value their time and expenses.

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ninj3•

I've never done it before, but I've never had a delivery of something big that they helped me carry further than my front door. Unless advertised as being part of the service beforehand, I'd consider their job to be satisfactorily completed once they get the item to me, at my front door. Anything they do to help me past that, like carrying it into a back room, or upstairs I would consider above and beyond, and worthy of a tip and extra appreciation.

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Mod74•

The post you linked is on the French Reddit, and that really confused me for a second! Glad it went OK.

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WinterMayOP•

Ah yeah sorry, I have no idea why it does that, I haven't been living in France for more than a year now but my Reddit still randomly turns French -_-

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strolls•

It's the fr.reddit.com in the URL.

I bet you're subscribed to one or two French subs and (I guess) they use these that domain by default.

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WinterMayOP•

I think I figured it out ! When I made my shortcut for reddit in the favourites bar I was still living in France, so everytime I click on it I use the french version :D Changed it now !

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Dedj_McDedjson•

I've had nothing but utterly awful delivery service from them, to the point that I won't buy from them if a similar item is available elsewhere.

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TeaDrinkingRedditor•

Yeah my housemate had a desk. Bed, chair and wardrobe delivered from Argos. The delivery was prompt and efficient for all of them. Great service

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mrpeter7•

you were lucky . they are usually miserable sods who don't like carrying things upstairs

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