Australia Post package travels 10,000km back and forth across Australia
Australia Post parcel travels 10,000 km back and forth across Australia
A package has made a major detour through three states and traveled nearly 6,000 miles, leaving the frustrated sender in the lurch.
The Western Australian man shared on Facebook how his Perth-bound package ended up across the country in an Australia Post ‘listed stuff’.
Whenever the package appeared to reach a new location, the man was notified by the Australia Post app and watched as his package first arrived in Sydney before being processed in Parkes, NSW.
It was then processed in Brisbane before returning to its original state at the Boorna Wangkiny Mia branch in WA – but it didn’t stop there.
The Western Australian man watched his package travel 10,000km across the country via his Australia Post app (pictured)
The pack returned to Parkes again, then went to Kemps Creek, Seven Hills, and finally Pendle Hills.
“The package is now on its way back to Sydney,” the man wrote.
He has now covered more than 10,000 kilometers. I talked to someone about it this morning to try and stop it.”
He attempted to intercept the well-travelled package as it landed back in Perth, but was told by Australia Post employees that he was too late.
The package traveled through three states, stopping first in NSW before being transported to Brisbane, back to WA and then back to Parkes and on to Kemps Creek, Seven Hills and finally Pendle Hills (photo, map)
The man tried to intercept the package as it made its way back through WA, but was unable to do so when Australia Post staff told him he was ‘too late’ (photo, stock)
“All I got was regret – it left in the truck at 4am this morning, even after being promised I would receive it,” the man added.
“Anyway, it’s now going home where it came.”
The man claimed he received little support from Australia Post and was forced to order a replacement.
“A replacement will be sent out tomorrow, not Australia Post,” he said.
“(The) ombudsman has all the information necessary to start a case against them.”
Australia Post’s website states that delivery speed depends on where the item is posted back and forth, and the level of restrictions and congestion in the delivery network.
It claims that a regular parcel delivery service generally takes more than 2 business days.