Australia Post parcel travels 10,000 km round trip across Australia
A package took a major detour through three states and traveled nearly 10,000 miles, leaving the sender frustrated.
The Western Australian man shared on Facebook how his Perth-bound package ended up across the country in an Australia Post ‘monumental thing’.
Notified by the Australia Post app each time the package appeared to be reaching a new location, the man saw his package arrive first in Sydney, before being processed in Parkes, NSW.
He was then processed in Brisbane before returning to his home 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 plot again returned to Parkes then went over Kemps Creek, Seven Hills and finally Pendle Hills.
“The parcel is now back in Sydney,” the man wrote.
“He has now covered more than 10,000 kilometres. I told someone about it this morning to try to stop it.
He attempted to intercept the well-travelled package when it landed in Perth, but Australia Post staff told him it was too late.
The package traveled through three states, stopping first in NSW before being transported to Brisbane, back to WA, then back to Parkes and Kemps Creek, Seven Hills and finally Pendle Hills (pictured, map)
The man tried to intercept the package when it returned via WA, but was unsuccessful, with Australia Post staff telling him it was ‘too late’ (pictured, stock)
“All I got was sorry – he left in the truck at 4am this morning, even after being promised I would receive him,” the man added.
‘Anyway, he’s now going home where he came from’.
The man claimed he received virtually no support from the Australia Post and was forced to order a replacement.
“A replacement is sent tomorrow, not by Australia Post,” he said.
“(The) mediator has all the information necessary to launch a case against them.”
The Australia Post website says delivery speeds depend on where the item is being sent to and from, and the level of restrictions and congestion in the delivery network.
He claims that regular parcel delivery service usually takes more than 2 working days.
