{"id":1671,"date":"2026-01-05T14:38:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T14:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frigate-express.co.uk\/ourblogs\/?p=1671"},"modified":"2026-03-21T14:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T14:08:30","slug":"nightmare-courier-week-birmingham-warrington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frigate-express.co.uk\/ourblogs\/nightmare-courier-week-birmingham-warrington\/","title":{"rendered":"What a week! (full of disappointments)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The week was full of disappointments.

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Let\u2019s start with the universe\u2019s idea of a Monday joke. Birmingham to central London first job on a Monday morning! It sounds simple. It is not. It\u2019s one of them you better like \u201cme time\u201d jobs as you\u2019re hanging around in a lot of traffic for a very long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It set the mood for the rest of the week<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. I had the pleasure of collecting from what is known as the worst delivery company in the Uk. I’ve heard the rumours, read the news and in the past collected from another depot of theirs without an issue so I thought it really couldn’t be that bad. But it was. That bad! It was so bad, I had to call my wife and tell her all about it. In fact it was soo bad. I had to call someone else’s wife and tell her about it too. \ud83d\ude2d

2. Had a massive row with this neigh on 7ft tall guy who demanded I follow his rules and hang up my own van keys in his warehouse. He didn\u2019t want to valet it either. \ud83d\ude21

3. Do you know what it’s like arguing with someone kissing 7ft in height? I’ll tell you. Go outside and find a lamppost. Look right up at the light, now argue with it. That’s exactly what it’s like. Hurts neck\ud83d\ude2d

4. Met some seriously crap logistic teams. I ended up doing their admin for them! \ud83e\udd28

5. Went to this secret government facility and expected to be greeted by armed angry looking guards with machine guns. Got a hand drawn map of the site instead \u2639\ufe0f

6. Went to a place called \u2018herb farm\u2019 thinking I\u2019m going to start a narcotics empire but ended up buying wife treats instead.

However, good stuff happened too.

1. Managed to get some shopping for wife\u2019s birthday at both Meadowhall and The Trafford Centre on consecutive days \ud83d\ude1c

2. Skilfully avoided being upsold to by glamorous sales assistants and get a great deal on a set of GHDs \ud83d\udc71\u200d\u2640\ufe0f (for wife).

3. Accidentally walked into a church on Halloween \ud83d\udc7b

4. Groomed my new business partner \ud83e\udd13 (more of that in another post).

Have a lovely weekend folks.

So, do you need a courier who always buys his own wife little gifts from round the country whilst fixing the cock ups of other companies? If so\u2026

Click on www.frigate-express.co.uk<\/strong><\/a> and use the calculator to quote you.
If you have any questions???? Get in touch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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