To cut a long story short, I was let down by an international seller for some (tiny) bits I needed for a project I am making. I mentioned it to a friend of mine in this site, and out of the kindness of his heart decided to sent me a couple of spares he had FOC. Great news, I thought. Well. He sent the bits to me last Thursday first class. I was worried as I had not received them yet, but I thought I give it a couple of days and enquire at the post office. Anyway. Today the postman slips a card through my letterbox informing me I have to pay some money (9p, believe it or not) as I had a small parcel that was not correctly priced. When got to the post office I was greeted by a very rude employee who clearly enjoyed the power and was told I have to pay £1 on top of that as administration and handling fee and that I needed to prove my address (despite there was only mention of proof of identity needed). So I was sent on my way to bring that. Once I returned I was once again refused my parcel (in reality a small padded envelop, smaller than a standard letter and containing a featherweight piece for a torch) as my friend instead of my name had put a series of numbers as the recipient's name (a standing joke between the two of us). After about 20 minutes pleading and explaining I was passed on to a manager who 'because he is kind and helpful' let me have my property. I am rather annoyed because something that should have been straightforward was turned into an adventure. Anyway. I go the bits and my friend offered them to me FOC, so I guess I should not complaint about my 'ordeal' too much...