Sent a laptop to SA with registered post and paid extra to make sure that a signature would be required and we'd be notified. Somehow the signature slip disappeared and we got no notification that our $600 package had arrived safely - had to rely on buyer to notify us through ebay. Would think twice about wasting my money on such 'guarantees' next time.

Somehow, it took four days to get a slip of paper from Taigum post office to Boondall (10 minutes walk away). No wonder half of my letters/packages arrive a lot later than anyone elses. SAs at Australia Post have shared my angst - lamenting the fact that a parcel takes 5 days to get across the country because it's transported by road.

If AusPost is going to charge so much ($18 for COD?!), it should back it up with quality service...too bad they're the only postal service available. And despite having a magazine 'pipe' next to the letterbox and a bright coloured piece of paper saying 'DO NOT PLACE ITEMS ON TOP OF THE LETTERBOX', the postie insists on putting my magazines on top of the letterbox where anyone walking past can and has taken them.