Was happy to pay a bit more and order from Appliances Direct rather than buy my item at a cheaper price from Amazon, as I wish to avoid that company. Appliances Direct's website said delivery would be by DPD and I would be allocated a 1 hour delivery slot. This definitely influenced my decision to buy from Appliances Direct. However, DPD was not the delivery company! I was not happy on delivery day to receive a message from Amazon Delivery at midday saying they were delivering my parcel - and delivery would be any time that day. It arrived just before 9pm. I like the item I bought but feel let down by Appliances Direct. Next time I might as well purchase from Amazon (despite not wishing to) as that's the company that was used anyway.