Good old Post Office

[bobmac]

If you are planning on sending anything through the post office, best do it before the 1st of April.
I was told yesterday that as from then, the cost of posting my V-Easy will double :angry:

 

[sydney greenstreet]

Did they give a reason why the cost will double Bob ?

 

[bobmac]

Did they give a reason why the cost will double Bob ?

Apparently, they used to charge by the weight. Now it's the size too....apparently

 

[sydney greenstreet]

No justification in charging twice the price.

 

[virtuocity]

People will start to think that I work for this company, but Parcels2go will do it MUCH cheaper, can insure them and certain services will pick up from you, rather than having to queue up with the proletariat.

 

[shewy]

I was told the same, from now on I will be using a different company,PDP give you a time slot and you can track,better service IMO

 

[Coatsy79]

Sadly I work for these muppets and were constantly baffled by the constant price changes etc

My wife runs her own business, she prints various things, tee shirts, mugs, engraves keyrings etc and the cost of sending a mug will more than double meaning she won't really sell any mugs anymore, or she's gonna have to go with a different company, but there in means she loses the convenience of her buyers just being able to pop to the local office to collect if they happen to be out,

Its a small price to pay for keeping her business running though and I really can't defend Royal Mail as they really keep on shooting themselves in the foot by penalising people for sending things

 

[jimbob.someroo]

Bob, try myhermes - https://www.myhermes.co.uk/wps/portal/PN_CTR/Home/homepage/

I use it anytime I'm selling golf clubs. Really cheap and they'll even come and pick it up from you!

 

[bobmac]

Thanks guys. When I can get some more V-Easys, I'll give some of these a try.

 

[North Mimms]

Apparently, they used to charge by the weight. Now it's the size too....apparently

Change the packaging.
Instead of a thin 6 foot long parcel, have you considered folding the thing in half?

 

[Imurg]

I posted a club the other day and the assistant told me that all the charges were changing - but she had no idea by how much or anything else remotely useful...

 

[bobmac]

Change the packaging.
Instead of a thin 6 foot long parcel, have you considered folding the thing in half?

mmmmm Not as daft as you look

 

[chrisd]

If you are planning on sending anything through the post office, best do it before the 1st of April.
I was told yesterday that as from then, the cost of posting my V-Easy will double :angry:

Dont tell me that ............. I've got 120 of them to shift!

 

[Coatsy79]

I posted a club the other day and the assistant told me that all the charges were changing - but she had no idea by how much or anything else remotely useful...

That's probably something to do with the fact they don't have the new prices themselves yet, knowing my lot they'll get them the day the new charges start

 

[MegaSteve]

Just been advised that as well as hiking the prices they are more than halving the amount of compensation they'll pay out should THEY lose your parcel...

 

[drawboy]

We all know where this is going, hike prices, make RM unpopular and have more people using couriers, run RM into the ground then offload it to a private buyer who Cameron and his cronies happen to have lots and lots of shares in. Privatise RM. Bingo! another government company sold for peanuts, mass redundancies but another million in the bank for the insider traders.

 

[chrisd]

We all know where this is going, hike prices, make RM unpopular and have more people using couriers, run RM into the ground then offload it to a private buyer who Cameron and his cronies happen to have lots and lots of shares in. Privatise RM. Bingo! another government company sold for peanuts, mass redundancies but another million in the bank for the insider traders.

Mmmmmmmmm ....... I will put you down as a "don't know" for the next election then!

 

[Sweep]

Recently bought an item on fleabay. The seller said he posted it first class. After 2 weeks I complained. The seller didn't reply. I gave him bad feedback. He called me a liar. I made a claim on PayPal. I got my money back. Six weeks later the item arrived. Clearly marked first class. Clearly first class paid for. Six weeks for an envelope posted first class. I had to collect it from the local sorting office because it was too big for my letterbox. On the wall there were 4 posters about not tolerating abuse of their staff. Fair enough but I wonder why??? Send stuff out every day at work. Always use APC overnight. Great service. The Post Office used to be great but they can't compete on parcels nowadays. They have been too militant and they have not kept up with the times. Sad but true.

 

[kev_off_the_tee]

I'm weary about most delivery services these days, especially Royal Mail/parcelforce

I'm waiting on a putter from Allylodge and he said I should have it Wednesday or Thursday and I'm still waiting. He said it has been sitting a a depot awaiting dispatch.

If they can't deliver on time why do they bother at all

 

[drawboy]

Dont tell me that ............. I've got 120 of them to shift!

I bet Bobmac hasn't 120 of them to shift, always one ey nice one bobmac