I'm not going back there again Rant

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The post office
The heart of the community
The caring helpful people
Like hell it is :angry:

Back in April I had the misfortune to use the PO in town to send a small package to my brother.
The girl behind the desk produced a "pretend" letterbox and pushed the parcel through it.
"Too big" she announces.
WHAT???
It's too big.
No it's not, you just pushed it through
Ah, but I had to force it.
No you didn't, you just pushed it through.

5 mins later I had to pay almost double the postage :angry:

So, yesterday was car tax time and back to the same PO.

I hope its the same woman because this time I'm ready for her as I've got everything I need.

No I didn't.
Different girl.
Tax renewal form...check
MOT...check
Insurance, 5 pages of......check.
Wrong
This isnt proof of insurance, this is just the schedule
What do you mean?
I need to see the policy. If you have all these papers, you must have a policy sheet somewhere.
Well, if I must have it somewhere, why do you need to see it?
I just do. It's proof
5 mins later I'm running back to the car in the pouring rain and luckily find the policy. Back to the PO.
Is that what you need?
Yes
I could feel Victor Meldrew brewing but kept my cool.

Now, whats to stop me cancelling my insurance half way through the year but still using the insurance paper as proof I am insured?
What?
So by seeing my policy means nothing?
What?
Never mind :( :mad:
Now, I know she was only doing her job but :angry:

No please, no thank you, no trust, not even a hello, just grunts through a face full of metal.
Rips ma knittin :angry:

Rant over
 
Far less trouble doing it on line, you don't even need any of your documents as every detail (ins, mot etc) is linked to you car registration. Take's all off a couple of minutes.
 
Don't get me started in Post Office, their staff and attitude - being VERY unhelpful seems a pre-requisite to work there and their systems are simply archaic !

We have found a delightful small PO though - Brampton - and go out of our way to use them. I send regular parcels to my nephew and 2kg is free. Last time I was a few grams over but they loaned me some scissors and tape to extract a bag of sweets so it could go. Excellent service but a real rarity.
 
online, punch in renewal number, it then checks insurance and MOT etc automatically, click pay and Bobs yer uncle! :rolleyes:

/when I click my fingers you're back in the room
 
I taxed my car at the PO last week and I didn't need to produce any insurance documents, only the renewal form and MOT cert. Same as doing it online.
 
I always "tax" our cars on-line, I can not stand queueing in a Post Office, most of them are like "the land where time stands still", with added cr#p service. :mad:
 
Yep, online is the way to go. I did 2 cars a few weeks ago online and the discs arrive by post within a few days. It takes 5 minutes to do as they have records of insurance and MOT's. Saves the queuing and the Hitler behind the glass!



Chris
 
My only Post Office visits over the last 2 or 3 years have been for foreign currency exchange, and I have to say that the experiences were very good - pleasurable almost.

Served each time by a delightful lady who actually seemed to be interested in my holiday (golf of course), asked what credit card I used abroad and suggested taking out a PO one as at the time their rates for foreign purchases were cheaper than most (not sure about now though).

There again, my head is easily turned by a pretty face :whistle:

:thup::thup: for West Wickham main PO.
 
On a similar vein.. handed a prescription in at the chemist and the doctor had forgotten to sign it, the chemist said they couldn't take it, so I said give me a pen and I'll sign it.... she was flabbergasted as if I'd offered to stab her in the face (Hi AW :)) I tried to explain that it's simply a bit of biro ink on a piece of paper a symbolic gesture left over from the darkages, scrawl that is supposed to signify a person whereas an X could easily suffice especially if you had an X as your chosen signature, and besides, a childs writing is more legible, she wasn't having any of it....

I borrowed a pen from an old lady, signed it myself in front of the chemist then took it with me as I left with "Don't worry love, I'm off to Sainsburys with my SIGNED prescription, I'm sure they'll appreciate my money".

Perhaps I was in the wrong but then signatures are so pathetic... a stupid piece of scrawl.
 
JustOne said:
On a similar vein.. handed a prescription in at the chemist and the doctor had forgotten to sign it, the chemist said they couldn't take it, so I said give me a pen and I'll sign it.... she was flabbergasted as if I'd offered to stab her in the face (Hi AW :)) I tried to explain that it's simply a bit of biro ink on a piece of paper a symbolic gesture left over from the darkages, scrawl that is supposed to signify a person whereas an X could easily suffice especially if you had an X as your chosen signature, and besides, a childs writing is more legible, she wasn't having any of it.... I borrowed a pen from an old lady, signed it myself in front of the chemist then took it with me as I left with "Don't worry love, I'm off to Sainsburys with my SIGNED prescription, I'm sure they'll appreciate my money". Perhaps I was in the wrong but then signatures are so pathetic... a stupid piece of scrawl.
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