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Many many years ago, there was a time when our post was delivered on time. First class post was delivered by next day and second class the day after. It was delivered nice and early so that you had the time to see if any of it was important before heading off to school or work. If there was anything too big to fit through the door, the postman would knock or ring and hand over the parcel with a smile. I bet you're thinking, “Yeah right and they also each had their own black and white cat and delivered eggs and bacon?” Well that's how I remember the postal service when I was a little kid.
Now however, the Royal Mail are in a right state, especially since they were privatised a few years ago. In a local paper today there was an article on how certain areas are now part of a ‘reform' where mail will be delivered by around lunchtime however if you live in one of these areas you can arrange to collect your mail yourself at an earlier time. I wouldn't be surprised if this kind of thing is happening throughout the country. The cheek of it is, not only has this radical change been forced upon us, we were supposedly notified about the change ages ago. Funny, the first time I know about it is when I read my paper!
So what are we really paying for then in a postal service? Well way back when mail was delivered at a reasonable time, I remember First Class stamps, the ones that used to be in red ink, costing 19p. They now cost a minimum of 28p, and mail is lucky to be delivered within two days, and even then they're not delivered until midday . Second class stamps now cost a minimum of 21p. But why risk that when it could be months and months before it even turns up!
The Royal Mail service is a laugh. For guaranteed delivery by mid day the next day, you have to pay extra. But why should you when you're paying for a 1 st class service anyway? It's ridiculous! You wouldn't pay for first class seats on a plane only to find that you have to share your seat with Shrek and Fiona Ogre with the complimentary drinks being old and warm. So why should we receive a third world service for our first class mail?
This doesn't just inconvenience residential customers however. Businesses employ people to sort through the post and with this new reform in the service, businesses are losing lots of money on their staff who can do nothing but twiddle their thumbs until postie decides to turn up. One company in my local paper stated they lose £30,000 a week now thanks to Royal Mail.
Now I know I'm gonna have to wait until lunchtime on Friday for my two GBA games and Spider-man 2 for Xbox from SR and it's all because of Royal Snail.
Note: Originally posted on www.lorl.co.uk by myself
Now however, the Royal Mail are in a right state, especially since they were privatised a few years ago. In a local paper today there was an article on how certain areas are now part of a ‘reform' where mail will be delivered by around lunchtime however if you live in one of these areas you can arrange to collect your mail yourself at an earlier time. I wouldn't be surprised if this kind of thing is happening throughout the country. The cheek of it is, not only has this radical change been forced upon us, we were supposedly notified about the change ages ago. Funny, the first time I know about it is when I read my paper!
So what are we really paying for then in a postal service? Well way back when mail was delivered at a reasonable time, I remember First Class stamps, the ones that used to be in red ink, costing 19p. They now cost a minimum of 28p, and mail is lucky to be delivered within two days, and even then they're not delivered until midday . Second class stamps now cost a minimum of 21p. But why risk that when it could be months and months before it even turns up!
The Royal Mail service is a laugh. For guaranteed delivery by mid day the next day, you have to pay extra. But why should you when you're paying for a 1 st class service anyway? It's ridiculous! You wouldn't pay for first class seats on a plane only to find that you have to share your seat with Shrek and Fiona Ogre with the complimentary drinks being old and warm. So why should we receive a third world service for our first class mail?
This doesn't just inconvenience residential customers however. Businesses employ people to sort through the post and with this new reform in the service, businesses are losing lots of money on their staff who can do nothing but twiddle their thumbs until postie decides to turn up. One company in my local paper stated they lose £30,000 a week now thanks to Royal Mail.
Now I know I'm gonna have to wait until lunchtime on Friday for my two GBA games and Spider-man 2 for Xbox from SR and it's all because of Royal Snail.
Note: Originally posted on www.lorl.co.uk by myself
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Packets normally fit through my letterbox, my parents bought a big one so posties don't have any trouble. I know how annoying it is when certain houses have these stupidly small letterboxes though, as I've done a paper round for a fair time.
Oh, and the 9 packets thing sounds very annoying, were you doing the job over Christmas Goaty?
Oh, and the 9 packets thing sounds very annoying, were you doing the job over Christmas Goaty?
Heh, be glad Goaty isnt your postman.
Want to know why?
Because regulars are being forced into redundancy and being replaced with temps.
Because temps can't join the union, dont get sick pay, can be sent home without recourse etc etc.
And the temps attitude? "Who cares what time it gets there? I finish at 2pm anyway and if I don't get it all done, meh"
I've been a postie since last November and work my ass off to get home by 11am, except for the past week where I've been subbing in a rural office.
Archaic, dusty system that means I don't go out until 9:30am and dont finish the walk until 1pm (if I charge about)
At the end of the day? The Royal Mail doesn't care what time you get your mail, and neither do I. If you're not in the 1st time we try to deliver a recorded? You ain't getting it again, we'll just stick a card through your door in future and save us the lugging of your stupid packets for miles.
A house today had 7 Play.com packets and another 2 recorded. And he wasn't in. So guess who's never getting recorded mail again because I had to stuff 9 DVD packets into an already overloaded bag?
Deal with it.
Because regulars are being forced into redundancy and being replaced with temps.
Because temps can't join the union, dont get sick pay, can be sent home without recourse etc etc.
And the temps attitude? "Who cares what time it gets there? I finish at 2pm anyway and if I don't get it all done, meh"
I've been a postie since last November and work my ass off to get home by 11am, except for the past week where I've been subbing in a rural office.
Archaic, dusty system that means I don't go out until 9:30am and dont finish the walk until 1pm (if I charge about)
At the end of the day? The Royal Mail doesn't care what time you get your mail, and neither do I. If you're not in the 1st time we try to deliver a recorded? You ain't getting it again, we'll just stick a card through your door in future and save us the lugging of your stupid packets for miles.
A house today had 7 Play.com packets and another 2 recorded. And he wasn't in. So guess who's never getting recorded mail again because I had to stuff 9 DVD packets into an already overloaded bag?
Deal with it.
I dunno, i think the service is a bit hit and miss, like when i posted a dvd to Myst, i used a first class stamp and posted it on sunday for the 11:30am pickup, Myst recieved the dvd the next day.
But im in a similar situation to yourself, if i get my mail before noon i think im in heaven.
But im in a similar situation to yourself, if i get my mail before noon i think im in heaven.
It's even worse at christmas
Edgy wrote:
> You wouldn't pay for first class seats on a plane only to find that you
> have to share your seat with Shrek and Fiona Ogre with the complimentary
> drinks being old and warm.
That bit made me laugh muchly.
But yeah, the postal service certainly has gone down hill, you're not wrong there. Worse still, we keep having to exchange out mail with some people a couple of roads away due to adress mix ups, it seems these postmen are more postcretins to me.
I suppose the wages don't offer as much financial gain anymore, and postmen won't keep their job unless they sustain other key benefits. Short and flexible hours, it seems.
> You wouldn't pay for first class seats on a plane only to find that you
> have to share your seat with Shrek and Fiona Ogre with the complimentary
> drinks being old and warm.
That bit made me laugh muchly.
But yeah, the postal service certainly has gone down hill, you're not wrong there. Worse still, we keep having to exchange out mail with some people a couple of roads away due to adress mix ups, it seems these postmen are more postcretins to me.
I suppose the wages don't offer as much financial gain anymore, and postmen won't keep their job unless they sustain other key benefits. Short and flexible hours, it seems.
Many many years ago, there was a time when our post was delivered on time. First class post was delivered by next day and second class the day after. It was delivered nice and early so that you had the time to see if any of it was important before heading off to school or work. If there was anything too big to fit through the door, the postman would knock or ring and hand over the parcel with a smile. I bet you're thinking, “Yeah right and they also each had their own black and white cat and delivered eggs and bacon?” Well that's how I remember the postal service when I was a little kid.
Now however, the Royal Mail are in a right state, especially since they were privatised a few years ago. In a local paper today there was an article on how certain areas are now part of a ‘reform' where mail will be delivered by around lunchtime however if you live in one of these areas you can arrange to collect your mail yourself at an earlier time. I wouldn't be surprised if this kind of thing is happening throughout the country. The cheek of it is, not only has this radical change been forced upon us, we were supposedly notified about the change ages ago. Funny, the first time I know about it is when I read my paper!
So what are we really paying for then in a postal service? Well way back when mail was delivered at a reasonable time, I remember First Class stamps, the ones that used to be in red ink, costing 19p. They now cost a minimum of 28p, and mail is lucky to be delivered within two days, and even then they're not delivered until midday . Second class stamps now cost a minimum of 21p. But why risk that when it could be months and months before it even turns up!
The Royal Mail service is a laugh. For guaranteed delivery by mid day the next day, you have to pay extra. But why should you when you're paying for a 1 st class service anyway? It's ridiculous! You wouldn't pay for first class seats on a plane only to find that you have to share your seat with Shrek and Fiona Ogre with the complimentary drinks being old and warm. So why should we receive a third world service for our first class mail?
This doesn't just inconvenience residential customers however. Businesses employ people to sort through the post and with this new reform in the service, businesses are losing lots of money on their staff who can do nothing but twiddle their thumbs until postie decides to turn up. One company in my local paper stated they lose £30,000 a week now thanks to Royal Mail.
Now I know I'm gonna have to wait until lunchtime on Friday for my two GBA games and Spider-man 2 for Xbox from SR and it's all because of Royal Snail.
Note: Originally posted on www.lorl.co.uk by myself
Now however, the Royal Mail are in a right state, especially since they were privatised a few years ago. In a local paper today there was an article on how certain areas are now part of a ‘reform' where mail will be delivered by around lunchtime however if you live in one of these areas you can arrange to collect your mail yourself at an earlier time. I wouldn't be surprised if this kind of thing is happening throughout the country. The cheek of it is, not only has this radical change been forced upon us, we were supposedly notified about the change ages ago. Funny, the first time I know about it is when I read my paper!
So what are we really paying for then in a postal service? Well way back when mail was delivered at a reasonable time, I remember First Class stamps, the ones that used to be in red ink, costing 19p. They now cost a minimum of 28p, and mail is lucky to be delivered within two days, and even then they're not delivered until midday . Second class stamps now cost a minimum of 21p. But why risk that when it could be months and months before it even turns up!
The Royal Mail service is a laugh. For guaranteed delivery by mid day the next day, you have to pay extra. But why should you when you're paying for a 1 st class service anyway? It's ridiculous! You wouldn't pay for first class seats on a plane only to find that you have to share your seat with Shrek and Fiona Ogre with the complimentary drinks being old and warm. So why should we receive a third world service for our first class mail?
This doesn't just inconvenience residential customers however. Businesses employ people to sort through the post and with this new reform in the service, businesses are losing lots of money on their staff who can do nothing but twiddle their thumbs until postie decides to turn up. One company in my local paper stated they lose £30,000 a week now thanks to Royal Mail.
Now I know I'm gonna have to wait until lunchtime on Friday for my two GBA games and Spider-man 2 for Xbox from SR and it's all because of Royal Snail.
Note: Originally posted on www.lorl.co.uk by myself
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