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Local Collect Specials = What do you scan?

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Zootsuit
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Local Collect Specials = What do you scan?

Post by Zootsuit »

Can anyone tell me what is supposed to be scanned when you deliver a special to a post office for local collection?
Is it the special bar code or the local collect bar code?
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Re: Local Collect Specials = What do you scan?

Post by IcanthelpthewayIam »

You scan the special bar code, the local collect one is for the post office to scan
darren d
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Re: Local Collect Specials = What do you scan?

Post by darren d »

Anything with a barcode on to go to a post office there is a tear strip on the post office label that you tear off. Obviously any standard packets going to a P.O, you leave that barcode on
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Re: Local Collect Specials = What do you scan?

Post by maisymoo04 »

zx135 wrote:You scan the special bar code, the local collect one is for the post office to scan
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tasam
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Re: Local Collect Specials = What do you scan?

Post by tasam »

Specials, recorded and tracked all keep their original tracking codes when sent for local collect.
The local collect barcode should not be on them at it causes confusion.
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Re: Local Collect Specials = What do you scan?

Post by UnhappyGremlin »

tasam wrote:Specials, recorded and tracked all keep their original tracking codes when sent for local collect.
The local collect barcode should not be on them at it causes confusion.
Correct. :thumbup
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Zootsuit
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Re: Local Collect Specials = What do you scan?

Post by Zootsuit »

UnhappyGremlin wrote:
tasam wrote:Specials, recorded and tracked all keep their original tracking codes when sent for local collect.
The local collect barcode should not be on them at it causes confusion.
Yes thanks, that is indeed what caused the discussion. I always scan the original barcode, my partner the other day always scans the local delivery. As the lady in the post office said to me today the local delivery barcode should only be used when it's not already a barcoded item.

Thanks for the replies.