OAP has to pay postage on Lib Dems' letter

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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TORBAY MP Adrian Sanders has apologised to an 86-year-old woman who had to pay postage when the Lib Dems wrote asking for election donations — without putting a stamp on their letter.

The elderly Torquay woman, who wants to remain anonymous, received a Royal Mail postcard saying a letter had been sent without the required stamps.

She was told to pay £1.30 but was unable to get to the mail depot.

Family friends eventually picked up the letter only to find it was a fundraising request from Mr Sanders.

Doug Furze, a friend of the Watcombe woman, said: "She wanted to get the letter because she thought it might be important, but she couldn't even go out to get it.

"I had to go down to the mail office a few times because it was closed.

"The letter turned out to be a donations request asking for between £10 and £50 — and they didn't even enclose a stamped envelope.

"They shouldn't be asking a pensioner for money, let alone asking her to pay for their postage as well. What a cheek.

"I suppose it's funny — but to be blunt, it's just wrong what they did."

Mr Sanders was apologetic, but he said that 'sadly, these things happen when you send out lots of letters'.

He added: "Stamps do fall off. It wouldn't have been done on purpose. We want to win elections, not lose them.

"We will send the lady a letter of apology and a book of stamps.

"I would advise anyone who gets a red card asking them to pay postage to not do it. If the person wants to contact you badly enough, they will."

[TrueBlueTerrier]

"I would advise anyone who gets a red card asking them to pay postage to not do it. If the person wants to contact you badly enough, they will."

But are they not Grey

[DGP1]

"I would advise anyone who gets a red card asking them to pay postage to not do it. If the person wants to contact you badly enough, they will."

But are they not Grey

Just ignore the red ones and respond to the grey ones................and these people think they should run the country

[Lounge Lizard]

"Stamps do fall off" - only a politician would come up with an excuse like that the assumption being that it has to be someboy elses fault. And if he got a parking fine it would, of course, be because the ticket fell off the windscreen. And then they question why fewer and fewer people turn out to vote.

[Pat Ostman]

"I would advise anyone who gets a red card asking them to pay postage to not do it. If the person wants to contact you badly enough, they will."

But are they not Grey

Thought it was silver but well spotted!

[Lounge Lizard]

"I would advise anyone who gets a red card asking them to pay postage to not do it. If the person wants to contact you badly enough, they will."

But are they not Grey

Thought it was silver but well spotted!

But grey and silver are basically the same colour.
So called 'silver' cars are only metallic grey.

[DGP1]

"I would advise anyone who gets a red card asking them to pay postage to not do it. If the person wants to contact you badly enough, they will."

But are they not Grey

Thought it was silver but well spotted!

But grey and silver are basically the same colour.
So called 'silver' cars are only metallic grey.

I always thought they where dirty white

[k979aaa]

"I would advise anyone who gets a red card asking them to pay postage to not do it. If the person wants to contact you badly enough, they will."

But are they not Grey

Thought it was silver but well spotted!

But grey and silver are basically the same colour.
So called 'silver' cars are only metallic grey.

I always thought they where dirty white

They the liberal democrats have a lot too hide not only can they not afford postage like the Tory party with lord Ashcroft nor new labour ripping off posties with false promises from day one they are all the same i will not put a mixed wash in the washing machine as the all turn out the same!.

[Lounge Lizard]

"I would advise anyone who gets a red card asking them to pay postage to not do it. If the person wants to contact you badly enough, they will."

But are they not Grey

Thought it was silver but well spotted!

But grey and silver are basically the same colour.
So called 'silver' cars are only metallic grey.

I always thought they where dirty white

Or faded black.

[shadow]

I always tell my customers to find out what it is before paying as there were lots from bannatynes (shitty leaflets) underpaid and people were being charged over a pound to go 8 miles to pick it up.