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Purpose of red green and yellow sacks

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PeterR
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Purpose of red green and yellow sacks

Post by PeterR »

Recently when ordering grey sacks through Royal Mail's online "shop" I have been receiving a lot of other colours, especially red, but today I got red, green, yellow and blue. My sack deliveries come tracked, and the tracking starts at Royal Mail, Yorkshire Distribution Centre.

I can use the blue sacks as I send M Bags. Can anyone point me to an official list of what the other colours are for? I know that one of the post offices at which I sometimes drop my mail like to have red sacks, I think for Special Delivery items.

Regards

Peter
BenacreNick
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Re: Purpose of red green and yellow sacks

Post by BenacreNick »

Green - Special Delivery.
Red - Post box mail.
Blue - Airmail.
PeterR
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Re: Purpose of red green and yellow sacks

Post by PeterR »

Thank you! And yellow?
postman1979
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Re: Purpose of red green and yellow sacks

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Yellow one are for the PSM (packet machine) usually only used for items going by air.
TMG5
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Re: Purpose of red green and yellow sacks

Post by TMG5 »

Does it matter what colour bag you use as often I might get a few batches in a row of blue bags also are they ever sorted before they are bundled and sent as sometimes it seems I over half of the bundle is not useable due to holes