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Uniform orders?
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Poondash
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Uniform orders?
Afternoon people,
Been doing the job 7 weeks now and been given the all clear to order the uniform.
I have the number to call but does anyone have a PDF. of the order form with the different sizes on i cannot find one on the net?
Also what time are they on the phones till?
++ Also should i be awear of any indifferences from normal sizes on anything? dont wanna be doing my walk in rick waller shirts.
Any help much appreachiated.
Been doing the job 7 weeks now and been given the all clear to order the uniform.
I have the number to call but does anyone have a PDF. of the order form with the different sizes on i cannot find one on the net?
Also what time are they on the phones till?
++ Also should i be awear of any indifferences from normal sizes on anything? dont wanna be doing my walk in rick waller shirts.
Any help much appreachiated.
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pinstripe
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Your best bet would be to order your uniform from the office tomorrow as they usually require confirmation from a manager. Your manager will have the phone number. Just order the full entitlement, shoes/boots (not sure if you can order both, but try), jacket, storm proof. waterproof leggings, summer and winter hats, shirts (long sleeve, short sleeves and polo shirts), trousers, shorts. The sizes are UK standard but if you are between sizes you might have a problem. The blue shirts are standard shirt size but the polo shirts are small, medium or large, the same with the jacket and the storm proof. If you have already been issued with some second hand stuff, ignore it and order the full amount. Hope you're still enjoying the job, it is brilliant during summer but don't forget to carry a water bottle, your manager might even have some of them (ours does, and he issues them as required during summer).
Oh and it usually takes the uniform about 2 weeks to come through in dribs and drabs.
Oh and it usually takes the uniform about 2 weeks to come through in dribs and drabs.
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Poondash
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Im as ive been told the term is a "floater" lol, so my l/m told me over the phone to do it myself as im out of my normal depo for the next few weeks, just the depo im in now their l/m kinda looks at me like a little scruff bag so just wanna blend in.
just called and because ive not completed more than 6 weeks just of yet they have only given me the very basic of shoes jacket 5 shirts 2 pants, but on monday next week i will be entitled to more??????? 3 days short for my full entitlement which is a little sad, and by the time this has arrived i would be past it
dont think im entitled to a storm jacket just yet i think thats after 3 or 6 months.
Cheers
just called and because ive not completed more than 6 weeks just of yet they have only given me the very basic of shoes jacket 5 shirts 2 pants, but on monday next week i will be entitled to more??????? 3 days short for my full entitlement which is a little sad, and by the time this has arrived i would be past it
dont think im entitled to a storm jacket just yet i think thats after 3 or 6 months.
Cheers
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brunswick
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ghostgirl
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For any ladies out there - the womens trouser sizes are ridiculous, I'm normally a size 12 (which sometimes can be too big and I have to get size 10) so when I ordered my uniform I ordered size 12 but when they came they were way too tight so I sent them back and ordered a size 14, again when they came they were still slighty too tight and would have become uncomfortable during the day, so my line manager amongst other people said try a mens trouser so again I ordered, these fitted me perfect around the waist but I think I looked like a sack of potatoes in them as the legs where massive, so I have now given up on RM trousers and bought my own because no way am I ordering a size 16

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postyparker
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Wiltshireboy
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Uniforms
Its all very well ringing up for new uniforms, but when they go through the whole rigmarole of taking your order, then at the end say"Could I have your manager`s authorisation please?" Drives you mental, if your dom either cant or wont give it. 
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TrueBlueTerrier
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Re: Uniforms
I always say I am ringing from home even when I am not saves any problems.Wiltshireboy wrote:Its all very well ringing up for new uniforms, but when they go through the whole rigmarole of taking your order, then at the end say"Could I have your manager`s authorisation please?" Drives you mental, if your dom either cant or wont give it.
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majeed
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Uniform (and processing) described - debugged
I don't think they are storm proof! The leggings are at best, "splash proof", after you've had 'em a while! Dribs and drabs: forget about these - you have to take the uniform home yourself - now THAT has to be done in "dribs and drabs", especially after a hard day's walk!pinstripe wrote:...jacket, storm proof. waterproof leggings...dribs and drabs.
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majeed
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Sack of taties!
ghostgirl wrote:...sack of potatoes...

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uprising95
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Uniform orders?
anyone got the new boots with out the zip
they are abit stiff when new
everyone thought id pooped my self when i walked into work
but there fine now there worn in.
ive heard theres a new uniform coming out soon
is it true

they are abit stiff when new
everyone thought id pooped my self when i walked into work
but there fine now there worn in.
ive heard theres a new uniform coming out soon
is it true
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pinstripe
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Uniform orders?
I got the new boots without the zip. They lasted 3 weeks, until the first time it rained, then they fell apart. I heard that there is a new uniform due in the autumn, there's a new storm proof coat (though based on the last few I've had we should report them to the Trade Description), a new fleece (red) a wooly hat with RM logo, new trousers with extra pockets and a new polo shirt with a pen holder, but no pocket. I'm going to wait a few months before ordering any just to make sure I get the new stuff instead of the leftovers of the guff we are issued with now. Not that I expect the quality to be any better, I mean, surely RM know that we do a lot of walking, therefore the boots should be decent quality and not the cheapest they can find.uprising95 wrote:anyone got the new boots with out the zip
they are abit stiff when new![]()
everyone thought id pooped my self when i walked into work
but there fine now there worn in.
ive heard theres a new uniform coming out soon
is it true
Where exactly do RM source their uniforms? Arthur Daley's market stall or Del Boy's?
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majeed
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Real source
... er, Guantanamo bay?pinstripe wrote:...guff...I mean, surely RM know that we do a lot of walking, therefore the boots should be decent quality and not the cheapest they can find.
Where exactly do RM source their uniforms? Arthur Daley's market stall or Del Boy's?
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