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new red bags?
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not me
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new red bags?
saw some in the office today with white reflective band instead of the 'old' yellow
anyone else got these?
anyone else got these?
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k979aaa
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Re: new red bags?
Apparently they are better too see in the late EVENING!.
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Ahebban
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Re: new red bags?
the last lot of new pouches we had were yellow banded ... most were crap ... shoulder straps came unstitched and clips broke or came off inside a week! 
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Stormproof
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Re: new red bags?
Got my new pouch with the white strip a couple of weeks ago, hopefully it'll last longer than the other ones
We also got a delivery of some other pouches, very small, don't know what they are for 
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Re: new red bags?
Are they small nylon pouches with two handles like a carrier bag? If so, they are for drop bags - instead of emptying a mail bag, sort out which bundle goes where in your pouch and fitting packets in and then rolling it up and carrying it the rest of your walk ( or dumping it at the drop point ), simply sort out the drop pouch at your bench, then when you get it, slip it into your delivery pouch - saves me a few minutes each timeStormproof wrote:Got my new pouch with the white strip a couple of weeks ago, hopefully it'll last longer than the other onesWe also got a delivery of some other pouches, very small, don't know what they are for
I don't suppose your mouth bleeds every 28 days, does it?
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Stormproof
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Re: new red bags?
No, we've had the pouch inserts for ages, these are small versions of the delivery pouch, a mini me size pouch....lolsmokerjim wrote:Are they small nylon pouches with two handles like a carrier bag? If so, they are for drop bags - instead of emptying a mail bag, sort out which bundle goes where in your pouch and fitting packets in and then rolling it up and carrying it the rest of your walk ( or dumping it at the drop point ), simply sort out the drop pouch at your bench, then when you get it, slip it into your delivery pouch - saves me a few minutes each timeStormproof wrote:Got my new pouch with the white strip a couple of weeks ago, hopefully it'll last longer than the other onesWe also got a delivery of some other pouches, very small, don't know what they are for
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saru
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Re: new red bags?
They're for the diminishing amount of mail that is being delivered.....according to RM, that isStormproof wrote:No, we've had the pouch inserts for ages, these are small versions of the delivery pouch, a mini me size pouch....lolsmokerjim wrote:Are they small nylon pouches with two handles like a carrier bag? If so, they are for drop bags - instead of emptying a mail bag, sort out which bundle goes where in your pouch and fitting packets in and then rolling it up and carrying it the rest of your walk ( or dumping it at the drop point ), simply sort out the drop pouch at your bench, then when you get it, slip it into your delivery pouch - saves me a few minutes each timeStormproof wrote:Got my new pouch with the white strip a couple of weeks ago, hopefully it'll last longer than the other onesWe also got a delivery of some other pouches, very small, don't know what they are for
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uprising95
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Re: new red bags?
the parts were you shorten and extend the straps are totally different to the others
to be honest you have to tie a big nott near the top of the strap or it just extends its self when there's weight in.
the older ones had like teeth on the plastic clip which made things better
i think ive just explained this like no one else knows
i just don't understand why they change design for worse

to be honest you have to tie a big nott near the top of the strap or it just extends its self when there's weight in.
the older ones had like teeth on the plastic clip which made things better
i think ive just explained this like no one else knows
i just don't understand why they change design for worse
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lazyjack
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Re: new red bags?
uprising95 wrote:the parts were you shorten and extend the straps are totally different to the others
to be honest you have to tie a big nott near the top of the strap or it just extends its self when there's weight in.
the older ones had like teeth on the plastic clip which made things better
i think ive just explained this like no one else knows
i just don't understand why they change design for worse![]()
All to do with cost i'm afraid, The only decent thing we get from royal fail nowadays is the footwear, everything else is just cheap tatt
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lazyjack
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Re: new red bags?
Take it they ran oot of the ones you wanted?uprising95 wrote:which ive been waiting 10 week for lol
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uprising95
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Re: new red bags?
cat boots ....... were are youuuuuuuuuuuu
im sick of waiting
soon ill be in bare foot delivering
im sick of waiting
soon ill be in bare foot delivering
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Re: new red bags?
Stormproof wrote:No, we've had the pouch inserts for ages, these are small versions of the delivery pouch, a mini me size pouch....lolsmokerjim wrote:Are they small nylon pouches with two handles like a carrier bag? If so, they are for drop bags - instead of emptying a mail bag, sort out which bundle goes where in your pouch and fitting packets in and then rolling it up and carrying it the rest of your walk ( or dumping it at the drop point ), simply sort out the drop pouch at your bench, then when you get it, slip it into your delivery pouch - saves me a few minutes each timeStormproof wrote:Got my new pouch with the white strip a couple of weeks ago, hopefully it'll last longer than the other onesWe also got a delivery of some other pouches, very small, don't know what they are for
park n loop
weird though,i remember a year or so back(maybe more ) where a courior article said they had over ordered on red bags and had years worth of them
yet we see new designs and sizes?
so did they just ditch the 'old' ones?
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Stormproof
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Re: new red bags?
I found out what the small delivery pouches were for, star bursting was the answer, so I guess they are for the park & loop as you say custard.
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DGP1
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Re: new red bags?
We've run out of pouches and it's been like that for months now
they keep telling us that 'they're on order' but I'm beginning to think that they're not ordering them because it's affecting their bonus. 
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