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realmichael
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free newspapers......

Post by realmichael »

Every wednesday a lady comes down my street pushing one of them old fashioned prams full of the free paper we get which in turn are stuffed with leaflets for tesco, morrisons,adi etc etc...
Question is how long before it's us delivering the free papers?
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viking1488
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Re: free newspapers......

Post by viking1488 »

realmichael wrote:Every wednesday a lady comes down my street pushing one of them old fashioned prams full of the free paper we get which in turn are stuffed with leaflets for tesco, morrisons,adi etc etc...
Question is how long before it's us delivering the free papers?
i was just talkin about this in my D/O last week i dont think your very far from the truth on this one its just a case of how far will the royal mail go :evil/mad
el_cartero
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Re: free newspapers......

Post by el_cartero »

thats a thing will the couriers etc we deliver be in our £10 super f**k?
one day part timers will have the same right as full timers
realmichael
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Re: free newspapers......

Post by realmichael »

And who in their right mind is gonna work their day off now, you will have to take a d2d out for nowt. :crazy:
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fishtank
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Re: free newspapers......

Post by fishtank »

realmichael wrote:Every wednesday a lady comes down my street pushing one of them old fashioned prams full of the free paper we get which in turn are stuffed with leaflets for tesco, morrisons,adi etc etc...
Question is how long before it's us delivering the free papers?

Maybe thats what the agreement means by

"commercial opportunities are likely to exist particularly for named/specific day(s) products and/or Saturdays which may provide Royal Mail with additional scope for increased revenue."

So in answer to your question. how long before it's us delivering the free papers?

Quite possibly sooner than you think. :d'oh!
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noggin1969
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Re: free newspapers......

Post by noggin1969 »

we might as well deliver milk and read meters as well
realmichael
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Re: free newspapers......

Post by realmichael »

Lets not forget the free samples. shampoo, tea bags, washing powder, tampax, kitchen sinks the list is endless :Very Happy
"Workers of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your chains."
"Without doubt, machinery has greatly increased the number of well-to-do idlers."
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Wessex
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Re: free newspapers......

Post by Wessex »

Or tie-ins with TV advertising particularly from ITV
k979aaa
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Re: free newspapers......

Post by k979aaa »

realmichael wrote:Lets not forget the free samples. shampoo, tea bags, washing powder, tampax, kitchen sinks the list is endless :Very Happy
Ikea catalogues seen that before phone books maybe even the bible will be next or even the MP's accounting audits to every house in the land!. :shock: :shock: :shock: :evil/mad
smokerjim
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Re: free newspapers......

Post by smokerjim »

....shove a broom up our hole, and we'll sweep the f*cking streets as we go!
I don't suppose your mouth bleeds every 28 days, does it?

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stokes11eg
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Re: free newspapers......

Post by stokes11eg »

:sad: We do deliver the local authority free papers--have been doing so for years.
baldrick
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Re: free newspapers......

Post by baldrick »

noggin1969 wrote:we might as well deliver milk and read meters as well
RM were considering getting delivery posties to read meters not so long ago.
Lounge Lizard
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Re: free newspapers......

Post by Lounge Lizard »

Yes, and phone books and Yellow Pages too on our quieter days. :sad:
delboy
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Re: free newspapers......

Post by delboy »

noggin1969 wrote:we might as well deliver milk and read meters as well
lol :crazy: don't put ideas in there head.. :funneh
k979aaa
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Re: free newspapers......

Post by k979aaa »

delboy wrote:
noggin1969 wrote:we might as well deliver milk and read meters as well
lol :crazy: don't put ideas in there head.. :funneh
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