ANNOUNCEMENT : ALL OF ROYAL MAIL'S EMPLOYMENT POLICIES (AGREEMENTS) AT A GLANCE (Updated 2021)... HERE

ANNOUNCEMENT : PLEASE BE AWARE WE ARE NOT ON FACEBOOK AT ALL!

Low quality redirection labels

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
wiganpostie
Posts: 670
Joined: 09 Mar 2010, 20:16
Gender: Male

Low quality redirection labels

Post by wiganpostie »

it seems RM's penny pinching knows no bounds, as the latest batches of redirection labels are about as gummy as a derelict Rowntree's factory. Has anyone else noticed how poor they are, or have I just gotten a bad batch?
Top
Lounge Lizard
EX ROYAL MAIL
Posts: 9458
Joined: 06 Aug 2007, 21:54

Re: Low quality redirection labels

Post by Lounge Lizard »

No, I've had some the same. :sad: Are they really trying to save a penny or two by using less gum on them or is it in case one might need to be removed to check the original address underneath ? :shock:
Top
User avatar
POSTMAN
SITE ADMINISTRATOR
Posts: 32784
Joined: 07 Aug 2006, 03:19
Gender: Male

Re: Low quality redirection labels

Post by POSTMAN »

They are dodgy.
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
Top
Eric Cantona
Posts: 365
Joined: 15 Jul 2010, 19:21
Gender: Male

Re: Low quality redirection labels

Post by Eric Cantona »

Yes. there is about 3 strips of stickyness on them and they seem very thinner than usual. The wage packet is cheap as well. there will be no soap in the toilets next, another saving tactic...
Top
RandyBeanz
Posts: 44
Joined: 24 Jun 2010, 22:30
Gender: Male

Re: Low quality redirection labels

Post by RandyBeanz »

i know what you mean, the new ones are only sticky around the edge
Top
Pegman
Posts: 373
Joined: 27 Aug 2009, 22:41
Gender: Male
Location: The Deep South

Re: Low quality redirection labels

Post by Pegman »

The ones I'm using have just three strips of tackiness on them.
But the dead stikers seem to hav eevo stik on them now, they are a swine to get off the roll
http://www.onlyoneunited.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

100% United, 100% Unofficial
Top
resperin
Posts: 402
Joined: 18 Feb 2009, 21:45
Gender: Male

Re: Low quality redirection labels

Post by resperin »

Pegman wrote:The ones I'm using have just three strips of tackiness on them.
But the dead stikers seem to hav eevo stik on them now, they are a swine to get off the roll
LOL so true
Top
Straight4ward
EX ROYAL MAIL
Posts: 1621
Joined: 25 Oct 2009, 14:32
Gender: Male

Re: Low quality redirection labels

Post by Straight4ward »

there will be no soap in the toilets next, another saving tactic...
i know what you mean, the new ones are only sticky around the edge
Nasty!
"Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway."
Top
Lounge Lizard
EX ROYAL MAIL
Posts: 9458
Joined: 06 Aug 2007, 21:54

Re: Low quality redirection labels

Post by Lounge Lizard »

Pegman wrote:The ones I'm using have just three strips of tackiness on them.
But the dead stikers seem to hav eevo stik on them now, they are a swine to get off the roll
And I'm told those yellow surcharge stickers are as if glued onto the envelopew ith Araldite. :shock:
Top
clashcityrocker
Posts: 16685
Joined: 22 Sep 2009, 13:50
Gender: Male
Location: strummerville

Re: Low quality redirection labels

Post by clashcityrocker »

Image
The societies of consumption and squandering of material resources are incompatible with the idea of economic growth and a clean planet.
Top
krussel
Posts: 5300
Joined: 26 Jan 2009, 18:03
Gender: Male
Location: Out on the streets.

Re: Low quality redirection labels

Post by krussel »

I really dont mind the new 3 strip labels as i find they are easier to get off the sheet and tend to tear less :nervous
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
Top
smelly_cat_lady
Posts: 341
Joined: 22 Nov 2009, 15:08
Gender: Female
Location: On the delivery office floor looking up shorts

Re: Low quality redirection labels

Post by smelly_cat_lady »

I have heard a rumour that savings from re di labels have gone to fund manager's tea, coffee and pies. Also emergency fund for electric carts when they have to do a delivery
Top
OnAFlyer
Posts: 1938
Joined: 16 Aug 2009, 14:24
Gender: Male

Re: Low quality redirection labels

Post by OnAFlyer »

Cheap labels, along with redirection bags so thin they tear open easily, smaller killer stickers, photocopied dockets/self cert sheets etc, rubber bands that snap after one use and trousers that turn purple in a couple of washes.

RM's penny pinching really does know no bounds.
Top
countyboy
EX ROYAL MAIL
Posts: 121
Joined: 03 Dec 2009, 17:48
Gender: Male

Re: Low quality redirection labels

Post by countyboy »

OnAFlyer wrote:Cheap labels, along with redirection bags so thin they tear open easily, smaller killer stickers, photocopied dockets/self cert sheets etc, rubber bands that snap after one use and trousers that turn purple in a couple of washes.

RM's penny pinching really does know no bounds.
I thought it was just me who had purple trousers !!!! Having lost so much weight in my seven months of heaven they no longer fit me either...Chances of getting more pairs anyone ? I know they wouldnt give me a new cap as I lost my first one (nicked !) and said they only way I could get one was via a manager.....Not to worry about sunstroke or anything :crazy:
Is it possible to get the new shorts yet by the way ?..I am not over keen on the ones that remind me of my first day in primary school !! :arrrghhh
Top
dblad
Posts: 448
Joined: 20 Nov 2009, 18:26
Gender: Male

Re: Low quality redirection labels

Post by dblad »

Mine are purple too
Top

Return to “BLUE SHIRTS”