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How long is yours...?

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DiamondSmiles
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How long is yours...?

Post by DiamondSmiles »

Callers office queue i mean. Friday and Saturday around the middle of the day we had around 30 peed off customers in a long line out in the cold waiting to get in to a packed callers office. You do try hard not to laugh as you cycle past them :Very Happy
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DGP1
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Re: How long is yours...?

Post by DGP1 »

:silenced :silenced :silenced :silenced :nervous
I'm preparing myself for the zombie invasion, rule number 1 - Cardio
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RedBagMan
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Re: How long is yours...?

Post by RedBagMan »

... all the more reason to enter into "unofficial arrangements" with customers ... :whistle
"We're under model" - oh no we're not - stick your lapse elsewhere ...
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Thehair
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Joined: 20 Jan 2010, 22:35
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Re: How long is yours...?

Post by Thehair »

RedBagMan wrote:... all the more reason to enter into "unofficial arrangements" with customers ... :whistle
P739...Whats that? Oh and I've yet to see one of my customers waiting out in the cold?
I just thought we provided a SERVICE.. :cool
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Big Daz
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Re: How long is yours...?

Post by Big Daz »

Our callers office is fairly small as its a product of the 80's when the packets and parcel boom was just a twinkle in the eyes of Cockburn and Roberts.

Therefore having customers queing outside is normal in busy periods.
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youwot!!!!!
MAIL CENTRES/PROCESSING
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Re: How long is yours...?

Post by youwot!!!!! »

I just thought we provided a SERVICE.. :cool[/quote]


been a long while since we provided a service.its all about the money now.
who the hell invests £2 billion into a servic and makes it worse?????????????
you really couldn't make it up!!!!!!!!!!!
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fishtank
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Re: How long is yours...?

Post by fishtank »

Thehair wrote:
RedBagMan wrote:... all the more reason to enter into "unofficial arrangements" with customers ... :whistle
P739...Whats that? Oh and I've yet to see one of my customers waiting out in the cold?
I just thought we provided a SERVICE.. :cool
If you're gonna doorstep...so be it,it's your job :neutral: ....but please don't pretend it's for the customers benefit. :roll:
That's just embarrassing.... :oops: :cuppa
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
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REDLETTER
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Re: How long is yours...?

Post by REDLETTER »

melian wrote:Callers office queue i mean. Friday and Saturday around the middle of the day we had around 30 peed off customers in a long line out in the cold waiting to get in to a packed callers office. You do try hard not to laugh as you cycle past them :Very Happy
Doesn't YOUR DOM go outside on a Saturday morning and hand out the coffees to these poor cold customers?

No ours doesn't either, cause he's never there on a Saturday! :no no :Very Happy
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baleout
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Joined: 01 Oct 2010, 16:15
Gender: Male

Re: How long is yours...?

Post by baleout »

fishtank wrote:
Thehair wrote:
RedBagMan wrote:... all the more reason to enter into "unofficial arrangements" with customers ... :whistle
P739...Whats that? Oh and I've yet to see one of my customers waiting out in the cold?
I just thought we provided a SERVICE.. :cool
If you're gonna doorstep...so be it,it's your job :neutral: ....but please don't pretend it's for the customers benefit. :roll:
That's just embarrassing.... :oops: :cuppa
I think "RedBagMan" must be my Rest Day Cover :no no
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RedBagMan
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Joined: 01 Aug 2010, 17:53
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Location: Behind the lens

Re: How long is yours...?

Post by RedBagMan »

Today ... two chocka unable to zip up blue "Undeliverable" bags full of packets - and a couple of big buggers that wouldn't fit in 'em (wish I'd put 'em on the van :chuckle ) - pouched off at the local Post Office ...

... and I use those sticky "P739 Left" stickers (think I'm the only one in our DO who does ...)

... so there !!!!
"We're under model" - oh no we're not - stick your lapse elsewhere ...
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hantsman
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Joined: 14 Jul 2009, 09:33
Gender: Male

Re: How long is yours...?

Post by hantsman »

melian wrote:Callers office queue i mean. Friday and Saturday around the middle of the day we had around 30 peed off customers in a long line out in the cold waiting to get in to a packed callers office. You do try hard not to laugh as you cycle past them :Very Happy

What a helpful post..........................not!
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RedBagMan
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Re: How long is yours...?

Post by RedBagMan »

baleout wrote:I think "RedBagMan" must be my Rest Day Cover :no no
Now THIS is a Rest Day Cover ...

Image
"We're under model" - oh no we're not - stick your lapse elsewhere ...
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IloveMYredTROLLEY!
EX ROYAL MAIL
Posts: 1923
Joined: 02 Apr 2010, 06:54
Gender: Male

Re: How long is yours...?

Post by IloveMYredTROLLEY! »

fishtank wrote:
Thehair wrote:
RedBagMan wrote:... all the more reason to enter into "unofficial arrangements" with customers ... :whistle
P739...Whats that? Oh and I've yet to see one of my customers waiting out in the cold?
I just thought we provided a SERVICE.. :cool
If you're gonna doorstep...so be it,it's your job :neutral: ....but please don't pretend it's for the customers benefit. :roll:
That's just embarrassing.... :oops: :cuppa
I concur about the high stakes of providing a "service" that involves leaving packets without official written authorisation at the depot for a "safe place" or "designated neighbour." During my first Xmas, last year, I was doing this, thinking it would be helpful to the customer.

Your customers will only love your "service" until the day your actions result in the packet going missing and you have put a 739 card through the letterbox, stating where you left the packet withoput authorisation. Customer then takes your "hanging noose" card to the depot and you get disciplinary...

Not worth the risk for me. Appreciation tips for this "service" do not pay me £16000 gross per year if things go wrong.

Just like I was approached last week by a well known sandwich maker on my walk, asing if I would deliver marketing for them cash in hand. Yeah, I could have made an extra £20 or so this week, but all it takes is one person to report this and I would have been crucified by lino and DOM. I let my lino know of the approach and left it for him to chase company up if they want an official D2D delivery to local households.
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