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Whats the earliest you have started delivering at xmas ?

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Re: Whats the earliest you have started delivering at xmas ?

Post by cantbelieveit's... »

letters got out at about 08.30 on Monday, On Tuesday I did packets and left the office at 06.45.
PhilthyPhil
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Re: Whats the earliest you have started delivering at xmas ?

Post by PhilthyPhil »

About 0945 was the earliest. We don't even get our last arrivals from the MC until 07:30 (if we are lucky).
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0710 - wait till you get sequenced mail - we do and last one comes at 0840 :sad:
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Re: Whats the earliest you have started delivering at xmas ?

Post by IloveMYredTROLLEY! »

"Right of way" was bellowed at 0900 this morning, I was ready to go at ~0915 (only because I helped out a relatively late start PTer catch up with the rest of us for ~45 minutes). Easily the earliest I've been ready or anyone in office has been allowed to go Mon-Fri this month.

Saturdays are slightly different though, when you go when you are ready, by and large. Been delivering first letter at ~0830, 30 minutes later than outside the pressure period.
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Re: Whats the earliest you have started delivering at xmas ?

Post by scooby »

we was told can not go out till 8.30 and only made it out once at that time norm 9.30 to 10 out
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Re: Whats the earliest you have started delivering at xmas ?

Post by calpsy »

Our last delivery from MC is normally 6.30 but most of the frame is up by then so its just sort the last lot and tie up .

Im a part timer and you should see the faces of the full timers when im up and ready to go WAAAAY before them LOL .

Anyway back to normal from next week floating .
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Re: Whats the earliest you have started delivering at xmas ?

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Theory today was "out at 0800" - got out at 0940 - and I wasn't the last ...
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Re: Whats the earliest you have started delivering at xmas ?

Post by resperin »

11am
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Re: Whats the earliest you have started delivering at xmas ?

Post by onearmedbandit »

9am today, been crap all christmas and just walked out when ready this morning. Ready for the christmas break. No D2D for last 2 week happy days. Merry christmas 2 you all :Very Happy
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Re: Whats the earliest you have started delivering at xmas ?

Post by krussel »

Christmas eve :nana

In the olde days we would be out whist it was dark prob around 6.30am and be done by 8.15am taking out just the odd late christmas cards :Very Happy
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Re: Whats the earliest you have started delivering at xmas ?

Post by kendo1 »

Xmas eve 09.30 rest week 10.00ish
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Re: Whats the earliest you have started delivering at xmas ?

Post by Darren Bent »

a few year ago I did start at 6.50 and this year I start about 10 which is not good enough :(

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Re: Whats the earliest you have started delivering at xmas ?

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Normally between 09.30-10.00 had one day were i was out at 07.30 and its been well over 5 years since i got out delivering at that time.
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Re: Whats the earliest you have started delivering at xmas ?

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This year the best i did was a couple of days at 9am but mostly around 9.30. Still not back much before 3pm though :sad:
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Re: Whats the earliest you have started delivering at xmas ?

Post by Caniel »

Mostly 1030-1100 throughout December. On Christmas Eve night sorters got laid on the so when we came in there was no IPS to do, was also told to go when ready so people got out delivering from 0700 onwards, I did my first letter at 0900 and was done by 1200.