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Smaller Mail bags now being produced.

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Re: Smaller Mail bags now being produced.

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Lounge Lizard wrote: If it's mail bags how is it that many of the newer ones are too small and don't have four hooks for use on the corners of drop frames ?
Are you on about the small white bags? The DSA crap comes in those, our office is full of the poxy things
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Stormproof wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote: If it's mail bags how is it that many of the newer ones are too small and don't have four hooks for use on the corners of drop frames ?
Are you on about the small white bags? The DSA crap comes in those, our office is full of the poxy things
same here - no hooks, no chance of fitting the Drop Bag Frame - no chance of me using them
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Re: Smaller Mail bags now being produced.

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Stormproof wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote: If it's mail bags how is it that many of the newer ones are too small and don't have four hooks for use on the corners of drop frames ?
Are you on about the small white bags? The DSA crap comes in those, our office is full of the poxy things
Yes, loads of them and can't find any of the proper ones with hooks. :sad:
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Lounge Lizard wrote: Yes, loads of them and can't find any of the proper ones with hooks. :sad:
Perhaps then the DBF should be done away with and all packets should go straight into drivers' yorks. :nana
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clashcityrocker wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote: Yes, loads of them and can't find any of the proper ones with hooks. :sad:
Perhaps then the DBF should be done away with and all packets should go straight into drivers' yorks. :nana
What's a "drivers york". :whistle
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fishtank wrote:[
What's a "drivers york". :whistle
This is where the clearly oversize packets go as the walking postie won't be able to deliver them.
The walking postie will then add "doublers" and any packet he feels won't fit in a given bag.
The driver will then return packets to the walking postie he doesn't want to do (flats, one-way streets, known houses with dangerous dogs, anyone they don't think will be in) resulting in unbridled levels of animosity between the two.
Isn't this the agreed procedure in all DOs?
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fishtank wrote:
clashcityrocker wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote: Yes, loads of them and can't find any of the proper ones with hooks. :sad:
Perhaps then the DBF should be done away with and all packets should go straight into drivers' yorks. :nana
What's a "drivers york". :whistle
The smaller half size ones :whistle :whistle
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TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
fishtank wrote:
clashcityrocker wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote: Yes, loads of them and can't find any of the proper ones with hooks. :sad:
Perhaps then the DBF should be done away with and all packets should go straight into drivers' yorks. :nana
What's a "drivers york". :whistle
The smaller half size ones :whistle :whistle
We have no "drivers" so we have no "drivers yorks".
All packets are the responsibility of the p&l pair.
It's the future so i'm told... :whistle
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clashcityrocker wrote:
fishtank wrote:[
What's a "drivers york". :whistle
This is where the clearly oversize packets go as the walking postie won't be able to deliver them.
The walking postie will then add "doublers" and any packet he feels won't fit in a given bag.
The driver will then return packets to the walking postie he doesn't want to do (flats, one-way streets, known houses with dangerous dogs, anyone they don't think will be in) resulting in unbridled levels of animosity between the two.
Isn't this the agreed procedure in all DOs?
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I hate it when the walkers know you have a large parcel for an address then proceed to give you the mail and any other small packet that will fit through the box. They don't seem to realise that small stuff like that is thrown around the back of the van and then the driver spends 10 mins trying to hunt for said items :arrrghhh :arrrghhh
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I agree with doing away with the DFB and moving to individual yorks for each delivery, would do away with having to empty the frame 3 or 4 times a day.
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DGP1 wrote:I agree with doing away with the DFB and moving to individual yorks for each delivery, would do away with having to empty the frame 3 or 4 times a day.
I think space may be an issue using yorks for all packets. We've 100+ walks in my office and having a york each for small packets may be a bit of a problem :chuckle
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Re: Smaller Mail bags now being produced.

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Stormproof wrote:
DGP1 wrote:I agree with doing away with the DFB and moving to individual yorks for each delivery, would do away with having to empty the frame 3 or 4 times a day.
I think space may be an issue using yorks for all packets. We've 100+ walks in my office and having a york each for small packets may be a bit of a problem :chuckle
Just need bigger offices then :Very Happy We're just trying to be efficient :chuckle :chuckle
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Re: Smaller Mail bags now being produced.

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DGP1 wrote:
Stormproof wrote:
DGP1 wrote:I agree with doing away with the DFB and moving to individual yorks for each delivery, would do away with having to empty the frame 3 or 4 times a day.
I think space may be an issue using yorks for all packets. We've 100+ walks in my office and having a york each for small packets may be a bit of a problem :chuckle
Just need bigger offices then :Very Happy We're just trying to be efficient :chuckle :chuckle
Why would we need bigger offices when the mail is dropping off :whistle :wink:
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Re: Smaller Mail bags now being produced.

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Stormproof wrote:
DGP1 wrote:
Stormproof wrote:
DGP1 wrote:I agree with doing away with the DFB and moving to individual yorks for each delivery, would do away with having to empty the frame 3 or 4 times a day.
I think space may be an issue using yorks for all packets. We've 100+ walks in my office and having a york each for small packets may be a bit of a problem :chuckle
Just need bigger offices then :Very Happy We're just trying to be efficient :chuckle :chuckle
Why would we need bigger offices when the mail is dropping off :whistle :wink:
Ahh the RM paradox...............why would we need vans if there is less to deliver :nervous
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