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Use of Twitter to let customers know where you are

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Blue29
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Re: Use of Twitter to let customers know where you are

Post by Blue29 »

Would like to ask two questions.

To muzzy - what are the possible flaws or sticking points you can see with the idea?

To everyone else - what are the good points about the idea?
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Re: Use of Twitter to let customers know where you are

Post by Syze »

muzzy wrote:Lol, if someone wanted to rob you they would know your movements from watching you daily or be an opportunistic thief.
Yes and the Twitter thing would give them an opportunity....
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Re: Use of Twitter to let customers know where you are

Post by mazza111 »

Good Points - I don't actually see any other than customer focus

Bad Points - Expensive, time consuming, safety issues (how many people get mugged for their mobiles?)

Muzzy I don't think it's cos people are stuck in their ways(well some are, but that's usually cos the changes implemented don't work) , I've been there and went out my way to help customers/managers out at my own expense. It doesn't get reimbursed, RM like to keep their pennies well and truly deep in their own pockets.
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Re: Use of Twitter to let customers know where you are

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if the lady flirt with twitter to invite postman in, what happens if the floater is a female. :crazy: :dance
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Re: Use of Twitter to let customers know where you are

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Obvious benefit your nicer customers know when to stick the kettle on for you
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Re: Use of Twitter to let customers know where you are

Post by REDLETTER »

minimumstandard wrote:Send your idea in to Moya Greene Chief exec of RM she should respond to you some one on here will have her email some where. Cant see RM refunding any thing mate.
You should Tweet her! :wink:
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Re: Use of Twitter to let customers know where you are

Post by fng »

I do consider myself to be quite an articulate chap and do not swear too much as it does show one to have a low usage of vocabulary .......however...... I've never heard such a load of old b*****s in my life.
Why don't we update our face book status while we are at it ....."Postie is delivering at no.1" "Postie is now delivering at No.2" etc etc.. :d'oh!

Is it me ? :hmmmm I think it might be.
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Re: Use of Twitter to let customers know where you are

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I don't mean to be rude Muzzy but you've only been in the job 2 weeks and you are seeing everything through rose tinted specs or you live in cloud cuckoo land.

fng wrote:
Is it me ? :hmmmm I think it might be.
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muzzy
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Re: Use of Twitter to let customers know where you are

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Stormproof wrote:I don't mean to be rude Muzzy but you've only been in the job 2 weeks and you are seeing everything through rose tinted specs or you live in cloud cuckoo land.

fng wrote:
Is it me ? :hmmmm I think it might be.
Don't worry fng it's not you :Very Happy
Don't worry about it, it seems Being arrogant or rude is a precondition of using this site
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Re: Use of Twitter to let customers know where you are

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muzzy wrote:
Stormproof wrote:I don't mean to be rude Muzzy but you've only been in the job 2 weeks and you are seeing everything through rose tinted specs or you live in cloud cuckoo land.

fng wrote:
Is it me ? :hmmmm I think it might be.
Don't worry fng it's not you :Very Happy
Don't worry about it, it seems Being arrogant or rude is a precondition of using this site
Only if you continue to make stupid comments. :sad:
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labbloke
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Re: Use of Twitter to let customers know where you are

Post by labbloke »

LOL Now you are taking the michael Muzzy,

Do you really use your own phone to contact the DO?

Takes all sorts I suppose
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Re: Use of Twitter to let customers know where you are

Post by wayoutman »

mailto:justsayit@royalmail.com
mailto:moya.greene@royalmail.com

give it a go muzzy.

infact why not send your idea to the courier? :nana
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Re: Use of Twitter to let customers know where you are

Post by kingofmcr »

a camera fitted in your cap linked via global positioning satellite .to the internet ..and a giant zapper fitted to the satellite ..for the manager to zap you with if you show any signs of slowing down
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Re: Use of Twitter to let customers know where you are

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kingofmcr wrote:a camera fitted in your cap linked via global positioning satellite .to the internet ..and a giant zapper fitted to the satellite ..for the manager to zap you with if you show any signs of slowing down
As so often happens you've stumbled through mirth to the true answer. RMpostiecam.com. As you say camera in cap. Broadcast via website so people with broad band phones can see where you are on the street in real time while they are on the move themselves. No problematic fat fingered twittering just honest to goodness man takes piss in hedge viewing for the community. All for managers zapping too if you think they can be trusted to zap fairly.
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Re: Use of Twitter to let customers know where you are

Post by minimumstandard »

Muzzy give it six months before you judge your colleauges, soon you will be a reserve postman not knowing what round you are doing, never getting a saturday off. And then you will need to ask questions on this site and no one will take you seriously. Royal mail wont spend money end off,they are running the compnay down to be privatised but I would suggest that you send your idea to Moya then post her reply on here. It would be interesting to see but please do open your eyes as I would be keen to see if you are as keen in six months. Respect needs to be a two way thing and the knowledge on this site is far greater than the knowledge your managers will have.