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Letter/Flat Sorting

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Letter/Flat Sorting

Post by johnnyp »

When sorting in to 48 or 56 box frames for IPS,ive always sorted stamps to the back,this is the way i was shown when i was trained at the school(Kings Cross) and when i done the cards in my old DO,plus im left handed. :Very Happy
At my new office they sort stamps to the front :shock: ,well most seem to except us from London,so ive now changed to sorting with my right hand so that the stamps are at the front :cool .
Should we all be sorting the same way so that when you clear in the letters are all the same way up :thumbup .
Whats the score at your place? or is it a London thing :wink: .
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Re: Letter/Flat Sorting

Post by DGP1 »

I don't think it really matters, the MC sends the mail down in all ways, letters in with flats, upside down, stickers over addresses so it just doesn't matter anymore, only if the Japanese professor takes an interest will they want to standardise it.
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Re: Letter/Flat Sorting

Post by fishtank »

Johnny...In our office we try to settle for the right box.
Don't set the bar too high ffs.
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Re: Letter/Flat Sorting

Post by clashcityrocker »

Stamps? What are stamps?
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Re: Letter/Flat Sorting

Post by P13 »

clashcityrocker wrote:Stamps? What are stamps?
I had one on my delivery today :shhhhh
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Re: Letter/Flat Sorting

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and a lot of offices tie up their frames wrong aswell. We work from bottom left to top right........
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Re: Letter/Flat Sorting

Post by krussel »

Stormproof wrote:and a lot of offices tie up their frames wrong aswell. We work from bottom left to top right........

We sequence from top right to bottom left. Funny old game :dance
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Re: Letter/Flat Sorting

Post by eastie »

We bundle up from bottom left to half way along the 3rd row and cut off the rest :nana
We come in at the normal start time you see and dont come in early unpaid :wink:
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Re: Letter/Flat Sorting

Post by DGP1 »

krussel wrote:
Stormproof wrote:and a lot of offices tie up their frames wrong aswell. We work from bottom left to top right........

We sequence from top right to bottom left. Funny old game :dance
Top left to bottom right in my office :nervous
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5plusbonusball
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Re: Letter/Flat Sorting

Post by 5plusbonusball »

Don't suppose it matters , one guy will throw a box in one way , the next guy may be left handed so they will go in the other way round, as Fish said , just be glad you don't get too many missorts. :neutral:
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kawoxux
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Re: Letter/Flat Sorting

Post by kawoxux »

DGP1 wrote:
krussel wrote:
Stormproof wrote:and a lot of offices tie up their frames wrong aswell. We work from bottom left to top right........

We sequence from top right to bottom left. Funny old game :dance
Top left to bottom right in my office :nervous
left to right makes more sense, like writing
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Re: Letter/Flat Sorting

Post by Lateagainpostie »

fishtank wrote:Johnny...In our office we try to settle for the right box.
Don't set the bar too high ffs.

ROFLMAO

Same in our office, people wandering around all over the place after IPS is finished :nana
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