Delivery To Neighbour

[london sub]

Out on delivery today and went to six doors to find someone that would take a packet off me to give to a neighbour. This wasted 5 mins on just 1 packet, thankfully it wasn't a busy day or i would be fuming.

The point i am trying to make is if it takes 5 mins for one packet imagine the rest of the items you can't deliver you would be over your time practically every day. It only works if you know whos in and whos out and know exactly which neighbour to leave it with. For that to happen you have to be on a walk for a number of weeks possibly months, no good if your a floater.

The only reason why this has been rolled out is to save money. How you may ask?

You have two people in a callers office that are full time dealing with customers on a daily basis. Now by leaving items with a neighbour this saves time for the customer by not waiting in a queue to collect their item, resulting in one person in the callers office not doing very much. This could go many ways of cost cutting within the callers office depending on how many posties use the system and how much time they will have also. Either way their contract gets slashed or a job loss.

[S6 Stroller]

Out on delivery today and went to six doors to find someone that would take a packet off me to give to a neighbour. This wasted 5 mins on just 1 packet, thankfully it wasn't a busy day or i would be fuming.

The point i am trying to make is if it takes 5 mins for one packet imagine the rest of the items you can't deliver you would be over your time practically every day. It only works if you know whos in and whos out and know exactly which neighbour to leave it with. For that to happen you have to be on a walk for a number of weeks possibly months, no good if your a floater.

The only reason why this has been rolled out is to save money. How you may ask?

You have two people in a callers office that are full time dealing with customers on a daily basis. Now by leaving items with a neighbour this saves time for the customer by not waiting in a queue to collect their item, resulting in one person in the callers office not doing very much. This could go many ways of cost cutting within the callers office depending on how many posties use the system and how much time they will have also. Either way their contract gets slashed or a job loss.

No. It's definitely been brought in for the convenience of our customers. Without a doubt. What could be more convenient than being informed about something this important via a D2D item that probably didn't get read anyway. I bet they were banking on that happening, therefore lowering the amount of opt outs. See also the phone line or online opt out options. Seriously, how many people were going to be arsed to do that? Judging by the one solitary sticker I've seen over the last 6 weeks, not many.

I can't believe how arrogant RM are. This really is a disgrace. What do I want for Christmas? Unofficial walkouts, total meltdown...and a new job. You got to have dreams

[MGB]

Out on delivery today and went to six doors to find someone that would take a packet off me to give to a neighbour. This wasted 5 mins on just 1 packet, thankfully it wasn't a busy day or i would be fuming.

The point i am trying to make is if it takes 5 mins for one packet imagine the rest of the items you can't deliver you would be over your time practically every day. It only works if you know whos in and whos out and know exactly which neighbour to leave it with. For that to happen you have to be on a walk for a number of weeks possibly months, no good if your a floater.

The only reason why this has been rolled out is to save money. How you may ask?

You have two people in a callers office that are full time dealing with customers on a daily basis. Now by leaving items with a neighbour this saves time for the customer by not waiting in a queue to collect their item, resulting in one person in the callers office not doing very much. This could go many ways of cost cutting within the callers office depending on how many posties use the system and how much time they will have also. Either way their contract gets slashed or a job loss.

No. It's definitely been brought in for the convenience of our customers. Without a doubt. What could be more convenient than being informed about something this important via a D2D item that probably didn't get read anyway. I bet they were banking on that happening, therefore lowering the amount of opt outs. See also the phone line or online opt out options. Seriously, how many people were going to be arsed to do that? Judging by the one solitary sticker I've seen over the last 6 weeks, not many.

I can't believe how arrogant RM are. This really is a disgrace. What do I want for Christmas? Unofficial walkouts, total meltdown...and a new job. You got to have dreams

As a customer, I never got the D2D. I only knew to opt out via here.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

As a customer, I never got the D2D. I only knew to opt out via here.

You may have got it and not realised - it wasn't that eye catching - this is the trial one, but the roll out one wasn't that different.

[dvbuk55]

must have been the one I threw in the bin when I saw ROYAL MAIL assuming it was simply more crap............well looks like I was right. The fault with the system is the solitary option of leaving with a neighbour. Now if we were to be allowed to leave it in a safe place at the customers property we would actually gain a benefit from it.

[bigcol]

Now if we were to be allowed to leave it in a safe place at the customers property we would actually gain a benefit from it.

I think you mean an unsafe place.

[dvbuk55]

Now if we were to be allowed to leave it in a safe place at the customers property we would actually gain a benefit from it.

I think you mean an unsafe place.

That is merely having a level playing, others do it and must presumably the same way that we have in the past.

[S6 Stroller]

Now if we were to be allowed to leave it in a safe place at the customers property we would actually gain a benefit from it.

I think you mean an unsafe place.

That is merely having a level playing, others do it and must presumably the same way that we have in the past.

Nah. Out of the question. Leaving stuff in a 'safeplace' (unless it's lockable) is not on, as far as I'm concerned. When I see stuff being left on the doorstep by our competitors it makes my blood boil.

[Fishyfingers]

I did my first leave with a neighbour today only cos the bloke was in his garden,i felt really awkward asking him.He was took it ok.I will not be knocking on folks doors trying to get rid of packets.

[skull]

The "do not deliver to neighbour " stickers on customers windows are already fading. I'm playing it safe and returning all undelivered customer packets to the office.

[RTP]

Please remember, that's just items we can't fit through the letterbox

What about small tracked items that need signing for and can fit through the letterbox?
What about small recorded items that need signing for and can fit through the letterbox. A letter for example?
Can a neighbour sign for these as well?

[japitts]

The "do not deliver to neighbour " stickers on customers windows are already fading. I'm playing it safe and returning all undelivered customer packets to the office.

I've requested a sticker from the RM website twice now - the first request exactly a fortnight ago. RM deliberately delaying them, or inundated?

(Yes I know this is an unofficial site)

[DGP1]

The "do not deliver to neighbour " stickers on customers windows are already fading. I'm playing it safe and returning all undelivered customer packets to the office.

I've requested a sticker from the RM website twice now - the first request exactly a fortnight ago. RM deliberately delaying them, or inundated?

(Yes I know this is an unofficial site)

Probably inundated, RM don't have the smarts to do it deliberately

Just say to your postie that you don't want it delivered to your neighbour (although most of us aren't doing it because of the time involved and the hassle).

[TrueBlueTerrier]

I had a resident come up to me and apologise for having the label, he was most surprised when I said "No need to apologise, it makes my job easier" - Gobsmacked I think was the appropriate comment for the look on his face.

[Stormproof]

I thanked one of my customers for displaying the opt out sticker, he said he thought I was going to have a go at him about it