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Heavy packets!

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dave72
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Heavy packets!

Post by dave72 »

Is it me, or are some of the packets we deliver getting heavier?

We had one on Monday that weighed 6kg :shock: It was a coffee table from Amazon :shock:
Hitcher
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Re: Heavy packets!

Post by Hitcher »

I thought all that stuff was going to PF!
eric the viking
PARCELFORCE
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Re: Heavy packets!

Post by eric the viking »

Hitcher wrote:I thought all that stuff was going to PF!
Sorry we're too busy delivering 65kg cement mixers from Screwfix. :crazy:
greengiant
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Re: Heavy packets!

Post by greengiant »

dave72 wrote:Is it me, or are some of the packets we deliver getting heavier?

We had one on Monday that weighed 6kg :shock: It was a coffee table from Amazon :shock:
Sometimes not heavier, but bulkier. One time I had to pass a packet which looked like a pair of pillows onto the packet van driver, and another which looked like a kitchen bin as they wouldn't fit into my HCT!
Jpro747
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Re: Heavy packets!

Post by Jpro747 »

Well they certainly arent shoe box size like we got told they would be no bigger than in WTL. Unless they are clown shoes?
Senior Service
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Re: Heavy packets!

Post by Senior Service »

In the past year I have had a hunting rifle ( sent special) to a gun smiths and a motor scooter engine, thank goodness we are mostly rural and have our own van.
smok3y666
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Re: Heavy packets!

Post by smok3y666 »

eric the viking wrote:
Hitcher wrote:I thought all that stuff was going to PF!
Sorry we're too busy delivering 65kg cement mixers from Screwfix. :crazy:
65kg is a bit exaggerated. I have to load the f***ing things onto PF trailers 5 days a week along with all the other stuff they send out.
eric the viking
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Re: Heavy packets!

Post by eric the viking »

smok3y666 wrote:
eric the viking wrote:
Hitcher wrote:I thought all that stuff was going to PF!
Sorry we're too busy delivering 65kg cement mixers from Screwfix. :crazy:
65kg is a bit exaggerated. I have to load the f***ing things onto PF trailers 5 days a week along with all the other stuff they send out.
Sorry they are 57kg. Still don't help when you have to deliver it on your own. :sad:
SpacePhoenix
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Re: Heavy packets!

Post by SpacePhoenix »

http://www.royalmail.com/personal/help- ... ht-formats" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The weight limit for RM is 20Kg and it's 30Kg for PF
IloveMYredTROLLEY!
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Re: Heavy packets!

Post by IloveMYredTROLLEY! »

Good to see delivery staff abiding by the h&s weight limits. ;liar
eric the viking
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Re: Heavy packets!

Post by eric the viking »

IloveMYredTROLLEY! wrote:Good to see delivery staff abiding by the h&s weight limits. ;liar
Screwfix said if you don't take our oversized and overweight parcels we will take our account elsewhere so h&s went out the window.
dave72
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Re: Heavy packets!

Post by dave72 »

SpacePhoenix wrote:http://www.royalmail.com/personal/help- ... ht-formats

The weight limit for RM is 20Kg and it's 30Kg for PF
How do we carry these items at 20kg :arrrghhh

The other p&l in our office had 2 car tyres and a exhaust to deliver today :crazy: