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Next 3 days. Busy or will get easier?

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sophie97
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Next 3 days. Busy or will get easier?

Post by sophie97 »

Anyone have any knowledge on the mail and parcel levels of the next 3 days?
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Surreypostie
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Re: Next 3 days. Busy or will get easier?

Post by Surreypostie »

Too knackered to care, roll on thursday, if it doesn't ease up by then they will have a problem. Got fed up hearing how they have employed many extra staff and loads of temporary sorting offices. They just expect delivery to stay out all day.
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Re: Next 3 days. Busy or will get easier?

Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

It depends entirely on the MCs themselves. But bank on the next 3 days being busy, and if they aren't be happily surprised.

To be honest its less falling water, not less packets and cards that I want for Christmas.
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SpacePhoenix
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Re: Next 3 days. Busy or will get easier?

Post by SpacePhoenix »

It'll stay busy until at least the New Year, with a longer Xmas break, people will have more time to order stuff online. Specials (of all sizes) will be through the roof this week
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OnAFlyer
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Re: Next 3 days. Busy or will get easier?

Post by OnAFlyer »

Easy on mail tomorrow but loads of specials and plenty of packets. Wednesday pretty busy and a bit quieter Christmas Eve.

MC's are already shoving DSA through, today we had thousands of catalogues and crap.
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A2B
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Re: Next 3 days. Busy or will get easier?

Post by A2B »

OnAFlyer wrote: MC's are already shoving DSA through, today we had thousands of catalogues and crap.
Everyone needs their Screwfix brochure to read over Christmas :sad:
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Lounge Lizard
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Re: Next 3 days. Busy or will get easier?

Post by Lounge Lizard »

A2B wrote:
OnAFlyer wrote: MC's are already shoving DSA through, today we had thousands of catalogues and crap.
Everyone needs their Screwfix brochure to read over Christmas :sad:
Dozens of them delivered today. :arrrghhh
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dave72
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Re: Next 3 days. Busy or will get easier?

Post by dave72 »

Lounge Lizard wrote:
A2B wrote:
OnAFlyer wrote: MC's are already shoving DSA through, today we had thousands of catalogues and crap.
Everyone needs their Screwfix brochure to read over Christmas :sad:
Dozens of them delivered today. :arrrghhh
We left them, didn't have time to sort them
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jimmynailsalive
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Re: Next 3 days. Busy or will get easier?

Post by jimmynailsalive »

Only had a few screwfix items but don't talk to me about calendars that some local company has sent out by the skip full, they don't even bend without a fight.
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5plusbonusball
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Re: Next 3 days. Busy or will get easier?

Post by 5plusbonusball »

Quieter day but had d2d's and collapse
Why are lino's paid full-time ??
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gary1975
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Re: Next 3 days. Busy or will get easier?

Post by gary1975 »

Expect all the junk they can't give us on sat for xmas eve along with more specials for one day than you would get all week!
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bustedflush
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Re: Next 3 days. Busy or will get easier?

Post by bustedflush »

Yep! Was in EO today, and the specials were 10-15 most pairs, expected to rise tomorrow/Thurs. Went in the 'cage' where the door-dustbins are dumped before going to the fittings, and tons for next week after Xmas. As with you guys, Screwfix junk by the pile, all the flats are coining through now and cards declined slightly. All the kids will be spending their Amazon vouchers etc. over Xmas when bored with the crap on TV, so after Xmas expect packets. So no need to get optimistic.
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malcolm3011
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Re: Next 3 days. Busy or will get easier?

Post by malcolm3011 »

A2B wrote:
OnAFlyer wrote: MC's are already shoving DSA through, today we had thousands of catalogues and crap.
Everyone needs their Screwfix brochure to read over Christmas :sad:
Don't forget the SAGA brochures after Christmas :crazy:
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Re: Next 3 days. Busy or will get easier?

Post by krussel »

malcolm3011 wrote:
A2B wrote:
OnAFlyer wrote: MC's are already shoving DSA through, today we had thousands of catalogues and crap.
Everyone needs their Screwfix brochure to read over Christmas :sad:
Don't forget the SAGA brochures after Christmas :crazy:
Followed by every kind of holiday brochure you can think of. :d'oh!
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