Scanning every parcel

Chewster · Post by **Chewster** » 15 Mar 2016, 19:35

Postie45 wrote:
Chewster wrote:

On occasion I've tried to scan the square barcodes with our PDAs and not once have they actually scanned. Will the PDAs be getting a software update to accommodate these barcodes?

Maybe there has been a software update as I can confirm they are scanning for me...

Hmm I'll have to give it another bash tomorrow and see if it works

wannabeek · Post by **wannabeek** » 15 Mar 2016, 19:50

Chewster wrote:
Postie45 wrote:
Chewster wrote:

On occasion I've tried to scan the square barcodes with our PDAs and not once have they actually scanned. Will the PDAs be getting a software update to accommodate these barcodes?

Maybe there has been a software update as I can confirm they are scanning for me...
Hmm I'll have to give it another bash tomorrow and see if it works

Huh? I think these endless quotes of quotes of quotes are getting into disarray. I never said the quote now attributed to me!

Jpro747 · Post by **Jpro747** » 15 Mar 2016, 20:07

Postie45 wrote:Its great that we have been given more work which will make the deliveries take longer to do, so of course I expect RM to be doing another revision to make sure the duties are made smaller to absorb the extra workload ?

This is royal mail were talking about. They will just announce it in WTL, everyone will moan about how much longer it will take, then proceed to go out on delivery and find even more corners to cut so they can still go home early

Chewster · Post by **Chewster** » 15 Mar 2016, 20:10

wannabeek wrote:
Chewster wrote:
Postie45 wrote:
Chewster wrote:

On occasion I've tried to scan the square barcodes with our PDAs and not once have they actually scanned. Will the PDAs be getting a software update to accommodate these barcodes?

Maybe there has been a software update as I can confirm they are scanning for me...
Hmm I'll have to give it another bash tomorrow and see if it works
Huh? I think these endless quotes of quotes of quotes are getting into disarray. I never said the quote now attributed to me!

It was me that said it originally! I think things just got a little bit mixed up with the codes for the quotes

zola4ever · Post by **zola4ever** » 16 Mar 2016, 15:52

I was told about this last week. Obviously this wont add any extra time to your walk, rather like the deliver to the neighbour idea, I understand doing this doesn't take any extra time.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 16 Mar 2016, 15:59

Sorted the misquotes - 2 extra quote codes were left saying nothing when the original post was snipped

Chitchat · Post by **Chitchat** » 16 Mar 2016, 20:06

If every parcel is scanned as standard, what would be the point in RM Tracked?

HarryPoorer · Post by **HarryPoorer** » 16 Mar 2016, 20:08

Maybe they should make sure all barcodes scan first, too much time wasted inputting each one, some ebay parcels come through with a printed one and an orange one because the p.o. can't be bothered inputting it

UnhappyGremlin · Post by **UnhappyGremlin** » 17 Mar 2016, 17:54

Chitchat wrote:If every parcel is scanned as standard, what would be the point in RM Tracked?

To give it a name?

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 17 Mar 2016, 18:04

Chitchat wrote:If every parcel is scanned as standard, what would be the point in RM Tracked?

Tracked is and will be scanned at every point in the pipeline.

Standard parcels will only be scanned at key points.

Chewster · Post by **Chewster** » 17 Mar 2016, 18:57

Gave it another bash today and my PDA did indeed scan the square barcodes, must have been a software update in recent months.

On the topic of barcodes, on occasion I have come across Tracked items that have the standard Tracked barcode that doesn't usually require a signature, but very occasionally they've had another barcode IN ADDITION to the tracked barcode on them, the tracking barcode not requiring a signature and the other barcode asking for a signature. Anybody got any clue what that's about? Been a while since I've come across it, all I can remember is it wasn't Amazon, I think it might have been Markies but I could be making that up

Chitchat · Post by **Chitchat** » 18 Mar 2016, 16:25

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
Chitchat wrote:If every parcel is scanned as standard, what would be the point in RM Tracked?
Tracked is and will be scanned at every point in the pipeline.

Standard parcels will only be scanned at key points.

Will that be enough of a selling point to stop companies from down grading to standards parcels as this will give what most companies want, confirmation of delivery!

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 18 Mar 2016, 16:47

No because tracked is sold to bulk customers and is therefore priced on the number they send over the year, Standard Parcels are for the General Public and non bulk senders.

Chitchat · Post by **Chitchat** » 18 Mar 2016, 19:53

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:No because tracked is sold to bulk customers and is therefore priced on the number they send over the year, Standard Parcels are for the General Public and non bulk senders.

But not all bulk customers use RM tracked,

Post by **BingBong** » 04 Jun 2016, 16:40

We already are in our office. It's rubbish.