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Blue Shirt or Red Polo

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
redheadedwoman
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Blue Shirt or Red Polo

Post by redheadedwoman »

Looking at all the photos of colleagues on Facebook and Twitter most seem to wear a red polo which does surprise me as I believe they have no pockets to put anything :crazy:
Blue shirt for me all day long :Very Happy
Acca Dacca
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Blue Shirt or Red Polo

Post by Acca Dacca »

FT Blue Shirts
PT Red Polo
If you tolerate this, then your paid break will be next
clashcityrocker
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Blue Shirt or Red Polo

Post by clashcityrocker »

The current blue "shirt" is actually nothing more than an ill fitting blouse.
The poor quality of the material and the horrendous cut are a fairly clear indication of the state of RM today. The shirt is utter rubbish.
The short sleeved Ben Sherman we had back in the day remains the pinnacle of RM uniform.
The societies of consumption and squandering of material resources are incompatible with the idea of economic growth and a clean planet.
Redcollar
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Blue Shirt or Red Polo

Post by Redcollar »

All the sweaty creeps in the office with the yellow stains on the blue shirts that just don't come out. Lovely
Redcollar
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Blue Shirt or Red Polo

Post by Redcollar »

Acca Dacca wrote:FT Blue Shirts
PT Red Polo
Bullshit it's down to choice. I notice most who wear the blue shirts are the older guys and girls.
robbertwhitton
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Blue Shirt or Red Polo

Post by robbertwhitton »

In the current climate of things within Royal Mail not sure this is up there with that,but yes the polo is not brilliant in the fact it's seems a heavy material,and the blue shirt is a poor fit,but as they say they were all trialled etc,mmm I think not,
Gangham_style14
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Blue Shirt or Red Polo

Post by Gangham_style14 »

Oldies wear the blue shirts ......... younger ones wear polo, that's the pattern in our office :-D
greengiant
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Blue Shirt or Red Polo

Post by greengiant »

Red shirts for the poor souls who got beamed down to a class M planet for their lapsing... :Boo hoo!
DGH
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Blue Shirt or Red Polo

Post by DGH »

greengiant wrote:Red shirts for the poor souls who got beamed down to a class M planet for their lapsing... :Boo hoo!

Quite.

The blue shirts are an appalling fit designed for fat men with narrow shoulders.

The red shirts fit better but as has been said, lack useful pockets and (for me) are less comfy, being polycotton.

In truth, none of the RM uniform is very good. The trousers are probably the best.
Judgee
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Blue Shirt or Red Polo

Post by Judgee »

Red polos are designed to make everyone look fat. Even the thin people in our office look like porkers in them! :neutral:
Union what Union? Do we have a union?
Acca Dacca
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Blue Shirt or Red Polo

Post by Acca Dacca »

Redcollar wrote:
Acca Dacca wrote:FT Blue Shirts
PT Red Polo
Bullshit it's down to choice. I notice most who wear the blue shirts are the older guys and girls.
Thats how it looks in our office due to age
If you tolerate this, then your paid break will be next
Interested-seeker
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Gender: Female

Blue Shirt or Red Polo

Post by Interested-seeker »

I mostly wear the red polo shirts even though I get really hot in them on sunny days. The blue shirt is annoying as way too long so have to tuck it in. Moves around all the time.

I'm hoping that the new women's sholo will be better...whenever they become available. I still think that cotton t-shirts would be better.
awesomepenguin
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Blue Shirt or Red Polo

Post by awesomepenguin »

Redcollar wrote:All the sweaty creeps in the office with the yellow stains on the blue shirts that just don't come out. Lovely
:funneh :funneh :funneh
redheadedwoman
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Blue Shirt or Red Polo

Post by redheadedwoman »

clashcityrocker wrote: The short sleeved Ben Sherman we had back in the day remains the pinnacle of RM uniform.
Remember them very nice :Very Happy
walkthewalk
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Blue Shirt or Red Polo

Post by walkthewalk »

Blue ❌ Red ❌ both are very poor and who ever trailed them needs to have a look at themselves :hmmmm