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Shall we all refuse free Stamps?

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dolph73
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Shall we all refuse free Stamps?

Post by dolph73 »

Stamps are a free gift that costs the business nothing to give to staff.
Staff want a Decent bonus not 50 stamps.
Its the staff that generate the huge profits at xmas
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DrSatan
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Post by DrSatan »

You can use them to post parcels too, not just letters. It's not much but it's better than nothing.
olilew
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Post by olilew »

20 stamps a person? I get 50!
"Just take it out and see how you go......."
dolph73
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Post by dolph73 »

20 or50. Still just Drawer fodder that will never be used. How many people send letters now?
dolph73
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Post by dolph73 »

Rather have nothing.
Its a fake gift.
It costs Royal Mail nothing to give us stamps.we see the usual profits fallong just before november. Royal Mail make over half the profits in November and December. The staff work twice as hard and get nothing. Grrrrr.!!
Decky Boy
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Post by Decky Boy »

dolph73 wrote:Rather have nothing.
Its a fake gift.
It costs Royal Mail nothing to give us stamps.we see the usual profits fallong just before november. Royal Mail make over half the profits in November and December. The staff work twice as hard and get nothing. Grrrrr.!!
Why are they (we get 50 1st class stamps each year :thumbup ) a "fake" gift ? Personally l look forward to the stamps arriving every Christmas. It's a nice gesture from the business which of course has financial implications for them !

I find they come in handy when attached to the top right-hand corner of envelopes containing Christmas Cards that I send to friends and family around this time every year. They are certainly not useless...perhaps you have no friends or family... I do not know ? I suggest you lighten up and and consider sending one or two festive greetings this year... it'll make you feel happy inside.

And to suggest we get "nothing" for working twice as hard over the Christmas Period is utter fantasy on your part. Hand back the Christmas Bonas and Free Postage Stamps if you are really as angry as your post suggests :arrrghhh
danterossetti
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Post by danterossetti »

ebay
Postie45
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Post by Postie45 »

if we refuse them and what do you think RM will do ? give us all another £100 ?!? that aint happening
just take the stamps, you`ll probably end up using them eventually even if its sending a large parcel sometime in the future.
richietns
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Post by richietns »

Why dont you give them to someone who use's them instead of hoarding them.
twoloops
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Post by twoloops »

Heard one or two old timers already asking "when do we get our stamps?" I know where I'd like to stick em :arrrghhh
Tomolo208
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Post by Tomolo208 »

I'll have yours :)
Stammerking
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Post by Stammerking »

Would prefer to have 70 2nd class ones
fb1969
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Post by fb1969 »

I have 15 for myself and send the rest to a charity. I still have a few left from Christmas 2016.
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aiden01
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Post by aiden01 »

mattycash wrote:Heard one or two old timers already asking "when do we get our stamps?" I know where I'd like to stick em :arrrghhh
On a few christmas cards :hmmmm
crimson king
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Post by crimson king »

Royal Mail do a few things that I like to moan about, but giving me free stamps every Christmas certainly isn't one of them :cuppa
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