Parcels up by 18%

Rommagic · Post by **Rommagic** » 31 Dec 2019, 19:17

This Christmas.

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 31 Dec 2019, 21:09

I think people left it later this year than the previous few years when ordering stuff

Rommagic · Post by **Rommagic** » 31 Dec 2019, 21:32

Why they left it later?.

Decky Boy · Post by **Decky Boy** » 01 Jan 2020, 11:32

Rommagic wrote:This Christmas.

In my office it looked like both parcels and Christmas cards were fewer than last year ! Please quote your source Rommagic?

Celgar · Post by **Celgar** » 01 Jan 2020, 13:16

I got the impression that the amount of Xmas cards posted was down this year both from what I emptied from the postboxes and the amount of cards we were delivering seemed less. I didn't see a postbox filled to the top this year but usually have at least once in previous years.
I would agree there seemed to be a lot more parcels & an awful lot more small packets this year than last. I was delivering somewhat in the dark for numerous days this year during the Xmas pressure period which hasn't occurred in previous years. I wasn't hanging around or talking to many customers either so I think this must mean parcels were up and probably by more of an increase than between 2017 & 2018.
I think people generally do leave buying at least some stuff and posting cards til the last few days before Xmas. I try not to do that but have done so in the past as I am not really a fan of Christmas. It could be to with the companies/retailers/couriers not being able to cope with the increased amount of business as well though.

deltaforce · Post by **deltaforce** » 01 Jan 2020, 21:22

Pitney Bowes in their annual report state that globally parcel traffic will double in the next 6 years to 200 billion from 83 billion now. On average uk market has been growing at 12% per year. In our office the increase in parcel traffic started early nov and is still coming in thickly now.

redneck · Post by **redneck** » 02 Jan 2020, 17:15

Parcels and packets that need a knock are undoubtedly still on the climb, but management don't seem to think it will impact on our work, ever. Dinosaurs.

Post by **rambo1** » 04 Jan 2020, 20:51

Decky Boy wrote:
Rommagic wrote:This Christmas.
In my office it looked like both parcels and Christmas cards were fewer than last year ! Please quote your source Rommagic?

Where do you work, I wanna transfer!

Hitcher · Post by **Hitcher** » 10 Jan 2020, 11:50

Rommagic wrote:Why they left it later?.

General election.