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Tracked getting better service than specials

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5plusbonusball
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Tracked getting better service than specials

Post by 5plusbonusball »

well they are, a special is twice as much and doesn't include a text .They are too big and include microwaves etc and expensive items.
Specials nowadays consist of a few items and cheap imports.
Until rm review their prices , were all fcked .
Also a small parcel can be a plug or a pair of boots at the same cheap price!.
Were all working hard while rm earn very little profit.
Rant over for now.
Why are lino's paid full-time ??
hans solo
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its all about mgmt bonuses
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Royal mail's pricing is complicated and bonkers at the same time...
DGH
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Post by DGH »

postieblueshirt wrote: ↑
22 Nov 2020, 17:11
Royal mail's pricing is complicated and bonkers at the same time...
Everything about RM is complicated and bonkers at the same time.
Cluaran
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Re: Tracked getting better service than specials

Post by Cluaran »

The "Special" service has been devalued! I have delivered boxes of Monster Munch as a "Special"!!!
SpacePhoenix
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Post by SpacePhoenix »

A fair bit of what used to be sent as SDs now gets sent as Tracked. Locally what we send out to the DOs as SDs, probably well over half is foreign specials
matthew68
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Post by matthew68 »

Cluaran wrote: ↑
22 Nov 2020, 19:59
The "Special" service has been devalued! I have delivered boxes of Monster Munch as a "Special"!!!
It was Halloween though!
Cucumber
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Re: Tracked getting better service than specials

Post by Cucumber »

Specials are really now just for the public and small independent retailers who send valuables.
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Post by Beancounter »

Cucumber wrote: ↑
23 Nov 2020, 16:40
Specials are really now just for the public and small independent retailers who send valuables.
Most of the Specials in our office are Amazon.
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Post by Cucumber »

Beancounter wrote: ↑
23 Nov 2020, 18:05
Cucumber wrote: ↑
23 Nov 2020, 16:40
Specials are really now just for the public and small independent retailers who send valuables.
Most of the Specials in our office are Amazon.

I suspect you must be in an area without prime next day delivery with Amazon using their own drivers?
SpacePhoenix
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Post by SpacePhoenix »

Cucumber wrote: ↑
23 Nov 2020, 16:40
Specials are really now just for the public and small independent retailers who send valuables.
I think a lot of people only used specials in the past for the tracking as until Tracked came out, SDs were the only product tracked at every office it passes through and scanned on delivery. I wonder if long term RM will merged recorded, SDs and Tracked into a single product or Tracked and recorded at least
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Re: Tracked getting better service than specials

Post by Beancounter »

Cucumber wrote: ↑
23 Nov 2020, 18:26
Beancounter wrote: ↑
23 Nov 2020, 18:05
Cucumber wrote: ↑
23 Nov 2020, 16:40
Specials are really now just for the public and small independent retailers who send valuables.
Most of the Specials in our office are Amazon.

I suspect you must be in an area without prime next day delivery with Amazon using their own drivers?
Correct. We cover mostly rural areas so Amazon won’t come out our way.