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Missed final collection, is it wilfull delay?

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
DJS
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Re: Missed final collection, is it wilfull delay?

Post by DJS »

Thanks for all the replies guys, feel a lot better about it now.
gb93
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Re: Missed final collection, is it wilfull delay?

Post by gb93 »

As long as mail was endorsed, don't worry about it.
Enjoy the break.
This ain't no baseball game, you get only one chance and you blew it.
NewPostieUK
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Re: Missed final collection, is it wilfull delay?

Post by NewPostieUK »

We use yellow pouching off bags, but they don't fit in any Post Box, they are just for pouching of at the Post Office, which is a load of hassle in my opinion.
postypie
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Re: Missed final collection, is it wilfull delay?

Post by postypie »

just bang em back like most posties do...nearest pillar box will do...put a ??? on them and send em back...sure gaffers don't want you to take em home or claim to deliver them..once they are in the pillar box they are back in the pipeline and will be delivered at some time..you've done your bit.worked to your time,etc..chill out..they are only bits of paper for f**k sake..i am sure the great British public can cope without a letter telling them they've won ten million pounds in the Nigerian lottery and need to phone a number which costs a £1000 a minute to claim their prize...could be bills granted...but they all get here eventually...
kizzy
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Re: Missed final collection, is it wilfull delay?

Post by kizzy »

:thumbup :thumbup
postypie wrote:just bang em back like most posties do...nearest pillar box will do...put a ??? on them and send em back...sure gaffers don't want you to take em home or claim to deliver them..once they are in the pillar box they are back in the pipeline and will be delivered at some time..you've done your bit.worked to your time,etc..chill out..they are only bits of paper for f**k sake..i am sure the great British public can cope without a letter telling them they've won ten million pounds in the Nigerian lottery and need to phone a number which costs a £1000 a minute to claim their prize...could be bills granted...but they all get here eventually...
not me
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Re: Missed final collection, is it wilfull delay?

Post by not me »

NewPostieUK wrote:We use yellow pouching off bags, but they don't fit in any Post Box, they are just for pouching of at the Post Office, which is a load of hassle in my opinion.

you mean the large yellow surcharge pouches?

As said,as long as the mail is endorsed its fine.
Letters that have been through the machines already get spat back out AFAIK.
used to be the DIMs would get notified about it(I once got pulled for a non endorsed letter in a pillar bos,but given I eturned to the ofice it was accepted it wasn't me)
thats why you must endorse every letter.
Caniel
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Re: Missed final collection, is it wilfull delay?

Post by Caniel »

I've heard about these blue bags before but never seen them. I also remember seeing the "pouched off" option in the confirmation cards. Can anyone explain the procedure behind this, I work at a delivery office which is in the mail centre so I guess pouching off and blue bags are procedures for smaller DOs that are not in a mail centre?
not me
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Re: Missed final collection, is it wilfull delay?

Post by not me »

Caniel wrote:I've heard about these blue bags before but never seen them. I also remember seeing the "pouched off" option in the confirmation cards. Can anyone explain the procedure behind this, I work at a delivery office which is in the mail centre so I guess pouching off and blue bags are procedures for smaller DOs that are not in a mail centre?

and not so small DOs! Its simply a way of RM getting staff to do longer deliveries; as they don't return to the DOs at shift end.
NewPostieUK
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Re: Missed final collection, is it wilfull delay?

Post by NewPostieUK »

custard wrote:
NewPostieUK wrote:We use yellow pouching off bags, but they don't fit in any Post Box, they are just for pouching of at the Post Office, which is a load of hassle in my opinion.

you mean the large yellow surcharge pouches?.
No idea. I just know that they are pouching off bags, used for pouching off undelivered packets and letters. They are slightly too big to go in post boxes, but that doesn't matter anyway as they will have packets inside which don't fit either... which leads me to the question to the people who put undelivered letters into post boxes..where do you put the undelivered packets??
gb93
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Re: Missed final collection, is it wilfull delay?

Post by gb93 »

In the 2nd bag boxes for drivers to pick up next day or post office.
This ain't no baseball game, you get only one chance and you blew it.
Acca Dacca
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Re: Missed final collection, is it wilfull delay?

Post by Acca Dacca »

NewPostieUK wrote:
custard wrote:
NewPostieUK wrote:We use yellow pouching off bags, but they don't fit in any Post Box, they are just for pouching of at the Post Office, which is a load of hassle in my opinion.

you mean the large yellow surcharge pouches?.
No idea. I just know that they are pouching off bags, used for pouching off undelivered packets and letters. They are slightly too big to go in post boxes, but that doesn't matter anyway as they will have packets inside which don't fit either... which leads me to the question to the people who put undelivered letters into post boxes..where do you put the undelivered packets??
On a saturday, if my DO is closed when I finish or if I won't make it back in time ( and POs are shut at half 12 so never make them ) then packets get left in dropbox, endorsed of course, and a note left in blue pouch stating this for driver to collect. Tell manager when go in on the monday morning.
If you tolerate this, then your paid break will be next