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When will parcels and packets slow down before christmas?

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postslippete
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Re: When will parcels and packets slow down before christmas?

Post by postslippete »

We can't use elves because of 'Elf and Safety reasons


Staff are dropping like flies at our place too - which is why have managers doing the work

Its always the same at Xmas though, you do all the work and the fat guy in the suit takes all the credit.... :sad:
On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.
Captain Scarlet
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Re: When will parcels and packets slow down before christmas?

Post by Captain Scarlet »

Manager begging me to do my long weekend..............................don't think so :Very Happy
SpacePhoenix
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Re: When will parcels and packets slow down before christmas?

Post by SpacePhoenix »

trevjim wrote:Big parcels will have peaked, or at least peak tommorow. mail will get heavier over the next few days as will smaller packets
Stamped large parcels may have peeked, but Tracked, Special, PPI, etc large parcels won't peak till next week
Chelseablue
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Re: When will parcels and packets slow down before christmas?

Post by Chelseablue »

What Was You're tues like?
sophie97
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Re: When will parcels and packets slow down before christmas?

Post by sophie97 »

Chelseablue wrote:What Was You're tues like?
Heavy on parcels. Very quiet on mail
Stormproof
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Re: When will parcels and packets slow down before christmas?

Post by Stormproof »

Today was very quiet considering the time of year but tomorrow is another matter!
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So keep on moving, moving, moving your feet
Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
Just keep on walking down never ending streets


Illegitimi non carborundum
Postie45
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Re: When will parcels and packets slow down before christmas?

Post by Postie45 »

that sure looks a lot but not knowing how much there normally is makes it hard to judge
OnAFlyer
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Re: When will parcels and packets slow down before christmas?

Post by OnAFlyer »

Not much mail again today, the last trip came and there was only one tray of cards on it. The MC must just be leaving the inward stuff and we're going to get absolutely hammered for the rest of this week.
Jpro747
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Re: When will parcels and packets slow down before christmas?

Post by Jpro747 »

Yesterday was mental but today was a bit quieter, think our MC failed on Tuesday as there was hardly anything.
borgpicard
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Re: When will parcels and packets slow down before christmas?

Post by borgpicard »

The need people on my walk, have been on it since the begining of November, and the bastards are still on it now, same people every day, its like a fecking sickness.