Postal collection is much too early

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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HAS anyone else had a similar experience?

I live in Pitsmoor and use the post box outside the local post office on Pitsmoor Road. Collection times are 6pm on week days and 12.00pm on Saturdays, or are they?

You would think therefore, that if you rolled up at 5pm on Friday evening to post a letter, it would be collected and on its way by 6pm --- er, not necessarily so. On at least three occasions that I can think of, you would have missed the post, because the box had been emptied up to an hour and a half before the stated collection time!

Usually, this is not an issue, however, there are times when there is a deadline, for instance, I have to post my time sheet by last post Friday or my pay is delayed.

I could understand and sympathise if the collection was late, problems can occur and cause hold-ups but, to be too early!

[themaze617]

How does this happen when you have to scan the box? I'm in a small spdo and even we have scanners!

[jessicarabbit]

Have the public not heard of relief collections. Prob collect at 5:00 when its busy to make it easier when he comes back at final clearance time of 6:00. The general public make me sick sometimes.

[DirtyHarry]

Have the public not heard of relief collections. Prob collect at 5:00 when its busy to make it easier when he comes back at final clearance time of 6:00. The general public make me sick sometimes.

General public, mostly berks, I tend to keep my distance from the idiots.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Have the public not heard of relief collections. Prob collect at 5:00 when its busy to make it easier when he comes back at final clearance time of 6:00. The general public make me sick sometimes.

General public, mostly berks, I tend to keep my distance from the idiots.

Umm....... we do have the public on here you know, as well as journos - watch out for the story about Posties thinking Joe Public is an idiot.

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[DGP1]

You get hauled over the coals for being a minute early so I can only imagine what would happen if you where 90minutes early

[Pompey Boy]

http://www.thestar.co.uk/letters/Postal ... 6043546.jp

HAS anyone else had a similar experience?

I live in Pitsmoor and use the post box outside the local post office on Pitsmoor Road. Collection times are 6pm on week days and 12.00pm on Saturdays, or are they?

You would think therefore, that if you rolled up at 5pm on Friday evening to post a letter, it would be collected and on its way by 6pm --- er, not necessarily so. On at least three occasions that I can think of, you would have missed the post, because the box had been emptied up to an hour and a half before the stated collection time!

Usually, this is not an issue, however, there are times when there is a deadline, for instance, I have to post my time sheet by last post Friday or my pay is delayed.

I could understand and sympathise if the collection was late, problems can occur and cause hold-ups but, to be too early!

Common mistake by our wonderful public. If this person had read the writing on the box properly he/she would have seen that the LAST collection times are 6pm and 12pm, but obviously this is expecting a little too much. I suppose we've all had the comments - aren't you early, is that the last collection etc etc. I usually say something like "surely you dodn't think I was emptying the box 90 minutes early?!". Usually shuts them up.

If the public left posties alone and kept their eyes open for burglars, rapists, car thieves, muggers, child abusers etc the country would be a far better place. But then there's no crime to match emptying a box early in the eyes of our great british public!!

[smokerjim]

If put a measured reply up as a comment there - hopefully someone says "Oh, I only thought you did one collection a day....sorry, Postie" but I'm not holding my breath.

[DirtyHarry]

Have the public not heard of relief collections. Prob collect at 5:00 when its busy to make it easier when he comes back at final clearance time of 6:00. The general public make me sick sometimes.

General public, mostly berks, I tend to keep my distance from the idiots.

Umm....... we do have the public on here you know, as well as journos - watch out for the story about Posties thinking Joe Public is an idiot.

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[clashcityrocker]

Have the public not heard of relief collections.

I am a postman and I have never heard of "relief collections". Why would a member of the public know what one is?

[Pat Ostman]

Have the public not heard of relief collections. Prob collect at 5:00 when its busy to make it easier when he comes back at final clearance time of 6:00. The general public make me sick sometimes.

General public, mostly berks, I tend to keep my distance from the idiots.

Umm....... we do have the public on here you know, as well as journos - watch out for the story about Posties thinking Joe Public is an idiot.

Legal Disclaimer. This is a personal opinion of the poster and in no way reflects the opinions or views of the RoyalMailChat adminstration team.

And my opinion

[k979aaa]

Soon the only collection will be 0630!.