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Why Sharpes have cast their net wider than RM

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Why Sharpes have cast their net wider than RM

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Why Sharpes of Aberdeen have cast their net wider than the Royal Mail

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THIS 30p widget for a top of the range, Scottish-made fishing rod weighs less than 30grammes. It is light as a feather.

But right royal rip-off artists Royal Mail claim the 24mm long part is so big it must be sent as a large letter at DOUBLE last year’s price.

If you think £2.50 plus VAT doesn’t sound much, you try telling business bosses like Stuart Wright, of world-famous rod makers Sharpes of Aberdeen. He’s seen postage costs rocket since April’s Royal Mail price hike.

“When you are sending hundreds of this sort of thing plus rods and nets all over the world, it soon mounts up,” he explained.

“I’m fed up with Royal Mail ripping off customers just to fatten them up for privatization. I wouldn’t touch them with one of our 15ft salmon rods, let alone a barge pole, if I could help it.”

Now Stuart and thousands like him have switched to local couriers. He added: “I can have a 5kg parcel delivered over night by Thistle couriers from Aberdeen for half what Royal Mail charge for a two-day delivery. I thought we were supposed to be encouraging small business, not bankrupting them.”

Couldn’t have put it better myself, Stuart.
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glenfiddich
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Re: Why Sharpes have cast their net wider than RM

Post by glenfiddich »

i wonder if he can get his widget sent for less as well then :hmmmm
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Re: Why Sharpes have cast their net wider than RM

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So that's what curly watts is doing now! :funneh :funneh
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Re: Why Sharpes have cast their net wider than RM

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The supposed target of the price increases was to reduce the number of oversized parcels whilst increasing the number of smaller ones. :hmmmm
As stated by most people, another giant cock up by RM. How many more times has this type of situation happened across the country since April?
How much business has been lost by the idiots in charge?
As usual, it won't be managements fault, though they will no doubt find someone to blame.....mainly those in uniform. Again.
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PhilthyPhil
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Re: Why Sharpes have cast their net wider than RM

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The large letter price was not increased in April. Well not the stamped price anyway. There were small increases for meter and PPI but nothing like double
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Re: Why Sharpes have cast their net wider than RM

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It's not made any difference to the size of parcels coming through the system though it seems to have pushed more business towards Tracked, especially larger Tracked items
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