Post Office prices

[lee 16v]

Wow, I just went to post some bits off and f**k me the price has gone up. :eek::eek::eek:

Where do you guys post your bits?

[L33 LEG]

If its below 2kg I go post office, anything else I use interparcel.

[8valve-craig]

Post office is still fine if you know the reg's. I have one of those push through guides so know before I get there what is a large letter or a small parcel.

Medium parcels are a big no no if they are over 1kg though.

As a general rule of thumb if it looks like it will fit through a letterbox and is under 1kg it's fine for post office, If its a package of over 80mm thick and over 1kg then they don't want it so price themselves out of the market

The dimensions are changing again soon, as they know the made a serious error. A small parcel will go from the current 80mm x 450mm x 300mm, to around the size of an average shoe box.

[scott.parker]

If people wanted cheaper postage cost then you should of used you vocie/option to vote, tell your local councillors no to privatisation, as all private investorsare going to do is want there monies worth, its only going to get more expensive and worse, and the services you receive will get worse due to funding cuts etc, but its all to late for that now..
I know first hand as im a postman, and royal mail are screwing us over big time, and media coverage is all twisted to make us look bad and not cover the facts, our top bosses want to give us 2.5years on our current work contracts and conditions, then after that they can do as they wish, EG, minimum wage, and zero hours contract etc, but our unions wont have it, so were left no choice but to take individual action..

[Hobbit]

I would've thought privatisation will make prices go down not up. Imho there are private companies doing a cheaper better job out there, so the post office will have to try harder to compete.

I agree it'll make the Posties jobs tougher, but if you wanted a well paid low hours job you shouldn't have got into logistics.

[kbnova]

send it now .com who I use for larger items, and post office for smaller lighter item,

[Adam]

Royalmail still decent for very small packets and airmail. Anything boxy and over 1kg is priced ridiculously compared to couriers. Shame relay as no doubt a fair amount of Rm's work load comes from online buying/selling.

[Andy]

post office are a complete rip.off now.
prices have just got silly
they will be out of business within next decade imo

[Adam]

Would of been out of business a long time ago if it wasnt for letters imo.
No one else offers such a service atm?

[Andy]

with most utilities and banks having an online service now even car insurance,the only mail i get is spam so cant see post lasting much longer either

[mk1nova_rich]

Would of been out of business a long time ago if it wasnt for letters imo.
No one else offers such a service atm?

I believe nobody else was allowed to, or they were allowed to totally monopolise that particular service market - correct me if I'm wrong

As for prices I tried to send a set of discs and calipers - Post Office quoted £41 through ParcelForce. I booked exactly the same service online (through one of these comparison sites) for around a tenner

[chrisd1986]

I use city link thtough parcel monkey for anything over 2kg after the post office wanting £13.75 to post 2 rear springs but with a courier I coulds send a 20kg a frame for £12.50

[raymond]

If people wanted cheaper postage cost then you should of used you vocie/option to vote, tell your local councillors no to privatisation, as all private investorsare going to do is want there monies worth, its only going to get more expensive and worse, and the services you receive will get worse due to funding cuts etc, but its all to late for that now..
I know first hand as im a postman, and royal mail are screwing us over big time, and media coverage is all twisted to make us look bad and not cover the facts, our top bosses want to give us 2.5years on our current work contracts and conditions, then after that they can do as they wish, EG, minimum wage, and zero hours contract etc, but our unions wont have it, so were left no choice but to take individual action..


Not looking good for us at the mo is it.

whats your delivery office like on the strike action thats going to be taking place
were on a 50/50 at the mo which is not good news either

[scott.parker]

Our office predominantly voted yes, we understand that the union needed a big yes vote, if not to actually take atcion, but so rm can see how we feel and that we want the t&c contacts to be more substantial, and last longer, and be legally binding.
I can't see us getting a 10 year agreement, but i would be happy and feel more secure in my job if we had 5-7 years..

Plus, no one person has had any paperwork to show or prove any of us actually legally own any shares lol

[raymond]

anything to get us on side

maybe phanthom ones again springs to mind lol