You'll like this Royal Mail

[Minkey]

I posted a cheque to a company yesterday morning with a 2nd class stamp, I had to phone the company this morning about something and I was told they had received my cheque, so hats off to the post office.

 

[Cougar377]

I can post parcels to the Isle of Man and to the Outer Hebrides and they often get there next day.
Post a first class letter from Havant to Portsmouth (6 miles apart) and it often takes longer.

 

[andyBeaker]

I honestly can't remember the last time I wrote a cheque!!

 

[slim63]

I am still waiting for a tracked parcel from Warwick that was supposed to be here on Monday, apparently its still at my local sorting office

 

[Lee337]

Had to go in to the main Post Office in Peterborough City centre today to send a parcel for Mrs L. There used to be a large PO here but it closed a few years ago, being replaced by a much smaller PO in premises that used to be a stationery shop, not much bigger than an average front room. That then closed & the PO is now tucked away in the back of WH Smiths.

Anyway, City centre post office with three counters (four if you count the 'Business only' counter) at 1.15pm and only one counter was open. There were two additional 'self service' counters, one of which worked but you couldn't use it for parcels as there wasn't a member of staff to give your parcel to (as the sign told you to). I stayed in the queue as there was only 5 people in front of me but it still took 20 minutes to get served.

They don't exactly do themselves any favours.

 

[slim63]

My parcel turned up today, despite waiting in for the postie until well past the normal delivery time they came after I went out & I got the dreaded red ticket through the door which means an extra trip out in the morning

 

[Centaur]

My parcel turned up today, despite waiting in for the postie until well past the normal delivery time they came after I went out & I got the dreaded red ticket through the door which means an extra trip out in the morning

You obviously didn't give your postie a tenner at Xmas.

 

[Cougar377]

My parcel turned up today, despite waiting in for the postie until well past the normal delivery time they came after I went out & I got the dreaded red ticket through the door which means an extra trip out in the morning

I'm sure they pick the grumpiest bastids in the team to man the front counter.

 

[Minkey]

late delivery might be due to the bad weather???

 

[slim63]

I'm sure they pick the grumpiest bastids in the team to man the front counter.

In this case the lady on the counter was really pleasant it was me that was fairly grumpy after a 3 mile walk in the cold