Expect some negatives at Christmas

COOLTRIKERCHICK

it was announced today that Amazon have dropped royal mail for deliveries, due to the strike action...

i think i will find out how much the cheapest courier service is, and list the bulkier/heavier items from now on... so there wouldnt be that much increase on the original postal cost iyswim..

custardy

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

it was announced today that Amazon have dropped royal mail for deliveries, due to the strike action...

i think i will find out how much the cheapest courier service is, and list the bulkier/heavier items from now on... so there wouldnt be that much increase on the original postal cost iyswim..

seemingly its more Amazon are looking at contingency plans
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/amazon/6270861/Amazon-working-on-contingency-measures-to-avoid-Royal-Mail-disruption.html

although i see some papers are throwing a different slant

COOLTRIKERCHICK

thanks custardy for the link....

you know what its like.. chinese whispers with stories,,, so i appologies for the wrong info given in my post.

KevinH1980

I have real difficulty sympathising with postal workers over this. I appreciate they are having a hard time, but do they actually realise how much stress and upset their strikes case the nation? Especially if they are planning it over Christmas!

custardy

KevinH1980 wrote: »

I have real difficulty sympathising with postal workers over this. I appreciate they are having a hard time, but do they actually realise how much stress and upset their strikes case the nation? Especially if they are planning it over Christmas!

and you think posties take a loss of earnings as a walk in the park in the run up to xmas?

COOLTRIKERCHICK

KevinH1980 wrote: »

I have real difficulty sympathising with postal workers over this. I appreciate they are having a hard time, but do they actually realise how much stress and upset their strikes case the nation? Especially if they are planning it over Christmas!

do you honestly think they took this decision lightly?

i am sure they know all that, and its going to effect their mail too.


i know its carp.. and its a pain in the butt, but they do have their reasons, whether we agree with them or not, and some times you need to be working in the royal mail ( or any other firm/company to really know how things are)


ok i know i am going to get jumped on here....with the above comments.

i am not in favour or against the strike, as i dont know enough info about it, but as i said... they didnt take the decision lightly..

frivolous_fay

cyberbob wrote: »

No I think it customers who dont know the difference

But you get what I'm saying don't you? EBay are basically saying to the buyers 'If the seller is slow to despatch, it's because of the strikes, so we won't let you mark them down'... which is idiotic. Because the strikes have nothing to do with despatch time.

Obviously WE know that a rating for 'despatch time' is not the same as a rating for 'delivery time', but ebay aren't helping by muddying the waters in this way.

alison999

mrcol1000 wrote: »

I don't have a problem with postman. I just think they don't appericate that 10 years ago Royal Mail strikes would cripple the UK now people just will use other means. I have this very week changed all my bills to paperless because two never arrived. One nearly cost me £5 late payment charge (but thankfully they wrote it off) the other nearly cost me huge problems all because of the recent strikes. 10 years ago I would have had to put up with it. Now I don't. I appericate this isn't going to really make any difference to Royal Mail alone but if everyone did it etc...

i think the companies that are sending the bills SHOULD allow their customers more time to pay when there are strikes on.

custardy

sunnysea83 wrote: »

If you dont like your job leave it, let some of the millions of unemployed desperate for work in the run up to christmas have your job who will be happy to do it!!!

:beer: well done,nobodys raised that gem yet

sunnysea83

i just deleted my message you qouted as didnt want to offend any posties lol