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Why send a cheap item RD?

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  • hermum
    hermum Posts: 7,123 Forumite
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    soolin wrote: »
    Good grief, £1.50 I'm sure that has gone up. I agree, best just let it ping back to seller and get it elswehere, save a lot of hassle.

    I thought that it was 50p.
    I only really bought from these as it was the first same day delivery I found & need it asap.
  • martindow
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    hermum wrote: »
    I thought that it was 50p.
    I only really bought from these as it was the first same day delivery I found & need it asap.
    It used to be 50p but has now gone up as OP has found out.
  • wendym
    wendym Posts: 2,945 Forumite
    I'm expecting a few low value bits and bobs of haberdashery for my granddaughter, and today got back to the 2nd red card of the week for RD - just ridiculous. And currently a nightmare to arrange re-delivery cos of RM computer problems. (My delivery office is a real pain to get to).
  • sequence
    sequence Posts: 1,877 Forumite
    Because of the false feeling of recorded being "secure" and "safe". I send a lot of parcels and lose almost none.
  • hermum
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    Maybe a signature's only wanted when you're out, to fill the card in correctly, as things that have come recorded & I've been in, have just been handed to me.
  • lovinituk
    lovinituk Posts: 5,711 Forumite
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    k66yla wrote: »
    I don't understand why anyone would send anything recorded. In my opinion it is a total waste of peoples time & money. Many people think its tracked through the whole system, infact its only recorded in the system once the customer has signed for it. If its valuable send it via Special Delivery and if its not just get a certificate of posting.
    I've said it before on this forum - there are certain 'uses' for recorded delivery in my opinion, the main one being that it can be a deterrent to people thinking of saying they never received the item. Another good reason is that I post a lot of items to businesses who have mail rooms or receptions. I can then at least prove that the item reached the building - if it goes missing internally then not my problem. I am well aware (more than most - see my other posts) that signatures are not always obtained but then that makes a claim simple - if RM can't show a signature, they automatically pay out.
  • soolin
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    sequence wrote: »
    Because of the false feeling of recorded being "secure" and "safe". I send a lot of parcels and lose almost none.

    Neither do I and I am saving 77p a go
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