EXPIRED Stock up on stamps before 30th April

littlejem

TehJumpingJawa wrote: »

When paying in stamps, how do they give change? low denomination stamps, or cash?

When I've put stamps above the cost on a packet, I've never been offered change or a refund.

custardy

TehJumpingJawa wrote: »

Presumably 1st & 2nd class stamps can be used to pay for postage of anything @ the post office?

e.g.

Sending a 2kg standard parcel (£4.41 atm) could be paid for with 10x1st, or 13x2nd?
If so, surely it's better to stock up on the stamps that have the highest % increase? (2nd->38%)

Also, if parcels are increasing by less than 38% - then paying with 2nd class stamps will actually make it cheaper!
Taking my 2kg standard parcel example; it's rising from £4.41 (13x36p 2nd's) to £5.30 (11x50p 2nd's).

When paying in stamps, how do they give change? low denomination stamps, or cash?

cant be done
think about it
the stamps are on the parcel
the Post Office issues you stamps without charge
how do they account for the missing stamps?

TehJumpingJawa

custardy wrote: »

cant be done
think about it
the stamps are on the parcel
the Post Office issues you stamps without charge
how do they account for the missing stamps?

They don't attach the stamps to the parcel, they'd till them. (to be used/resold later)
The standard printed sticky labels are what they'd attach to the parcel.

Atleast that's how I'd imagine it works. There's plenty of evidence on the 'net that payment for parcels can be made in stamps, I've just never done it myself.
That's why I'm asking here before I blow >£100 on 2nd class stamps to be used for posting parcels.

lyniced

It's disgusting! 1st and 2nd class are the same anyway (you certainly can't rely on 1st class getting there the next day anymore), so I shall be emailing as much as I can.

custardy

lyniced wrote: »

It's disgusting! 1st and 2nd class are the same anyway (you certainly can't rely on 1st class getting there the next day anymore), so I shall be emailing as much as I can.

no the're not
rely on 1st class? over 90% scess rate
disgusting quality of post

A_Phoenix_of_Tangerine

custardy wrote: »

no the're not
rely on 1st class? over 90% scess rate
disgusting quality of post

Where did your figure of 90% come from, please?

fluffykit

quoia wrote: »

and remember the COMPENSATION level for ALL LOST/DAMAGED Mail will now be £60

According to the RM site the compensation level will stay at £46. :mad:

jeanniebeanie_2

custardy wrote: »

no the're not
rely on 1st class? over 90% scess rate
disgusting quality of post

I can only speak from personal experience, but nothing I have posted first class (posted am from a main post office) in the last couple of years has arrived next day. Seems I must be pretty unlucky!

custardy

jeanniebeanie wrote: »

I can only speak from personal experience, but nothing I have posted first class (posted am from a main post office) in the last couple of years has arrived next day. Seems I must be pretty unlucky!

thats not how your post was worded though
was it?
I have said it many times
do people nit think that the continued cuts in RM wont have an effect?
over 60,000 staff in letters are gone over the last few years

custardy

A_Phoenix_of_Tangerine wrote: »

Where did your figure of 90% come from, please?

http://www.royalmailgroup.com/news/2011/quality-service-results-quarter-1-2011-12

During the spring quarter, 91.4% of First Class stamped and franked mail was delivered the next working day after posting against a target of 93.0%. A total of 98.4% of Second Class stamped and franked mail was delivered within three working days after posting, a 0.1 percentage point below the 98.5% target. Disruption to air services caused by ash from an Icelandic volcanic eruption for several days in May had some adverse impact on First Class mail which travels overnight by air.

you can look back over the periods/years