Royal Mail Surveys rewarded with Stamps.

im-lost

Think I'm going to give up on this, haven't been doing it for long, but they seem to be taking the mick for a few stamps.

I'm reviewing about 15 items a week, mostly all packets, all look exactly the same so it's blatantly obvious. Plus in having to post 8 items a week so it's virtually daily, again all packets and a couple of small boxes.

I really can't be bothered to do it for the incentive we get, it's really not worth the time you put in to do it.

Doc_N

im-lost wrote: »

Think I'm going to give up on this, haven't been doing it for long, but they seem to be taking the mick for a few stamps.

I'm reviewing about 15 items a week, mostly all packets, all look exactly the same so it's blatantly obvious. Plus in having to post 8 items a week so it's virtually daily, again all packets and a couple of small boxes.

I really can't be bothered to do it for the incentive we get, it's really not worth the time you put in to do it.

I'm thinking the same way - it's becoming just too much hassle for a pretty small payback. They're getting too greedy - I doubt they're getting any less from Royal Mail.

redagila

sam.4000 wrote: »

Yes any with postbox can be posted in any within you postcode area. You can only register 10 different post boxes and they can never be changed..

Just recently found out that although you can only have 10 active postboxes at one time, you can move them to reserve and then add new active ones.

Have a look under "manage my postboxes".

Februarycat

redagila wrote: »

Didn't you receive any stamps with your first week's training schedule - I was sent the usual 2 books of stamps?

No not received any stamps yet, my first 2 packs never turned up, and then after e mailing them I received the packs.

daydream_believer

Februarycat wrote: »

No not received any stamps yet, my first 2 packs never turned up, and then after e mailing them I received the packs.

I did not receive my first pack either, the second pack had no stamps and as it is my first time on the panel i assumed that i didn't get stamps during training.

My third pack didn't turn up either so i emailed and also queried whether i should have got stamps during training. They replied that i should have and they would send me some out. They arrived a few days later, not in a posting pack, but with a letter.
Maybe email them? I used the email address from the 'contact us' on the website and they got back to me the same day.

3010

I am meant to be starting back on the panel next week. I am going to receive the first pack this week. But, there is not anything to post next week showing online. Anyone else who has coming back from resting experienced this?

Ignore me it has just updated with two training letters. I thought it would have happened at midnight.

lesliejack

Has anyone any idea what is going on with these unadresses mail surveys? The dates keep changing, I now have week beginning 4th Feb, when I was expecting to start today. As I wasn't down to do it 4th Feb, leaflets etc have long since been binned!
I have no pictures for me to identify the mail either. Starting to think it is more trouble than it is worth, and I can't see the info being accurate, and therefore not valid.

rosy

lesliejack wrote: »

Has anyone any idea what is going on with htese unadresses mail surveys? The dates keep changing, I now have week beginning 4th Feb, when I was expecting to start today. As I wasn't down to do it 4th Feb, leaflets etc have long since been binned!
I have no pictures for me to identify the mail either. Starting to think it is more trouble than it is worth, and I can't see the info being accurate, and there for not valid.

Exactly the same for me - meant to be starting today (was meant to be ages ago but survey entry form never appeared online & only eventually got it sorted after emailing them) - date showing today is for the week beginning the 4th. No pictures either.

Also now see I have another small box to post next week - that's two weeks in a row. These were meant to be very infrequent and it involves standing in a (usually long) queue at the PO - not what they asked me to sign up for. Since coming back after being rested I have also been receiving lots more post (and more to post out to ) than before - the nature and the volume of the items must make it so obvious to the postman as has been said here before.

I signed up mainly because I felt it would be a useful thing to take part in and might lead to improvements in the postal service. Now I am also wondering if it's worth it - not just for the volume of work involved, which seems so far much more than previously - but also because I really doubt if the data collected is now truly legitimate. Even in the past it was scant reward for the time put in, but at least I felt I might be contributing to improving a service. I'm beginning to feel I am wasting my time now.

sutty1966

I've just posted my first box at the Post Office. The address was missing its village, and the PO clerk realised this, so came after me out of the shop to tell me that he'd amended it!!! My own address shows the nearest city but not the village. I've emailed them, but is this normal? To see if it gets delivered correctly due to the post code? Thx.

redagila

Februarycat wrote: »

No not received any stamps yet, my first 2 packs never turned up, and then after e mailing them I received the packs.

I should definitely contact them as they usually send stamps out if they are missing.