Postage increases 2012

Kite2010

Do you think if the Royal Mail were allowed to they would get rid of 1st & 2nd class and replace it with a "standard" class, same price as 1st class but with the benefits of being able to take upto 3 days to deliver?

Vicki_Evans

I tried to save a few pennies by sending an item throught work, but the lady who does the post said it would be classed as a packet as it was in a bubble envelope where as I thought it was only a large letter as under 25mm etc. Scandalous if true!

RFW

custardy wrote: »

charge £1.50 and keep the advertising revenue

Sadly that's what would end up happening, it's all about getting money in now, rather than working at structure and planning a future. All the Royal Mail changes have been to set it up to sell it, so trying to make a company that can turn a quick profit rather than a decent service with a good steady income, but I know you already know that!

The actual letter service is a straightforward one, so no overwhelming need to do anything radical with it, it's everything that's in an envelope or box that won't go through a letter box or something that needs a signature that pile on the costs. It needs a massive change in the way it is done, rather than chipping away at bits and pieces and messing with pricing.

I can sort of understand why there has been a need for increase in UK prices but seem to miss why international prices have had such a hike. Surely a lot of international post is easier to handle as they don't actually deliver it, although obviously they deliver incoming international post. How does that all work at a pricing level, is it guess work or does each country pay for their post?

Obviously_the_best

I've just bought 3 500 1st class stamps, two of them on a DVD with the news prices will make 1st class for the same price 2nd class if currently. At least that many stamps should last me at least 8 weeks,

brettcta

stamps on a dvd? say whaaaaat?

Casati

Vicki_Evans wrote: »

I tried to save a few pennies by sending an item throught work, but the lady who does the post said it would be classed as a packet as it was in a bubble envelope where as I thought it was only a large letter as under 25mm etc. Scandalous if true!

Not True. She has it wrong.

Strapped

Obviously_the_best wrote: »

I've just bought 3 500 1st class stamps, two of them on a DVD with the news prices will make 1st class for the same price 2nd class if currently. At least that many stamps should last me at least 8 weeks,

I've bought 1000 2nd. Might buy more if the ol' cash flow improves a bit - eerily quiet this month!

Anyone tempted to leap in with both feet and set up as a bulk stamp seller?

Strapped

Oh, and just to remind folks, now the prices are out - if you ship in the 750g to 1kg range (going up to £3.50 with RM) - DespatchBay are doing small packets (<1kg, and no dimension bigger than 60cm) at £2.48+VAT at the moment.

charlies_mum

Does anyone have a link to the new UK charges please.

I sell a lot of postcards which are a letter weighing approx 30g. I am having to give free postage as in the past I have received 6 low stars for charging 60p p & p for first class

shaun_from_Africa

If anyone is considering bulk buying stamps and has access to Costco (either their own card or going with someone else), they are doing a brisk trade in 1st and 2nd class stamps at the moment.

I bought a load of 1st class yesterday for £25.79 for 60 stamps which is just under 43p each, so will be a saving of over 17p once the new prices come in.