Royal Mail doing all they can to damage themselves?

custardy

local delivery offices/POs will soon be gone
the amalgamation of Delivery offices into 'super DOs' has already started
look at couriers. one office for a large area. RM could have a dozen or more for the same area
this will change

tyllwyd

Do you think that all the stamps that have been stockpiled will be used? I've bought a couple of extra books, and I expect that will see us through the next year. I could easily imagine people buying extra and then finding it isn't easy to find someone to sell them on to, or just putting them in a drawer and forgetting to ever use them. Could turn out to be a windfall for the Royal Mail in the end!

System

N1AK wrote: »

. Only a complete fool wouldn't expect to see mass buying..

It's a bit like a store advertising their Sales, and then complaining when everyone flocks in to take advantage of the prices.

I think the shoppers should be ashamed at not paying their fair whack

bazzyb

Pennywise wrote: »

Nail on the head. There's simply too big a gap between first class and special delivery for a normal letter. 60p against about £6 nothing in between. There definitely needs to be a guaranteed/proof service for letters priced somewhere between

I think the service you are looking for may already exist - Royal Mail Tracked.

http://www.royalmail.com/delivery/business-delivery-options-uk/royal-mail-tracked-services?campaignid=tracked_redirect

custardy

bazzyb wrote: »

I think the service you are looking for may already exist - Royal Mail Tracked.

http://www.royalmail.com/delivery/business-delivery-options-uk/royal-mail-tracked-services?campaignid=tracked_redirect

problem is they are yet to open a retail market version.
Its the perfect produt to remove recorded and offer a low insurance version of SD.
both with 24 and 48 hour