Are there any alternatives to Royal Mail after the price changes from 30 April 2012?

dragonfruit

custardy wrote: »

wow,thanks for the update....
there are price rises every year.
why have you woken up this year?
I have been posting for years that price rises were coming

My threshold of patience was crossed this year, especially as some rises are two times the old price.

Strapped

dragonfruit wrote: »

That's my point. Opening of the market just for the sake of opening it (or for the sake of the benefit of several dozens of private companies, competitors of the RM) was a bad idea. What were they thinking? Have they lost common sense?

Let's look at the facts, shall we?

Before opening the market:

1. The RM was making huge profit (mahoosive, as you said)
2. Prices were low, and stable for many, many years
3. Everyone was happy, except perhaps the several dozens of the RM wannabe competitors

After opening the market:

1. The RM is making huge losses
2. Prices are high and rise considerably every year
3. Everyone is unhappy, except perhaps the several dozens of the RM competitors.

So why was the market open? Was someone bribed or what? What were they thinking? Why were several dozens of private companies more important than milions of people and businesses?

Bit late to ask those last questions now. We are where we are.

custardy

dragonfruit wrote: »

That's my point. Opening of the market just for the sake of opening it (or for the sake of the benefit of several dozens of private companies, competitors of the RM) was a bad idea. What were they thinking? Have they lost common sense?

Let's look at the facts, shall we?

Before opening the market:

1. The RM was making huge profit (mahoosive, as you said)
2. Prices were low, and stable for many, many years
3. Everyone was happy, except perhaps the several dozens of the RM wannabe competitors

After opening the market:

1. The RM is making huge losses
2. Prices are high and rise considerably every year
3. Everyone is unhappy, except perhaps the several dozens of the RM competitors.

So why was the market open? Was someone bribed or what? What were they thinking? Why were several dozens of private companies more important than milions of people and businesses?

its part of being Europe. again,why are you asking these questions now?

dragonfruit

Strapped wrote: »

Bit late to ask those last questions now. We are where we are.

We can learn from history to avoid similar mistakes in the future, so better ask them late than never.

dragonfruit

custardy wrote: »

its part of being Europe.

I don't think so.

custardy wrote: »

again,why are you asking these questions now?

And why not? Nobody asked them earlier, as they apparently remain unaswered, so better to ask them late than never.

Besides, we should know who is responsible, so that we don't vote on them anymore.

custardy

dragonfruit wrote: »

I don't think so.

really,would you like to share that info?

And why not? Nobody asked them earlier, as they apparently remain unaswered, so better to ask them late than never.

Besides, we should know who is responsible, so that we don't vote on them anymore.

you are asking questions that make no difference
that point has passed.
now is the time to plump RM for carving up and selling off

dragonfruit

custardy wrote: »

you are asking questions that make no difference that point has passed.
now is the time to plump RM for carving up and selling off

I have already explained why those questions are important.

custardy wrote: »

really,would you like to share that info?

If you prove that there was an EU legislation (please, quote it), which forced them to do it at that time when they did it, then I change my opinion.

custardy

dragonfruit wrote: »

I have already explained why those questions are important.



If you prove that there was an EU legislation (please, quote it), which forced them to do it at that time when they did it, then I change my opinion.

I have already told you I'm not spoonfeeding you.
your opinion matters not one jot to me or the RM situation.

RFW

baffcat wrote: »

I'm pretty certain that one big difference twixt here & the US is that they charge differently for distances. Could be wrong, but that was always my impression.

They only charge by distance on special services or larger items, in that respect it's much the same as here.

Comparing US to UK isn't comparing like for like, however it works. Compared to Italy we have the Rolls Royce of postal services.

macfly

There's still no alternative.