Miserable royal Mail

Soapy955

chunkychocky wrote: »

It would be handy though if they had some slots on the side of a postbox so we could just check that we had used the right stamp before popping it in the box. It wouldn't cost much for the Royal Mail to invent some way of us checking at the post box rather than everyone having to go into a post office each time, and would save a lot of these issues.

If I remember correctly Royal mail sent out information sheets to every household with the information when this system first started and there was a gadget to measure your letters with it. If everyone had kept these there'd be no problem!

Dave_C_2

Doshwaster wrote: »

Actually, a lot of greetings cards do have a logo on the back to indicate whether it is a standard or large letter size. In fact, there is an industry standard: http://www.greetingcardassociation.org.uk/news/pricing-in-proportion

I didn't know that!
So saying, the buyer still has to know that "large letter" means "you have to pay more postage or it won't be delivered"

Without it being in context with postage "large letter" is meaningless. It could mean it is easy to read by people who need glasses or it's more than one page long.

What's so hard about putting a reasonable warning on the packaging?

Dave

pka_2

Dave_C wrote: »

I didn't know that!
So saying, the buyer still has to know that "large letter" means "you have to pay more postage or it won't be delivered"

Without it being in context with postage "large letter" is meaningless. It could mean it is easy to read by people who need glasses or it's more than one page long.

What's so hard about putting a reasonable warning on the packaging?

Dave

Are you seriously saying you don't know what a 'large letter' is? As previously stated, 'letters', 'large letters' and their associated postage were introduced back in 2006

Dave_C_2

Soapy955 wrote: »

If I remember correctly Royal mail sent out information sheets to every household with the information when this system first started and there was a gadget to measure your letters with it. If everyone had kept these there'd be no problem!

Sad maybe, but I've still got mine and yes it's easy to compare length and width. But for thickness it says "is no thicker than the 5 mm thickness indicator". The 5 mm thickness indicator is just a white area in the red box for length and width. This indicator is not cut out in any way. It is impossible to judge the thickness of the letter with any accuracy using this method.

To make things even better, on the back of the guide it says

The measurements given on this template are for guidelines only and are not intended to represent absolute dimensions. The guide is a simple way to measure the size and thickness of your mail and is not for trade use. ...

Good eh?:)

Dave

Torry_Quine

Soapy955 wrote: »

If I remember correctly Royal mail sent out information sheets to every household with the information when this system first started and there was a gadget to measure your letters with it. If everyone had kept these there'd be no problem!

I kept mine and still use it regularly. I cut out the slit and can easily see what fits.

flubberyzing

About a year ago I had to go to the local depot to collect a letter that had been underpaid by 2p, and so had a £1 fine added.

The chap behind the counter took one look at it, said "how stupid" and handed it over with a smile and a "just take it."

I think it all depends on the luck of who is behind the counter that day.

OrkneyStar

whitewing wrote: »

Cards that I have bought for Christmas usually have a notice on the back that says if it is a large letter. So I blame the person who sent it to you, not Royal Mail.

Exactly what I was about to say .

pmduk

custardy wrote: »

yup,wonder if folks will still be whining after 10 years

You know full well they will be.

silverbanana

sillygoose wrote: »

I just dug out my trusty digital micrometer and measured my letter it was 6.2mm in about 15% of its area.

Honestly?
Just post an upset status update and move on!

The_ICT_Engineer

Soapy955 wrote: »

If I remember correctly Royal mail sent out information sheets to every household with the information when this system first started and there was a gadget to measure your letters with it. If everyone had kept these there'd be no problem!

Many never arrived, lost in the post.