Real-life MMD: Should I keep paying postage shortfalls?

tallgirld

This happened to me once when I received a Christmas card from my hairdressers. Went to sorting office to pick it up and pay for it!!! I didn't bother mentioning it but made a vow that I would never pick up letters again that had insufficient postage stamps.

Fortunately it hasn't happened again!!!!!

JayD

I would tell them - in as light and friendly a way as possible - postage costs enough as it is without that £1 extra admin fee!

cmn374

Hi everyone,
re: postage
About 4 years ago my brother was invited to a wedding. The envelope was stuffed with invitation, reply card, menu choices, directions etc & was much too thick to qualify as a standard letter. He had to pay excess postage in order to receive the invitation & was not impressed. He was unable to to go; on talking to various mutual friends later he found out that they had all had to pay to receive the invitation. The couple had invited over 100 people to the wedding/reception. He could not help wondering if the decision to use a 2nd class standard letter stamp was deliberate.
Caroline

Queen_of_clean

If the cards are off people you know well then I would tell them but as a laugh so they don't get upset. If you think they might be a bit sensitive, then don't say anything because you don't want to upset people who are kind enough to send you cards.

:T:T

wendywoo92

It is really strange, is it not, that my son has his cards for me weighed and checked at the post office in Bradford before he puts the postage on the Card.
The last two times I have been charged for insufficient postage.

Do his cards grow or gain weight en route- or are the scales at the Bradford end not weighing correctly
Seems an easy way for Royal Mail to make extra money from a dying service to me

Valli

wendywoo92 wrote: »

It is really strange, is it not, that my son has his cards for me weighed and checked at the post office in Bradford before he puts the postage on the Card.
The last two times I have been charged for insufficient postage.

Do his cards grow or gain weight en route- or are the scales at the Bradford end not weighing correctly
Seems an easy way for Royal Mail to make extra money from a dying service to me

Ask your son to get a Proof of Posting next time...(they're free) then you have the ammunition for a complaint to Royal Mail.

In fact (note to self) if I am going to go to the trouble of traipsing to the PO to get my letters weighed and checked I think I will be asking for POP myself in the future!