Royal Mail new prices released

purple321

A lot of post office staff get confused already how they are going to get their heads round this I don't know! I couldn't read the small print about 16cm small boxes, thats a glimmer of hope at least though don't think I have many things that size usually. International prices seem hit and miss, less weight brackets so for something 500g it's actually cheaper than now but for something 255g it's a lot more expensive!

Rhymsta

Neat, mummified, rugby ball shaped packages that are easy for the postman and protect the contents really well will now have to be spread out into a longer, wider but thinner 'small parcel' that will surely be more prone to damage... Just doesn't make sense.

What was wrong with using weight as the main factor and a maximum size?

I get stuck behind people asking for advice on sending packages in the post office enough as it is....

soolin

I am finding this all very confusing- so does this mean that the Post office staff will now be issued with standard tape measures so they can quickly confirm the size of boxes deeper than 8cm but with smaller sides that enable them to still go as a small parcel? I can see endless problems with a sender measuring it all out and being just within the sizes and the PO deciding that it is actually a MM over ....

campdave

I hope they issue them with a new version of the plastic guides they currently use, it will end up like an epsiode of that wall game that Dale Winton hosted.

Strapped

I'm sure this is all strategic for Royal Mail - keeping letters the same but basically pricing themselves out of the parcel market. Oh well. I'll have to go 100% courier now. For one thing, our local postmistress is likely to have a melt down - she's still only just getting to grips with "large letter" and asks me whether Belfast is in the UK or not...

soolin

Strapped wrote: »

I'm sure this is all strategic for Royal Mail - keeping letters the same but basically pricing themselves out of the parcel market. Oh well. I'll have to go 100% courier now. For one thing, our local postmistress is likely to have a melt down - she's still only just getting to grips with "large letter" and asks me whether Belfast is in the UK or not...

I suspect she won't even get her officially sanctioned tape measure to work out volumatic size until at least 3 months after the prices come into affect!

I just phoned the number given on the front of the PDF to obtain a large print price guide (I like a good sized print as it means I can pin it to the wall and still read it- even that is a task worthy of Hercules. None of the options get you through to anyone who can send you one, apparently you have to go through to your business manager (now a recorded message due to volume of calls) and leave your business details to get one.

So much for 'phone us now for your new leaflet'. They ar enot incidetally going to be available in any form until the 14th March- but businesses can order a wall chart as well as a leaflet- woo hoo

System

I always use myhermes parcel shop for deliveries instead of Royal Mail. They are a lot more convenient with better tracking and more locations near my house.

https://www.myhermes.co.uk/parcelshop

Strapped

goater78 wrote: »

I always use myhermes parcel shop for deliveries instead of Royal Mail. They are a lot more convenient with better tracking and more locations near my house.

https://www.myhermes.co.uk/parcelshop

For under 1.5kg, DespatchBay packets are cheaper.

trying_hard

I sell cuddly toys and small items that will be over the 8cm depth. No-one is going to pay over £5 for postage!!! I can't belive it, my part- time job is at a stand still and money from that has dropped to £40 so been relying on Ebay. Big mistake. Thanks Royal Mail :mad:

*** Wanders off to look at going bankrupt thread***

Strapped

trying_hard wrote: »

I sell cuddly toys and small items that will be over the 8cm depth. No-one is going to pay over £5 for postage!!! I can't belive it, my part- time job is at a stand still and money from that has dropped to £40 so been relying on Ebay. Big mistake. Thanks Royal Mail :mad:

*** Wanders off to look at going bankrupt thread***

Will they squash into 16cmx16cmx16cm? As mentioned above, that will still be a small parcel.