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Kentuniversity

I am back on the panel for the 3rd time and am currently in training.

I have got a letter to post today that needs a Smart. I should have posted it last week but was unable to as I was away during the Easter break.

Unfortunately, I do not have a Smart in my possession. I may get something today in the post with a Smart but, in the event that I don't, could someone please advise me what to do ?

I think that I'm okay and expected to post the letter next week on Thursday 15/5. Am I correct ?

Thanks

elsien

I found out today that my local sub postoffice which is combined with a shop has a counter which is open from 7 am in the morning and also open Sat pm and Sunday mornings. It won't do car tax etc but is fine for sending cubes. All part of the new regime according to the rather unimpressed and soon to be retired postmaster.
It's handy to know and will save me a lot of hassle, but it's not a particularly well advertised service. Thought I'd mention it in case anyone else wants to check with theirs.

BrianS2014

Kentuniversity wrote: »

I am back on the panel for the 3rd time and am currently in training.

I have got a letter to post today that needs a Smart. I should have posted it last week but was unable to as I was away during the Easter break.

Unfortunately, I do not have a Smart in my possession. I may get something today in the post with a Smart but, in the event that I don't, could someone please advise me what to do ?

I think that I'm okay and expected to post the letter next week on Thursday 15/5. Am I correct ?

Thanks

If you don't have a smart in time to send it today, then sending it on Thursday next week is the correct thing to do.

Pomdren

Kentuniversity wrote: »

I am back on the panel for the 3rd time and am currently in training.

I have got a letter to post today that needs a Smart. I should have posted it last week but was unable to as I was away during the Easter break.

Unfortunately, I do not have a Smart in my possession. I may get something today in the post with a Smart but, in the event that I don't, could someone please advise me what to do ?

I think that I'm okay and expected to post the letter next week on Thursday 15/5. Am I correct ?

Thanks

From the beginning of training, which was many weeks ago, I have consistently been behind by one smart. I kept following the guidelines to wait until one arrived and post it a week later, but I never received enough smarts to actually catch up. I eventually gave up yesterday and posted an item without a smart, updating it online so it no longer required a smart. I figured it better to bodge a training item than wait around for the real items in the hope that they'd ever send me enough smarts to keep up.
Personally since you've already waited a week to post this item I feel it unlikely you'll be sent a smart for it that doesn't then leave you waiting for a smart for another item, so I would save myself the hassle of having this item hanging around for another week, and just post it without the smart.

m1kjm

Pomdren wrote: »

From the beginning of training, which was many weeks ago, I have consistently been behind by one smart. I kept following the guidelines to wait until one arrived and post it a week later, but I never received enough smarts to actually catch up. I eventually gave up yesterday and posted an item without a smart, updating it online so it no longer required a smart. I figured it better to bodge a training item than wait around for the real items in the hope that they'd ever send me enough smarts to keep up.
Personally since you've already waited a week to post this item I feel it unlikely you'll be sent a smart for it that doesn't then leave you waiting for a smart for another item, so I would save myself the hassle of having this item hanging around for another week, and just post it without the smart.

I didn't have enough training smarts to post all my re-training items so I've had to hang on to one item. But I've still passed the re-training! :rotfl:

Damio

elsien wrote: »

I found out today that my local sub postoffice which is combined with a shop has a counter which is open from 7 am in the morning and also open Sat pm and Sunday mornings. It won't do car tax etc but is fine for sending cubes. All part of the new regime according to the rather unimpressed and soon to be retired postmaster.
It's handy to know and will save me a lot of hassle, but it's not a particularly well advertised service. Thought I'd mention it in case anyone else wants to check with theirs.

There's one near me that's open 8AM- 8PM, 7 days a week.

anamenottaken

m1kjm wrote: »

I didn't have enough training smarts to post all my re-training items so I've had to hang on to one item. But I've still passed the re-training! :rotfl:

I wonder whether they actually know who is sending in which envelope to the West Brom address. All they may be checking is that you can use the system to record what you are sending them.

Damio

anamenottaken wrote: »

I wonder whether they actually know who is sending in which envelope to the West Brom address. All they may be checking is that you can use the system to record what you are sending them.

When they all had R0000 on them they couldn't as even the barcodes on the R-labels were the same.

If they have started assigning random R-numbers then they probably can.

Pomdren

Damio wrote: »

When they all had R0000 on them they couldn't as even the barcodes on the R-labels were the same.

If they have started assigning random R-numbers then they probably can.

I thought the barcodes looked different on different week's items, despite all being R0000. Can't check it now though, cos I'm up to date for the first time!

Damio

Pomdren wrote: »

I thought the barcodes looked different on different week's items, despite all being R0000. Can't check it now though, cos I'm up to date for the first time!

Possibly although i once worked for a company participating in this survey and we had to scan the barcodes of received items, they literally read R#### so i would assume that all the R0000 ones would be the same unless they are putting different information into the test item barcodes.