Kantar - Royal Mail Monitoring and Posting Panel

HonestJohn

BigPlonker said:

My current stint finished last week, so I won't get on again I guess

Likewise. No Christmas stamps either.

Money_Grabber13579

My last stint finished in July so probably I won’t get back on again either.

NBLondon

I don't know if it's backlog from strikes or just a local issue but everything here is late in the last 3 or 4 weeks.  To the point that Kantar have twice sent me the message asking if I've forgotten to update anything.   Today was my first postal delivery of the week - 15 items!  A couple of them were 1st class test items postmarked 27th and 29th Oct.

Oddly, the posting packs from Kantar have been getting through on time but the ones from Spectos  (I'm on both panels y'know) are more often arriving after the date the items should have gone out.  Today I got one with items that should have gone out on 20th Oct.  So I'll nip out with that later to catch the last post.  

Hope RM get the data broken down by postcode area and can see what's happening.

HonestJohn

NBLondon said:

I don't know if it's backlog from strikes or just a local issue but everything here is late in the last 3 or 4 weeks.  To the point that Kantar have twice sent me the message asking if I've forgotten to update anything.   Today was my first postal delivery of the week - 15 items!  A couple of them were 1st class test items postmarked 27th and 29th Oct.

Oddly, the posting packs from Kantar have been getting through on time but the ones from Spectos  (I'm on both panels y'know) are more often arriving after the date the items should have gone out.  Today I got one with items that should have gone out on 20th Oct.  So I'll nip out with that later to catch the last post.  

Hope RM get the data broken down by postcode area and can see what's happening.

Kantar knocked off one of my stars for "data freshness". I am meticulous and always update everything as soon as I have the required info. I think I have been marked down because of the strikes.

NBLondon

HonestJohn said:

Kantar knocked off one of my stars for "data freshness". I am meticulous and always update everything as soon as I have the required info. I think I have been marked down because of the strikes.

I wondered about that too... I'm still at 5 stars. 

Chocmonster7

I'm not on the main panel at the moment but received this message about new look RFID envelopes.

Seems strange that they're changing them when we know they won't be running the survey for much longer.

You’ll notice a change in your RFID return envelopes in the next couple of weeks.

They have got bigger – C4 size. And they now contain a loose, foiled-lined inner sleeve which will hold up to 12 RFIDs.

They are still prepaid and addressed back to our offices in West Bromwich.

When returning your RFIDs all you need to do is place them carefully inside the inner sleeve and seal the outer envelope securely.  You can then pop it in any post box. Take care to put all RFIDs within the inner sleeve, as the foil lining prevents the RFIDs giving further unwanted readings at sorting offices.

If you still have any of the smaller return envelopes left, please use these up first – remember, these hold only 8 RFIDs each.

We’ll continue to enclose return envelopes in your posting packs. And if you need any extra, you can still order them from our Help section under ‘Request Stationery’.

Saetana

Yeah there really doesn't seem much point in changing the envelopes at this stage - surely it would be best for them just to use up all the old stock?  Got an invitation today to continue with the survey until the end of March when it finishes - I don't usually finish until the end of January anyway so said yes, couple of months of extra stamps.  Got three posting packs today for week after next - feels like one has the cube, one has a sack and the other has the actual posting pack - you would think they could fit it all in one envelope!

joeyjimbles

Just in case you hadn't seen it "You now have until 31 July 2023 to use any non-barcoded everyday stamps – those with the Queen's profile on - before they become worthless."

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2022/11/nonbarcoded-stamps-summer-2023-delay-royal-mail/

HonestJohn

joeyjimbles said:

Just in case you hadn't seen it "You now have until 31 July 2023 to use any non-barcoded everyday stamps – those with the Queen's profile on - before they become worthless."

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2022/11/nonbarcoded-stamps-summer-2023-delay-royal-mail/

It was The Mail that did it.

joeyjimbles

Received a postage pack today with Christmas Stamps in it and can't remember, are these in addition to the monthly rewards stamps or a replacement? Thanks.