Royal Mail barcoding stamps - existing stamps valid only until 31 Jan 2023

HonestJohn

alandaniel132 said:

HonestJohn said:

alandaniel132 said:

HonestJohn said:

alandaniel132 said:

Hiya,

I had posted my stamp swap form with attached around 20 first-class stamps, posted using their given envelope on 21st September.

However, I still did not receive their reply (new bar code stamp) until today as (8th November). It has been almost 2 weeks.

Thank you.

October passed you by then?

Sorry, my mistake.


Hiya,

I had posted my stamp swap form with attached around 20 first-class stamps, posted using their given envelope on 21st October.

However, I still did not receive their reply (new bar code stamp) until today as (8th November). It has been almost 2 weeks.

Thank you.

Looks like it is getting better. I might post some now.  My last lot were 3 weeks.

May I know when is your last post please?

My last lot were sent in middle of Sept. I received them in the first week in October. Others reported delays after that so I held off. The strikes seemed to be affecting the service.

alandaniel132

HonestJohn said:

alandaniel132 said:

HonestJohn said:

alandaniel132 said:

HonestJohn said:

alandaniel132 said:

Hiya,

I had posted my stamp swap form with attached around 20 first-class stamps, posted using their given envelope on 21st September.

However, I still did not receive their reply (new bar code stamp) until today as (8th November). It has been almost 2 weeks.

Thank you.

October passed you by then?

Sorry, my mistake.


Hiya,

I had posted my stamp swap form with attached around 20 first-class stamps, posted using their given envelope on 21st October.

However, I still did not receive their reply (new bar code stamp) until today as (8th November). It has been almost 2 weeks.

Thank you.

Looks like it is getting better. I might post some now.  My last lot were 3 weeks.

May I know when is your last post please?

My last lot were sent in middle of Sept. I received them in the first week in October. Others reported delays after that so I held off. The strikes seemed to be affecting the service.

Thanks, it was thinking it said within 7 working days, but may have delay.

So yours was around 2.5 weeks.

HonestJohn

alandaniel132 said:

HonestJohn said:

alandaniel132 said:

HonestJohn said:

alandaniel132 said:

HonestJohn said:

alandaniel132 said:

Hiya,

I had posted my stamp swap form with attached around 20 first-class stamps, posted using their given envelope on 21st September.

However, I still did not receive their reply (new bar code stamp) until today as (8th November). It has been almost 2 weeks.

Thank you.

October passed you by then?

Sorry, my mistake.


Hiya,

I had posted my stamp swap form with attached around 20 first-class stamps, posted using their given envelope on 21st October.

However, I still did not receive their reply (new bar code stamp) until today as (8th November). It has been almost 2 weeks.

Thank you.

Looks like it is getting better. I might post some now.  My last lot were 3 weeks.

May I know when is your last post please?

My last lot were sent in middle of Sept. I received them in the first week in October. Others reported delays after that so I held off. The strikes seemed to be affecting the service.

Thanks, it was thinking it said within 7 working days, but may have delay.

So yours was around 2.5 weeks.

Yes. Some people have reported over 4 which is a bit worrying when it it possible it may have been lost.

gt94sss2

According to https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11421065/Ban-non-barcoded-stamps-delayed-summer-Royal-Mail-climbs-down.html the deadline for using old stamps has been extended to the end of July 23.

diystarter7

gt94sss2 said:

According to https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11421065/Ban-non-barcoded-stamps-delayed-summer-Royal-Mail-climbs-down.html the deadline for using old stamps has been extended to the end of July 23.

Cheers I was to post a thread about that and saw this one, cheers.
I actually forgot we had a few fist class stamps around  - easily forget as we rarely post anything and if so its a parcel via other sources.

Guys, check to see if you have stamps as its a lot of money to waste.

makethemostofit

Sorry if this has been asked already - after around 3 weeks (and a phone call to ask where they were), I finally got my stamps back on Friday.

For some reason I'd miscalculated and ended up with over £200 worth (I had lots from when I used to send Christmas cards for my business - and a neighbour over the road died and their niece who lives in Ireland gave us some "E" stamps which probably caused the miscalculation.
 
However, instead of a mixture of second and first class, they've sent back all first class stamps. Has this happened to anyone else? I'd like some second class stamps, but after the scandal for Post Office owners am very loathe to ask them to swap them as it might get them into trouble. Is there anything I can do? 

NBLondon

makethemostofit said:

 
However, instead of a mixture of second and first class, they've sent back all first class stamps. Has this happened to anyone else? I'd like some second class stamps, but after the scandal for Post Office owners am very loathe to ask them to swap them as it might get them into trouble. Is there anything I can do? 

Thats odd because the E stamps should have been translated to the equivalent in 2nd class.  Have you got the correct total value?  If so, I'd be inclined to let it slide...  sending back the 1sts and asking for 2nds might well be something that's not in their manuals.

makethemostofit

Might not have been the E stamps, perhaps I miscounted a book, but you might be right - I've got so many stamps that they'll probably see me out, so sending things first class isn't that much of a problem really.

NBLondon

Update:

1) The old-style stamps are now remaining valid until 31 July 2023

2) RM will make Swap Out forms and Freepost envelopes available to Post Office branches

https://blog.norphil.co.uk/2022/11/ever-more-thoughts-on-royal-mail.html

lindylootoo

How many people have had their stamps stolen from the swapout scheme?