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

GDB2222

BiggaThanBen said:

Today is the day when I am finally doing it.

Around £150 worth, going to use some (how many exactly?) to pay for special delivery to the actual (not freepost) address use the £200+ form and try my luck requesting SD refund. Take pictures of the contents.

Does it sound like a good plan ?

No, it's a bad plan. They will refund you if the stamps get lost, regardless of whether you use SD. Just take photos and get proof of posting.

Rantband

BiggaThanBen said:

Today is the day when I am finally doing it.

Around £150 worth, going to use some (how many exactly?) to pay for special delivery to the actual (not freepost) address use the £200+ form and try my luck requesting SD refund. Take pictures of the contents.

Does it sound like a good plan ?

No, it's a bad plan using £200+ form when only sending approx £150, use the correct form.

BiggaThanBen

GDB2222 said:

BiggaThanBen said:

Today is the day when I am finally doing it.

Around £150 worth, going to use some (how many exactly?) to pay for special delivery to the actual (not freepost) address use the £200+ form and try my luck requesting SD refund. Take pictures of the contents.

Does it sound like a good plan ?

No, it's a bad plan. They will refund you if the stamps get lost, regardless of whether you use SD. Just take photos and get proof of posting.

That's the advice I was given here previously. How do you get proof of posting in they don't give it for FREEPOST address ?

olgadapolga

BiggaThanBen said:

GDB2222 said:

BiggaThanBen said:

Today is the day when I am finally doing it.

Around £150 worth, going to use some (how many exactly?) to pay for special delivery to the actual (not freepost) address use the £200+ form and try my luck requesting SD refund. Take pictures of the contents.

Does it sound like a good plan ?

No, it's a bad plan. They will refund you if the stamps get lost, regardless of whether you use SD. Just take photos and get proof of posting.

That's the advice I was given here previously. How do you get proof of posting in they don't give it for FREEPOST address ?

Post Offices can, and do, give proof of posting for Freepost addresses.

BiggaThanBen

olgadapolga said:

BiggaThanBen said:

GDB2222 said:

BiggaThanBen said:

Today is the day when I am finally doing it.

Around £150 worth, going to use some (how many exactly?) to pay for special delivery to the actual (not freepost) address use the £200+ form and try my luck requesting SD refund. Take pictures of the contents.

Does it sound like a good plan ?

No, it's a bad plan. They will refund you if the stamps get lost, regardless of whether you use SD. Just take photos and get proof of posting.

That's the advice I was given here previously. How do you get proof of posting in they don't give it for FREEPOST address ?

Post Offices can, and do, give proof of posting for Freepost addresses.

Sorry, I meant Recorded or Signed for.

soolin

BiggaThanBen said:

olgadapolga said:

BiggaThanBen said:

GDB2222 said:

BiggaThanBen said:

Today is the day when I am finally doing it.

Around £150 worth, going to use some (how many exactly?) to pay for special delivery to the actual (not freepost) address use the £200+ form and try my luck requesting SD refund. Take pictures of the contents.

Does it sound like a good plan ?

No, it's a bad plan. They will refund you if the stamps get lost, regardless of whether you use SD. Just take photos and get proof of posting.

That's the advice I was given here previously. How do you get proof of posting in they don't give it for FREEPOST address ?

Post Offices can, and do, give proof of posting for Freepost addresses.

Sorry, I meant Recorded or Signed for.

I’m not sure what you mean? Use the Freepost address and get POP , if you upgrade to a paid for service on only £150 of stamps you might not be refunded the postage. 

jools1985

michfosb said:

Everyone I have spoken to, with regard to the stamp swap out scheme, has sent off their stamps and not received anything in return.  Has anyone on this forum received their stamps?

I sent off £94.40 of large 1st Class stamps to be swapped out. I received in return today £44 odd of standard second class stamps. Tried to email them on the email address quoted on the letter which came with the undervalued stamps. Email bounces back as "not a valid email address". I'll ahve to phone them on Monday. I do have a photograph of the completed swap out form which also shows some of the books of large 1st class stamps.

HonestJohn

jools1985 said:

michfosb said:

Everyone I have spoken to, with regard to the stamp swap out scheme, has sent off their stamps and not received anything in return.  Has anyone on this forum received their stamps?

I sent off £94.40 of large 1st Class stamps to be swapped out. I received in return today £44 odd of standard second class stamps. Tried to email them on the email address quoted on the letter which came with the undervalued stamps. Email bounces back as "not a valid email address". I'll ahve to phone them on Monday. I do have a photograph of the completed swap out form which also shows some of the books of large 1st class stamps.

Did they say some were fake? Your experience is not uncommon going by previous posts here.

GDB2222

HonestJohn said:

jools1985 said:

michfosb said:

Everyone I have spoken to, with regard to the stamp swap out scheme, has sent off their stamps and not received anything in return.  Has anyone on this forum received their stamps?

I sent off £94.40 of large 1st Class stamps to be swapped out. I received in return today £44 odd of standard second class stamps. Tried to email them on the email address quoted on the letter which came with the undervalued stamps. Email bounces back as "not a valid email address". I'll ahve to phone them on Monday. I do have a photograph of the completed swap out form which also shows some of the books of large 1st class stamps.

Did they say some were fake? Your experience is not uncommon going by previous posts here.

My experience of 3 separate transactions is that they were correct to the penny on all three. 

HonestJohn

GDB2222 said:

HonestJohn said:

jools1985 said:

michfosb said:

Everyone I have spoken to, with regard to the stamp swap out scheme, has sent off their stamps and not received anything in return.  Has anyone on this forum received their stamps?

I sent off £94.40 of large 1st Class stamps to be swapped out. I received in return today £44 odd of standard second class stamps. Tried to email them on the email address quoted on the letter which came with the undervalued stamps. Email bounces back as "not a valid email address". I'll ahve to phone them on Monday. I do have a photograph of the completed swap out form which also shows some of the books of large 1st class stamps.

Did they say some were fake? Your experience is not uncommon going by previous posts here.

My experience of 3 separate transactions is that they were correct to the penny on all three. 

My earlier ones were too. Last time, though, they rejected some as fake and their sums were wrong. I haven't sent my last few in yet. Just waiting until they sort themselves out.