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  • NBLondon
    NBLondon Posts: 5,717 Forumite
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    I am off soon and was hoping for the Steam Loco set but I think it is too early. Peanuts would be good too.

    Over the years with first Kantar and then Spectos, it's most often been something from 2 or 3 issues back.  I've just had ROG and someone above had Mushrooms so Peanuts is a possible.   It may depend on what RM pass on to Spectos (which could depend on what didn't sell well).
    I need to think of something new here...
  • Chocmonster7
    Chocmonster7 Posts: 2,644 Forumite
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    adamp87 said:
    Anyone still missing final stamps after rest period began?

    contacted support twice (and done the delivery surveys in the meantime) and they’ve just said we’ve passed this on to the team to get sorted

    Still no stamps

    It took them 4 months to send mine!
  • joeyjimbles
    joeyjimbles Posts: 2,256 Forumite
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    I had two lots of AC/DC presentation stamps - one for finishing and one for starting as there was a mix up
    They don't seem very popular
    LD 12.25 £1600.00/£0700.00             Fn £274.00  LTFn £525  LLTFn £300     
    Renewal 25 £500.00/£500.00            InsH 12.25 £600/£600.00   InsP 03.26 £150/£150.00
    NPt 12.25 £150.00/£051.50               Ins/TC 02.26 £550/£470.00
    YX25 £1500/£0750                             FD £3600/£0600
    PX25 £1500/£0625                             P6m £1200/£0800  PEa £100/£060          
  • Dizzycap
    Dizzycap Posts: 1,220 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Debt-free and Proud!
    I am off soon and was hoping for the Steam Loco set but I think it is too early. Peanuts would be good too.
    Here is a list of this years sets.

    14 Jan - The Vicar of Dibley
    30 Jan - Royal Armouries
    18 Feb -  AC/DC
    11 March -  Garden Wildlife
    27 March -  Myths and Legends
    1 May -  Valour and Victory: Stories of the Second World War
    22 May -  The Chronicles of Narnia
    12 June -  Royal Observatory Greenwich
    3 July -  Mushrooms
    24 July -  Peanuts
    14 Aug -  Monty Python
    11 Sep -  Ducks
    25 Sep -  Steam Locomotives
    16 Oct - Monopoly
    4 Nov - Christmas 2025
    27 Nov- The Stamps of Queen Victoria
    My stint started in March & I received the Garden Wildlife presentation pack & that's it  :/  :|  I think I need to put a ticket in to see why I haven't received the packs, unless anyone can tell me a good reason as to why not? TIA
    ~ NSD 2025 - NSD October 8/20 (x💯)
    # Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring and Posting Panel - Ongoing - 1 x £25 Voucher Redeemed, 29 FREE Books of RM Stamps & Presentation Pack.
    ~ Totally FREE Christmas 2025 - 🎁✉️🏷🎀💐🪪🗒🧺
    ⭐️Completed Challenges 2025:
    # No.36 Make £2025 in 2025 £824.80 / £2025  (4) 💯💯💯
    # No.12 Save £2 a Day 2025 £730/ £730 💯
    # No.27 Save 1p A Day 2025 £667.95 / £667.95 💯
    # No.19 52 Week Env Challenge £1378 / £1378 💯 
    # No.34 Save £12k in 2025 £18,551.17 / £12,000 💯 (8) - Continuing
  • HonestJohn
    HonestJohn Posts: 1,216 Forumite
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    Dizzycap said:
    I am off soon and was hoping for the Steam Loco set but I think it is too early. Peanuts would be good too.
    Here is a list of this years sets.

    14 Jan - The Vicar of Dibley
    30 Jan - Royal Armouries
    18 Feb -  AC/DC
    11 March -  Garden Wildlife
    27 March -  Myths and Legends
    1 May -  Valour and Victory: Stories of the Second World War
    22 May -  The Chronicles of Narnia
    12 June -  Royal Observatory Greenwich
    3 July -  Mushrooms
    24 July -  Peanuts
    14 Aug -  Monty Python
    11 Sep -  Ducks
    25 Sep -  Steam Locomotives
    16 Oct - Monopoly
    4 Nov - Christmas 2025
    27 Nov- The Stamps of Queen Victoria
    My stint started in March & I received the Garden Wildlife presentation pack & that's it  :/  :|  I think I need to put a ticket in to see why I haven't received the packs, unless anyone can tell me a good reason as to why not? TIA
    You get 1 pack when you start and 1 when you finish.
    Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. Albert Einstein
  • Dizzycap
    Dizzycap Posts: 1,220 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Debt-free and Proud!
    Dizzycap said:
    I am off soon and was hoping for the Steam Loco set but I think it is too early. Peanuts would be good too.
    Here is a list of this years sets.

    14 Jan - The Vicar of Dibley
    30 Jan - Royal Armouries
    18 Feb -  AC/DC
    11 March -  Garden Wildlife
    27 March -  Myths and Legends
    1 May -  Valour and Victory: Stories of the Second World War
    22 May -  The Chronicles of Narnia
    12 June -  Royal Observatory Greenwich
    3 July -  Mushrooms
    24 July -  Peanuts
    14 Aug -  Monty Python
    11 Sep -  Ducks
    25 Sep -  Steam Locomotives
    16 Oct - Monopoly
    4 Nov - Christmas 2025
    27 Nov- The Stamps of Queen Victoria
    My stint started in March & I received the Garden Wildlife presentation pack & that's it  :/  :|  I think I need to put a ticket in to see why I haven't received the packs, unless anyone can tell me a good reason as to why not? TIA
    You get 1 pack when you start and 1 when you finish.
    Thanks for clarifying! I thought I was going crazy when you listed all the presentation packs & I'd only received 1  :D 
    ~ NSD 2025 - NSD October 8/20 (x💯)
    # Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring and Posting Panel - Ongoing - 1 x £25 Voucher Redeemed, 29 FREE Books of RM Stamps & Presentation Pack.
    ~ Totally FREE Christmas 2025 - 🎁✉️🏷🎀💐🪪🗒🧺
    ⭐️Completed Challenges 2025:
    # No.36 Make £2025 in 2025 £824.80 / £2025  (4) 💯💯💯
    # No.12 Save £2 a Day 2025 £730/ £730 💯
    # No.27 Save 1p A Day 2025 £667.95 / £667.95 💯
    # No.19 52 Week Env Challenge £1378 / £1378 💯 
    # No.34 Save £12k in 2025 £18,551.17 / £12,000 💯 (8) - Continuing
  • hwg3141
    hwg3141 Posts: 631 Forumite
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    Hey everyone - quick question. So I was recently invited back onto the panel (after having rested for 6 months) as a space had opened up in my area. I accepted, and a countdown appeared in the app to say "[x] days left". The countdown should have ended today (having got to 0 days left), but it is now back to saying "You are currently on your rest period" (no countdown). I got an email a few days ago which said "As you are aware you are currently on your rest period and can not be invited back just yet until the six months is passed."

    Any ideas what's going on? Should I be on the panel again now?
  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 49,869 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Name Dropper
    hwg3141 said:
    Hey everyone - quick question. So I was recently invited back onto the panel (after having rested for 6 months) as a space had opened up in my area. I accepted, and a countdown appeared in the app to say "[x] days left". The countdown should have ended today (having got to 0 days left), but it is now back to saying "You are currently on your rest period" (no countdown). I got an email a few days ago which said "As you are aware you are currently on your rest period and can not be invited back just yet until the six months is passed."

    Any ideas what's going on? Should I be on the panel again now?
    Ignore the last email, it’s an automatic send to anyone still in their countdown, even if by only one day.

    Your countdown has disappeared because it has got to zero. Your invitation may well have been an inquiry to see if you are available to go back on the panel once a space is available, rather than telling you space was available.
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  • NBLondon
    NBLondon Posts: 5,717 Forumite
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    Anybody seen one of these yet?  Solar-powered postboxes are being rolled out across UK - BBC News

    Postbox spotters are up in arms saying these are ugly and will be an excuse to shut down subpostoffices in some areas.  I can see their point but for sending out the test parcels, this would be a lot easier for me if there was one nearby.  No queuing with a mailbag at the PO, can send at 7am if I want to.
    I need to think of something new here...
  • HonestJohn
    HonestJohn Posts: 1,216 Forumite
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    NBLondon said:
    Anybody seen one of these yet?  Solar-powered postboxes are being rolled out across UK - BBC News

    Postbox spotters are up in arms saying these are ugly and will be an excuse to shut down subpostoffices in some areas.  I can see their point but for sending out the test parcels, this would be a lot easier for me if there was one nearby.  No queuing with a mailbag at the PO, can send at 7am if I want to.
    I think these will fill up fast
    Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. Albert Einstein
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