Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring and Posting Panel

NBLondon

Perhaps there's a delay in enough RFIDs coming over from Kantar.  Spectos presumably know whether or not one was packed so we aren't asked to report it.  Have I been done out of 10 points for returning it

Graceglow

Money_Grabber13579 said:

NBLondon said:

rpstdavids said:

Just received my stamps for March today. Also received an email yesterday asking me to do an Unaddressed mail survey, and another today for a Correctly delivered. Things seem to be picking up with Spectos now.

Got my stamps today. Idly wondering if we will get Charles III booklets next time (they are issued 4th April) or will we have to wait until stocks run out.  I've got both survey invites in - and starting straight after I finish the Kantar ones.

I also got an incoming item with errors. Large C4 envelope with usual paper but no RFID inside. The form suggested it should be 1st LL but the envelope had both 1st Large and a standard 2nd on it. So I logged the postage as other and put the notes in at the end.  I have seen that stamp combination before when a bundle arrived. Guess the packer picked up the wrong envelope.

Money_Grabber13579 said:

For some reason, all of my items always have to be posted on a Monday (no idea why the other days of the week aren’t important) so if I’m going past a post box that has a later collection, I’ll post on Monday morning but if not, I’ll post on Sunday night.

Nearly all of my bundles have gone on a Monday, a couple on Tuesday and next week I have a Jiffy to go on Saturday

The C5 I received today had no RFID in it either, despite it being a first class stamp. Maybe they have run out of RFIDs for this weeks’s postings. The 2nd class items I posted this week had no RFIDs in them either but originally thought that might have been a Kantar hangover policy.

I received a 2nd class letter today with an RFID inside.

Saetana

I have also had a couple of items recently without RFIDs, assume they are running short.  All my items have been Monday postings except for the one jiffy bag which was a Friday.  I too have been invited to start the Unaddressed Mail survey next week - they did send an email correcting their former statement that we could't do CD and UM whilst on the main survey. 

beanielou

HomingPigeon said:

Does anyone ever post a test item the day before, after the last collection time? 

For a Monday posting, posting on Sunday would be more convenient for me. Spectos say it's okay to post the day before if you can't post on the scheduled day (as long as you record the correct time and date) but I COULD post on the scheduled day, it's just not as convenient. Any thoughts please? 

I have done this a couple of times.
Like you Monday postings & have posted on a Sunday. 
No queries or feedback to say it's not ok.
HTH.

HomingPigeon

Thanks for replies, all. Very helpful.

HomingPigeon

Got my March stamps this morning.

bdark2755

Got my first lot of normal stamps yesterday but not a themed set. Do we not get those when we start our 6 month stint anymore? I tried to look it up on the help part of the app but all I could find was you get them every 6 months. So not as clear as beginning and end like Kantar did.
If anyone here got them at the start of your stint can you let me know and I’ll chase them 😊

HonestJohn

I got 2 Christmas presentation sets in December which I assumed was the Christmas offfering like Kantar's. I expect we should get some soon when the main survey starts but who knows. Information has been slow and erratic from Spectos but I expect they are busy.

MikeyPGT

I signed up with Spectos last week - eagerly expecting my welcome pack!

Gail333

Over the last couple of weeks I have received around six items that have not contained a transponder. Can anyone please tell me if they have also experienced this? I'm worried that Spectos will think that I'm not returning transponders.