Kantar - Royal Mail Monitoring and Posting Panel

redagila wrote: »

I wonder if they are losing regulars because the workload has increased

Is it? I'm on my second year and it's less onerous than the last time around. I used to have to post some letters as well as the occasional cube from post-offices, which was always a bit of an !!!! as there isn't a post-office within walking distance, whereas the postbox is at the bottom of the driveway.

I received at least 12 items this week - can't recall ever getting so many in all the years I've been doing the survey! I have a huge stack of SMARTS but they don't seem to want any of them sending back. Posting is reasonable at around 4 items per week - I'm also wondering if they are short of panelists at the moment given the deluge of received items in the last week. I've booked myself 2 weeks off at Christmas, not going anywhere but will need a break by then - assuming my stint doesn't come to an end in the meantime

beanielou wrote: »

I was told that a wee while ago when I queried the high amounts of mail received each week

I'm not sure that they are short of panellists because I've just been invited to do my 3rd stint of training since June!! :eek: I'm due to start next week and at the end of the previous 2 training periods i received the usual message that i'd completed training and would shortly be joining the live panel when a space became available. I've been doing this survey for about 5-6 years and was always extended because they used to be short of people BUT when I phoned to query this 3rd invite to training, I was told that they are greatly oversubscribed across most of the country at, but a lot of people are going to be on vacation at Christmas so that's when I'd probably go live!!. IMO it's just the usual case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing at TNS Towers.
Anyway I'm one of the few who hopes i do go live because I need the stamps!! my stash is getting scarily low!!
Goodnight all

NBLondon wrote: »

I hadn't thought much of it until now - but you're right. The old distinction between any post box and a post box at a post office seems to have been dropped. Presumably no longer being measured separately. I'm getting between 2 and 4 outgoing and 3 or 4 incoming for the last couple of months. Maybe the load varies around the country? I have a cube for tomorrow going all the way to Shetland - I'm sort of interested to know how much longer that takes compared to mainland Scotland.

I'm in the Hebrides and unless it's parcelfarce its usually pretty quick. Maybe a day extra