View Full Version : Should Royal Mail be replaced
Scarlett.
10-10-2007, 05:46 PM
I mean its absolutley pathetic! the country depends on Mail, and today is another day of strike action, important letters will be lost, you never see any other public service on strike so patheticly
Callum
10-10-2007, 05:54 PM
Yes, I'm expecting Buffy Season 2, and I still haven't got it. Strikes are stupid, if you ask me. ROLL ON MY PARCEL!!
Mutya
10-10-2007, 05:54 PM
Originally posted by Chewy
I mean its absolutley pathetic! the country depends on Mail, and today is another day of strike action, important letters will be lost, you never see any other public service on strike so patheticly
there is no strike today
Spike
10-10-2007, 05:56 PM
Yeah i have ordered something for my sisters birthday and it still hasn't come i hate the Royal Mail for all the stupid strikes.
Scarlett.
10-10-2007, 05:57 PM
Originally posted by Mutya
Originally posted by Chewy
I mean its absolutley pathetic! the country depends on Mail, and today is another day of strike action, important letters will be lost, you never see any other public service on strike so patheticly
there is no strike today most places there is, there has been since last week
Mutya
10-10-2007, 05:58 PM
Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by Mutya
Originally posted by Chewy
I mean its absolutley pathetic! the country depends on Mail, and today is another day of strike action, important letters will be lost, you never see any other public service on strike so patheticly
there is no strike today most places there is, there has been since last week
no the strike stop today and then starts again on monday
Scarlett.
10-10-2007, 05:59 PM
it was supposed to but most places stayed on strike
Mutya
10-10-2007, 06:01 PM
Originally posted by Chewy
it was supposed to but most places stayed on strike
well i got post to day
16 letters lol
it took me at least 20 mins to go though it all lol
Callum
10-10-2007, 06:01 PM
Originally posted by Mutya
Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by Mutya
Originally posted by Chewy
I mean its absolutley pathetic! the country depends on Mail, and today is another day of strike action, important letters will be lost, you never see any other public service on strike so patheticly
there is no strike today most places there is, there has been since last week
no the strike stop today and then starts again on monday
Your joking? :shocked:
AGAIN ON MONDAY?!
Mutya
10-10-2007, 06:01 PM
Originally posted by Callum
Originally posted by Mutya
Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by Mutya
Originally posted by Chewy
I mean its absolutley pathetic! the country depends on Mail, and today is another day of strike action, important letters will be lost, you never see any other public service on strike so patheticly
there is no strike today most places there is, there has been since last week
no the strike stop today and then starts again on monday
Your joking? :shocked:
AGAIN ON MONDAY?!
yep,yep
Callum
10-10-2007, 06:03 PM
OMG, Not Again!
They need to get over it.
Matt08
10-10-2007, 06:04 PM
My Dad works for TNT and he was told a few months back that TNT might be taking over from the Royal Mail with the post and parcels. As far as I know Royal Mail deliver the post for TNT.
Mutya
10-10-2007, 06:06 PM
Originally posted by Callum
OMG, Not Again!
They need to get over it.
as i said on another thread
if they wanted better money they should have thought about that when they were skiving school
Originally posted by Mutya
Originally posted by Callum
OMG, Not Again!
They need to get over it.
as i said on another thread
if they wanted better money they should have thought about that when they were skiving school
There is sadly much truth behind your comment.
Today there were some unofficial strikes and most people who were not affected received no more than junk mail shots as this type of mail is given priority to avoid corporate compensation on a massive scale.
I got one letter only, an invitation to borrow money at 12% interest .lol
Royal mail has been slowly replaced by private enterprise for the past few years and whether they like it or not that rate will now increase.
I have already put a new plan in place for posting next week when the next strike is due.
No, I like the Royal Mail
farhad
10-10-2007, 06:52 PM
Originally posted by J.C.
Originally posted by Mutya
Originally posted by Callum
OMG, Not Again!
They need to get over it.
as i said on another thread
if they wanted better money they should have thought about that when they were skiving school
There is sadly much truth behind your comment.
Today there were some unofficial strikes and most people who were not affected received no more than junk mail shots as this type of mail is given priority to avoid corporate compensation on a massive scale.
I got one letter only, an invitation to borrow money at 12% interest .lol
Royal mail has been slowly replaced by private enterprise for the past few years and whether they like it or not that rate will now increase.
I have already put a new plan in place for posting next week when the next strike is due.
Which private enterprise.
cujo-man
10-10-2007, 07:02 PM
I'm a postman and I find some of these comments to be very offensive!
Originally posted by farhad
Originally posted by J.C.
Originally posted by Mutya
Originally posted by Callum
OMG, Not Again!
They need to get over it.
as i said on another thread
if they wanted better money they should have thought about that when they were skiving school
There is sadly much truth behind your comment.
Today there were some unofficial strikes and most people who were not affected received no more than junk mail shots as this type of mail is given priority to avoid corporate compensation on a massive scale.
I got one letter only, an invitation to borrow money at 12% interest .lol
Royal mail has been slowly replaced by private enterprise for the past few years and whether they like it or not that rate will now increase.
I have already put a new plan in place for posting next week when the next strike is due.
Which private enterprise.
I used only the Royal Mail for the past 35 years, but in recent times I have used companies like DHL , TNT etc.
In fact the Royal Mail became so unreliable that I felt obliged to
send nearly everything recorded or next day delivery, and that cost really mounts up.
Captain.Remy
10-10-2007, 07:08 PM
Fortunatly the French one is up to the government, we have some problems but overall it's ok ! :tongue:
Scarlett.
10-10-2007, 07:11 PM
Well cujo, we pay for stamps, we put letters in the letterbox we expect our post to be delivered, its no suprise people are angry
Originally posted by cujo-man
I'm a postman and I find some of these comments to be very offensive!
I certainly don't wish to cause you any offense and apologize if I have. Please understand that some of our business lives depend so heavily on the post that the frustrations do spill over. Honestly I have lost so much mail in recent times and not just during strike times. I really believe that the public have a right to a top service,
nothing more and nothing less.:thumbs:
Captain.Remy
10-10-2007, 07:15 PM
Yes sometimes it's happening too and t's very very very annoying ! We pay for everything and then we don't have our letters or boxes, this is strange. Or even worse, sometimes they steal what the letter contains: clothes, money and stuff. This is scandalous but well....
I/want/To/Marry/Chanelle
10-10-2007, 07:26 PM
Originally posted by Chewy
I mean its absolutley pathetic! the country depends on Mail, and today is another day of strike action, important letters will be lost, you never see any other public service on strike so patheticly
If the government decided to privatise the Royal mail and release it to the private sector, like they did with the telephone companies. I can assure you that there would still be problems and strikes. Every postman, dustman, fireman, an so on has rights to demand decent pay. If they are unhappy, then they go out on strike. That is how it works.
farhad
10-10-2007, 07:27 PM
Originally posted by J.C.
Originally posted by farhad
Originally posted by J.C.
Originally posted by Mutya
Originally posted by Callum
OMG, Not Again!
They need to get over it.
as i said on another thread
if they wanted better money they should have thought about that when they were skiving school
There is sadly much truth behind your comment.
Today there were some unofficial strikes and most people who were not affected received no more than junk mail shots as this type of mail is given priority to avoid corporate compensation on a massive scale.
I got one letter only, an invitation to borrow money at 12% interest .lol
Royal mail has been slowly replaced by private enterprise for the past few years and whether they like it or not that rate will now increase.
I have already put a new plan in place for posting next week when the next strike is due.
Which private enterprise.
I used only the Royal Mail for the past 35 years, but in recent times I have used companies like DHL , TNT etc.
In fact the Royal Mail became so unreliable that I felt obliged to
send nearly everything recorded or next day delivery, and that cost really mounts up.
Yeh, most of the Mail have got lost in Royal Mail, I dont mind DHL as the mail from overseas is quicker than Royal Mail.
cujo-man
10-10-2007, 07:31 PM
Originally posted by J.C.
Originally posted by cujo-man
I'm a postman and I find some of these comments to be very offensive!
I certainly don't wish to cause you any offense and apologize if I have. Please understand that some of our business lives depend so heavily on the post that the frustrations do spill over. Honestly I have lost so much mail in recent times and not just during strike times. I really believe that the public have a right to a top service,
nothing more and nothing less.:thumbs:
:laugh2:
Sorry! I was only joking.
Scarlett.
10-10-2007, 07:32 PM
Lol, which about or both :laugh2:
Sunny_01
11-10-2007, 09:05 AM
Not sure it should be replaced, but it should certainly be improved.
I agree with the reasons the postal workers felt the need to take action, but I am totally opposed to a strike that is going to affect mainly those that have no control over their working conditions.
My work has been held up this week, train tickets for yesterday did not arrive, letters confirming contracts as yet has not arrived, this makes it very frustrating for me.
If they are going to strike then get on with it, dont do these silly 2 days here and 2 days there, have a real strike and be done with it! oh I forgot they wont do that as they still want a pay packet at the end of the month, they want it all ways. How are they going to feel when others like J.C lose complete faith in the royal mail and move over to private couriers etc.. I know today I have contacted a local courier who is actually going to do a same day delivery for me for less than royal mail would, so thats another customer lost!!! When faith is lost there will be job cuts.
I know postmen work very hard, but so do I and I dont deserve to be the one punished for their dissatisfaction with their work and conditions.
Today my car was clamped, despite putting a note on my windscreen explaining that my new tax disc was paid for and somewhere in the postal system. I then got on a bus and the driver refused to take a five pound note for a £2 bus fare saying that he didn't have change and that most people use a bus pass. He folded his arms and said he wasn't moving at which point a very nice couple announced that he did have change as they had just given him 4 one pound coins.The whole situation became awkward because I said I wasn't getting off and the driver called the police who arrived and I guess they told him to get on with it or something as he took the note and we all happily got on with it.
I'm not going to pretend I understand this type of attitude by I am certain that the inconvenience level of getting off the bus is somewhat more than a bus driver reaching to get some change.
On a good note I hear that the strike on Monday has been banned by a judge and that an agreement may have been reached.:thumbs::thumbs:
Scarlett.
12-10-2007, 09:14 PM
Originally posted by J.C.
On a good note I hear that the strike on Monday has been banned by a judge and that an agreement may have been reached.:thumbs::thumbs: agreed:thumbs:
Thank god those posties will be back in on Monday
001steven
13-10-2007, 08:54 PM
The royal mail is so so pathetic im expecting important letters they get enough money as it is they are so pathetic dont they realise that they now have made there job even more hard they have got to backdate EVERY single letter in the UK hope the goverment comes up with something else so we dont have to rely on RM anymore
spacebandit
14-10-2007, 10:43 PM
Strange that we can wait for 4 or 5 days for a first class letter, and that we have no second post anymore for "normal" mail, yet postman make a second delivery of mass marketing junk mail at least twice a week in my area.
The Royal Mail is a farce, it is a monopoly operating with the pretence that it has competition.
The service is abysmal, and shoddy. Rife with thievery - the number of cd's and dvd's and various other small parcels [that often contain "goodies" ] that I don't get, and have to faf around getting replacements, usually after 4 - 6 weeks waiting to "see if it turns up " is shocking.
they are apparently proud of their record of "losing only" a million items a day - they can excuse it any way they want, the only explanation that makes any real sense is theft on an industrial scale.
How the hell can a company "lose" 365 million items a year and be allowed to continue unfettered ?
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