tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35036043.post5449296313685729593..comments2024-02-28T01:27:13.996+00:00Comments on Just Call Me Ruby: Royal Mail RantJust call me Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00900845943945737063noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35036043.post-44550955619223823662013-04-10T20:35:32.318+01:002013-04-10T20:35:32.318+01:00The price increases are just beyond bonkers. Espec...The price increases are just beyond bonkers. Especially with the rubbish service. However with items going missing you can get your money back if you have proof of postage - even if you don't use a signed for service - and your packet is covered for compensation up to a certain amount. That is unless they've just changed those rules too...<br />I do feel sorry for the post office staff though, it's easy to forget that the royal mail and the post office are now completely separate companies and I know at least in my local office gets to take a lot of the complaints actually directed at the royal mail.Rebecka Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639962115189431495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35036043.post-4700311337598469562013-04-09T15:26:08.362+01:002013-04-09T15:26:08.362+01:00I had the same problem with Luxembourg post and th...I had the same problem with Luxembourg post and the stupid 2 cm rules: a 25g skein cost 8€ to send!<br />Thanks god Iceland is still reasonable, much more reasonable that I ever imagined actually! It's dreadful costs you are talking about!<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177115643389448912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35036043.post-14066225862373770412013-04-07T00:01:16.448+01:002013-04-07T00:01:16.448+01:00The state of the Royal Mail sickens me. From the a...The state of the Royal Mail sickens me. From the agency staff (I have at least 4 different postmen a week deliver to my home) who have no real care and attention to their job (my post of often just left on my doormat - because obviously the letter box is a stretch too far) to the shocking delivery times to the horrendous price increases. What happened to the days of post arriving in the morning, you getting to know your postman and prices that enabled people to use the service? I fear that we are too far down the rabbit hole to ever get it back to the service that was world famous? Gone. Gone, gone, gone.LandGirl1980https://www.blogger.com/profile/09549128222449333173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35036043.post-12906164835938056062013-04-05T18:09:47.070+01:002013-04-05T18:09:47.070+01:00It really does seem that this is happening everywh...It really does seem that this is happening everywhere. In Norway the post offices are being closed one by one, and the service transferred to local grocery stores. The shipping cost both inland and abroad has gone up so much that at the moment if I need to get a present for someone living in another town I'll buy something online and have it shipped directly to them. This usually is is a lot cheaper than getting something here and sending it by post, which is really backwards when you think about it. <br /><br />When I order something from the UK I've gotten used to it taking up to 2 weeks for it to arrive. Sometimes it will take 3 weeks, but I think only 1 delivery got lost.Sunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144458173180092289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35036043.post-58048545476258896012013-04-05T14:33:03.914+01:002013-04-05T14:33:03.914+01:00I'd read a few small businesses saying about i...I'd read a few small businesses saying about increased postage recently but didn't realise how massive! <br /><br />Did always wonder how companies like Amazon could ship for free...now I know! <br /><br />I love to hate RM...or Royal Fail when they're not performing, when I've returned items through them (usually to Amazon) the counter staff will always say "RM can't guarantee postage of your parcel, if there's a problem, take it up with the company" And I always question that if THEY are providing a service, that someone is paying for somewhere, then surely it IS their problem if it goes missing?? <br /><br />It's a shame because RM used to be brilliant.Sandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35036043.post-78911737398229178312013-04-05T11:35:00.550+01:002013-04-05T11:35:00.550+01:00Oh Maria, Please don't worry. I'm sure we ...Oh Maria, Please don't worry. I'm sure we will always, somehow, find a way to get our books to you. I think its very unfortunate however that there have been other frustrating problems for couriers getting parcels into Russia. However at the moment Royal Mail prices for despatch into Europe haven't increased and I'm going to make a point of keeping all books to less than 2kg in future so that they can be shipped more easily! Just call me Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900845943945737063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35036043.post-16531411682328648492013-04-05T10:53:34.551+01:002013-04-05T10:53:34.551+01:00This is really bad. I live in Russia and many yarn...This is really bad. I live in Russia and many yarns and knitting books and magazines are not widely available here. Many knitters (including myself) buy things at ebay and in internet shops. This increse in mail delivery prices is very sad. Makes things more unavailable. Like an iron curtain is back :(Maria (viola33)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13259580691611945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35036043.post-76717658516851052262013-04-04T23:00:33.405+01:002013-04-04T23:00:33.405+01:00That is really bad :( I can just send you a big HU...That is really bad :( I can just send you a big HUG!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17391980568099426493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35036043.post-76023067857332437742013-04-04T22:47:19.898+01:002013-04-04T22:47:19.898+01:00Hear hear! I have lost count of the number of parc...Hear hear! I have lost count of the number of parcels I've been expecting that Royal Mail have lost. When I complain at the sorting office, they usually blame it on my neighbours stealing the parcels because I live in a flat. Utterly ridiculous. My BF sent a letter first class last week and it took SIX DAYS to get to an address in the UK. Disgraceful when the cost of postage has gone up. Shame on you Royal Mail!agirlinwinterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176271184746250169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35036043.post-61875323818285492972013-04-04T18:58:28.528+01:002013-04-04T18:58:28.528+01:00The situation is, as you say, ridiculous. I don...The situation is, as you say, ridiculous. I don't think it will be be the death of small businesses though ... if everyone switches to using couriers they will probably be able to provide ever more cost effective services as economies of scale will benefit them to. I intend to keep ordering from small businesses, I also intend to stop using the Post Office to send parcels!Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35036043.post-64948264456152867292013-04-04T17:16:56.584+01:002013-04-04T17:16:56.584+01:00Likewise Heather. It's nonsensical. And I too ...Likewise Heather. It's nonsensical. And I too have desperately tried to continue supporting Royal Mail and the post offices but it's become impossible to carry on doing so Just call me Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900845943945737063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35036043.post-23457495706231904192013-04-04T17:13:54.715+01:002013-04-04T17:13:54.715+01:00Some of my packages are now way cheaper to send ab...Some of my packages are now way cheaper to send abroad than within UK. Madness. I'm going to try MyHermes, it's a shame because I like to support our local post office but I also like to give a decent price to my buyers.Heather Leavershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330793797439133950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35036043.post-81646958248796048992013-04-04T16:54:21.139+01:002013-04-04T16:54:21.139+01:00It is the same here in Canada, I sell beads online...It is the same here in Canada, I sell beads online and as they are small and can fit into lettermail size packages, I can ship lettermail only to keep costs low, once its into a package over lettermail sizing.. its a fortune, and to add tracking to any if it.. forget it. No ones going to pay $14 (rough 7 quid) in shipping to track a $4 order. <br />Another problem I am seeing is due to sites like Amazon, Ebay etc... everyone wants everything shipped for free. I get complants over my $3 standard shipping (large orders I always pay the rest from my own pocket) Shipping costs money people... Business DO NOT make money on shipping.. The only people that make money from shipping is Royal Mail or Canada Post etc. <br />Your not alone.. Many of us small guys feel your pain and wonder why we bother. xxVall Strecknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35036043.post-68505851092705955572013-04-04T16:50:02.366+01:002013-04-04T16:50:02.366+01:00Oh dear. The same problems are everywhere :(Oh dear. The same problems are everywhere :(Just call me Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900845943945737063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35036043.post-30880031645863306782013-04-04T16:48:34.226+01:002013-04-04T16:48:34.226+01:00It certainly does feel like that sometimes I'm...It certainly does feel like that sometimes I'm afraid. But we won't go quietly ;-)Just call me Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900845943945737063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35036043.post-75431172269930503642013-04-04T16:38:57.744+01:002013-04-04T16:38:57.744+01:00Hear, hear! I have to say, Royal Mail scores high ...Hear, hear! I have to say, Royal Mail scores high on my list of less then loved establishments. Regarding your point in the last paragraph , some people would say that is the whole idea, the intentional utter destruction of the small businesses. It is certainly difficult not to look at it that way.garofithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065577910797773138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35036043.post-45473571310482152932013-04-04T16:24:35.296+01:002013-04-04T16:24:35.296+01:00Unfortunately, that seems to be the way that a lot...Unfortunately, that seems to be the way that a lot of post offices are going. Here in the states, our shipping costs went up quite a bit for in country post and up a ton for international mail a few months ago. :(Stephanie Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04210449948990020456noreply@blogger.com