Royal Mail to increase stamp prices from next month
 

http://news.sky.com/story/royal-mail...month-10780185

The Royal Mail must think that the general public are mugs. They will increase the cost of a stamp from March.

The postal service is that bad, that most customers are using couriers to deliver mail.

And they now also charge extra money for delivering a larger envelope. If you buy cards - like me you can get a cheap, but good card for £1.00 it not cost 65p for a first class. And no guarantee it will be delivered the following day.

What they should do is scrap both stamps, and have just one stamp covering all letters.

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title changed to something more meaningful.

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First class is not actually guaranteed for next day. Never has.

They are making less money due to rising costs and people send less mail so need to make it up somehow.

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Then why do they offer 1st class and 2nd class post?


I sent a envelope and paid for 1st class recorded at my local main post office and it took 5 days to be delivered!

Re: Royal Mail to increase stamp prices from next month
 

All it says on the RM site is they aim to deliver 1St class the next working day. Second class they aim to deliver in 2-3 working days.

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If stamps get any more expensive it would be cheaper to hand deliver it.

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I dont think so.

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RM is still far better and cheaper then most other services IMO.

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No it wouldn't

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I think they should just up it to £1.

Scrap 2nd class.

That would be for stamps. Obviously business post would have different rates.

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Our post is very often delivered 2pm

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We do most things on-line that used to involve mail delivery. Simple: If you want the service you have to pay a realistic price for it.

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and ?

1. Its delivered, daily, so its not "bad".

2. "most customers" are not using couriers to deliver mail.

Re: Royal Mail to increase stamp prices from next month
 

Actually partly true.

Some companies are using TNT Mail, which if I remember correctly use their parcel service as the backbone.

Re: Royal Mail to increase stamp prices from next month
 

Can you deliver a letter from Exeter to Newcastle for 65p then Arthur?

Tell us your secret if you can...

Re: Royal Mail to increase stamp prices from next month
 

Well IIRC he reckons he's been a keen cyclist... :D

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I doubt he'd manage to deliver it next day though...