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Post by Perpetua on Mar 30, 2013 11:01:23 GMT
Just a reminder that RM's new prices come into effect on Tuesday . . . www.royalmail.com/prices-2013For most of the stuff we sell on the Classies, I guess the increase won't be too horrendous ( £2.70 to £3.00 ) But if you're only selling a bottle or two of eliquid that won't go Large Letter, then £3.00 is a lot of money, when it was under £2.00 not that long ago! From what I can see, it will really hit weighter parcels that used to fall into the £2.70 category . . . now they'll be over double that, at £5.65! I'd think it'll affect Ebayers as well . . . . .
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Post by andy01424 on Mar 30, 2013 11:41:08 GMT
Well looks like before long they will lose big time to Couriers
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Post by theinhaler on Mar 30, 2013 11:58:11 GMT
i can post from work using dpd guaranteed next day delivery before 12 for £5.60 so i think i know what service i will be using from now on , i can post anything up to 30 kg for that price
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Post by Perpetua on Mar 30, 2013 12:01:51 GMT
No contest for you Inhaler . . . especially as RM's signed for options have also increased, which is the means of delivery that they're pushing us to anyway, to have cover. COP's almost aren't worth the paper they're written now.
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Post by Postmodern Smoking on Mar 30, 2013 12:04:07 GMT
The whole new system is a PITA!! The whole system is really changing and now quite complex. Our local post office also admits that they're confused by it.... LOL! Also very difficult to implement on online webstores to take into account both weight AND size.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2013 12:05:53 GMT
They'll lose so much business that they will collapse into a festering heap. Tesco will buy them and we'll be able to get clubcard points from everything we post
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Post by theinhaler on Mar 30, 2013 12:13:13 GMT
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Post by theinhaler on Mar 30, 2013 12:33:01 GMT
thanks Simon i think i will give them a miss , i will keep looking for other couriers
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Post by Perpetua on Mar 30, 2013 12:49:10 GMT
The whole new system is a PITA!! The whole system is really changing and now quite complex. Our local post office also admits that they're confused by it.... LOL! Also very difficult to implement on online webstores to take into account both weight AND size. I don't envy you or any other Online Vendor who uses RM Dave . . . nightmare for you all. There's a new size gauge that should be displayed in PO's on Tuesday, showing the maximum size a ' medium ' parcel is now classed as. I'd think your tubed 500ml bottles may just fit? Although they possibly could be over the weight for that size?
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Post by robby on Mar 30, 2013 12:58:55 GMT
I was talking to a postie a month back and apologised jokingly for all the small packages I was getting lol. He told me "The small package business is all that is keeping the PO afloat at the moment, keep em coming"
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Post by robby on Mar 30, 2013 13:00:37 GMT
The whole new system is a PITA!! The whole system is really changing and now quite complex. Our local post office also admits that they're confused by it.... LOL! Also very difficult to implement on online webstores to take into account both weight AND size. I don't envy you or any other Online Vendor who uses RM Dave . . . nightmare for you all. There's a new size gauge that should be displayed in PO's on Tuesday, showing the maximum size a ' medium ' parcel is now classed as. I'd think your tubed 500ml bottles may just fit? Although they possibly could be over the weight for that size? Some manufacturer/vender is going to see the common sense in using flat bottles soon, they will do very nicely
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Post by Perpetua on Mar 30, 2013 13:06:58 GMT
I don't envy you or any other Online Vendor who uses RM Dave . . . nightmare for you all. There's a new size gauge that should be displayed in PO's on Tuesday, showing the maximum size a ' medium ' parcel is now classed as. I'd think your tubed 500ml bottles may just fit? Although they possibly could be over the weight for that size? Some manufacturer/vender is going to see the common sense in using flat bottles soon, they will do very nicely There's the new weight restrictions as well now though Robby, so even if something goes through the Medium sized parcel slot, then if it's over the allowed weight it will have to go into the Large Parcel category. I * think * anything over 2kg now has to go via Parcel Force, though I haven't digested all of the weights info yet.
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Post by Postmodern Smoking on Mar 30, 2013 13:10:26 GMT
The whole new system is a PITA!! The whole system is really changing and now quite complex. Our local post office also admits that they're confused by it.... LOL! Also very difficult to implement on online webstores to take into account both weight AND size. I don't envy you or any other Online Vendor who uses RM Dave . . . nightmare for you all. There's a new size gauge that should be displayed in PO's on Tuesday, showing the maximum size a ' medium ' parcel is now classed as. I'd think your tubed 500ml bottles may just fit? Although they possibly could be over the weight for that size? AFAIK they should be okay as medium parcels, but most other things are small parcels and different rates. The software that I have only works on weight though! I think the only way to allow for the postage and medium parcel will be to add some of the postage onto the product price.
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