The cost of stamps is going up yet again in January!
A recent report by The Post Office claims that this hike is necessary, as they have made huge losses throughout the year, and have had staff laid off, etc.!
I just don't understand this, as 2020 has been the year of isolation, unwillingness to venture out and a preference for delivered items from food to books, but somehow the Post Office has still made a big loss! Surely the other delivery companies have been lapping up the business; you can't turn a corner without seeing a Hermes or Yodel van parked in the road, and yes, the post office do have their own parcels group, so where's the problem?
I know they do a bit of local resourcing with good banking and bill-paying, but our post office closed for good, and only reappeared begrudgingly, as a sideline in a local supermarket, but why do home postal deliveries have to cost so much now?
Answers on a postage stamp please!
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Royal Mail seems to be stuck with the problematic part of the business, universal postal delivery. It will be interesting to see what Christmas card numbers are. Instead of a Christmas card I'm just sending a chatty email to former work colleagues this year. One chap has already set the ball rolling and an email does seem more personal than a few lines on a Christmas card.
Mind you - so far it's taking me longer to compose the email than it would have taken to write the cards.
I suppose they have competition with Moonpig etc. I tried to post an 8k parcel and the PO wanted nearly £100 compared to £12 with DPD.
Having just bought quite a lot of first and second stamps for Xmas and thereafter, I suppose there won't be any stamps of an intermediate cost to make up for the difference in price so I might just invest in a couple of trained pigeons to deliver my post instead.
I like the idea of emails, Mr H, but Mrs O'Blene refuses to do that - I think she's right however, as cards are an integral Christmas decoration, and we still have lots of favourites to show every year!
Elecs, the PO charged me a huge dollop of cash to send something on Ebay!
I made a huge loss on that particular sale!
Pigeons are a reasonable bet, GG, but if the need for more delectable Christmas fare continues, I can hear the shots coming from the woods over here...
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