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Righty... Postie is seen walking up the path bearing a wee package of sidelight bulbs :thumb: and it won't (hmmm) fit the letter box. Does he ring the bell? No way, he is pre-armed with their little cards (dated 14/10 and not the actual delivery date of 15/10) which he pops straight into...

My wife and I have been invited as VIP guests to HRR. I never been before but I have read much. I wondered if anyone else is going/been and has anyone any tips etc.

posted a parcel on friday £6.85,posted a duplicate parcel today £8.45. £1.60 more due to the price increase,is it a case of they are not making enough money due to the credit crunch so we will increase prices by19.9%

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7168206.stm I do hope this is brought under control soon :(

Now I'm really ticked off! Not only has the royal mail lost three of my parcels during the strikes - but it seems that they've also lost my passport, which was sent Recorded! Oh, great, I can get up to £34 compensation after jumping through 12 different hoops - in the meantime, I can't go on...

So I had 3 auctions end just before/during the strikes... I paid 2 by paypal, and 1 by cheque (unfortunately!) and my items haven't arrived. One of the sellers is very helpfull and sent me the Royal Mail claim form and proof of posting, and said that anything they they don't refund, he would...

Because life goes on even when Royal Mail workers have a strike, I'm really chuffed because I've found a courier who will take my important letters and deliver them next day! I dont even have to go to a Post Office thereby saving me time. Never mind I'm sure Royal Mail has so many customers it...

Just heard on the local news that fifteen Royal Navy personnel including a number of Royal Marines have been detained by the Iranian Navy whilst boarding a merchant ship off hte coast ofIraq. These men are at present serving onboard HMS Cornwall the flagship and it also has a Flag Officer...

Well one Royal plus Consort. Did I miss out on the one when she was appointed Royal Concubine???

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Ascension Island has been without post since October because the Royal Mail has been sending its mail to South America. "The trouble is virtually nothing has made it here since October," IT consultant Paul Knowles told Monday's Daily Mirror. A British dependency...

Found this on the Royal Mail website before xmas and mine just arrived today, a small cardboard balance to help decide if your letter is up to 60 gms or over without resorting to kitchen scales ;) From the website: Overview Weighing letters to find the correct postage, especially for...

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Just a rant ! It is probably common knowlege now but Royal Mail wrote to me (& 62,000 other local customers) at work last week to tell me there would only be 1 delivery a day instead of 2. fine I thought, no worries - we get our mail around 8.45am and that is good enough . in practice...