Who steals post?
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For some reason somebody in this building has taken a liking to my post namely a Porsche club magazine.
Not the end of the world as I can get another sent, I left a note where the post is left kindly asking whoever took it to return it and they stole the note too, WTF?
Anyway what can I do about this, I read on another thread that somebody had managed to setup so that somebody elses post was to be collected from the post office and I reckon that could be handy as they can't nab it if it's not left within their grasp. How do I go about setting that up then?
Not the end of the world as I can get another sent, I left a note where the post is left kindly asking whoever took it to return it and they stole the note too, WTF?
Anyway what can I do about this, I read on another thread that somebody had managed to setup so that somebody elses post was to be collected from the post office and I reckon that could be handy as they can't nab it if it's not left within their grasp. How do I go about setting that up then?
richyb said:
Most of Royal Mail over the christmas period.
the royal mail employs thieves all year round,our local sorting offfice has `lost` many items over the last year or so.The manager even admitted to me that the items I had stolen could only have been stolen by one of the sorting staff,but couldn`t prove who it was(wasn`t bothered,actually0
Plod weren`t intrested either!!
The whole company is rife with dishonesty,from top to bottom.
dickkark said:
richyb said:
Most of Royal Mail over the christmas period.
the royal mail employs thieves all year round,our local sorting offfice has `lost` many items over the last year or so.The manager even admitted to me that the items I had stolen could only have been stolen by one of the sorting staff,but couldn`t prove who it was(wasn`t bothered,actually0
Plod weren`t intrested either!!
The whole company is rife with dishonesty,from top to bottom.
richyb said:
dickkark said:
richyb said:
Most of Royal Mail over the christmas period.
the royal mail employs thieves all year round,our local sorting offfice has `lost` many items over the last year or so.The manager even admitted to me that the items I had stolen could only have been stolen by one of the sorting staff,but couldn`t prove who it was(wasn`t bothered,actually0
Plod weren`t intrested either!!
The whole company is rife with dishonesty,from top to bottom.
Oh hang on
My IAM membership card still has not arrived .... and it's been 3 cards so far.
The first never arrived .... so I phoned them (after about month of so), and they confirmed it was sent. So they sent another that very day. A few weeks pass - and nothing.
So I phoned again - confirmed details, address, etc, etc - all 100% correct (and unchanged). So they sent another - and dropped me an email to confirm as such.
That was about 2 weeks ago ... and still nothing has arrived yet!
Never had a problem before, and the mag arrives every quarter. Really puzzling.
K
The first never arrived .... so I phoned them (after about month of so), and they confirmed it was sent. So they sent another that very day. A few weeks pass - and nothing.
So I phoned again - confirmed details, address, etc, etc - all 100% correct (and unchanged). So they sent another - and dropped me an email to confirm as such.
That was about 2 weeks ago ... and still nothing has arrived yet!
Never had a problem before, and the mag arrives every quarter. Really puzzling.
K
Well our wedding invitations were sent recorded delivery 2 weeks ago and still haven't appeared. Not like anyone else can use them 
. They will be getting resent next week but the lady down stairs has also have cc bills not turn up, the PO is going downhill fast.
I expect our stuff is being used to hold a door open
. They will be getting resent next week but the lady down stairs has also have cc bills not turn up, the PO is going downhill fast.I expect our stuff is being used to hold a door open
I'd like to name and shame 
sorting office. Before I moved here I never had anything disappear in the post (to my knowledge at least). Since moving to Northampton they've "lost" at least one xmas card (containing £20) and several jiffy bags containing various things.
My mother posted a £175 gold watch via Special Delivery and paid extra for insurance to cover it. SIX MONTHS have now passed since they "delivered" it but somehow failed to obtain a signature. It never arrived, obviously, but they are clearly not planning on paying out the insurance money. They actually had the cheek to send her a book of stamps in compensation...
ETA
Sorry you can't.
sorting office. Before I moved here I never had anything disappear in the post (to my knowledge at least). Since moving to Northampton they've "lost" at least one xmas card (containing £20) and several jiffy bags containing various things.My mother posted a £175 gold watch via Special Delivery and paid extra for insurance to cover it. SIX MONTHS have now passed since they "delivered" it but somehow failed to obtain a signature. It never arrived, obviously, but they are clearly not planning on paying out the insurance money. They actually had the cheek to send her a book of stamps in compensation...
ETA
Sorry you can't.
Edited by Big Al. on Sunday 12th October 18:47
I caught the postman red-handed trying to nick my post last year.
The latch on the front door to the building is buggered, so anyone can open the door just by pushing on it. The postman had just been round and this is what he had done, he hadn't bothered trying to put the post through the letterbox, he had just pushed the door open and chucked it on the floor. All, that is, apart from the interesting-looking package addressed to me. He hung on to that.
Fortunately I happened to go out at just the right time to see him a bit further down the street, saw my package in his bag and confronted him about it. He wouldn't hand it over so I went straight down the sorting office to complain and made it clear to him that that's what I was doing. When I got back the package had been delivered.
The latch on the front door to the building is buggered, so anyone can open the door just by pushing on it. The postman had just been round and this is what he had done, he hadn't bothered trying to put the post through the letterbox, he had just pushed the door open and chucked it on the floor. All, that is, apart from the interesting-looking package addressed to me. He hung on to that.
Fortunately I happened to go out at just the right time to see him a bit further down the street, saw my package in his bag and confronted him about it. He wouldn't hand it over so I went straight down the sorting office to complain and made it clear to him that that's what I was doing. When I got back the package had been delivered.
matt0677 said:
My mother posted a £175 gold watch via Special Delivery and paid extra for insurance to cover it. SIX MONTHS have now passed since they "delivered" it but somehow failed to obtain a signature. It never arrived, obviously, but they are clearly not planning on paying out the insurance money. They actually had the cheek to send her a book of stamps in compensation...
Special Delivery has a £500 standard compensation thingy on it? Surely by their own rules, no signature means no proof of delivery?If you want post held at your local post office, get them to send it to:
Your name
Post Restante
post office address
It's free and it's a bit like playing the lottery because you don't know if anything is there.
It's also handy if like us your post doesn't arrive until 2pm as it will get dropped off at the post office first thing
Your name
Post Restante
post office address
It's free and it's a bit like playing the lottery because you don't know if anything is there.
It's also handy if like us your post doesn't arrive until 2pm as it will get dropped off at the post office first thing
BiggusLaddus said:
Six postmen were sacked/suspended at our sorting office the other week for stealing and withholding mail.
Ah good stuff.The other week we got an official bank letter which had been opened and then re-sealed..... Still debating whether or not to get on to the PO about it, and notify the bank.
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