| How much?! 20:49 - Dec 3 with 229 views | Gwyn737 |
Just bought 4 first class stamps (first time since goodness knows when) and it was £6.80! Or £1.70 each!
When on earth did this happen?
I’m not as ‘experienced’ as some the illustrious posters on here, but I can remember them being 18p in the late 80s
Out of curiosity, I looked that the Bank of England inflation calculator and if stamps had kept pace with inflation, it would bow cost 47p
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| How much?! on 21:36 - Dec 3 with 180 views | majorraglan |
It’s extortionate.
I took my mum shopping earlier and she bought a book of second class stamps, was around £7. I had no idea first class stamps were so expensive. A mate of mine was a postie until he retired a few months ago, he recommends sending all post second class as there’s only 1 delivery these days and that’s if your lucky. Even though there’s a requirement to deliver first class letters the next day, “management” want the parcels to have priority even that means not doing the letters as they are supposed to. My mate told me as there is not OT available, if you have a heavy round with lots of parcels letters aren’t delivered and their taken back to the depot for the next day, or the next day or the next day. | | | |
| How much?! on 22:52 - Dec 3 with 140 views | felixstowe_jack |
| How much?! on 21:36 - Dec 3 by majorraglan |
It’s extortionate.
I took my mum shopping earlier and she bought a book of second class stamps, was around £7. I had no idea first class stamps were so expensive. A mate of mine was a postie until he retired a few months ago, he recommends sending all post second class as there’s only 1 delivery these days and that’s if your lucky. Even though there’s a requirement to deliver first class letters the next day, “management” want the parcels to have priority even that means not doing the letters as they are supposed to. My mate told me as there is not OT available, if you have a heavy round with lots of parcels letters aren’t delivered and their taken back to the depot for the next day, or the next day or the next day. |
Unfortunately mail volumes are about 25% of what the were in the 1970, yet Royal Mail overheads and infrastructure are the same. | |
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