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So the post office has this nifty service called Fast Drop. You pay for postage at home, print and stick it to your item, then you drop it at a special counter at the post office so that you don't have to queue. The difference between this and the regular service is that they will send me and my recipient notification of posting, which also serves as proof of postage. Really good for people running online businesses.
Except, post office branches that have Fast Drop counters? Not nearly enough of them. Unfortunately although the one in town centre does it, that's not the one I usually send things from. I mail stuff from the branch near work.
Sigh.
Unrelatedly, my work takes me to the most glamorous places.

As I stood there, a woman pushing a pram was having a screaming match with the man walking with her. It felt like I walked into Eastenders.
SE London is so different from SW sometimes it feels like the transition from one US state to another.
Also unrelated: I want to wear tweed tomorrow.
Except, post office branches that have Fast Drop counters? Not nearly enough of them. Unfortunately although the one in town centre does it, that's not the one I usually send things from. I mail stuff from the branch near work.
Sigh.
Unrelatedly, my work takes me to the most glamorous places.
As I stood there, a woman pushing a pram was having a screaming match with the man walking with her. It felt like I walked into Eastenders.
SE London is so different from SW sometimes it feels like the transition from one US state to another.
Also unrelated: I want to wear tweed tomorrow.
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Date: 2011-01-18 09:56 pm (UTC)(Also, the postie has been known to leave parcels in the wheelie bin!)
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Date: 2011-01-19 12:13 pm (UTC)(Oh dear.)
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Date: 2011-01-20 10:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-19 12:12 am (UTC)SO much hate for them.
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Date: 2011-01-19 12:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-19 01:11 pm (UTC)This is why I actually make most of my packages post box size and just send them through that. There's less insurance on my side, but I offer a replacement policy for lost items anyway so my customer service doesn't suffer because of it. The only pain in the ass thing is that I can't make claims on lost packages because of that.
Costume commission stuff always gets tracking so that has to be done over the counter anyway, so that's just for Khaos Komix stock.
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Date: 2011-01-19 02:10 pm (UTC)One day, I hope to have enough business to justify a business collection: http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/content1?mediaId=51400697&catId=4800036
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Date: 2011-01-19 02:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-19 02:39 pm (UTC)Chances are slim but if you can find other businesses very near you, Royal Mail does allow the collection to be shared between businesses as long as it's one collection point only, then you can split the cost.
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Date: 2011-01-20 03:49 am (UTC)