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The "How was your day" thread.

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
Mr Rush
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Barnacle wrote:
17 May 2026, 20:24
complete with blue bag
My crewbus driver 17 years ago still had his blue bag. I must ask him if he uses it to this day.

To the best of my knowledge the red ones were introduced around 1995. You can see a mix of blue and red in use in this video from 1997. The old old canvas satchels were still kicking about into the 90s too in certain corners.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Mr Rush wrote:
18 May 2026, 21:01
Barnacle wrote:
17 May 2026, 20:24
complete with blue bag
My crewbus driver 17 years ago still had his blue bag. I must ask him if he uses it to this day.

To the best of my knowledge the red ones were introduced around 1995. You can see a mix of blue and red in use in this video from 1997. The old old canvas satchels were still kicking about into the 90s too in certain corners.
Wow so the blue bags are going to be at least 30 years old! That’s incredible
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Oh what a long week it's been. Bravissimo, please, a working stiff can only endure such visual delights for so long. Go back to taping the catalogues shut :oops:
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Got offered £10 a week to bring a customer's mail everyday, today :Very Happy
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twoloops wrote:
08 Jul 2026, 16:04
Got offered £10 a week to bring a customer's mail everyday, today :Very Happy
You're giving RM ideas with this post. Priority mail service. All mail 6 days a week £10!
Mr Rush
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twoloops wrote:
08 Jul 2026, 16:04
Got offered £10 a week to bring a customer's mail everyday, today :Very Happy
How ridiculous it is that the bribery law which we joked about 15 years ago is now applicable to every working day.
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20 Dec 2014, 22:18
Code of Business Standards_1.pdf

Page 12
Gifts and hospitality
It is important not to accept any gift, payment, bribe, favour or inducement that might influence, or appear to influence, your position at Royal Mail Group

You must:
  • Not solicit or accept any private arrangements for gifts, discounts or concessions in connection with any contract for goods or services to which the company is a party
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Most of the electoral register bulk posting that's been trickling in all week hit its DTS limit today. What I thought was odd was that a particular address received a small 1C Moonpig card on the 7th but the bulk letter did not get released until today. Algorithmic shenanigans afoot in the run up to DM26 deployment?
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Mr Rush wrote:
10 Jul 2026, 22:23
Most of the electoral register bulk posting that's been trickling in all week hit its DTS limit today. What I thought was odd was that a particular address received a small 1C Moonpig card on the 7th but the bulk letter did not get released until today. Algorithmic shenanigans afoot in the run up to DM26 deployment?
Moonpig cards get run on a basic office breakdown plan. Because they've not been through a machine before they reach the Inward MC, when the CSS sees them, it doesn't know that they are 1C as there's no barcode for them, so it treats them as 2C. The DTS algorithm doesn't know they exist as they have to have been seen by a machine running an outward sort plan by 22:00.