Royal mail loses Amazon contract!!

Wilbur Spoons · Post by **Wilbur Spoons** » 20 Jun 2007, 04:03

The Potter books will be first class anyway surely, as far as I can tell we still have that contract.

nelson · Post by **nelson** » 20 Jun 2007, 06:05

The timing of the is just yet another attempt to win the attention of the press. ACAS on wednesday so release on Tuesday. I see in the Courier is happy postman and Amazon saying how good RM are. Now we are crap!!!! it do not add up.

Post by **baldrick** » 20 Jun 2007, 08:34

I seem to remember an article in the Courier just a few weeks ago saying how happy Amazon was with the service provided by Royal Mail. Lieghton & Crazier are just using this to blame us for not accepting 'modernisation' - ie returning to Dickensian conditions, pay cuts and servility.

johno47 · Post by **johno47** » 20 Jun 2007, 09:38

Every year when potter books have had their first release usualy on a saturday 99.9% got to their destination on time so automation should not have anything to do with this, if the public realised that competition in the mail has got nothing to do with their benefit but all to do with companies coming in and creaming off the best bits for quick proffit, thats the message the CWU should be getting out there...UNITY IS STRENGTH.

larsson1971 · Post by **larsson1971** » 20 Jun 2007, 10:19

I bet TNT or DHL will get the contract but still get us to deliver it as well as their mail .

C and L must go for sure if this was football they would be gone long time ago .

POSTMAN SCOTLAND :lfo :cfo

Pokemon Postmon · Post by **Pokemon Postmon** » 20 Jun 2007, 10:39

The Harry Potter books...were they 2nd class? If not, looks like we'll still be carrying them.

Post by **POSTMAN** » 20 Jun 2007, 13:42

Amazon's first class deliveries will continue to be made by the Royal Mail.

Royal Mail book deal lost

ROYAL Mail has lost a "significant" contract worth Â£8 million a year to deliver second-class post for online retailer Amazon - but will retain its first-class contract.

It is the latest in a series of deals Royal Mail has lost to private delivery firms.

A Royal Mail spokesman said the organisation's "failure to fully modernise our operations" was costing it business.

A Royal Mail spokesman said the organisation's "failure to fully modernise our operations" was costing it business.

:lfo :cfo

cruisey · Post by **cruisey** » 20 Jun 2007, 13:47

most amazon comes 1st anyway doesn't it? Â£8M is loose change compared to the rest of the contract. Now the orange one is blaming us for not modernising. Leighton the listener still fails to listen. we know the business needs to change but in a pragmatic way.

Durden · Post by **Durden** » 20 Jun 2007, 15:54

It's high time Royal Mail said no to the final mile rule. So what if postcom fines us. Who cares?

It would finally draw the publics attention to the real reason why Royal Mail is going tits up.

somerset · Post by **somerset** » 20 Jun 2007, 16:10

A custumer today had ordered an amazon book yesterday afternoon on the net.Told would cost Â£3.90 first class but pay an extra fiver will guarantee next day delivery I delivered it to her Nine o clock am

She over the moon as it was a birthday pressie for someone.

So Amazon get TNT etc to give that type of service

EG TNT driver rural delivery "Excuse me postie where,s this address"

postiesue · Post by **postiesue** » 20 Jun 2007, 17:08

I know who got Amazon - DHL - was chatting to a driver this afternoon, did you know that their basic is Â£270.00 per week - Monday to Saturday too, Come on Royal Mail get with it

kjbosco · Post by **kjbosco** » 20 Jun 2007, 17:15

So Royal Mail lose another massive contract, i guess it will blamed on us posties again, we'll be blamed for global warming next, if AL & AC get their way.

mdtomuk · Post by **mdtomuk** » 20 Jun 2007, 19:23

today it has been reported that the extensive flooding in the East of England was caused by a Postman, he was half-way through a 5 hour delivery and needed a pee, he chose to urinate behind a hedge somewhere in Kent. The fall-out is there for us all to see. . . . . . . . .

deadbox · Post by **deadbox** » 20 Jun 2007, 19:24

I was stopped 3 times today.......by TNT and 2 other couriers......"oi , where's this mate"....."no idea" said I ; LOL....

Ha Ha Ha .......Harry Potter will need to use his magic to get himself delivered in July !

Lot's of doorstepped amazon packets....most of which will be droped in the wrong area !!! ( also nicked / rained on )

Amazon will love the complaints !

Then they'll be back.........AND WE SHOULD DOUBLE THE PRICE FOR THEM !

**** By the way, we have only lost the 2nd class packets.......WERE STILL DELIVERING 1ST & SPECIALS FOR AMAZON.

postiesue · Post by **postiesue** » 20 Jun 2007, 19:25

Please no more i cant take it - we are all doomed

ROYALMAILCHAT

Royal mail loses Amazon contract!!

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