Harrington jackets now discontinued?

The Postal Avenger · Post by **The Postal Avenger** » 14 Jul 2007, 11:01

Can these still be ordered or not? The only options now seem to be the cheap shitty fleece or the waterproof.
Just wandering if it's only Scotland that can no longer get them or if its a national thing.

Post by **disheartened** » 14 Jul 2007, 11:17

were we not supposed to be getting a new style uniform?....cargo type trousers/shorts lighterwieght polo shirts ect,i to liked the harring style jacket,binned mine when i lost 4 stone and it drowned me.......me thinks ordering uniforms is a no no at the moment,the budget will not allow it.I got some dark coloured shorts from primark,also have RM ones,but one pair aint enough.

Steve

The Postal Avenger · Post by **The Postal Avenger** » 14 Jul 2007, 11:32

I remember seeing a picture of that in the Corier and it reminded me of somebody you would find working in McDonalds. Horrible.

Bloke7 · Post by **Bloke7** » 14 Jul 2007, 11:56

I thought it was this.... :P

IWW Fellow Worker · Post by **IWW Fellow Worker** » 14 Jul 2007, 12:50

The Postal Avenger wrote:Can these still be ordered or not? The only options now seem to be the cheap shitty fleece or the waterproof.
Just wandering if it's only Scotland that can no longer get them or if its a national thing.

It's a national Royal Mail policy. Whenever a new item of uniform is issued and found to be popular and practical, they discontinue it. Thermal coats, sleeveless fleeces, wooly pullovers, Doc Martens boots and Clarkes shoes, Harrington jackets and sleeveless jumpers.
If the item is totally useless like stormproof coats which don't keep out a heavy shower, lightweight trousers which change colour with every wash and delivery pouches which appear to be made from blotting paper, they continue to issue them.

kinmad4it · Post by **kinmad4it** » 14 Jul 2007, 12:55

IWW Fellow Worker wrote: and delivery pouches which appear to be made from blotting paper, they continue to issue them.

Can't help but laugh at that. Lost count of the amount of times my mails turned to paper machÃ© when it rains.

The Postal Avenger · Post by **The Postal Avenger** » 14 Jul 2007, 12:57

I managed to get a few harringtons and sleveless fleeces off of ebay before RM put a stop to it. Wont last forever though.

IWW Fellow Worker · Post by **IWW Fellow Worker** » 14 Jul 2007, 13:00

kinmad4it wrote:
IWW Fellow Worker wrote: and delivery pouches which appear to be made from blotting paper, they continue to issue them.
Can't help but laugh at that. Lost count of the amount of times my mails turned to paper machÃ© when it rains.

Well, they've only had a couple of centuries to come up with something waterproof. Give them a chance.

kinmad4it · Post by **kinmad4it** » 14 Jul 2007, 13:08

And those yellow pouch waterproof inserts just act like buckets, making the mail even wetter.

ROCKY · Post by **ROCKY** » 14 Jul 2007, 13:10

the new uniform is finished and awiting delivery to staff the only thing missing is the logo
tnt
dhl
or for sale
nobody can decide yet

postie28 · Post by **postie28** » 14 Jul 2007, 13:12

they make the delivery pouches in sri lanka. maybe they've never heard of rain there.

IWW Fellow Worker · Post by **IWW Fellow Worker** » 14 Jul 2007, 13:15

ROCKY wrote:the new uniform is finished and awiting delivery to staff the only thing missing is the logo
tnt
dhl
or for sale
nobody can decide yet

Obviously there will be two uniforms. A Monday to Friday one for when we're delivering mostly Royal Mail stuff and one for Saturdays when it's mostly Downstream Crapcess. Leighton and Crozier have special uniforms which fasten up the back using straps because they're nut cases.

ROYALMAILCHAT

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