tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124559156245131584.post5573239460052853606..comments2024-03-27T06:24:18.829+00:00Comments on sashiko and other stitching: UK postal surchargesSusan Briscoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478005503421741631noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124559156245131584.post-8399181522585308002010-08-07T22:48:02.938+01:002010-08-07T22:48:02.938+01:00Yes, I've had something similar quite a few ti...Yes, I've had something similar quite a few times - I weigh the packed item at home (accurate digital scales) and get a price from the Royal Mail website. Then I take it to the local Post Office, where it is weighted on a scale with a dial! The staff spend half their time trying to work out where the needle on the scale is sitting! Then they charge me more...<br /><br />You would think in this day and age, the Post Office would have progressed onto digital scales.<br /><br />It is very annoying. I have to put a reasonable p & p charge on my website, which I work out by weighing the items and packaging on the digital scales & checking against the Royal Mail website, but then sometimes the PO charges slightly less (making me look like I'm overcharging) then other times I end up having to pay more.Susan Briscoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478005503421741631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124559156245131584.post-87210637666999622242010-08-07T19:56:30.934+01:002010-08-07T19:56:30.934+01:00I saw that too and agree that it is a silly situat...I saw that too and agree that it is a silly situation that should(and could) be remedied immediately. I haven't been on the sending or receiving end of that situation but have found anomalies between the Royal Mail website and the local PO. I have packed and weighed and checked price online and then been given a different price at the PO. At first I thought the scales were perhaps out but I checked with the PO and they were getting the same weight as me----just a different price?Rosalindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583572682553511173noreply@blogger.com