Post Increase UK 2012

[olivia8143]

On ebid - I'm gonna pass it on - It costs what it costs!
On the bay I'm gonna pass it on and add 50p to offset the percentage fee ebay take off the post - cos post costs what it costs there too!

Good idea, I think I'll do the same.

[bunsock]

This link gives a fairly balanced account of RM profits:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15820647

Basically, whilst RM makes a loss on its core business of delivering letters, it still made an operating profit of £67m for the 6 months to last September.

[booksntings]

This link gives a fairly balanced account of RM profits:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15820647

Basically, whilst RM makes a loss on its core business of delivering letters, it still made an operating profit of £67m for the 6 months to last September.

"Royal Mail made an exceptional gain of £190m from property sales, much of which came from the sale of its Rathbone Place depot in London"


That would go along way to help !!

[bunsock]

"Royal Mail made an exceptional gain of £190m from property sales, much of which came from the sale of its Rathbone Place depot in London"


That would go along way to help !!

The operating profit of £67m would exclude that gain, the overall profit of 187m would include such exceptional items.

[Bohemian]

Postage up, Petrol over 1.40 per litre, stealth tax on units of alchohol. Are we being ripped off or am I a cynic ?

[johnwash1]

The Penny Post was introduced in 1680. ...

Not really. That was a penny post within certain very limited areas. The penny post covering the whole country wasn't introduced until much much later, 1840.

Which I think is very relevant, because Royal Mail is obliged to offer the service regardless of whether you're sending to the next village or from Land's End to John O'Groats. RM can't cream off the business it likes, the way the courier companies do, with exclusions or price hikes for "Highlands and Islands".

Not that I hold any brief for RM. I think these price hikes at a time when we're all tightening our belts are obscene.

[starlady22]

I dread having to change all my listings. I think i'd better get started now, as it's going to take forever.

[cdunn142]

I will also be passing the costs on currenty i sell with free uk postage but no longer i will add postage about the week before as selling at 99p with free uk postage is no longer a option it costs what it costs end of so buyer buy now before we all put up our postage costs

[Spyder1942]

Overseas post.Don't think i will offer it after the end of the month as i can't see anyone paying it.

[darklisruthven]

I shall continue to offer overseas, just on principle.