Mailing Discussion and Changes 2014

[Goldseeker]

Just keep the receipt for the bulk purchase of the Padded Bag in your wallet and show the girls at the post Office that the bags were previously bought.

I do that and have no trouble at all.

[JeffH]

Just noticed AP has changed the on-line postage calculator. Postage calculator
Last time they did that they made it less user friendly. Guess what? Yes you got it -too many (usually unwanted) choices getting into it which means even more clicking "next" links.
What galls me is they probably paid a large sum to a consultant to do that.

Also, it doesn't display properly in Firefox; tried IE and it doesn't work there at all (no worry, I don't use IE and this brief look was enough to confirm why).
Also, it is very buggy and requires going back and starting again often.

Good one Australia Post.

[Of course my computer might just have decided that it doesn't like AP, coincidentally just when this change was made -but, I doubt it.]
Try it and report your experience.
Thanks,
Jeff

[ausjack]

Gee I'm not even game to look Jeff as I was and am still super peeved at the so called tracking that was a hell of a lot better than the "new and improved" system. I thought the word improve meant to make it better but these turds are going backward at an extreme amount of knots, very sad and not only the consultants but upper management for approving but it's all about stuffing everything up and say it better just to keep their jobs, this is happening everywhere..and it's all to make life easier for us..yeah right

[Goldseeker]

been there, love it but I don't send teddies, I send coins so why not a coin app?

[JeffH]

Goldy, Goldy, didn't you see the "bottle of wine" option. You have my address so I will be waiting, waiting, waiting...

[purplepennyhunter]

Doesn't look particularly nasty or unuseable, just my favourite....different. Not better, probably worse, but right now just different. Now how can I send multiple soft teddies ?
That's it, you can't mix your teddies with your wine!!!
So who decided that these generic examples were useful?

[ausjack]

now now PP, teddies and wine should be for Mark only shouldn't they

[Goldseeker]

Wine, booze button, me no drinkie da booze/wine.   I have several bottles of UNOPENED Baileys and a couple of bottles of scotch here that we got on our cruises of years past.   Still untouched.

If you ever call in at my house there is no beer in the fridge or a beer fridge.   Never acquired a taste for the stuff.

Me coffee only and a fair amount of goffers.   (Soft drinks for you non military types).

[purplepennyhunter]

Whoooo hoooo more AP rate changes.

[Unicorn]

:dodgy: ..... hmmmm ...... two words .....



Bail Up!!

[JeffH]

All the changes I looked at seemed to be increases! Why am I not surprised?
 One that interests me most is registered -single sticker up from $3.50 to $3.70 and box of 50 stickers from $147.50 to $155.00. When prices were increased in April last year these went up to $3.20 and $135.00 -that is substantially in excess of general inflation rate.
Obviously they are trying to grab what they can because the Government pegs the basic letter prices but not the extras.

Pity they didn't have current and new prices in the document. That would have stirred up the natives.

[purplepennyhunter]

It's another sneaky rise. Just some things and not all that much. Still enough to add up when they do it multiple times per year.