Mailing Discussion and Changes 2014

[purplepennyhunter]

I cannot remember the last time I actually wrote a letter and posted it via snail mail.
100% of my correspondence is via email or SMS.
Any rise however WILL affect postage on parcels and that will have an effect on me :dodgy:

I send the majority of coins at the $1.20 post rate and accessories at multiple of this.. This will affect me.

Yeah Jeff how will they police this concession rate?

[Fulvio]

I am not sure why an essential service needs to be profitable anyway?  I'd much rather the government pumped money into money-losing essential services rather than wasting it on industrial welfare by handing it out to corporates.

Yeah, but you aren't pulling their strings. The corporates are, and they do what's in their best interests, not yours.

[humpybong]

I heard that seniors and pensioners will still be able to send mail at 60 cents until 2017.

Don't know if it is true or not.

[Goldseeker]

I heard the same Humpybong.   On the news this evening.

[runway]

10c increase for a letter is realistically no big deal for most people

[JeffH]

Standard letter rate price increase, to 70¢, has been approved and will apply from 31st March. Pricing updates

Concession rate stamps will be available to any individual who has a Commonwealth Government concession card. Eligible customers will be required to register for an Australia Post concession card - details on the registration process will follow completion of the ACCC notification process. It's estimated that approximately 5.7 million Australians will be able to access concession rate stamps.

The new concession rate is 60¢. It will be interesting to see what the procedures will be to minimise rorting.

[robbiegal]

thanks Jeff

[purplepennyhunter]

At least we sort of saw it coming. Thanks Jeff for confirming.

[Fulvio]

It will be interesting to see what the procedures will be to minimise rorting.

You mean to maximise rorting.. by them. :diablo:

[JeffH]

Concession is available to Commonwealth concession card holders who must register with Australia Post for an AP card.
I presume concession will only be available to concession holders posting a letter over the counter in person.

Another reason for Licensed Post Office franchisees to get upset. They will wear the time to check concession posting. Already they don't get paid for handling mail you post so, if you buy stamps elsewhere for your posting then the LPO you post at gets zilch for your posting. And, now AP is selling prepaid postage on-line and with a discount for eBay sellers. So AP is undercutting their own agents; not a good business model ( care for franchisees should be up there with caring for your customers for the long term good of your business).

[Fulvio]

register with Australia Post for an AP card.

Why am I thinking of Yes, Minister? Bureaucracy gone mad.

Oh well, I won't be posting anything, with or without concession, so it won't really affect me. Or, I'd think, 90% of the population. Now we just need a viable alternative for parcels.

[emu666]

Concession is available to Commonwealth concession card holders who must register with Australia Post for an AP card.
I presume concession will only be available to concession holders posting a letter over the counter in person.

Another reason for Licensed Post Office franchisees to get upset. They will wear the time to check concession posting. Already they don't get paid for handling mail you post so, if you buy stamps elsewhere for your posting then the LPO you post at gets zilch for your posting. And, now AP is selling prepaid postage on-line and with a discount for eBay sellers. So AP is undercutting their own agents; not a good business model ( care for franchisees should be up there with caring for your customers for the long term good of your business).

It is very hard for me to get the local post office to scan in registered letters for exactly that reason.

[keldaw]

looks like most of our Christmas cards wishes will be sent by emails

or phone calls this Christmas coming up soon ..

,, kel ,,

[JeffH]

Special price for Christmas cards -only 65¢! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Censored comment.

[purplepennyhunter]

My PO owner HATES me for exactly that reason. I rarely spend any money with her and use a lot of their time lodging only. I even go elsewhere to make bulk purchases ie. labels as they are particularly useless at getting orders in and are fantastic at making excuses. They made a rod for their own back being like that.