I had quite a lot of non-barcoded stamps so I sent them off, together with some from my mother. It took just over two weeks for the new ones to arrive. Not too bad really. Shame you can't just swap them at the post office though.
I appreciate that the Post Office system for swapping stamps may be getting overwhelmed, but that's a problem for the Post Office to address. After all it's a system required entirely due to a decision made by them.
I have read many reports of people getting far fewer stamps back than then sent in, and of 2nd class stamps being replaced with a lower number of 1st class.
I had quite a lot of non-barcoded stamps so I sent them off, together with some from my mother. It took just over two weeks for the new ones to arrive. Not too bad really. Shame you can't just swap them at the post office though.
I appreciate that the Post Office system for swapping stamps may be getting overwhelmed, but that's a problem for the Post Office to address. After all it's a system required entirely due to a decision made by them.
I have read many reports of people getting far fewer stamps back than then sent in, and of 2nd class stamps being replaced with a lower number of 1st class.
The covering letter said something about that (not very clearly explained), but I got exactly the same numbers of 1st, 2nd, 1st large letter and 2nd large letter as I sent in. They were all the types that just say 1st or 2nd on them though, not the actual price. I think if stamps with a price on them were sent in, they'd give replacements to the same total value. That's how I understood it anyway.
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I had quite a lot of non-barcoded stamps so I sent them off, together with some from my mother. It took just over two weeks for the new ones to arrive. Not too bad really. Shame you can't just swap them at the post office though.
I appreciate that the Post Office system for swapping stamps may be getting overwhelmed, but that's a problem for the Post Office to address. After all it's a system required entirely due to a decision made by them.
I have read many reports of people getting far fewer stamps back than then sent in, and of 2nd class stamps being replaced with a lower number of 1st class.
The covering letter said something about that (not very clearly explained), but I got exactly the same numbers of 1st, 2nd, 1st large letter and 2nd large letter as I sent in. They were all the types that just say 1st or 2nd on them though, not the actual price. I think if stamps with a price on them were sent in, they'd give replacements to the same total value. That's how I understood it anyway.
@JennyJ what you describe is what I would expect. I have seen comments from people complaining that although they sent a mix in, the stamps received were all First Class. To be honest I can't see the point of having 1st and 2nd class any more as it seems to make little difference to speed of delivery.
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The covering letter said something about that (not very clearly explained), but I got exactly the same numbers of 1st, 2nd, 1st large letter and 2nd large letter as I sent in. They were all the types that just say 1st or 2nd on them though, not the actual price. I think if stamps with a price on them were sent in, they'd give replacements to the same total value. That's how I understood it anyway.
I think they'll be around for a while yet. My wife still sends Christmas and Birthday cards to some friends and family members.
I'm not sure many under the age of about 35 send many cards these days