A practical session on sending a parcel by Royal Mail Parcel Collect

Well I have clicked on the link, and seen there are plenty of bits to do before needing an address..

We can make progress before we need the address.

So how big is the "stuff" please?

I used it earlier this year (an early adopter, I believe).
The postie didn’t have the printed label that I had paid for; he promised that he ‘would sort it out’ the result being that they lost DH’s driving license.
Which opened a whole new world of problems.
That’s my ‘practical’ experience!
But more fool me!

Oopsadaisy1

Yes you do..

Then when the Postman arrives and says ‘what collection’ because it doesn’t come up on his hand held device and goes off saying he’ll try it again tomorrow.

Sometimes it works around here, very often it doesn’t, so we end up going to the Post Office even though we’ve paid extra for a Collection.

Oh, it's like that is it. I was chating to the local postlady about it and she was telling me about how she gets a message about it on her handheld gadget. It seemed very well organised.

Ok thank you.
Well I have messaged the person to ask for their address.
Things have been complicated more by me thinking it was Saturday afternoon.
Been panicking that time is running out.

It is not a daft question.

You will need the delivery address at some stage, including the postcode, but you can get a lot done first.

Can you see that there are five types of item that can be sent?

It will not be a letter and probably not a tube.

So we need to know now what sort of quantity the "stuff" you are sending is, so as to decide whether it is a large letter, a small parcel, or a medium parcel.

And what choices you have to send it in, which depend on what you have got available and how much "stuff" there is.

Such as a jiffy bag or a box or just some brown wrapping paper or whatever.

Yes you do..

Then when the Postman arrives and says ‘what collection’ because it doesn’t come up on his hand held device and goes off saying he’ll try it again tomorrow.

Sometimes it works around here, very often it doesn’t, so we end up going to the Post Office even though we’ve paid extra for a Collection.

Yes I have.

Do I need to get the persons address first?
Is that a daft question?

You will need a debit card or credit card to pay. Have you got one, you needn't say which?

MissAdventure Please post when you have done that, or post that you are stuck.