DS Forums

 
 

Postal Collection 12.30 vs 5pm


Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 21-12-2016, 10:43
Eadfrith
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,292

Many post offices have collections through the day, here one at 12.30 and again about 5pm. Does a 5pm collection make any difference to a letter or parcel i send first class? Is it more likely to get there next day with the 12.30 collection even though they should in theory be the same?
Eadfrith is offline   Reply With Quote
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
Old 21-12-2016, 15:46
davidmcn
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 9,454
Doubt it makes much difference, first class items picked up at 5pm should still be on the overnight transport to wherever they're going.
davidmcn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-12-2016, 16:20
rjack
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: wales
Posts: 88
The 12.30 collection just goes to the mail centre ready for when the sorting shift arrives so they have mail to start before the main bulk of mail arrives in doesn't make any difference, just helps with volume of mail later on
rjack is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-12-2016, 20:54
Iqoniq
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 2,403
Isn't the 12.30 collection a hangover of postal services in London? I know they had something like 6 deliveries per day so you could send a letter in the morning, have a response later in the same day, and then send another reply. I know there also used to be more than 2 collections from post boxes (at least in Liverpool) until maybe the past 10 years or so.

I also guess logistically it makes a lot more sense. Rather than have the handling and sorting offices overwhelmed by receiving all the mail at once, it's paced out during the day and could even possibly start it's ground journey slightly earlier.
Iqoniq is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-12-2016, 21:32
davidmcn
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 9,454
Isn't the 12.30 collection a hangover of postal services in London? I know they had something like 6 deliveries per day so you could send a letter in the morning, have a response later in the same day, and then send another reply. I know there also used to be more than 2 collections from post boxes (at least in Liverpool) until maybe the past 10 years or so.

I also guess logistically it makes a lot more sense. Rather than have the handling and sorting offices overwhelmed by receiving all the mail at once, it's paced out during the day and could even possibly start it's ground journey slightly earlier.
Busier postboxes also need to be emptied more than once or they'd be overflowing by 5pm.
davidmcn is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply




 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 21:48.