Strange Post Office behaviour?

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Strange Post Office behaviour?

woolybanana 04/01/2008, 22:17
A strange experience today in the local Post Office. Can anyone explain svp?
I had two padded (bubble) envelopes to send as I have done many times before. The first contained a CD in a case and the second a book, somewhat thinner than a DVD case. The cost is normally no more than 2€11c maximum within France. The clerk however insisted that these items could not be sent in this way but could only be sent in a PO boxette which cost over 5€ with the stamp and that there was no alternative. If sent as I wished they would be surcharged, despite being weighed and stamped correctly.
Books have been sent this way many times without the slightest rumble.
What prey was this piece of nonsense that she was trying to foist on me? Has anyone an idea?

Re: Strange Post Office behaviour?

Cendrillon 04/01/2008, 22:46

A French "Jobsworth" doing its best!

I think the Fr. Post Office has a special training school for these people. Whistles [Www]

Idea [I] Edit:

I expect they get bonus pay for each box they sell!

Cendrillon

Re: Strange Post Office behaviour?

woolybanana 04/01/2008, 22:59
yes, I suspect that may be right

Re: Strange Post Office behaviour?

BJSLIV 04/01/2008, 23:37

Ah but under the current regulations you cannot send a book or a CD as a letter it must be treated as a parcel.

A letter only comprises written documents or leaflets.

Sous le terme correspondance, s’entend une communication écrite sur un support matériel, à l’exclusion des livres, catalogues, journaux, périodiques et des marchandises avec ou sans valeur commerciale. Consciente que son offre actuelle ne couvre cependant pas toutes les catégories de besoins, notamment l’envoi de petits objets légers et de faible valeur, La Poste propose aujourd’hui la Lettre Max, une offre adaptée en terme de contenant et de prix.

http://www.laposte.fr/particulier_envoyez_recevez_du_courrier_offres_conseils_pas_pas_mode_envoi_lettre_max_868.html

Re: Strange Post Office behaviour?

woolybanana 04/01/2008, 23:40
But there are special book envelopes

Re: Strange Post Office behaviour?

woolybanana 04/01/2008, 23:41
At 5€ minimum apparently.

Re: Strange Post Office behaviour?

BJSLIV 04/01/2008, 23:47

FORMATS

Quelque soit le format, la Lettre MAX est limitée à 2 cm d’épaisseur et 1 kg de poids total.

MAX1 : taille d’un CD
Format utile : 142 x 135 x 19 mm

MAX 2 : taille d’un DVD / Livre de poche
Format utile : 192 x 137 x 19 mm

MAX 3 : taille d’un cahier petit format (A5)
Format utile : 254 x 175 x 19 mm

MAX 4 : taille d’une BD (A4)
Format utile : 304 x 234 x 19 mm

TARIFS

Tarifs unitaires TTC

Format	Prix à l’unité
Max 1	3,15 €
Max 2	4,15 €
Max 3	5,15 €
Max 4	6,15 €

Re: Strange Post Office behaviour?

woolybanana 05/01/2008, 0:33
I must have sent 100 books and almost always by the same clerk it has never been queried before.

Re: Strange Post Office behaviour?

BJSLIV 05/01/2008, 1:09

They must have been to a Team Meeting for the New Year!

I'm sure most DVDs get through in the letter post. I often by DVD and Cd's secondhand, and the site's standard charge for a DVD is 2.95 less than the so called cheap tariff from La Poste. Now given the low prices many DVDs sell for I can't see people bothering to sell if they were making a loss on the postage.

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