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Re: UK IRC Price Hike!!!

by hannah_girl » Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:01 pm

keith191283 wrote:I went to the post office to stock up on some International Reply Coupons. The previous ones cost 60p each, but the new ones have gone up to 95p each, and get this... apparently they're not worth any more in other countries. The Royal Mail are just out to get us! I'm starting using less IRCs when I send out requests (I used to send 3, but I'll just be sending 2 from now on before the cost of sending requests gets out of control!).

Yeah you're right. Today I bought 2 and they were 95p each. :?

by leela » Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:15 am

Wow then I sure am lucky here in India! IRC's are Rs.50, which is approx. $1! And it costs just Rs.15 to post a letter overseas - that's like 30 cents!

by TheMailman » Sun Aug 13, 2006 3:54 pm

EDIT: I Just Realised That Since Theres This New 'Size As Well As Weight' Proportion Thing, & If You Want To Send An A4 Envelope You Have To Get One Of Them 'Special' Large Stamps That Now Cost 44p, That My SASE's That I've Sent Before This Size Thing Came In Aren't Going To Get Back To Me, Because They're Only Normal 1st Class Stamps =[ Hopefully, The Celbrities Will Realise This & Add Some More Postage On, Because If Not I Won't Recieve Any Of my UK Autographs Back
So thats another trip to the post office to get these ridiculous stamps. Could we just put 2 1st Class Stamps on or has the word Large got to be on them otherwise they will refuse it? Because it really matters! DIE ROYAL MAIL :lol:

by scaarr » Sun Aug 13, 2006 3:45 pm

Thats weird, I got some yesterday and they only cost 60p..... :?

by TheCollector » Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:31 pm

Hi guys {up}

I know there is a lot of confusion about the postal price changes for the UK, so I am going to update the postal thread ( http://www.fanmail.biz/mboard/viewtopic.php?p=49124 ) now!

Basically the price changes only relate to UK domestic mail, international mail is not affected.

Therefore any overseas collectors writing to the UK won't need to pay any more for replies. It will only affect UK collectors writing to the UK.

I sympathise with the annoyance everyone else is feeling (the Royal Mail anger me too :x ) but actually all they are doing is bringing the pricing scheme in line with the rest of the world. Most other countries post prices are based on weight and size of envelope :wink:

Please check out the link above later for all the new prices.

Ian :mrgreen:

by hannah_girl » Wed Aug 09, 2006 1:24 pm

if your sending to people in the UK and you live in the UK, the stamps cost 44p for a A4 envelope right? or can we still use first class stamps until the new rules take over??

by TheMailman » Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:07 pm

No way can that be right? :| I've sent that all exactly earlier and it cost me £1.50 something :|

TheMailman {up}

by Aimee OC » Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:05 pm

I Bought Some IRC's From My Local Post Office Yesterday & Apparently They Are Still 60p, Which Is Starnge, However They are Not The Same As The Old Ones, Maybe The Price Will Increase In The Next Week Or So, Although I Really Hope Not!

I Sent A Letter, SAE, IRC & 1 8x10 Photo To The USA Yesterday & It Cost Me, £2.18, Wotta Rip Off!! {down}

Aimee xXx

EDIT: I Just Realised That Since Theres This New 'Size As Well As Weight' Proportion Thing, & If You Want To Send An A4 Envelope You Have To Get One Of Them 'Special' Large Stamps That Now Cost 44p, That My SASE's That I've Sent Before This Size Thing Came In Aren't Going To Get Back To Me, Because They're Only Normal 1st Class Stamps =[ Hopefully, The Celbrities Will Realise This & Add Some More Postage On, Because If Not I Won't Recieve Any Of my Uk Autographs Back :(

by TheMailman » Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:49 am

Quite right Mighty_Modders.

One time I sent just one letter (one A4 folded paper init) to the USA and because they thought, heres a kid lets get more money and pull the wool over his eyes, they wanted 72p :| Another time, I sent the same type of letter and I went to a different woman and it was 50p :| Make sense of that. Royal Mail suck {down}

TheMailman {up} :mrgreen:

by Mighty_Modders » Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:11 am

I do so hate the royal mail...posted two letters to the USA yesterday, one cost 75p. the other had ONE extra bit of paper in it, not even A5 and cost £1.12 - rip off. i got my ircs before i went on holiday so i wouldnt have to pay that much for them...its like theyre trying to shut down their own company. this new pricing in proportion thing is a load of rubbish too, how long have they been delivering letters for and the size never seems to have been a problem...grr.

should be some kind of 'i hate royal mail' club...methinks membership would be quite high :lol:

rant over. :wink:

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