waterboy 2.0 Posted September 26, 2016 Yep, its time for Aus post to make a moneygrab.....again Quote Price changes effective 3 Oct 2016 05 September 2016 On 3 October 2016, we'll be adjusting some of our prices. This change will impact: Selected domestic parcel products & services Express Post Selected international letter products & services Domestic & international Mail Redirection and Mail Holding services Unaddressed Mail services Price changes are never easy for anyone. We want to reassure you that the domestic basic postage rate of $1 (60c for MyPost concession card holders) will remain the same. As will our discounted seasonal Christmas card rate for domestic and international cards during November/December. By making these changes, we're ensuring the long-term viability of your mail and parcel delivery network; a network where we reach more Australians than any other company, through our 11.5 million delivery points and over 4,000 Post Offices. http://auspost.com.au/about-us/price-changes-oct-2016.html Quote By making these changes, we're ensuring the long-term viability of your mail and parcel delivery network..... I call bullshit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waterboy 2.0 Posted September 26, 2016 ALSO....some may be eligible and not know about the Concession Stamp system the mofos run. http://auspost.com.au/parcels-mail/concession-stamps.html Quote Are you a concession card holder? You may be eligible for a reduced rate on domestic stamps . With a free MyPost Concession account, you'll pay just 60c per stamp, instead of $1. You can buy up to 50 stamps per year, in booklets of 5 for $3. You'll even get a free booklet of 5 concession stamps to get you started. Are you eligible? The following Australian Federal Government concession cards are accepted as proof of eligibility for a MyPost Concession account Pensioner Concession Card Health Care Card (all types) Commonwealth Seniors Health Card Department of Veterans' Affairs Card Veterans' Repatriation Health Card Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sallubrious Posted September 29, 2016 I've heard that some pensioners won't use the concession rates. Apparently now there's a three tiered system in place 1 Regular mail - slow as fuck 2 Premium mail - how normal mail always was in the past 3 Concession mail - to be delivered any time in the next month, if someone feels like it. I don't know what they are playing at, one minute they are bragging about how many parcels go through the system and showing us high tech high volume parcel handling facilities that have been recently opened. Then they are crying poor and telling us it's not viable anymore so they have to jack the rates up and force us to accept much worse service at the same time. All my small parcels get jammed in my letterbox by the postie these days. For larger parcels I just get a note in the letterbox most of the time. I have to do their job and go and pick the the fucking thing up. I've been waiting on a parcel to come from Sydney for a week and the tracking shows it won't be delivered until next week. I could have walked down there and picked the fucking thing up myself and walked back home with it by now. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-RC- Posted September 29, 2016 We live in a 'fluctuating delivery zone', i.e. some times shit turns up, sometimes it doesn't, sometimes it turns up weeks after the fact when you've given up on it ever arriving. This is part of the new service called 'surprise mail', where you get a letter of any description and you are stoked that somehow, something turned up in your mailbox. Surprises are worth paying a little extra for, right? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
