Free Local Postage/Mail.
Question 1: What happens when you fail to put a stamp on the post
Answer: The recipient receives the mail/a note to collect the mail - and pays £1 on top of the postage

Question: What happens if you fail to put a TO address on a letter, but put a RETURN address on it?
Answer: The letter is returned to you for free, so that you may repost it with a TO address on it.

Question: What happens if you fail to put a TO address on a letter, and forget to put a stamp on it, but you h ave put a RETURN address on it?
Answer: The post is returned to you, failure to have a stamp on it is not penalised, you'll be given the chance to put the TO address and the stamp on it.

Question: What happens if you fail to put a stamp on it, neglect to put a TO address on it, and put the person whom you want to receive the letters address down as the RETURN address?
Answer: The letter is returned to the person you wish to receive it. Free postage
(Universon, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 17:01, 16 replies)

That didn't work
I have no idea what you're saying.

Is this some kind of fraud where you don't pay to post something?

If so, well done.
(username failed moderation, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 17:03, closed)

Explanation.......
Basically... If you fail to put a 'to' address on an envelope, but do put a 'return' or 'sender' on the rear, then your mail will be returned to you stamp or no stamp. So for local mail, if you dont put a stamp on the letter, and dont put a 'to' address on it, but instead put the address of the 'recipient' as the 'return' address, the letter will be sent back to them, or rather delivered to them free of charge.
(Universon, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 17:09, closed)

I like the lateral thinking
However given how shit couriers are and that a first class stamp only costs 46p (come on guys, I know it's gone up but what else can you buy for 46p nowadays?!)for the occasional letter I'll probably just pay.
(Petite chien is going to do science to it, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 17:12, closed)

Could kind of say that about any of these tho really ;)
(Universon, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 17:13, closed)

Not really
I'm not getting on my high horse or anything here, I don't really care either way, but it is fraud.

We have good ideas, bad ideas and a few illegal ideas. Yours is one of the illegal ones.
(username failed moderation, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 17:18, closed)

How is it illegal? They chose to return it... ;)
(Universon, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 17:21, closed)

It is
illegal.

You are procuring services with the intention of avoiding payment.
(username failed moderation, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 17:25, closed)

Doesn't procuring usually involve paying?
I simply got mixed up when posting - and um... how would they know who sent it anyway, if it was a christmas card? I dont have my address on it... ;)
(Universon, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 17:26, closed)

so if you can get away with it, it isn't wrong?
are you 5?
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 19:07, closed)

Ah, I see!
How foolish of me to not see how that made it legal.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 19:36, closed)

Oh I'm a PhD student
Although that makes me much better off than an undergrad student, and actually quite a few other people at the moment, I still have to keep an eye on my finances. But I agree with username, it is technically fraud, although I'd be amazed if anyone ever went to prison for defrauding 46p out of the post office. I'd rather pay the postage and actually have them deliver my parcels before 1pm!!! Sigh.
(Petite chien is going to do science to it, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 17:26, closed)

They deliver before 1pm?
Parcels? Deliver?
You mean deliver that slip that says come and collect 'cos you weren't in, even though they didn't knock?
Because they didn't bring it?
(Universon, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 17:27, closed)

I can't remember who said it, but...
If you're quibbling over 46p to post a letter, just try and see how far you can get your letter for 46p!
(anonymousreality tickled your fancy on, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 17:31, closed)

Exactly that.
I've now discovered that getting them delivered to the chemistry department saves me a trip to the sorting office, which is also only open late once a week.

That's my point, 46p is great value for money!
(Petite chien is going to do science to it, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 17:40, closed)

Ah yes;
What a happy day that was for me, once I realised I could have stuff delivered to work. The first time it happened, and I had to sign for a package; the boss looked at me as if I'd coiled one out on the floor, no doubt displeased at my temerity to actually try to maintain a work/life balance: A little grunt like me, receiving adressed post?

I've been a little tempted to start posting everyone in the branch stuff, just to see if his head explodonates.

(edit: Did anyone else notice that they never cut the second delivery, they just cut the first one and hoped we wouldn't notice? Once, you could have most your post arrive before you left for work.)
(The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 11:00, closed)

Woohoo! 46p!
Wait a minute. Post a letter? Who does that, anymore?
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 19:29, closed)