Basically, you have to post a few letters (around 5 or 6) every week for them, and log a few letters received (again, around 5 or 6 a week) onto their online system.
£11.52 FREE stamps every month (12 First Class + 4 Large First Class) Presentation Pack every quarter, daily Prize Draw + occasional other gifts such as mini eggs and a yearly diary for small amount of Royal Mail survey work
In return, you get 12 First Class and 4 Large First Class stamps every month (worth £11.52), a Presentation Pack of stamps every three months, occasional bonus stamps or gifts, a yearly diary and occasional prize draw wins if you have average luck (there are 14 daily prizes of £10, and a monthly £750 prize).
10,000 people at addresses all over the UK participate in the official independent measurement of Royal Mail’s service.
TNS Research International is commissioned by Royal Mail to deliver this project.
We’re always looking for more people to take part by representing their own postcode area.
Interested?
To find out if you’re eligible and receive more information about the project (including the incentives that we offer) please complete this short questionnaire.
Sign up through the link provided, and in after a few days you should receive this email:
Hello,
There is an opportunity for you to represent your area on the Royal Mail Survey.
This project measures Royal Mail's service and helps them to identify specific parts of their network that require improvement. About 6,000 panellists participating from business and residential addresses post items to each other. TNS Research International calculates how long it takes for Royal Mail to deliver those items.
We'd like to invite you to join our panel of 6,000 panellists for a fixed period of 6 months during which we'll ask you to send and receive a variety of letters. In exchange, we will send you a monthly incentive of 12 x 1st Class stamps and 4 x 1st Class Large Letter stamps, 2 sets of Presentation Stamps, and entry into a prize draw to win High Street vouchers.
Even if you are not available at this point in time, we'd be grateful if you would let us know either way by clicking on the following link:
Thank you,
Royal Mail Project Team
[Posted as new deal because my original similar post has expired and needs updating]
Top comments
m.ad
8 Oct 168#8
Did this a few years ago, became a bit of a ball-ache, especially having to queue in post offices to post certain items. But i now have enough stamps to last me for years!
Satchmo
8 Oct 167#1
Should this be in this section, its a job not a deal, and its not available to everyone, you have to be in an area that they have vacancies in.
Spasho
9 Oct 167#18
This isn't "free" you're basically getting paid to work and the wage is extremely low. Not worth it.
mocmocamoc
8 Oct 165#11
It isn't worth doing, it's a massive faff, enveloping stuff, making you queue up at the post office or send you to a specific post box. For about ten quid of stamps it wasn't worth it
All comments (90)
Satchmo
8 Oct 167#1
Should this be in this section, its a job not a deal, and its not available to everyone, you have to be in an area that they have vacancies in.
GemandJake
8 Oct 16#2
Strange, its saying my postcode is invalid :disappointed:
HalfDemonHero1982 to GemandJake
8 Oct 16#3
Maybe they have people in your area already on this? Guess they will want a fair representation of the different depots.
tinca to GemandJake
8 Oct 163#10
The same as my letter box is too small to put anything larger than a postcard & junk mail thru.
I did this for a while. They keep inviting me to 'participate'.
They are con artists and should drop the royal bit as they are a private company who still think they are Royal and we should be grateful for the very poor service they deliver.
Working for the mail service in this way works out at about £2 hr
nwressell
8 Oct 161#4
thanks
pidgeofcdf
8 Oct 16#5
Hopefully they have vacancy in my area.
xxdeborahxx
8 Oct 16#6
Thank you, I was eligible.
crazy_gracie
8 Oct 16#7
I was eligible too. Fingers crossed
m.ad
8 Oct 168#8
Did this a few years ago, became a bit of a ball-ache, especially having to queue in post offices to post certain items. But i now have enough stamps to last me for years!
Sonicka
8 Oct 163#9
I did this year ago and it's quite not that easy. You have to send letters and parcels at certain times and certain days only in your postcode area. For example send parcel on monday between 1-3pm. So if you are working this is not often even possible. You have to pay for it and they send you gift card instead.
Bridgemoose to Sonicka
9 Oct 16#34
They've changed this - it's now before last collection, before midday or after midday. It was a bit of a pain, you're right!! I save up the gift vouchers and use them at Christmas. The most you have to pay out at the post office at a time is about £3.35
ST3123 to Sonicka
9 Oct 16#35
I have done it a few times now and it suits me really well. I would argue it isn't really for people working full time as you aren't likely to have much spare time as a result and you probably don't need the small supplemental income that much.
Can be a real boon if you for example only work part time or are an occasional eBay seller, especially the latter as the stamps are ideal for sending out small items like CDs/DVDs and games so you only have to worry about the ebay/paypal fees so makes selling smaller items more worthwhile. Plus stamps will always sell if you can't use them, especially around Christmas.
I find the time requirements aren't overly inconvenient either, though it may vary between areas, mine never require posting at specific times just some are morning or afternoon.
I find the gift vouchers actually stack up more than the stamps for me as I mostly shop online and they seem to only be spendable in store. But like the stamps I imagine they can be sold too...
mocmocamoc
8 Oct 165#11
It isn't worth doing, it's a massive faff, enveloping stuff, making you queue up at the post office or send you to a specific post box. For about ten quid of stamps it wasn't worth it
luvsadealdealdeal
8 Oct 16#12
rejected me - don't use the KANTAR ref
accepted my wife - added an 'a' to the house number lol
I would just ignore the posting time requirement as down here they only send the post from the central collection point once a day about 6pm - so it really doesn't matter if you post it 9am or 4pm
Coffee100
8 Oct 161#13
Do you have to pay for the parcel postage yourself?!?!
thewongwing101
8 Oct 161#14
sounds like missed the best bit which is the unaddressed survey
£5 love to shop voucher for doing next to nothing TNS on behalf of 'royal' mail
would say this is less than living wage but not that low
Not for letters
Parcels you will be sent vouchers in advance to cover the cost
and a £2 voucher bonus on completion
greglee
8 Oct 16#15
Been with them a long time nice easy way to get stamps .
vassy4u
8 Oct 16#16
thanks. was eligible :sunglasses:
billyburke
9 Oct 165#17
Seriously quite a lot of work involved, only do it if you don't work as there is a lot of going to the post office and different post boxes.
Spasho
9 Oct 167#18
This isn't "free" you're basically getting paid to work and the wage is extremely low. Not worth it.
paul.jacobs
9 Oct 162#19
I did this, worked out less than the minimum wage. Posting on certain days, addressing envelopes, going to the post office, logging on to the website to add details. Never again, I'd rather go door to door selling double glazing
Haliviel
9 Oct 164#20
done this for a couple of six month sessions and basically you end up with loads of books of stamps and nothing to do with them. who sends letters apart from Xmas cards? Mind you it does get you funny looks at the Post Office when you take in another square box that weighs nothing and have to say what's in it.
benjammin316 to Haliviel
9 Oct 16#24
sell them on here, that's what everyone else does
jeffsmaw to Haliviel
9 Oct 16#29
Haha! I was so caught off guard the first time they asked I said a baby grow!!! Very funny looks that day!
michaelstiff
9 Oct 16#21
It says my post code is invalid too as they are using a post code database that is several years out of date. I can't believe the Post Office can sanction this kind of rubbish. Perhaps an email to the Post Office "Quality and Service Integrity" department that they claim to represent is needed. These amateurs need replacing by a proper company.
blkwhte
9 Oct 16#22
i applied last year but never heard back...
Satan_Claws
9 Oct 16#23
If you didn't have to visit the post office I would be well up for this as I pass a post box every day walking the dogs. Sadly I have to take a train to get to the nearest post office!!
Newbold to Satan_Claws
9 Oct 16#25
Actually, trips to a Post Office are pretty rare. Almost all of the postings can go into your choice of local post boxes.
lpoolm
9 Oct 164#26
i comment everytime this is listed, so dont want to be negative but it does turn in to hard work!
its hot for the free stamps (i used to save packs up then sell on ebay)
but the task is time consuming, it starts easy posting once/twice a week than it starts going to more than to certain times of day eg morning/afternoon, than you need to start going into post office to do over the counter.
you also than need to log when you have sent everything
you than need to log when you recieve letters, time/day. if you leave it for a few days its hard to keep track.
i lost interest after a few months as its became hard work and the stamps were not enough to compensate.
BUT if you have spare time, visit the post office/box regular and always on your laptop maybe not bad but if you want to do it between working and maybe kids its verrry hard:(
(not voted)
alien7
9 Oct 163#27
I can confirm that this is time consuming - I did this for about 2-3 months and opted out. What you get for your time is not worth it...
F355
9 Oct 161#28
I'm on my 3rd 6 month stint of this with 6 months in between each one. It is certainly not a freebie because there is a fair amount of work involved and this week I had to spend £3.50 of my own money sending a parcel but you only get gift vouchers back (equiv to £6). The only thing that makes it worthwhile for me is that I work in a largish city with two post offices and tens of post boxes so I normally post before or after work. You also get delivered parcels from time to time so might need to go to the local depot to pick them up.
The reason I do it is because I like an excuse to get out the office and walk to the post box and the stamps can be useful. Also you get entered for multiple prize draws (I've not won so far) for between £10 to £100 gift vouchers.
jeffsmaw
9 Oct 16#30
I had about a 50/50 split post office to pist box.
majestic2012
9 Oct 16#31
Interesting. Thanks, OP.
honestman1958
9 Oct 161#32
I have assisted here several times. It is not a job. Receiving mail is easy. We have a modern front door and I have always received jiffy bags and large envelopes without having to request redelivery or collect from the PO.
Posting can be more challenging as you are asked to post on a set day and this can be anytime, am, pm in any local box sharing your postcode (SM is my case). However on occasions you are also asked to post in the box outside a PO on a set day and usually before a set time. For me this ideally means I get some valuable exercise walking to my PO which is around a mile away. However with other commitments it can mean driving there and then driving off in the opposite direction. Rest assured if you really can't make it that day you are permitted to post it at the same day/time/venue the following week.
Very occasionally you do have to go into the PO to pay for postage. You are reimbursed with LovetoShop vouchers with a little extra for your time and trouble.
So I would recommend you do not volunteer for this for income alone. It will not pay.
AntC
9 Oct 16#33
Your text here
freebiehunter
9 Oct 16#36
Lot of faffing for very little. I'm all for free stuff but this is basically carrying out a service for Royal Mail and then being paid in stamps, a grey area of 'free' on this one
jonshenton to freebiehunter
9 Oct 16#37
A grey area ? How ? What do you have to pay ?
itm2
9 Oct 16#38
I've been doing this for a couple of years now but have never received a yearly diary.
???
Sedgefield
9 Oct 163#39
Done it a few times but never again. Lot of effort for little reward.
freebiehunter
9 Oct 162#40
Post office would cost fuel to get to if not local.. Time involved in packing and posting.. Set times for posting etc..
TehJumpingJawa
9 Oct 16#41
Free has no obligation.
This is not free, you're receiving remuneration for time expended & work done. (At a lousy rate too)
drummerdickens
9 Oct 161#42
Your time. It's like saying you can get £400 a week for free by simply turning up to an office and sitting there doing tasks as instructed by someone for 40 hours a week.
What a freebie! :man:
Starlet
9 Oct 16#43
Agree with the people saying it's not worth it, total pain - the rewards aren't enough to make it worthwhile.
Newbold
9 Oct 161#44
Totally agree with you - which is why I didn't post it under Freebies. That's just where it's been moved by Mods. :smile:
drummerdickens
9 Oct 16#45
Yeah that's cool. I was aiming that at the dude who was genuinely asking "what you have to pay" for this!
leaston
9 Oct 16#46
I signed up to this a number of years ago. It started easy enough and soon turned into a real pain as they expect you to follow certain procedures and post things at a certain place on or before a specific time. You receive very little reward for a lot of messing around and numerous trips out. Unless you are willing to work for almost nothing, live next to a post office or have too much time on your hands it's not worth the hassle as far as I'm concerned.
holys
9 Oct 16#47
Same here, or chocolates
Badbear
9 Oct 16#48
I've done this loads of times and have £208 worth of first class stamps.
I don't go out of my way to post things and often don't posts things on the right day or from the right location, but they still reward me. :smiley: I've never yet posted a cube and if they ask I just say I can't get to the post office easily. :smiley:
TiptreeJam
9 Oct 16#49
As others have said, this is probably okay if you don't work, work from home, or are retired. For those that are away from your local area during the day then it can be a hassle as you are expected to post items on certain days and at certain times locally. The items you send and receive have tracking devices in them so the post office can find out where they go, and when, through the postal system. I gave it a try but could not always do what they asked and so gave up in the end.
woza0365
9 Oct 161#50
As the same as everyone else has commented - Fantastic for the first few times then they ask you to do more, then more complex things. Post a certain times, certain post boxes - not worth the hassle
lxx
9 Oct 16#51
I participated this 2 years ago however did only get the stamps the beginning month, apparently I was still in the so called 'training phase' after posting various things for 4 months! Gave up in the end.
Below is the response to my enquiry:
'With regard to the stamps you receive for helping with the survey, you receive a batch of 12 1st Class and 4 Large Letter stamps while you are on the “training” phase of the survey. When you join the “live” survey you receive a further batch of stamps each month.'
superspeedy
9 Oct 16#52
So the stamps you receive monthly, are they used for the letters you post?
hobsgrg
9 Oct 16#53
No the envelopes already have the right stamps on, the only exception is some boxes which you have to post using your own money and you get vouchers back in return, for slightly more than what it cost to post. I've done it a couple of times, to be honest it's a bit more hassle than it's worth, and annoying you end up using some of your own money to get vouchers back. I now have way more stamps than I'll probably need for the rest of my life!
Badbear
9 Oct 16#54
No, as well as.
301lovesabargin
9 Oct 16#55
I have received two diary's now but not chocolates :smirk:
IronGlaive
9 Oct 16#56
Not worth it. I got 2 to 4 parcels to send on different days every week for months. Then when I failed to send one because I couldn't get to the post office I didn't get my monthly reward. It's fine if you can just send letters as you can drop them in a post box on the morning. I now to the dhl parcel panel which is similar but they pay £20 a month and even pick up some of them at my home or work address depending on the task
CMSeddon
9 Oct 16#57
Although it is a good deal, not everyone is selected. I signed up before and they never got back to me. Good deal if selected though.
thomasleep
9 Oct 16#58
Could not agree more I took part too, and it very quickly becomes a pain in the neck, with gradually more and more stuff to post. Really not worth the time and effort and all the data processing online they expect you to do also.
thomasleep
9 Oct 16#59
Depends on your definition of small amount of work, they have you posting nearly every day on specific dates and now times and don't forget the online data entry they expect too. This can very quickly become a major hassle. Just be aware folks.
zshamas
9 Oct 16#60
I have participated in this programme in the past. The scheme is Ok, you do get some nice presentation sets for free. However others have mentioned, that if you are working it can be a bit of pain to post things at/by a certain times, its not a huge amount of work as others seem to suggest, just the fact that the posting is inconveniently quite time sensitive. Heat OP, a freebie is a freebie.
Leery24
9 Oct 16#61
Has anyone ever tried using the prepaid envelopes for their own purposes after giving up on this. By the way it's not worth the effort unless your going to the post office anyway.
ST3123
9 Oct 16#62
While morally debatable (that said they can't reclaim them, it would probably cost as much to return them, so really no harm really I guess) I see no reason it wouldn't work as they are (on the ones I get at least) just normal postage stamps so provided what you send is covered by the value of the stamps on the front (use royal mail website to check rates) I'm pretty certain it would work.
Of course, there would be no insurance, though a post office could provide proof of postage, which would give you up to £20 like normal untracked mail...
bobmccluckie
9 Oct 16#63
An absolute doddle and I still have a stash of stamps that last me a year.
mumofthree53
9 Oct 16#64
I did this for years but gave it up when they asked me to post parcels as well. You had to pay for the parcel posting and reclaimed the cost in vouchers. I was about 20 minutes walk from my PO and then had to queue.
Leery24
9 Oct 16#65
Thanks you :smiley:
I will give it a go.
kalsha
9 Oct 16#66
Definitely worth a go. My batch of 6 months just finished (not my choice, I would have liked to carry on).
I never had to pay for any parcels, everything sent to me was always prepaid. I had about 3 to 4 items a week never more than 4. Only once I had to post at the post office - the rest of the time it was always post boxes. Going to post them was no problem to me as it got me out of the house and considered it as my exercise time. It didn't take me long to get the envelope ready for posting and uploading the info online was also easy (except the first time when it took longer to understand what I was supposed to do).
I would do it again if they chose me. Go for it!
IWOOTN
9 Oct 16#67
Only ever received one lot of stamps. A lot of work 2 items to post a day apart. Yhe enclosures arrive on different days and sometimes not at all. You have to log in daily to see tasks and log items received. You can use more than one post box but not good if you work out of area you live ( let's face it the majority of us probably do) it's a right pain and for the hours involved over a month not really worth it and let's be honest who bothers with stamps on a regular basis unless you're a regular eBay seller.
mafia
9 Oct 161#68
How do you join the DHL parcel panel?
hobsgrg
9 Oct 161#69
You got lucky then! I had to post several cube boxes out of my own pocket, and had to go up and queue to post them at post office. There is also awkward bit where they ask you what is in the very light box and you aren't allowed to tell them what is actually in it. Also when people post you cube have to then go to sorting office to pick it up. When it is just a couple of letters a week it is no bother, but I was posting stuff almost every day.
The presentation sets you get are nice and I won £10 voucher once in the daily raffle but overall more hassle than it is worth unless you really need the stamps
missismop
9 Oct 16#70
applied 3 or 4 years ago and only just been asked to take part ,first lot to be delivered this week
yeni1210
10 Oct 16#71
Worth a try. Thanks OP
themilnes
10 Oct 16#72
I did this for quite a while but then I started getting more and more mail - like several a day to record and several a day to post - along with parcels that you have to queue to post at the Post Office. They then also "forgot" to send the reward stamps a few times meaning that I was doing all this for nothing. In the end I decided that enough was enough.
If you have time on your hands then it may be worth a go...hopefully you'll have a better experience.
aishakhan894
10 Oct 16#73
Which code Shall I choose as I haven't received an email or leaflet from them?
dragonsmum
10 Oct 16#74
I have been doing this for a few years. It fits in with my lifestyle, I go to the post office anyway for eBay and the stamps I receive I use towards my ebay postage costs.
Once you are in the system you can also apply by email to be added to the correctly delivered mail survey which involves recording the number of items you receive each day for 2 weeks (including anything delivered to you that should have gone somewhere else) You then get a £5 love to shop voucher.
mjpower4
10 Oct 16#75
you get the stamps but the whole ball ache of posting and getting to the post office is a pain if you are working. if you are free to do it then maybe but I found it a PIA
ohdearohdear
10 Oct 16#76
Cold, better bying the stamps than working for royalmail £1 per hour.
octopus
10 Oct 16#77
I would advise against signing this as it's a real pain.
alexjameshaines
10 Oct 16#78
would also like to know
ozkerrizo
10 Oct 16#79
Trust me this isn't a small amount of posting, it starts off small then gets a lot more! Started with around like OP said 5-6 a week then after a month it went to 15-18 a week! Then after that the parcels started coming nothing spectacular just random leaflets in a package! Be warned for what you get it's not worth it!
Newbold
11 Oct 16#80
Odd - I've done this on and off for a long time and that doesn't match my experience in any way shape or form.
Pretty much everything I've ever done on this has involved nothing more than posting a couple of letters two or three times a week into a post box I already walk past - no big deal. Just occasionally there's a small box to hand over at a post office I also walk past - again, no big deal.
If you live miles from anywhere and are having to make special journeys to post letters, this isn't for you. For most people, though, it's close on £12 per month in stamps, which can be used on parcels or sold on eBay, for very little work if you're an organised sort of person.
Badbear
11 Oct 161#81
What nonsense. The most I've ever had to post in the last 3 years is about 5 in a week. Usually it's 2 or 3.
jennifer000
11 Oct 16#82
Sounds interesting - would like to know also
leach982
11 Oct 161#83
I'm a postman and work hard. in every industry and every job there's people who do poor jobs and don't care and there are also people who take pride in their job don't make sweeping statements about royal mail as if everyone employed by them is no good.
Newbold
11 Oct 16#84
Fair point. We're lucky enough to have a wonderful postman and equally wonderful deputies for the rare occasions when he's away. Absolutely trustworthy, signs for us if we're out, and leaves stuff to save a trip to the sorting office.
The problem isn't with the postmen. It's with seriously deficient local managers.
loveabargain
11 Oct 16#85
I did this last year and am still using the stamps they send you! It got a bit tedious towards the end of the 6 months especially when my local post office closed so I had to go further afield to post the parcels (they were the biggest hassle). I've been offered it again twice recently but probably won't do it again until I'm running out of stamps
sarajhughes
11 Oct 16#86
I have been doing this for the past 2 years on and off, and its worth it for the stamps alone. I pass our local post office every day on the way to and back from work. There are some packages that you have to pay for but they send you out high street vouchers to cover this, which I use at christmas towards presents. I've never got a diary or other rewards, I do get the stamps and the presentation packs, I think its worth it as the stamps alone make up for it. For the past 2 years I havent bought any stamps, and posted out all my Christmas Cards, and still have loads of booklets left of stamps. The plus side is these stamps do not have a value on them, they just say first class so can be used for years to come.
BIOMAN1
11 Oct 16#87
I too have been doing this for years. Ok as long as post office nearby as they want you to post parcels every so often and often you need to pick up parcels from post office when card left. I do struggle to post things sometimes on days asked and so have to post them same time week after but otherwise ok. Regularly also get invited to check for unaddressed mail received and correctly received post for extra £5 vouchers which is not so time consuming and as you tend to get at least 1 invite a month if not more , the vouchers soon mount up. So yes it is pretty good as long as you have spare time.
soulreaverbny
12 Oct 16#88
Remember you're being paid in stamps :neutral_face:
When was the last time you used one of them?
Newbold
12 Oct 16#89
Yesterday - on an eBay package. And they can also be sold on eBay for not far short of face value. :wink:
kalsha
12 Oct 16#90
Today, yesterday, the day before yesterday...........................
on ebay parcels.
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Opening post
£11.52 FREE stamps every month (12 First Class + 4 Large First Class) Presentation Pack every quarter, daily Prize Draw + occasional other gifts such as mini eggs and a yearly diary for small amount of Royal Mail survey work
In return, you get 12 First Class and 4 Large First Class stamps every month (worth £11.52), a Presentation Pack of stamps every three months, occasional bonus stamps or gifts, a yearly diary and occasional prize draw wins if you have average luck (there are 14 daily prizes of £10, and a monthly £750 prize).
Easy money for the small amount of work involved.
More here: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=4742377&page=271
How Quick is Royal Mail?
10,000 people at addresses all over the UK participate in the official independent measurement of Royal Mail’s service.
TNS Research International is commissioned by Royal Mail to deliver this project.
We’re always looking for more people to take part by representing their own postcode area.
Interested?
To find out if you’re eligible and receive more information about the project (including the incentives that we offer) please complete this short questionnaire.
Sign up through the link provided, and in after a few days you should receive this email:
Hello,
There is an opportunity for you to represent your area on the Royal Mail Survey.
This project measures Royal Mail's service and helps them to identify specific parts of their network that require improvement. About 6,000 panellists participating from business and residential addresses post items to each other. TNS Research International calculates how long it takes for Royal Mail to deliver those items.
We'd like to invite you to join our panel of 6,000 panellists for a fixed period of 6 months during which we'll ask you to send and receive a variety of letters. In exchange, we will send you a monthly incentive of 12 x 1st Class stamps and 4 x 1st Class Large Letter stamps, 2 sets of Presentation Stamps, and entry into a prize draw to win High Street vouchers.
Even if you are not available at this point in time, we'd be grateful if you would let us know either way by clicking on the following link:
Thank you,
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All comments (90)
I did this for a while. They keep inviting me to 'participate'.
They are con artists and should drop the royal bit as they are a private company who still think they are Royal and we should be grateful for the very poor service they deliver.
Working for the mail service in this way works out at about £2 hr
Can be a real boon if you for example only work part time or are an occasional eBay seller, especially the latter as the stamps are ideal for sending out small items like CDs/DVDs and games so you only have to worry about the ebay/paypal fees so makes selling smaller items more worthwhile. Plus stamps will always sell if you can't use them, especially around Christmas.
I find the time requirements aren't overly inconvenient either, though it may vary between areas, mine never require posting at specific times just some are morning or afternoon.
I find the gift vouchers actually stack up more than the stamps for me as I mostly shop online and they seem to only be spendable in store. But like the stamps I imagine they can be sold too...
accepted my wife - added an 'a' to the house number lol
I would just ignore the posting time requirement as down here they only send the post from the central collection point once a day about 6pm - so it really doesn't matter if you post it 9am or 4pm
£5 love to shop voucher for doing next to nothing
TNS on behalf of 'royal' mail
would say this is less than living wage but not that low
Not for letters
Parcels you will be sent vouchers in advance to cover the cost
and a £2 voucher bonus on completion
its hot for the free stamps (i used to save packs up then sell on ebay)
but the task is time consuming, it starts easy posting once/twice a week than it starts going to more than to certain times of day eg morning/afternoon, than you need to start going into post office to do over the counter.
you also than need to log when you have sent everything
you than need to log when you recieve letters, time/day. if you leave it for a few days its hard to keep track.
i lost interest after a few months as its became hard work and the stamps were not enough to compensate.
BUT if you have spare time, visit the post office/box regular and always on your laptop maybe not bad but if you want to do it between working and maybe kids its verrry hard:(
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The reason I do it is because I like an excuse to get out the office and walk to the post box and the stamps can be useful. Also you get entered for multiple prize draws (I've not won so far) for between £10 to £100 gift vouchers.
Posting can be more challenging as you are asked to post on a set day and this can be anytime, am, pm in any local box sharing your postcode (SM is my case). However on occasions you are also asked to post in the box outside a PO on a set day and usually before a set time. For me this ideally means I get some valuable exercise walking to my PO which is around a mile away. However with other commitments it can mean driving there and then driving off in the opposite direction. Rest assured if you really can't make it that day you are permitted to post it at the same day/time/venue the following week.
Very occasionally you do have to go into the PO to pay for postage. You are reimbursed with LovetoShop vouchers with a little extra for your time and trouble.
So I would recommend you do not volunteer for this for income alone. It will not pay.
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This is not free, you're receiving remuneration for time expended & work done. (At a lousy rate too)
What a freebie! :man:
I don't go out of my way to post things and often don't posts things on the right day or from the right location, but they still reward me. :smiley: I've never yet posted a cube and if they ask I just say I can't get to the post office easily. :smiley:
Below is the response to my enquiry:
'With regard to the stamps you receive for helping with the survey, you receive a batch of 12 1st Class and 4 Large Letter stamps while you are on the “training” phase of the survey. When you join the “live” survey you receive a further batch of stamps each month.'
Of course, there would be no insurance, though a post office could provide proof of postage, which would give you up to £20 like normal untracked mail...
I will give it a go.
I never had to pay for any parcels, everything sent to me was always prepaid. I had about 3 to 4 items a week never more than 4. Only once I had to post at the post office - the rest of the time it was always post boxes. Going to post them was no problem to me as it got me out of the house and considered it as my exercise time. It didn't take me long to get the envelope ready for posting and uploading the info online was also easy (except the first time when it took longer to understand what I was supposed to do).
I would do it again if they chose me. Go for it!
The presentation sets you get are nice and I won £10 voucher once in the daily raffle but overall more hassle than it is worth unless you really need the stamps
If you have time on your hands then it may be worth a go...hopefully you'll have a better experience.
Once you are in the system you can also apply by email to be added to the correctly delivered mail survey which involves recording the number of items you receive each day for 2 weeks (including anything delivered to you that should have gone somewhere else) You then get a £5 love to shop voucher.
Pretty much everything I've ever done on this has involved nothing more than posting a couple of letters two or three times a week into a post box I already walk past - no big deal. Just occasionally there's a small box to hand over at a post office I also walk past - again, no big deal.
If you live miles from anywhere and are having to make special journeys to post letters, this isn't for you. For most people, though, it's close on £12 per month in stamps, which can be used on parcels or sold on eBay, for very little work if you're an organised sort of person.
The problem isn't with the postmen. It's with seriously deficient local managers.
When was the last time you used one of them?
on ebay parcels.