Salt n Vinegar Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 At decimalisation in 1971, a first class stamp cost 3p. It now costs £1.25. Using the Bank of England inflation calculator, if it had only risen buy inflation, it would be 36p. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 14 minutes ago, Salt n Vinegar said: At decimalisation in 1971, a first class stamp cost 3p. It now costs £1.25. Using the Bank of England inflation calculator, if it had only risen buy inflation, it would be 36p. The service was far better in 1971 - 2 deliveries a day and same day delivery locally for first class. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 24 minutes ago, Salt n Vinegar said: At decimalisation in 1971, a first class stamp cost 3p. It now costs £1.25. Using the Bank of England inflation calculator, if it had only risen buy inflation, it would be 36p. They've got to pay for that super-duper IT system somehow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 10 minutes ago, Newbornbairn said: The service was far better in 1971 - 2 deliveries a day and same day delivery locally for first class. Nowadays, philately will get you nowhere. Not surprising at £1.25 a pop. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 43 minutes ago, Salt n Vinegar said: At decimalisation in 1971, a first class stamp cost 3p. It now costs £1.25. Using the Bank of England inflation calculator, if it had only risen buy inflation, it would be 36p. 28 minutes ago, Newbornbairn said: The service was far better in 1971 - 2 deliveries a day and same day delivery locally for first class. Costs a lot to have top notch computer systems like Horizon to run everything efficiently and make the lives of post-masters easier 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 31 minutes ago, MEADOWXI said: Costs a lot to have top notch computer systems like Horizon to run everything efficiently and make the lives of post-masters easier Digitalisation makes everyone's life easier. A cost/benefit analysis said so. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Nederlander Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 'Last day', 'loved working here' emails!! Just fucking go. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 17 hours ago, velo army said: Genuinely never clicked that her name might be Mo. I've been pronouncing her username with the emphasis on the "Bo" part like she's a Cameroonian footballer . I like that pronunciation. I might start using it I am not called Mo though. 10 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said: I made the assumption that the poster is a Hearts fan called Maureen yonks ago and have never been pulled up for being wrong in this .... Then again, it could be a guy called Bomo who likes jam. Nor Maureen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 57 minutes ago, Jambomo said: I like that pronunciation. I might start using it I am not called Mo though. Nor Maureen Morris 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 1 hour ago, Jambomo said: I like that pronunciation. I might start using it I am not called Mo though. Nor Maureen Mohammed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 6 minutes ago, Brother Blades said: Morris 1 minute ago, jimbaxters said: Mohammed Maybe… Maybe not 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Just now, Jambomo said: Maybe… Maybe not Morticia? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 3 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Morticia? How did you guess? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Just now, Jambomo said: How did you guess? Wishful thinking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 1 hour ago, Ned Nederlander said: 'Last day', 'loved working here' emails!! Just fucking go. “My personal email is….please don’t be a stranger!” Aye right you are. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 1 minute ago, Dons_1988 said: “My personal email is….please don’t be a stranger!” Aye right you are. I get surprised if I see someone on my odd days in the office, or get an email from them and I genuinely forgot they existed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 15 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: Older people banging on about how 'X used to only cost Y pence' back in the day, as if they're completely oblivious to the concept of inflation. There's an old episode of Hancock's Half Hour where Sid pays Hancock less than he is owed. Sid's argument is that he is paying him in coins with Queen Victoria and Edward VII on them and therefore they are worth more as a shilling in 1907 could buy more than a shilling in 1955. This leads to Hancock getting thrown off the bus for trying to pay with a Queen Victoria penny. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 3 minutes ago, tamthebam said: There's an old episode of Hancock's Half Hour where Sid pays Hancock less than he is owed. Sid's argument is that he is paying him in coins with Queen Victoria and Edward VII on them and therefore they are worth more as a shilling in 1907 could buy more than a shilling in 1955. This leads to Hancock getting thrown off the bus for trying to pay with a Queen Victoria penny. When I was younger in the 1960s it's was pretty common to get Victorian pennies in your change, occasionally even in reasonable condition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 5 hours ago, Salt n Vinegar said: At decimalisation in 1971, a first class stamp cost 3p. It now costs £1.25. Using the Bank of England inflation calculator, if it had only risen buy inflation, it would be 36p. But using the Seville calculator they should cost £47.34. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 5 hours ago, Brother Blades said: Morris 5 hours ago, jimbaxters said: Mohammed 5 hours ago, Jambomo said: Maybe… Maybe not 5 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Morticia? 5 hours ago, Jambomo said: How did you guess? Montgomery ? Montmorency ? Mordecai ? Mokatavatah ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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