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A postman has shared a little-known “trade secret” about the reality of buying stamps.
Royal Mail man Andy Mason took to Times Radio to explain how users of the service can save a few quid by ditching first-class stamps.
He explained how the premium sending option is “absolutely” pointless, and that posters are far better off using alternatives.
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Host Matt Chorley asked: “Is it a bit pointless bothering with first and second-class stamps?”
And it seems that question was well placed, as Andy launched into an attack on the popular postal preference.
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He explained: “Yeah, absolutely. Giving away trade secrets here, but there’s no difference between first and second-class anymore.
“Used to be when you have two deliveries, the first-class was treated more importantly, you take that out, come back, have your breakfast and then take the second-class out, but it’s all done as one delivery now.
“So not officially, but if you wanted to save some money, you wouldn’t need to bother with a first-class stamp.”
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Mr Chorley later took to the internet to share the results of an experiment done by Times Radio to find out of there really was much difference.
He explained: “We sent 12 letters from London to addresses across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
“Six first-class all arrived the next day. Four second-class also arrived within a day of being posted. Two others – sent to north London and Hampshire – arrived after two days.”
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