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Also, if you keep receipts but don't have a card, they will give you the discounts you would have had. Probably a good idea to take the receipts in at a quiet time, though 🤣

You can get a card at the till, though, to get the discount. You don't have to carry it with you (or load it onto your phone), you can just get a different card each time. Not sure what happens if they notice 🤣

That isn't funny.

Maybe they don't have space for them all in one collection?

Fox Angels also come very quickly. They have local volunteers. You have to message via their Facebook page or they might not see it for some time. There is a link on their website to the Facebook page. Unfortunately there are other similar sounding Facebook pages where people are posting directly on the page about foxes in trouble and apparently getting no reply, which is very sad. Surely whoever set the pages up isn't deliberately trolling? This is a screenshot of the Facebook page you should use to message them. Hope you find help from here or one of the other places posted above.

Oh thanks, it's donations to Oxfam via their free postage bag system, but I just had a closer look and they use DPD, so no problem (well, not a queuing problem, anyway).

Do they take any size and weight parcels, or is there a limit?

Does anyone know why the waiting time is so long? Are all the counter spaces being used? If so, it's hard to see how things could be speeded up within the existing building. Is the office short staffed eg due to illness? Are the queues at particular times of day which may coincide with staff breaks? Are the counter staff inexperienced or lack full training or are just very slow? Is the manager inexperienced? Do the customers have things which may take a long time? I'm sure there are other potential reasons. Without knowing what the issues are, it's hard to say how things could be improved.

My understanding was that the Post Office Crown Offices counter service was going to run from smaller local centres, like the existing Sub Post Offices in shops. Or at least that that is being looked into. There's a thread on it on here somewhere. So I suspect that management is already well aware of the issues. But hopefully complaining might help speed up the changeover. On the other hand, it would speed up the closure of this office, and on the other thread many people were complaining about that!

Might be best to ask her GP (or a pharmacist) what is suitable for her age?

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Ah ok thanks, mine live inside all year round, maybe I should try putting them outside in the summer!

£100 for black leggings? 😮 You can get them two for a tenner in Sainsbury's 😂 https://tuclothing.sainsburys.co.uk/product/tuc144393317

Isn't that what Defra test the herd for? Not that I'd risk it!