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onlynik

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4,211 posts

222 months

Wednesday 30th September 2009
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I am so livid.

Posted the invitations to our wedding last Thursday, first class. I was expecting to have them delivered within a couple of days. I contacted a couple of people enquiring whether they had recieved their invite. No one had.

Today I recieved one of the self addressed envelopes, with nothing in it. This means the invites have been opened.

My OH is now in tears, as all the effort she had put in to the invites is lost, because some prick has decided that they want to see what is inside.

We know that the problem is in the local sorting office, but trying to get through to the post office to speak to anyone seems impossible.

Why would people steal wedding invites?

soad

34,651 posts

205 months

Wednesday 30th September 2009
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I assume some greeting/birthday cards will contain cash/gift vouchers etc.

okgo

42,127 posts

227 months

Wednesday 30th September 2009
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onlynik said:
I am so livid.

Posted the invitations to our wedding last Thursday, first class. I was expecting to have them delivered within a couple of days. I contacted a couple of people enquiring whether they had recieved their invite. No one had.

Today I recieved one of the self addressed envelopes, with nothing in it. This means the invites have been opened.

My OH is now in tears, as all the effort she had put in to the invites is lost, because some prick has decided that they want to see what is inside.

We know that the problem is in the local sorting office, but trying to get through to the post office to speak to anyone seems impossible.

Why would people steal wedding invites?
Make some letter bombs and make them look appealing to the average grunt down there..

Frankeh

12,558 posts

214 months

Wednesday 30th September 2009
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Or fill one with flower and do it again. Address it to Amid Paniq.
Wait for the anthrax scare to hit the major news networks.

WorAl

10,877 posts

217 months

Wednesday 30th September 2009
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okgo said:
onlynik said:
I am so livid.

Posted the invitations to our wedding last Thursday, first class. I was expecting to have them delivered within a couple of days. I contacted a couple of people enquiring whether they had recieved their invite. No one had.

Today I recieved one of the self addressed envelopes, with nothing in it. This means the invites have been opened.

My OH is now in tears, as all the effort she had put in to the invites is lost, because some prick has decided that they want to see what is inside.

We know that the problem is in the local sorting office, but trying to get through to the post office to speak to anyone seems impossible.

Why would people steal wedding invites?
Put some Ricin in some invites and make them look appealing to the average grunt down there..
EFA wink

paulmurr

4,203 posts

241 months

Wednesday 30th September 2009
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Complain to the post office and try to claim the money back from your wedding insurance if you have it.

I feel for you amigo, i'm getting married next year and this sort of thing worries the hell out of me.

All the best...

Smashed

1,886 posts

230 months

Wednesday 30th September 2009
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try mailing a birthday card or any sort of celebratory card to SA, they always assume some nice ££ notes in there and nick them. pfft.

Got round it now buy mailing them in plain brown envelopes maybe you should try that? seems a bit pathetic to have to do though.

Edited by Smashed on Wednesday 30th September 14:29

onlynik

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4,211 posts

222 months

Wednesday 30th September 2009
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Yes, called post office, eventually got through to someone who told me, "It isn't our fault, if you think someone has stolen them, call the police".

I'll see what the wedding insurance folk say.


Great Pretender

26,140 posts

243 months

Wednesday 30th September 2009
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fking hell Nick, that's shocking!

I used to work for the Post Office/Royal Mail as a student. I may be wrong, but I think your sorting office is based in Altens. Might be worth turning up and speeking to someone directly.

Congrats by the way thumbup

Scrumper

318 posts

211 months

Wednesday 30th September 2009
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onlynik said:
Yes, called post office, eventually got through to someone who told me, "It isn't our fault, if you think someone has stolen them, call the police".

I'll see what the wedding insurance folk say.
Remind me again why we are all supposed to be so upset that the Post Office is going bust/being privatised/been eaten by Peter Mandelson? It's not even fit to wear the colours of the institution it once was.

I'm sorry if I seem to be making light of your problem, I'm not. It's awful and I hope that you and especially your OH have forgotten all about it by the time your big day comes around.

whitechief

4,432 posts

224 months

Wednesday 30th September 2009
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Three times I had to request a new bank card, because twice the envelope arrived with the side ripped open. Funnily enough that never happens on my normal mail.

ukwill

10,184 posts

236 months

Wednesday 30th September 2009
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onlynik said:
Yes, called post office, eventually got through to someone who told me, "It isn't our fault, if you think someone has stolen them, call the police".

I'll see what the wedding insurance folk say.
If it's not their fault, ask them whose fault they think it is?

Republik

4,525 posts

219 months

Wednesday 30th September 2009
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I'd be wary of wedding crashers now. They know the time, date and venue.

onlynik

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222 months

Wednesday 30th September 2009
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Republik said:
I'd be wary of wedding crashers now. They know the time, date and venue.
More importantly they'll know when we are out.

Republik

4,525 posts

219 months

Wednesday 30th September 2009
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Didn't think of that. Feck, I don't know what to suggest.

bored-of-coding

1,292 posts

226 months

Wednesday 30th September 2009
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was he in one of these?


onlynik

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222 months

Wednesday 30th September 2009
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Republik said:
Didn't think of that. Feck, I don't know what to suggest.
Move house. Or have a sitter.

I'm not going to tell the OH, she'll just worry more.

sonic_2k_uk

4,008 posts

236 months

Wednesday 30th September 2009
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Wedding emails are the answer!! (Or more specifically a wedding management system with RSVP's)

Other +ve's are that you can put a wedding present list, google map to the venue etc and photo's after the actual wedding on the site.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2241840_design-email-weddi...

http://www.ewedding.com/

onlynik

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4,211 posts

222 months

Wednesday 30th September 2009
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sonic_2k_uk said:
Wedding emails are the answer!! (Or more specifically a wedding management system with RSVP's)

Other +ve's are that you can put a wedding present list, google map to the venue etc and photo's after the actual wedding on the site.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2241840_design-email-weddi...

http://www.ewedding.com/
I did suggest that, but I was over ruled.

onlynik

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Wednesday 30th September 2009
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Great Pretender said:
fking hell Nick, that's shocking!

I used to work for the Post Office/Royal Mail as a student. I may be wrong, but I think your sorting office is based in Altens. Might be worth turning up and speeking to someone directly.

Congrats by the way thumbup
Cheers, we are really looking forward to it.