Category A and B grades – is that a fact?
I have already written about Czech Post on the blog once - I don't suppose anyone doesn't know this famous company, but it is the company with with Versace prices and the quality and arrogance of a Bolshevik.
I actually only encounter Czech Post when I'm begging at the post office for my parcel, which I was supposed to have in my own hands for several weeks, or when summer comes and the kids go to camp - without phones and internet, so the classic analogue postal route remains. Brrr...
Every year, I am surprised again and again by how much the post office charges for a regular letter. That's why I was surprised this year when the lady at the newsstand asked if I wanted a category A or B stamp. Apparently, A is priority and goes faster...
Who could resist the sad eyes of a child, hoping to get a letter as soon as possible... So I bought a few category A stamps for 26,- and a few B stamps for 19 crowns.
At home, I was a bit confused and wondered how to guarantee "priority" delivery of a category A shipment compared to a "regular" economy B.
If I were to take an overseas shipment, I understand that there is an option by plane or ship. But since it is only domestic writing, I can think of the option by foot, horse, or carrier pigeon.
But if it's not a question of choosing a means of transport for the postman, then there are basically only two options, and both are quite bizarre.
The postwoman comes to the mailbox and dumps all the letters into a bag. The post office then had to hire another person either as a “delayer” or a “time runner”. There is no other option.
Both rummage through a pile of letters and search. While the procrastinator makes sure that the category B letter lies somewhere waiting for a day, the “time runner” searches for the category A letter in the pile and runs out of the branch against the clock to catch the postman from the previous day.
But don't worry, there's no happy ending and the children's bright eyes won't be there anyway - it turns out that it's not enough to just stick a stamp on a letter. The letter also needs to be specially marked...
Those who want faster delivery must, in addition to paying a higher price, also mark the letter appropriately. "They must properly frank the shipment and visibly mark it with the D+1 note, preferably in the upper left quarter of the address page under the sender's address, or in the case of a postcard in the upper unwritten part of the address," explains Matyáš Vitík, a spokesman for the Czech Post.
Oh, I see, the post office has a new director, so instead of finally starting to deliver, they're just taking extra money from people and inventing another ridiculous service.
Good job, boss!
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if you don't read, you can and otherwise....
