Forum Topic

TNT Post "mission statement"

Have seen a TNT Post person (sorry, delivery operative) getting along on his bike and wearing a shirt bearing the slogan "TNT Delivering to YOU!"  Well, that's nice and a definite improvement on earlier this year when our TNT mail was mis-delivered all over the place, including on front footpaths.

Ian D. Richardson ● 4269d17 Comments

An extract from the business section in today's Observer: ...usurping a regular postie and delivering letters to people’s homes is trickier than it looks. Anyway, it is a lesson now learned by upstart operators who supposedly fancied cherry-picking Royal Mail’s more lucrative markets by delivering mail to our doors. Last week, Royal Mail’s only real rival in this market, the ridiculously named Whistl, effectively abandoned plans to deliver to doorsteps after it couldn’t find anybody to fund its service. The announcement was terrible news for 2,000 or so Whistl employees now facing the axe but, conversely, rather welcome for Royal Mail workers worried about their jobs, and for the firm’s owners, with the shares shooting up by 3.9%.

Ian D. Richardson ● 3998d

I had two letters delivered yesterday by Royal mail which had their stickers over the Whistl ones.So,hopefully,all Whistl mail in the pipeline should be delivered okay.

Kevin Hemming ● 4001d

Let's hope the mail in the pipeline gets delivered as Whistl was used by the NHS and some banks.

Ian D. Richardson ● 4003d

Two redundant Whistl workers who were interviewed on Radio4 half an hour ago said they were on zero hours contracts and would have to find jobs immediately.

Gerry Tan ● 4003d

Really sad day for the Whistl workers including a friend's son who is doing this having failed to get a job after Uni and our local guy 'Mo' who is really very pleasant.

Nigel Brooks ● 4003d

Its always sad when an organisation admits defeat and has to make hundreds redundant. So disappointing for TNT's workers.

Gerry Tan ● 4004d

I feel sorry for all those workers that will be made redundant but it it did seem an inefficient duplication of service and manpower to get the post to you. That probably goes for all the different comonay delivery vans whizzing around dropping off parcels these days

Philip Coe ● 4004d

Private postal business Whistl - formerly known as TNT - has suspended delivery services and is consulting 2,000 workers about redundancy. It will revert back to using the Royal Mail for the "final mile". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32686828

Fred Hunt ● 4004d

Suits 'em though.

Tony Colliver ● 4225d

Agreed, this is an unfortunate re-branding exercise.

Gerry Tan ● 4225d

Re. TNT Post rebranding as Whistl.Either somebody in a marketing company somewhere (a) has a sly sense of humour, or (b) are not very worldly wise.And/or the significance of the word 'whistle' is lost on TNT's branding department.  To 'whistle for something' means to expect something that is not going to be forthcoming . . .  as in "Expecting your postal delivery today?  You can whistle for it."http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/They+can+whistle+for+it!

Andy Horridge ● 4225d

Blimey! So it has. But why? And why spell Whistle without the e? And how much did it cost TNT Post to come up with this daft re-branding idea? http://tinyurl.com/o3a8fty

Ian D. Richardson ● 4227d

Just received a flyer - TNT Post has changed its name to 'Whistl'  ??

Fred Hunt ● 4228d

I asked my sister-in-law who was, until recently a manager with Royal Mail and they bill TNT for each re-delivered item.

Nigel Brooks ● 4256d

Does anyone know what is meant to happen when TNT delivers a letter to the wrong address? I'm genuinely curious. I have just been sticking the envelopes into a post box since the correct address is generally nowhere near I live so I definitely don't feel obliged to deliver it myself. But I don't see why Royal Mail should have to take over responsibility for delivery. Perhaps they don't and just return things to TNT (hopefully with a charge for doing so).

Sue Rowe ● 4256d

Agreed that TNT has improved, but only after being savaged in the national media and in several TV documentaries. But here's a new complaint about its advertising: ----------An ad in which TNT Post compared itself to Royal Mail has been banned for implying that it offered the same service and similar prices as its competitor, reports the Daily Mail.The leaflet showed a photo of a man in a TNT uniform and said: 'What does my postie look like? Like this - in a smart uniform which our posties wear at all times on duty.'-----------Full story here: http://tinyurl.com/mtx9xwe

Ian D. Richardson ● 4259d

I've read a lot of criticism about TNT.  I'd like to say that they've always delivered our post efficiently.  Perhaps it depends which 'delivery operative' works your roads and immediate areas. Ours are always efficient and pleasant. As are our regular Royal Mail 'posties'.

Gerry Tan ● 4269d