Parcel Lookahead
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Voglio-il mio
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I just noticed this today also. As "C$$" has questioned, how do they know what is a SPR?
The size of the parcel was already available . I've not even heard of anyone anywhere being questioned as to why they took a pill bottle to the door. Not saying it hasn't happened though, but my guess is that "they" are going to focus on deliveries to the door. Yes, there are plenty of times we take SPRs to the door along with the dog food or along with the mail and certified letter(s). By the way, where is the icon for the back pay ?
If an office has a PASS Machine, there is a photo of the parcel, SPR, etc. as it was scanned AAU.
And still DOES NOT mean it can fit in mailbox even if it is recorded as an SPR-many reasons can require you to take that to door...box may be completely full -JUST ONE EXAMPLE!!!!!
Oh , I agree totally. My post above is only a guess and I could be totally wrong about the monitoring consistent SPR to the door deliveries. There will always be the SPR to the door on scattered locations on the route for all kinds of reasons.
EthelAnne
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Oh, I don’t think it has anything to do with RRECS—I don’t know what it’s for but it might be helpful if you’re looking for a package to know if it’s a SPR.
There are carriers who use Parcel Lookahead to mark their parcels—- they scan everything under Load Truck, and then use the list to mark parcels, so that might be helpful if you use one marker for a SPR and a different one for a large, you would be able to tell what is what on the list.
Was in our last update I am guessing. noticed it on Saturday dbl checked half of them just to see if it was right. some would fit in a normal sized box some wouldn’t. even had one box 2’X2’X1’ listed as spur. Felt like it was packaged air guessing it goes by weight of parcel on label.
I see what you are saying. I just have NEVER know them to do anything to actually assist us in our duties. You know as well as myself or anyone else that ANYTHING implemented by the PO under the guise of "help" has either cost us money, time, discipline, scrutiny, harassment, or a combination of one or more , including all, of the aforementioned.
exactly!!! I had a cost analysis done on my route a few weeks ago. Wish they came everyday... lightest day in 2 years lol The clerk had all the parcels she thought wouldn't fit in a box off to the side and went through everyone of them asking....... fit?? fit??? Never once asked about the mediums that would fit due to large mailbox. And then I came across a pill bottle for one of those crazy boxes.......... doesn't fit!
YOUAREthecurrentresident
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Here's my conspiracy take... I think eventually none of our scans will matter. Location scans will only be for customer service. I think this is the start of paying us by postage class. "Lightweight" gets you mailbox credit no matter where you deliver it. Like all those small Amazon boxes that are just a hair too big to fit in a standard mailbox... all are "lightweight parcel". Even some of the bigger Amazon boxes are labeled "LP"s. Imagine delivering 20-30 of those boxes to the door & only getting mailbox credit! Again... just a conspiracy theory
Windindaface
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Many have not been involved in an old school mail count and have no idea what qualifies as a parcel under those rules.
Where in the RRECS study Bunch mention that the Size is married to the old school size standards? What recourse do we have they measured the pill bottle at the screw top bottle to determine it's an SPR rather than the 500 pills count fat bottle width?
What are the dimensions for large medium small items under RRECS? What if customer has a secure box of correct dimensions and item does not fit into slot? Do we have to explain why item left at door?
JS. Knowing the old school requirements when it comes to parcel qualifications for credit. Any items I know is not a parcel that is a unscan parcel item for credit landing in Parcel capture unit hurled by a clerk is a Unscan selection for me. They paid a clerk to toss it and it's not my problem their equipment did not sort a flat qualifying item into my flat tubs presented to me.
Can you foresee Clerks sorting these SPRS into other tubs and presenting them to us like they do for City craft?
Where in the RRECS study Bunch mention that the Size is married to the old school size standards? What recourse do we have they measured the pill bottle at the screw top bottle to determine it's an SPR rather than the 500 pills count fat bottle width?
What are the dimensions for large medium small items under RRECS? What if customer has a secure box of correct dimensions and item does not fit into slot? Do we have to explain why item left at door?
JS. Knowing the old school requirements when it comes to parcel qualifications for credit. Any items I know is not a parcel that is a unscan parcel item for credit landing in Parcel capture unit hurled by a clerk is a Unscan selection for me. They paid a clerk to toss it and it's not my problem their equipment did not sort a flat qualifying item into my flat tubs presented to me.
Can you foresee Clerks sorting these SPRS into other tubs and presenting them to us like they do for City craft?
they do that for 2 routes in my office. Both routes are a separate town/zip and has to be scanned separately from our Town/zip. I would actually love it if they did this for all routes. One of the offices I now work in once a week does and it makes life a little easier imo.
EthelAnne
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Well, defining something as a SPR isn't really dependent on the size of the mailbox. That's the way we rurals define it, but it's not the USPS definition which I believe is whether or not it fits into the satchel. I actually had to research this once and I'll find the documentation and post it here later when I have more time.
I don't think there's anything to this--other than it may be seen as something helpful to a carrier. I mean, that's what Parcel Lookahead was originally created for, wasn't it? So carriers could use it to see what parcels they had coming up or already passed and may have missed scans on . . .
stillfirstclass
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we're like an abused spouse... they must really love us the way they beat us. or when you don't get any affection, even a good beating feels good... been here since the mid 80's.. but the late 90's onward, everything the good ol po has done for/to rural, i think, js, we can quit calling it a conspiracy theory....
Flimflammed(Quasar)
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You no for sure, if rrecs is ever gonna be implemented, that the USPS will decide if it's large, medium, or small parcel. Along with other tweaks they are gonna work on, according to that letter and well, are common sense.
