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Published Date: 06 December 2006
A HIGH street chain has cut the price of first-class stamps by 5 per cent.
Superdrug shaved 20p off the standard Royal Mail price for a book of 12 first-class stamps, bringing it down to £3.64.

The Royal Mail said its contracts with non-Post Office retailers allowed them to sell stamps at whatever price they wanted.



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  • Last Updated: 06 December 2006 12:17 AM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Stamps
 
1

Andrew,

Scotland 06/12/2006 09:51:12

Does this Royal Mail 'contract' mean that retailers can effectively charge OVER the full £3.84 price ("at whatever price they wanted")?

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Budgie,

Scotland 07/12/2006 12:13:05

*1 Andrew, Scotland.

Seems this is the case. I was charged 1p over the odds for a stamp in a newsagents shop recently, and I have since discovered that this is common practice.
Anyway, I bought the stamp but purchased my newspaper elsewhere.


 

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