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EmmaRiddle · 08-04-2005, 12:17 PM

The Courier, a newspaper sent to all Royal Mail workers, today reports that the delivery of 'Half-Blood Prince' was a mailout sucess.

Ray Poole, a postman for Oldbury, dressed up as Albus Dumbledore to deliver more than 60 copies on his day off.

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"It was great fun and I even had a few youngsters waiting at the doorstep for me to arrive, they were so keen to get their hands on the book. They were thrilled when they saw me coming up the drive in fancy dress."

Royal Mail HGV Driver was involved in the sortation and storage of the books. He said,

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"We all knew what an incredibly high-profile contract this was, so making sure the collections and delivery operation went smoothly and without mishap was important to us all. We went out of our way to get the books into the system as quickly as possible so that the whole operation got off to the best possible start."

EMDC forklift driver Matthew Millership said,

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"It was a massive challenge - myself and nine colleagues had to shift more than 2,500 cages full of mail in a single day - but we worked enormously hard and pulled it off. It was a great day which gave us a huge sense of achievement."

Notthingham postwoman Melanie Fisher said

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"I am a big fan of Harry Potter myself and I know how disappointed people would have been if we had messed up. We pulled all the stops out to make sure every copy was handled quickly and accurately and sent out to delivery offices as soon as possible."

Postman Mark Evans, part of a 45-strong team in Ludlow, covered a huge area of around 100-square miles.

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"We were surprised at how many Harry Potter books we handled. It was a really busy day for us, but we got every copy out to the doorstep without fail and were proud of how well we performed."

Partnership director Nicola Faulkner who manages Royal Mail's relationship with Amazon.co.uk, said,

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"This was a magnificent effort and an excellent demonstration of the way our sales and operational people can work together on a major contract."

Commercial Contracts Manager Graham Siswick said,

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"This is a massive national contract and despite having to deliver more than 500,000 items to addresses the length nd breadth of the country, we managed 99.9 per cent quality of service.

Which of our competitors could have matched that reliability at such a great value price? Our people have put up a magical performance that even Harry Potter would have been proud of."

The Royal Mail delivered 500,00 copies in total; 300,000 being for Amazon.co.uk. The total of missorts came to 0.06 per cent.

And to answer a question some of you may have, yes my father works for the Royal Mail, that's how I got the paper

magical girl · 08-05-2005, 10:01 PM

awesome!! he dressed up as
albus Dumledore

CedricBlack · 08-06-2005, 04:16 AM

lol...wow Good JOb on the delivery people's part..i think it is cool how they said that kids were waiting on the doorstep for them to get their books..i would've been the same if i ordered it in the mail

jomar · 08-06-2005, 12:46 PM

weird very weird! still thanks for the news:confused:

Gryffindor prefect · 08-06-2005, 01:31 PM

I think that they did a very good job that day considering the amount of books they had to deliver. I was very pleased to see my copy arrive around 10am on the day it came out, which is slightly earlier than the post usually comes around my area. The postman even told me to enjoy when I collected it at the door. I was laughing my head off when I came in the house because me and my little brother got our books while my mum got a bill. Lets just say that she wasnt as excited as us to open her mail.

Federov4eva · 08-06-2005, 04:14 PM

I think it's nice that he dressed up. But I would laugh if I saw him walk up my driveway or even down my street!

Ashleygonewild · 08-06-2005, 09:12 PM

haha thats crazy..if i saw that guy i wouldve laughed my soo much....omg thats hilirous

.::*Ashley-Elizabeth*::.

[the.time.turner] · 08-07-2005, 12:43 AM

That's great that they worked so hard. I was so happy when I got mine before it was expected to arrive for me. My friend's mail man actually talked to her about the book a few weeks ago. She called me and told me how he went up to her and asked if she had finished reading it yet and then began talking about what had happened. I found it funny. I wish my mail man would say something, but unfortunately I always miss him lol.

tania*