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Old 18-04-2009, 17:41   #5
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Re: Red elastic bands

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Originally Posted by Gayle View Post

One thing that puzzled me was the sight of red elastic bands until it was explained to me a few days ago. Royal Mail only ever use red elastic bands because for bundles of mail - apparently they don't upset any scanning equipment so they're perfect.
Yes, the red elastics are from Royal Mail.

Postmen are not supposed to just drop them on the floor though......they're supposed to take them back to the sorting office to be re-used......saving money and all that.

Your postman is naughty.
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