Postage: Smartstamp/Franking

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   Support,
With the ongoing fiasco with Royal Mail regarding Smartstamp, I mentioned in passing in the forum what a great idea it would be if Romancart could intergrate the system to within the Sales Manager.
One of our members replied:

Graham,  I like the sound of your idea,  If RC can find a way of integrating a Royal Mail on-line franking service into the system so that one Royal Mail OBA account is shared between a few thousand RC users this could be a solution to this crazy SmartStamp/OBA v.s. Fanking Machine fiasco.

I totally agree, and would therefore like to ask if you would consider it in your future plans, please.

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Amber Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 18 April 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 623	Post Options Post Reply Quote Amber Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Postage: Smartstamp/Franking Posted: 24 November 2011 at 7:10pm
	Support, With the ongoing fiasco with Royal Mail regarding Smartstamp, I mentioned in passing in the forum what a great idea it would be if Romancart could intergrate the system to within the Sales Manager. One of our members replied: Graham, I like the sound of your idea, If RC can find a way of integrating a Royal Mail on-line franking service into the system so that one Royal Mail OBA account is shared between a few thousand RC users this could be a solution to this crazy SmartStamp/OBA v.s. Fanking Machine fiasco. I totally agree, and would therefore like to ask if you would consider it in your future plans, please.
	Regards, Graham Amber Chiropody Supplies

jackslad Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 07 April 2009 Status: Offline Points: 412	Post Options Post Reply Quote jackslad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 November 2011 at 3:08pm
	It would be nice if RC could have a look at this as RM do offer substantial discounts to customers sending more than 5000 items a year - easily achieved by RC customers buying postage on an aggregate basis - but will RM see the light on this ....
	_____________________________ Reflections of infinity, Hitchin

Support Members Profile Find Members Posts RomanCart Team Joined: 16 March 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 10793	Post Options Post Reply Quote Support Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 November 2011 at 7:20pm
	Hi, We have been asking the Royal mail for a number of years for a way to integrate their systems into RomanCart. Unfortunately at this time they do not technically offer a way of doing this. Feel free to contact them! Many Thanks Support

raineshoe Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 03 October 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1502	Post Options Post Reply Quote raineshoe Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 November 2011 at 9:12pm
	Sounds typical of Rotten Mail

rscass Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 07 November 2007 Status: Offline Points: 720	Post Options Post Reply Quote rscass Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 November 2011 at 11:02pm
	I can't see how integrating a shared OBA would work. You could have hundreds of sellers all using the same poster number. The bags aren't weighed when the post is dropped off. Account holders are only occasionally audited - but the penalties are severe if caught fiddling so one rogue retailer could close everyone's shared account. Such a system would be a nightmare for Royal Mail to administer and too vulnerable to abuse - it's a non-starter.

raineshoe Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 03 October 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1502	Post Options Post Reply Quote raineshoe Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 November 2011 at 7:26am
	Maybe, but from my experience of Rotten Mail they won't even try to help anyone. The more of a hinderance Rotten Mail can be to small business the better it seems to me. Same goes for Parcelfarce too.