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To think stamp barcodes will reduce the number of poison-pen letters.

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thirdlaw · 15/01/2023 14:08

Royal Mail have introduced bar codes on their stamps. Each stamp is now uniquely identifiable. The barcodes don't contain any personal information, but it will presumably be possible to determine the location and time of purchase, assuming the retailer scans the barcode on the book of stamps when you buy it. Aibu to think this will make people think twice about sending poison pen letters, especially the ones that might be nasty enough to warrant police investigation?

I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere - Royal Mail just say they are to improve security, with no detail on what they mean by that.

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janeeyreair · 15/01/2023 14:23

@Opos 😂😂😂😂😂

ShakespearesBlister · 15/01/2023 14:21

Well you see officer, I was in the village store picking up my copy of Which Aristocrat when I saw Mrs Jones from the bakery. She bought a stamp! That's right. One of the new barcode ones! I just knew it must be her!

frenchnoodle · 15/01/2023 14:21

Do you live in an episode of murder she wrote?

Do you think the police will trace the stams for that kind of thing?

MaverickGooseGoose · 15/01/2023 14:21

Poison pen letters 💀

HelpMeGetThrough · 15/01/2023 14:19

Who sends those now? I'd have thought social media and email has this covered quite effectively.

Mydogatemypurse · 15/01/2023 14:18

Opos · 15/01/2023 14:11

Who the fuck sends poison pen letters 😂😂

Someone better inform Agatha Christie!

Ha ha ha

LlynTegid · 15/01/2023 14:18

They will not make one jot of difference. Might tell you which postbox or sorting office, nothing else.

HoldingTheDoor · 15/01/2023 14:14

How's the weather in St Mary Mead today?

junglejane66 · 15/01/2023 14:14

😂

Findyourneutralspace · 15/01/2023 14:13

Poison pen letters?

I’d expect it’s more for tracking things that go missing or threats to national security, like the anthrax thing that seemed to be big a few years ago.

NoviaPop · 15/01/2023 14:13

We have Twitter, we don't need poison pen letters...

Serioudly though, I thought it was to reduce people re-using stamps!

OrigamiOwls · 15/01/2023 14:12

Are poison pen letters an issue in 2023?

Opos · 15/01/2023 14:11

Who the fuck sends poison pen letters 😂😂

Someone better inform Agatha Christie!

Cornettoninja · 15/01/2023 14:10

Are poison pen letters a massive issue these days?

I thought a lot of that stuff had moved online and you’re more likely to get a letter hand delivered.