I just sold an item, with me paying for postage, and the seller chose Royal Mail as the delivery service - great. However the only RM service available for me to buy was “Royal Mail Tracked 48 | drop off” (ie QR code) and it said booking a collection was not available. I had to select Evri to get a collection at more expense.
I’ve had the same problem with Vinted: when the platform selects the Royal Mail 48 option and supplies the details, it uses the QR code/dropoff method. This can’t be combined with collection, because you’re only supplied with a QR code, not a full label, and the postie can’t print out a label on his/her round - that can only be done at certain designated Post Offices. In my case, the only available dropoff points are miles away so it’s useless.
Is there a way to prevent this from happening and ensuring a collection is possible rather than the extremely inconvenient QR+dropoff method?
