Are the Post Office losing the plot?

There was a time when the GPO was a trusted name in communications - now the Post Office appears to be losing the plot at the very time they should be diversifying and moving with the times. **

At the very time when letter mail is deceasing due to E-mails they should look to the mobile phone sector and also to banking with the spilt up of Lloyds TSB and the RBS.   It would appear that opportunities are being lost.

The Post Office have already closed many sub-post offices and now they are looking to close the larger Crown Post Offices - the one at Windsor Road Neath included.

Tesco sell almost everything - why can't the Post Office sell more?

As far as letter mail is concerned, the Post Office admit they have not installed a new collection box in South Bryncoch for the past fifty years - and that is despite large housing developments at Fernlea Park, Rhiwlas and White's Folly with shops and a Tesco Express store included.   In short, they are not catering for the changes that are taking place.

Residents in Cadoxton now find their nearest post office is at Caewern while people in other areas are also at a disadvantage due to the cut backs that have been made.

It all boils down to management - as with a football team, it is the manager, the chief executive, the managing director that makes all the difference.

Shown right is a fifty year-old post box at the bottom of a hill at Caewern - the steepest part of the hill is in the distance and is not in view.   You have to be over 65 years of age and walk up the hill to appreciate the situation that residents have to experience after posting a letter.

If you are observant you will note that that grass around the post box has not been flattened by use.   This box is not visible from the road and many new residents are not aware of it.

** Fair Play Note   It must be added that you can get Home Phone and Broadband with the Post Office.   Many are not aware of this because it is hardly advertised.
With better marketing the Post Office would be better supported - and certainly better off.