Monsieur Braille perhaps? - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 7:58 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: AFB labels | It is a French word for "Post for the Blind". | | Don't ask why the French should be singled out here. | | George. | | -----Original Message----- | From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Collins | Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 6:47 PM | To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | Subject: [access-uk] Re: AFB labels | | Christine - Cecogramme? What is this? - | | Andy | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Christine Weetman" <goatmum@xxxxxxx> | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 5:44 PM | Subject: [access-uk] Re: AFB labels | | ||I don't know, but this is true, I've done it myself too, | but you ought to || put the word Cecogramme on the parcel too, its on every | lable. Christine. || ----- Original Message ----- || From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> || To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> || Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 12:47 PM || Subject: [access-uk] Re: AFB labels || || || > Roger - if any label will do, then isn't this open to | fraud from non | valid || > users of the service? - || > || > Andy || > || > || > ----- Original Message ----- || > From: "roger south" <roger.south@xxxxxxxxxx> || > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> || > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 12:40 PM || > Subject: [access-uk] Re: AFB labels || > || > || > | I've checked this out with the Head Postmaster in this | area and he | fully || > | accepts that Audio Books either on CD or on cassettes | are perfectly || valid || > to || > | send on an AFTB label. Also he confirmed they don't | have to be || commercial || > | labels as any clearly indicated label is acceptable. I | use my Dymo || printer || > | to make my own and all it costs me is the roll of | labels. || > | || > | Roger || > | || > | Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. || > | || > | || > | ----- Original Message ----- || > | From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> || > | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> || > | Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 11:08 AM || > | Subject: [access-uk] Re: AFB labels || > | || > | || > | > So, if the bbc shop, and Chivers use AFB labels for | their blind || > customers, || > | > then why can't we use them to send audio books to | each other? Yes, || these || > | > are || > | > comercially available books, but in a way, we are | restricted in our || > access || > | > to the printed word, and can't just buy the audio | version on the || > | > hi-street - || > | > || > | > Maybe I'm taking limited choice too far here? || > | > || > | > Andy || > | > ----- Original Message ----- || > | > From: "Damon" <damon.rose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> || > | > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> || > | > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 4:27 AM || > | > Subject: [access-uk] Re: AFB labels || > | > || > | > || > | > | The BBC Shop also does similar. || > | > | || > | > | || > | > | ----- Original Message ----- || > | > | From: "Wendy Sharpe" <w.sharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> || > | > | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> || > | > | Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 11:13 PM || > | > | Subject: [access-uk] Re: AFB labels || > | > | || > | > | || > | > | > Well, I think you should ask at the Post Office | about that. || Chivers || > | > may || > | > | > have had an agreement with them that they could | use AFB to send | to || > | > blind || > | > | > people, but if you are sending to a sighted | person I don't think || you || > | > can || > | > | > use || > | > | > it. || > | > | > || > | > | > Wendy || > | > | > || > | > | > -----Original Message----- || > | > | > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] | On || > | > Behalf || > | > | > Of || > | > | > Andy Collins || > | > | > Sent: 03 September 2007 23:01 || > | > | > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx || > | > | > Subject: [access-uk] Re: AFB labels || > | > | > || > | > | > Wendy - || > | > | > || > | > | > I have bought comercially available audiobooks | from Chivers and || Isis || > | > in || > | > | > the || > | > | > past, and when I mentioned I was blind, they | aranged to send | them || > | > using || > | > | > AFB || > | > | > labels, waving the delivery charge, so if they | can do it | then... - || > | > | > || > | > | > Andy || > | > | > ----- Original Message ----- || > | > | > From: "Wendy Sharpe" <w.sharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> || > | > | > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> || > | > | > Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 10:47 PM || > | > | > Subject: [access-uk] Re: AFB labels || > | > | > || > | > | > || > | > | > | Andy || > | > | > | || > | > | > | I don't see why not, so just ask at your Post | Office. | However, || be || > | > sure || > | > | > you || > | > | > | are only using articles for the blind free | post for things | which || > are || > | > | > | actually special for us. DAISY books are ok, | but commercially || > | > recorded || > | > | > | books, DVD's, CD's, etc, are not, as they can | be bought by || > everyone || > | > and || > | > | > | played on standard equipment. I believe there | are hefty fines || for || > | > | > | infringing the rules, and you can't take the | risk that they || won't || > | > check. || > | > | > | The Post Office is losing too much money these | days, so they | may || > | > well || > | > | > target || > | > | > | us for spot checks. || > | > | > | || > | > | > | Wendy || > | > | > | || > | > | > | -----Original Message----- || > | > | > | From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] || On || > | > Behalf || > | > | > Of || > | > | > | Andy Collins || > | > | > | Sent: 03 September 2007 22:37 || > | > | > | To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx || > | > | > | Subject: [access-uk] AFB labels || > | > | > | || > | > | > | Hi all - || > | > | > | || > | > | > | When sending a parcel, is it possible to use | an AFB label to || send || > it || > | > | > first || > | > | > | class free post, and just pay the outstanding | balance to | upgrade || > the || > | > | > parcel || > | > | > | to recorded delivery? - || > | > | 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