Using Irish address but with UK postcode!

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

9 Twyford Mews, Pig Lane, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, CM22 7PA

9 Twyford Mill, Pig Lane, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, CM22 7PA

There is no flat 9 but there could be
Flat 8, Twyford Mill, Pig Lane, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, CM22 7PA

http://postcode.royalmail.com/portal/rm/addressfinder

back here stuff like
"the green house opposite Molloy's pub" gets delivered

Yes, I think you'll find that's the Irish alternative to postcodes- pubcodes

Squidgie wrote: »

try recessionbustours.ie

people send stuff to their depot in Northern Ireland and they courier them around Ireland for €20

Hi all,
A word of warning about http://www.recessionbustours.ie/, they are a complete shower of idiots and I hope you do not have the mis fortunate I did in getting mixed up with them.

I ordered a piece of furniture in Argos in the North and wanted them to deliver it to me in Dublin. Firstly, I contacted them through the contact form on their website and asked how much it would be to get said item of furniture delivered to Dublin and I was told no more then €40. I sent them the exact link from the Argos website so they had dimensions, weight etc. Delivery day came and I was then told I had to pay €60 by another person, apparently the guy that runs the show even though I had the e-mail that said €40. Apparently there are a number of people involved and differnt prices are given out....first warning sign!!

He arrived on his own with a van and my piece of living room furnitire in it, I had though he would at least have had one helper as the unit was big and in two pieces (second warning sign). With no one else in sight I had to help him bring it into my place only to discover the top part of the unit was badly damaged?? Anyhow, Argos got the blame and he agreed to take the unit back up to the North with him.

Next day I called Argos and in fairness to them they agreed to send out a replacement no questions asked. So the delivery date for the replacement is set to the following week and they will pick up the damaged top half of the unit and replace with a new one. I called yer fella and told him the deal, he re-assured me that he would be back down to deliver the replacement unit the next day after it was delivered and that he would call me beforehand.

I waited, and waited and once again waited..... and with no word from him (not even that call he promised), I decided to call. Turns out Argos came, something magical happened and once again the unit was damaged.....He was unable to tell me who signed for the unit?? There is no way in hell that Argos would come to replace a unit with a damaged one and no way they would leave the new unit without it being signed for so all I can assume is one of his incompetent staff damaged it again if in fact that is the real story??

The moral of it all is that I would never ever use these shower again and would be worried for anyone else that would, especially when it comes to furniture. I have no idea what they are like with delivering anything else but I can sure as hell tell you I won't be finding out!!

Sorry to rave but you know it does good to get these things off one's chest!!

Cheers,
M

I will be to a point but compared to the price I would have paid Argos down here for the same unit I'm still OK.

JohnOwonga wrote: »

Does that Northern Ireland postcode work still just for freebies or paid goods as well

I've just used it for an Amazon order will post back here when/if item arrives.

this is a great idea. If you're buying something on ebay do you tell the seller to post it to the address even though it clearly makes no sense - because I presume they'd come back and say that address isn't in the UK?

That's what I was thinking but a few posters seem to use it on ebay.

okedoke wrote: »

this is a great idea. If you're buying something on ebay do you tell the seller to post it to the address even though it clearly makes no sense - because I presume they'd come back and say that address isn't in the UK?

I have only used it the once for Amazon and it worked but I'd like to try it a few more times before I would be confident using it. Don't think I would use it for high value items. I suppose you could try getting a friend in the UK to send letters at different times and see do they all arrive.

ImpossibleDuck wrote: »

I'm a bit confused, would it be...

John Smith,
House 4,
Main Street,
Sometown,
Co. Wherever,
BT11AA
United Kingdom << or Ireland?

John Smith,
House 4,
Main Street,
Sometown,
BT11AA
Co. Wherever,
Ireland

moonboy52 wrote: »

John Smith,
House 4,
Main Street,
Sometown,
BT11AA
Co. Wherever,
Ireland

OR
John Smith,
House 4,
Main Street,
Sometown,
Co. Wherever,
UK
BT11AA

has worked for me also

Fingers crossed - just ordered some cheap earphones from play using my "Belfast" address.

Nate

I can't get Amazon to accept BT11AA anymore




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