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An Post Prizebonds

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  • #32
    RoundTower
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,083 ✭✭✭RoundTower


    they really don't write if you win a small one? I used to have some of these, wonder what I missed out on.


  • #33
    RoundTower
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,083 ✭✭✭RoundTower


    TommyGunne wrote: »
    AKAIK, claims that aren't collected within a certain time period go back to An Post, except the large prizes, where An Post must contact the owner.

    OK according to the site it's just untrue
    An Post wrote:
    How do I know if I've won a prize?
    All prize winners are contacted following each draw. In order to maintain confidentiality and security, correspondence is sent in plain envelopes. For prizes worth 250 or less a cheque is enclosed. For any prizes worth more than 250 a form is enclosed in order for the investor to claim their prize.

    To ensure that you can be contacted to claim your prize, it is important that you inform us - by signed mail or fax - if you change address.


    What happens to unclaimed prizes?
    Very few prizes are not claimed, but if someone does not claim their prize within 6 months of the draw date, the prize is entered onto our unclaimed prizes database. The prize is then held until the holder comes forward to claim it.


  • #34
    Michael Collins
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 1,852 Mod ✭✭✭✭Michael Collins


    RoundTower wrote: »
    OK according to the site it's just untrue

    Yeah, I think the confusion is because it used to be the case that for prizes under a certain value you were not notified so the owness was on you. But that's obviously changed since. And they actually send you out the check for small values now which is nice.

    Although 3% return isn't really that good, even these days you can get banks offering over 5% AER (some with withdrawl delays and deposit limit but I'd say there's some without those clauses too).


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