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Dismal Christmas Stamps from An Post

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  • 03-12-2013 1:29am
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    Banjoxed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭


    Got the 90c Christmas stamps from the Post Office today for some out of Ireland cards and letters and they are dismal. The machine printed stamps are never too good looking but the bottom of the design barrel was well and truly scraped with these. A sprig of holly. A robin. Austerity stamps from Austerity Ireland? The 60c ones in the booklet are nice enough but these are awful.


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    Sheldons Brain
    Registered Users Posts: 1,394 ✭✭✭Sheldons Brain


    This represents an atheist Christmas, cold and unappealing.


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    Mint Aero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭Mint Aero


    Nice thumb


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    theblaqueguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 401 ✭✭theblaqueguy


    They should of put my picture on the stamps to celebrate the diversity of ireland


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    hfallada
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,180 ✭✭✭hfallada


    Well I couldnt give a **** about the stamps. But queuing for 30 mins all year to do anything in the post office kills me. Do the staff really need to have a 5 min conversation with every customer? But yet never enter a registered letter into the system right.


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    donegal__road
    Closed Accounts Posts: 953 ✭✭✭donegal__road


    I agree OP, it is a very poor effort... here is the Canadian equivalent

    Im not a big fan of Christmas, but at least it looks as if there has been some effort put into designing the Canadian stamps.

    Whoever designed the Irish Christmas stamp for 2013, takes no pride in their work.


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    [Deleted User]
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    I'm of the opposite opinion. I actually hate the booklet ones with the stained-glass window thing on them, but I think the simplistic holly and robin ones are really nice.

    I think you have a real problem here though. What if the addressees judge you on your stamp? Maybe you should include a note with your card to say that you're aware of the obvious design flaws and that you sincerely apologise.


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    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,414 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Mint Aero wrote: »
    Nice thumb

    Looks like a mechanics thumb.


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    we'llallhavetea
    Registered Users Posts: 1,031 ✭✭✭we'llallhavetea


    kneemos wrote: »
    Looks like a mechanics thumb.

    are you on drugs? it's spotless!


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    Lando Griffin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,952 ✭✭✭Lando Griffin


    They could really think outside the box and sell advertising space on the stamp like a lovely Coke Cola Christmas theme or Mr Tayto or even Guinness.
    Think of the revenue it would generate.
    Sent on my Nokia 3310.


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    #11
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,414 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    aya startin wha wrote: »
    are you on drugs? it's spotless!

    There's oil under that fingernail.

    That's a working mans thumb.


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    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,068 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    kneemos wrote: »
    Looks like a mechanics thumb.

    A mechanics secretary maybe.

    Who the fcuk is buying stamps..?.. that's what I wan to know! You can get a big ass pre-paid envelope for like 70 cent.


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    Lando Griffin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,952 ✭✭✭Lando Griffin


    kneemos wrote: »
    There's oil under that fingernail.

    That's a working mans thumb.

    More index finger if you observe.
    The cameraman is probably right handed which means he is holding with his left hand.
    If holding in place with his thumb you would see much more of his index finger in the background.


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    Mint Aero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭Mint Aero


    Lando Griffin wrote: »
    More index finger if you observe.
    The cameraman is probably right handed which means he is holding with his left hand.
    If holding in place with his thumb you would see much more of his index finger in the background.

    Ya should've gone to specsavers Lando :pac: You can see the rest of his hand in the background.


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    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,414 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Lando Griffin wrote: »
    More index finger if you observe.
    The cameraman is probably right handed which means he is holding with his left hand.
    If holding in place with his thumb you would see much more of his index finger in the background.

    The index finger is under the stamps.Definitely a thumb I reackon.Looks very straight to be a mechanics actually.Still has oil on it though.


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    #16
    BillyMitchel
    Registered Users Posts: 3,324 ✭✭✭BillyMitchel


    Is there anything AH hasn't moaned about today?

    Its getting worse that the Joe Duffy show.


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    Lando Griffin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,952 ✭✭✭Lando Griffin


    Mint Aero wrote: »
    Ya should've gone to specsavers Lando :pac: You can see the rest of his hand in the background.

    I stand by my observations but I just might need re-training.


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    #18
    General General
    Registered Users Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭General General


    This kind of bullsh!t by an post makes me seethe with rage. Shower of f`cks.


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    #19
    Kikin
    Registered Users Posts: 127 ✭✭Kikin


    I for one am disgusted at the indignation and complete lack of consideration given to letter senders and receivers in this country. A march on the dail at noon is the only solution.


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    Aquagakka
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    Mint Aero wrote: »
    Nice thumb

    Philately will get you nowhere.


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    banquo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,487 ✭✭✭banquo


    Aquagakka wrote: »
    Philately will get you nowhere.

    Wins the thread.


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    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭SV


    So this is what people complain about nowadays..there's a trivial things that annoy you thread somewhere, this is literally perfect for it.


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    kneemos
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    SV wrote: »
    So this is what people complain about nowadays..there's a trivial things that annoy you thread somewhere, this is literally perfect for it.

    Stop complaining.


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    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭SV


    kneemos wrote: »
    Stop complaining.

    I'm not :confused:


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    MadsL
    Registered Users Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    SV wrote: »
    I'm not :confused:

    Don't Argue/


    here's the US rather rotund Christmas Holiday stamp


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    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,078 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    So I think I'm correct in saying that its 90c to post a Christmas card anywhere on the island of Ireland, but ho much does it cost to post a card next door to Britain? and then how much to Europe, and then 'The World' as highlighted in yellow on the Link (yellow No 4).

    http://postage.anpost.ie/

    There was a time not so long ago, when No2 was just a little more expensive than here, (but a lot less than Australia or the US) for example, so whats the story with stamp prices this year?


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    Banjoxed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭Banjoxed


    LordSutch wrote: »
    So I think I'm correct in saying that its 90c to post a Christmas card anywhere on the island of Ireland, but ho much does it cost to post a card next door to Britain? and then how much to Europe, and then 'The World' as highlighted in yellow on the Link (yellow No 4).

    http://postage.anpost.ie/

    There was a time not so long ago, when No2 was just a little more expensive than here, (but a lot less than Australia or the US) for example, so whats the story with stamp prices this year?

    60c to Ireland (including NI)
    90c to everywhere else.


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    sunflower27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,822 ✭✭✭sunflower27


    Yeah, they are pretty bad alright. Was actually shocked at how bad they were when I clicked on the link.

    90c - what a rip off!!!!


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    gobnaitolunacy
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    General General wrote: »
    This kind of bullsh!t by an post makes me seethe with rage. Shower of f`cks.

    I wouldn't care if there was a pic of a wombat riding Miley Cyrus on them, as long as they were cheap (which they're not)


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    Teyla Emmagan
    Registered Users Posts: 5,641 ✭✭✭Teyla Emmagan


    Those aren't the Christmas stamps. The Christmas stamps come in a little booklet of 20. Those are just the random stamps they give everyone this time of year who doesn't specifically ask for Christmas stamps. You go in and ask for 5 stamps right now and you get those robin yokes, which personally I think are also quite cute.


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    #31
    Banjoxed
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    Teyla Emmagan wrote: »
    Those aren't the Christmas stamps. The Christmas stamps come in a little booklet of 20. Those are just the random stamps they give everyone this time of year who doesn't specifically ask for Christmas stamps. You go in and ask for 5 stamps right now and you get those robin yokes, which personally I think are also quite cute.

    The little booklet of twenty Christmas stamps are only in 60c denominations. There are no other 90c ones for outside Ireland.


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