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why are Irish people so obsessed with the Post Offices?

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    #62
    Ubbquittious
    Registered Users Posts: 6,192 ✭✭✭Ubbquittious


    Phat Dick wrote: »
    lots of stories on Joe Duffy the last couple of days about elderly people who don't have a bank account to lodge their Irish water refund cheque so they want to be refunded by postal order instead.

    They should have just been sent cash really. Keep it simple. What would have been better still is if they weren't made pay the water tax in the first place but this is the next best thing I suppose. Still a disgrace (Joe) that they're made pay property tax out of the little income they have.

    Though would the credit union not cash it for them? Most places would have a credit union even if it's only open a few hours a week


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    #63
    Agricola
    Registered Users Posts: 6,547 ✭✭✭Agricola


    There's far worse wastage of public money than post offices. County Council motor tax offices spring to mind. Half a dozen PS lifers, sitting behind glass partitions, taking in wads of cash and doling out windscreen disks all day long. Now that is idiotic.


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    #64
    Ubbquittious
    Registered Users Posts: 6,192 ✭✭✭Ubbquittious


    Agricola wrote: »
    There's far worse wastage of public money than post offices. County Council motor tax offices spring to mind. Half a dozen PS lifers, sitting behind glass partitions, taking in wads of cash and doling out windscreen disks all day long. Now that is idiotic.

    You'd think it should be possible to get a windscreen disc in the Post Office really :pac:


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    #65
    harry Bailey esq
    Registered Users Posts: 4,814 ✭✭✭harry Bailey esq


    the_pen_turner wrote: »
    a place to meet friends and catch up on local events

    There's one on Parnell St where people socialise, sell zimmos and catch up on local gossip. Plus the security is a lot more lax than cash in transit vans or banks, but on the right day they might have the same amount of cash in em.


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    #66
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users Posts: 15,856 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    Phat Dick wrote: »
    lots of stories on Joe Duffy the last couple of days about elderly people who don't have a bank account to lodge their Irish water refund cheque so they want to be refunded by postal order instead.

    Do they want to be paid in £.s.d or Punts?


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