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Seanachai

I sent a letter to the Intreo Centre in Ballymun last Monday, I found out from them today that it hasn't arrived. It was posted from Glasnevin, I asked the guy in the post office today if it could be because I put a €1 stamp on an a4 size envelope, he said it was most likely due to the Christmas workload. I find this hard to believe for a letter that was basically going two miles up the road.

MAJJ

Seanachai wrote: »

I sent a letter to the Intreo Centre in Ballymun last Monday, I found out from them today that it hasn't arrived. It was posted from Glasnevin, I asked the guy in the post office today if it could be because I put a €1 stamp on an a4 size envelope, he said it was most likely due to the Christmas workload. I find this hard to believe for a letter that was basically going two miles up the road.

Don't think it goes up the road, a lot goes to portlaoise then sorted and delivered.

Seanachai

MAJJ wrote: »

Don't think it goes up the road, a lot goes to portlaoise then sorted and delivered.

They would actually bring the letter to Portlaoise for sorting? That's mad

ED E

I suspect it would only go as far as the DMC for sorting (out by the airport).

monnies

Seanachai wrote: »

I sent a letter to the Intreo Centre in Ballymun last Monday, I found out from them today that it hasn't arrived. It was posted from Glasnevin, I asked the guy in the post office today if it could be because I put a €1 stamp on an a4 size envelope, he said it was most likely due to the Christmas workload. I find this hard to believe for a letter that was basically going two miles up the road.

are you 100% sure you sent the letter?

SuperSean11

Did you put it in the bin instead of a post box?

Seanachai

monnies wrote: »

are you 100% sure you sent the letter?

Yes, lol, I even remember the specific post box, I asked the guy behind the desk today if it is still in use, just to be sure. I had to use that one because the one outside my house has a very narrow slot on it.

Seanachai

Okay, didn't know that. Maybe somebody in their office has just lost it, it would hardly be in a sorting depot in Dublin for a full week.

monnies

Seanachai wrote: »

Yes, lol, I even remember the specific post box, I asked the guy behind the desk today if it is still in use, just to be sure. I had to use that one because the one outside my house has a very narrow slot on it.

really it should have arrived the next day,
if you had no return address on the back, it will end up in the "undelivered mail centre, as you obviously wrote the wrong address,.

you would be better off sending the same letter again asap

RichT

The price for an A4 size letter (under 100g) is €1.65 so it will probably be sent back to you as 'underpaid' if your name and address is in the letter.

Seanachai

monnies wrote: »

really it should have arrived the next day,
if you had no return address on the back, it will end up in the "undelivered mail centre, as you obviously wrote the wrong address,.

you would be better off sending the same letter again asap

I wrote the correct address, I'm OCD about these things, I'd say it's either a stamp price or misplacement issue. But I put my address on the envelope so they should have sent it back to me if it was the wrong address or the stamp.

phasers

Always register important letters, the tracking number is really worth the extra couple of quid

Seanachai

phasers wrote: »

Always register important letters, the tracking number is really worth the extra couple of quid

Definitely, it's drives me bonkers not knowing where it's at or if it's lying in a gutter after falling out of a sack.

Seanachai

If it was put in the underpaid box would they not have sent it back to me by now? Or is this box a thing that is opened once a month or something?

RichT

Seanachai wrote: »

If it was put in the underpaid box would they not have sent it back to me by now? Or is this box a thing that is opened once a month or something?

I think they might be a little busy at this time of year dealing with the 'fully paid items.'

I wouldn't be surprised if you don't get it back till after the Christmas.

Dr Crayfish

Seanachai wrote: »

Definitely, it's drives me bonkers not knowing where it's at or if it's lying in a gutter after falling out of a sack.

Sounds like my conception

Mrs OBumble

ED E wrote: »

I suspect it would only go as far as the DMC for sorting (out by the airport).

Do they have OCR scanners around the country like that?

With Ireland being so small, I'd have expected only 2-3 large sorting depots.

Are Am Eye

Their automated yokamebobs read address' better without punctuation.
I think it's one of life's great dilemmas whether to write the address
without commas and full stops, like how you're supposed to, or to write
the address grammatically correct. Neither way is sufficient or leaves me
happy.

Your letter Seanchai, would get back to you quicker with a return
address on the top left of the envelope. Otherwise someone has to open the
mail and try and find an address. There's probably thousands of such mail put aside.
Also if you were posting anything radioactive, this is prohibited, and your mail would not be delivered.

Sleeper12

Seanachai wrote:

I sent a letter to the Intreo Centre in Ballymun last Monday, I found out from them today that it hasn't arrived. It was posted from Glasnevin, I asked the guy in the post office today if it could be because I put a €1 stamp on an a4 size envelope, he said it was most likely due to the Christmas workload. I find this hard to believe for a letter that was basically going two miles up the road.

It didn't go 2 miles up the road. It had to go to be sorted first.

I had a letter take 4 weeks to get from Dublin 5 to Swords last year. Usually I find an post pretty good though

Seanachai

Are Am Eye wrote: »

Their automated yokamebobs read address' better without punctuation.
I think it's one of life's great dilemmas whether to write the address
without commas and full stops, like how you're supposed to, or to write
the address grammatically correct. Neither way is sufficient or leaves me
happy.

Your letter Seanchai, would get back to you quicker with a return
address on the top left of the envelope. Otherwise someone has to open the
mail and try and find an address. There's probably thousands of such mail put aside.
Also if you were posting anything radioactive, this is prohibited, and your mail would not be delivered.

The return address was on the corner of the envelope, I'm thinking now that it's on the long finger in a box that nobody is that a**sed about.

Fighting Tao

Today I received 2 items that were shipped from China on December 11th 2017. Jealous?

Seanachai

Fighting Tao wrote: »

Today I received 2 items that were shipped from China on December 11th 2017. Jealous?

Doesn't surprise me, I order stuff from a US website sometimes and it gets here in no time.

dxhound2005

If the addressee has a Freepost licence there is no need for a stamp. Either they will supply envelopes for this purpose, or advise correspondents to write Freepost in the address when using ordinary envelopes.

If Freepost does not appear in the address it needs a stamp.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056948994&page=2

Are Am Eye

Seanachai wrote: »

The return address was on the corner of the envelope, I'm thinking now that it's on the long finger in a box that nobody is that a**sed about.

I take it, this is not a letter that can simply be resent?



Online Postal Enquiry Form M85

MilesMorales1

Hang on OP, are you suggesting anpost of all places, ****ed something up? Don't even suggest that to me, I just won't believe it.

monnies

Seanachai wrote: »

I wrote the correct address, I'm OCD about these things, I'd say it's either a stamp price or misplacement issue. But I put my address on the envelope so they should have sent it back to me if it was the wrong address or the stamp.

as i said earlier it would be faster to resend the letter,
if the postage was too low the computer would have switched it out, and your letter is in limerick ( with all other hassle post>

dxhound2005

Are Am Eye wrote: »

I take it, this is not a letter that can simply be resent?



Online Postal Enquiry Form M85

How did you get M85 into your link, when it is M58?

Are Am Eye

dxhound2005 wrote: »

How did you get M85 into your link, when it is M58?

I sent it by reverse charge.

dxhound2005

Are Am Eye wrote: »

I sent it by reverse charge.

I realised it was just a typo after I posted. It is known as "the old reverse figure" by people who have to do balances of accounts.

Seanachai

Are Am Eye wrote: »

I take it, this is not a letter that can simply be resent?



Online Postal Enquiry Form M85

I filled out that form On Monday, I haven't gotten a response. I'll have to just get a new form and I think I'll hand deliver it this time.

biko

It was probably stolen..