Should An Post deliver Saturday?

I’ve always found it strange they don’t. I’m fairly certain they do in the run up to Christmas, but surely it could & should become the standard? There’s even some money to be made from it, charge a tad extra maybe for Saturday delivery. I’ve found myself in situations where I’m needing a parcel ASAP but I’m screwed if I order Friday. Or I order Thursday and it doesn’t get delivered Friday.

mloc123

They would want to improve the Mon-Fri offering first...

CSSE09

They do deliver parcels on Saturday, started last year.

CSSE09

CSSE09 wrote: »

They do deliver parcels on Saturday, started last year.

Must only be in Dublin? I’ve never seen or heard from them of a Saturday.

bazz26

I got a parcel delivered by them from Amazon on a Saturday a few weeks back, I'm not in Dublin.

freshpopcorn

I've being told it's done in Dublin on Saturdays.
We've got post on Saturdays in December in the past!

Coillte_Bhoy

In urban areas they do. Xmas time the 2 Saturdays beforehand are nationwide deliveries.

Marhay70

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I've being told it's done in Dublin on Saturdays.
We've got post on Saturdays in December in the past!

Was the norm up to the 1990s I think, certainly in County Dublin.

mrmorgan

What they should do is pick up your outgoing post when delivering your other letters

Purple Mountain

Posties need days off too you know.

Taypot

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Posties need days off too you know.

Here is an idea get another postie for Saturday delivery.

vectorvictor

Taypot wrote: »

Here is an idea get another postie for Saturday delivery.

That's alot of extra cost, training , management etc.. given the only people wanting (not needing) this service are consumers i.e. the market segment willing to pay the least

Purple Mountain

And then we'll have another taxpayer's money wasted thread.

limnam

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I've being told it's done in Dublin on Saturdays.
We've got post on Saturdays in December in the past!

Had parcels from them on Saturday in Cork

mrmorgan

Mr.S wrote: »

They do that if you have one of those AnPost boxes.

That shouldnt be a requirement in my view

Stoolbend

Have parcels delivered on a Saturday here for a good while in Mayo.

Mike9832

bazz26 wrote: »

I got a parcel delivered by them from Amazon on a Saturday a few weeks back, I'm not in Dublin.

Address pal to your door?

I have to go the office to collect

dxhound2005

Address Pal has a home delivery option for UK items. The fee is taken from your credit card. For USA items home delivery is the only service available.

Rikand

got a parcel last month on a Saturday. I'm in the midlands

Donald Trump

Leia Itchy SnakeMGS wrote: »

I’ve always found it strange they don’t. I’m fairly certain they do in the run up to Christmas, but surely it could & should become the standard? There’s even some money to be made from it, charge a tad extra maybe for Saturday delivery. I’ve found myself in situations where I’m needing a parcel ASAP but I’m screwed if I order Friday. Or I order Thursday and it doesn’t get delivered Friday.

Hey Jimmy no-mates. The reason you're not getting any post is not because of non-delivery Saturdays


:P

Del.Monte

Growing up in the '60s there were two letter deliveries a day Monday/Friday and one on a Saturday but with the collapse in personal letter writing, we aren't going back to those sort of frequencies - ever. As it is, it's only a couple of years since the idea of reducing deliveries to two/three times a week was being floated. Some people have short memories.

Del.Monte

Del.Monte wrote: »

Growing up in the '60s there were two letter deliveries a day Monday/Friday and one on a Saturday but with the collapse in personal letter writing, we aren't going back to those sort of frequencies - ever. As it is, it's only a couple of years since the idea of reducing deliveries to two/three times a week was being floated. Some people have short memories.

Historically, the telephone put an end to several deliveries a day, now, email will reduce the number of deliveries to two or three times a week.
These days it's really only delivery of parcels that keep an post alive and that is quite a competitive market.

kneemos

Yeah,why can't we get bills on Saturday too?

murpho999

kneemos wrote: »

Yeah,why can't we get bills on Saturday too?

Genuinely can’t remember the last time I got a bill in the post.

whisky_galore

Don't see the need really. Is it really that important that you get your consignment of sex toys on a Saturday?

Give me my local fear an phoist for An Post on its worst day over the arrant incompetents who run and work for the ineffably abysmal Fastway Couriers. The. Worst. Company. In. Irish. History. Do a Google review on them and you'll be gobsmacked at how awful they are.

Sephiroth_dude

Leia Itchy SnakeMGS wrote: »

Must only be in Dublin? I’ve never seen or heard from them of a Saturday.

Nope in Cork too.

badtoro

No. I don't want to be getting bills on a Saturday too!

Capt'n Midnight

Back in the day you could post a letter in the morning, and get a reply the same day. But then we had a rebellion.