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How to tell Amazon to deliver to Post Office for collection

  • 30-11-2016 12:46PM
    #1
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,835 ✭✭✭


    I sent a parcel to a person but they weren't there when they tried to deliver it.

    Is there any way on the app to get the delivery dropped at the local post office?

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    Car99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,531 ✭✭✭Car99


    Tigerandahalf wrote: »
    I sent a parcel to a person but they weren't there when they tried to deliver it.

    Is there any way on the app to get the delivery dropped at the local post office?

    Thanks

    If I'm not in when An Post attempt delivery they leave a note say collect at this post office with a reference number. They don't try to deliver ir twice .


  • #3
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,094 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    It will automatically go to the local Delivery Unit. This may be the PO or it may be a location further away. They only make one attempt.


  • #4
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,835 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    Any way to find out the local delivery unit without actually seeing the note they have left?

    I would love to be able to just leave messages or phone numbers on the app so the delivery man can either ring you or drop it to a neighbour.


  • #5
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,094 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    It should be simple enough to deduce from the PO finder on the an post website.


  • #6
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,835 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    It is a rural post office so I fear it may have gone to the regional depot where the postmen collect the mail.


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  • #7
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,130 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    Tigerandahalf wrote: »
    I sent a parcel to a person but they weren't there when they tried to deliver it.

    Is there any way on the app to get the delivery dropped at the local post office?

    Thanks

    You'd have to create an address pal account for that. Otherwise it'll go back to the depot.


  • #8
    Berty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,184 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    Tigerandahalf wrote: »
    It is a rural post office so I fear it may have gone to the regional depot where the postmen collect the mail.

    I live in a small town. We have a small post office and the postmen(2 of them covering a large area in vans) don't go to the DSU to collect their stuff. It gets dropped to the post office, they fill their vans, and off they go.

    If they can't deliver to me it gets held in my local post office for 5 days and if I don't collect it gets returned to the sender.


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