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  • #962
    gaelar29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46 ✭gaelar29


    Tis rare but am a postie myself, off tomorrow, well today...am out the next 13 days in a row but I have yet to hear of anyone re a delay..nice to hear an odd time, "didnt expect it so quick"
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #963
    schmoo2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,389 ✭✭✭schmoo2k


    D3V!L wrote: »
    Has anyone received a parcel from the UK that was sent around the 10th - 12th of November ?

    Amazon sent me a parcel from the UK on the 12th and even though it has an An Post tracking number there hasn't been any updates.

    Most likely its sitting in England waiting on transport...
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #964
    schmoo2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,389 ✭✭✭schmoo2k


    andrew1977 wrote: »
    No sign of any movement on this , should I be starting to get worried if it’s lost? It’s a few Santa gifts which I’m waiting on .
    I see a few others have got packages from koln which were dispatched after mine .
    I tried customer service of the 3 companies involved , no concrete answer from any of them where it is .

    Sit tight for another while ?
    Thanks

    I am in the same boat and my previous order from Amazon.de sat in Koln for a very long time as well (but did eventually show up in Ireland / An Post).
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #965
    0ph0rce0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,056 ✭✭✭0ph0rce0


    I wouldn't be ordering anything from Germany. If you do a bit of research they are having problems getting stuff into Ireland and the Czech Rep. stopped taking anything over a certain size and returning them to sender.

    Some stuff is coming through but serious backlogs there, nothing to do with An Post
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #966
    Gru
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,176 ✭✭✭Gru


    Agent Avenger wrote: »
    I have prime and up until a few weeks ago my Amazon parcels were taking two weeks to arrive, kept getting stuck when they arrived in Dublin. They are moving much better now but one parcel has been stuck in Park West since the 1st and several haven’t budged from parcel hub 12 since the 3rd.

    Same here, was waiting almost 2 weeks for Amazon to dispatch and then days for an post deliveries in November,


    Since December, an item ordered on Dec 1st (evening) was delivered yesterday, an item ordered Dec 2nd (morning) just arrived today both via Dublin parcel hub, both landed in the Dublin Parcel hub an hour apart Friday Morning Dec 4th.


    i had one item go through "PARK WEST" and it took so long Amazon refunded it as "missing" but then it arrived so i had to contact them to pay again,

    so if it's PARK WEST expect delays but it should arrive eventually.
    Post edited by whiterebel on


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  • #967
    gaelar29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46 ✭gaelar29


    schmoo2k wrote: »
    Most likely its sitting in England waiting on transport...

    Adresspal?
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #968
    RonyPonyBah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 309 ✭✭RonyPonyBah


    0ph0rce0 wrote: »
    I wouldn't be ordering anything from Germany. If you do a bit of research they are having problems getting stuff into Ireland and the Czech Rep. stopped taking anything over a certain size and returning them to sender.

    Some stuff is coming through but serious backlogs there, nothing to do with An Post

    Can you please elaborate or share some source? I've done some googling but can't find anything
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #969
    The Continental Op
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,237 ✭✭✭The Continental Op


    gaelar29 wrote: »
    Tis rare but am a postie myself, off tomorrow, well today...am out the next 13 days in a row but I have yet to hear of anyone re a delay..nice to hear an odd time, "didnt expect it so quick"

    Funny that when I chat to my postman he tells me of all the people that are asking him were stuff is because its late.
    Post edited by whiterebel on

    Wake me up when it's all over.



  • #970
    ConorBDeNiro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭ConorBDeNiro


    andrew1977 wrote: »
    No sign of any movement on this , should I be starting to get worried if it’s lost? It’s a few Santa gifts which I’m waiting on .
    I see a few others have got packages from koln which were dispatched after mine .
    I tried customer service of the 3 companies involved , no concrete answer from any of them where it is .

    Sit tight for another while ?
    Thanks

    No sign of mine either. I'm starting to think they lost a crate or something. I'm on another site where someone who ordered something from Adidas on the 20th November was contacted to say the package had been lost.
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #971
    RonyPonyBah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 309 ✭✭RonyPonyBah


    ConorBDeNiro wrote: »
    No sign of mine either. I'm starting to think they lost a crate or something. I'm on another site where someone who ordered something from Adidas on the 20th November was contacted to say the package had been lost.

    I got my An Post tracking from DHL on the 30th November, tracking is still dead so I'd say it's just a mega backlog
    Post edited by whiterebel on


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  • #972
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91,029 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    I'm getting UK mail quicker than ROI mail
    Post edited by whiterebel on
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  • #973
    Darc19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭Darc19


    0ph0rce0 wrote: »
    I wouldn't be ordering anything from Germany. If you do a bit of research they are having problems getting stuff into Ireland and the Czech Rep. stopped taking anything over a certain size and returning them to sender.

    Some stuff is coming through but serious backlogs there, nothing to do with An Post

    I'd be saying for people to look at what delivery service European companies use.

    DPD have minor delays from Europe as everything goes by truck. From Germany, dpd is a four day service, Poland 6-7days, Italy 7-8 days, Czechia/Slovakia 4-5 days.

    Gls are a couple of days slower, but also use road/sea.

    Ups economy uses road/sea.

    It's when you see DHL Post (national post network in Germany) Austria post, La Posted etc, they all generally use air freight and that has very limited capacity.

    DHL express and UPS priority are also quick (but expensive) as they use their own cargo planes.
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #974
    Spon Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,279 ✭✭✭Spon Farmer


    Is there the same delays in send letters and parcels to the U.K. as there is in getting them?
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #975
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,749 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    Parcel that left the US on November 19th arrived in Dublin today, finally.
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #976
    Darc19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭Darc19


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Parcel that left the US on November 19th arrived in Dublin today, finally.

    I'll correct that.

    Parcel sat in cargo holding area from 19th Nov until probably Friday.
    Finally got cargo space on one of the very few flights from USA to Ireland, landed Saturday morning, scanned in an post today.
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #977
    dashdoll
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 675 ✭✭✭dashdoll


    I have two parcels from Zara Black Friday stuck in Dublin since 1 December. "We have your post in DUBLIN NORTH DEPOT, DUBLIN". A week with no movement...I'd expect delays but this seems a bit much. Shouldnt have bothered!
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #978
    Spon Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,279 ✭✭✭Spon Farmer


    The Continental Op wrote: »
    Funny that when I chat to my postman he tells me of all the people that are asking him were stuff is because its late.

    There might be less of a delay if you let the man work instead of hindering him with you chats :p
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #979
    loveisdivine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,462 ✭✭✭loveisdivine


    Parcel sent from Dublin on 1st December coming to Dundalk. Tracking showed nothing until this morning, now saying it's been sorted in Ballymount yesterday. Won't receive today so thats gonna be at least 1 week to get something from Dublin to Dundalk.

    I know there are delays. But I could have walked there and back in half the time.
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #980
    Ivefoundgod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,467 ✭✭✭Ivefoundgod


    loveisdivine wrote: »
    Parcel sent from Dublin on 1st December coming to Dundalk. Tracking showed nothing until this morning, now saying it's been sorted in Ballymount yesterday. Won't receive today so thats gonna be at least 1 week to get something from Dublin to Dundalk.

    I know there are delays. But I could have walked there and back in half the time.

    Similar situation, parcel sent from Greystones the 30th of November, still sitting there in the post office according to the tracker. I wouldn't mind only I opted to get it posted because of the restrictions but at this rate I could have just waited until the 18th and went up myself to get it. Paying extra for the registered post as well made no difference.
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #981
    The Continental Op
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,237 ✭✭✭The Continental Op


    Spon Farmer wrote: »
    There might be less of a delay if you let the man work instead of hindering him with you chats :p

    We are the furthest point out on his run at a picturesque spot where he often stops for lunch. I have to walk up the drive when he calls (horn as he goes past the house) because its not fair to expect him to come down our drive with our large dogs. I've offered coffee or tea, but he has a business drop where he uses the canteen for a cup of tea.:cool:
    Post edited by whiterebel on

    Wake me up when it's all over.



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  • #982
    Spon Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,279 ✭✭✭Spon Farmer


    I bought my mother two Christmas CDs on Monday last week online from a shop in Dublin .

    Took the retailer long enough to get them into the post but the parcel has been sitting in the Galway DSU since Thursday.

    My mother is in Limerick and I’ve never seen An Post tracking put anything I send from Dublin to Limerick via Galway.
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #983
    Spon Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,279 ✭✭✭Spon Farmer


    I tried calling An Post customer service but I’m getting the “engaged tone”.

    Is the phone service shut down at the moment?

    EDIT: it eventually worked and I spent over 25 minutes in “position one” in the queue for a conversation that lasted less than a minute. The young lady was able to tell me that the parcel was actually sorted in Portlaoise and I could expect it to be delivered “sometime this week”.
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #984
    Spon Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,279 ✭✭✭Spon Farmer


    The Continental Op wrote: »
    We are the furthest point out on his run at a picturesque spot where he often stops for lunch. I have to walk up the drive when he calls (horn as he goes past the house) because its not fair to expect him to come down our drive with our large dogs. I've offered coffee or tea, but he has a business drop where he uses the canteen for a cup of tea.:cool:

    I hope you know my post was in jest.

    I have to send a parcel to the U.K.

    DPD is twice the price of An Post but considering An Post have any CDs is a Galway depot for 5 days I have a feeling something going out of the country might not arrive before Christmas.

    Is a courier a better option?
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #985
    parttime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 282 ✭✭parttime


    I'm waiting on cables for m AliExpress, arrived in Dublin in August
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #986
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    Spon Farmer wrote: »
    I hope you know my post was in jest.

    I have to send a parcel to the U.K.

    DPD is twice the price of An Post but considering An Post have any CDs is a Galway depot for 5 days I have a feeling something going out of the country might not arrive before Christmas.

    Is a courier a better option?

    DPD is moving well inbound from the UK, so would think its the better option out as well. Royal Mail seem to be having their own difficulties.
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #987
    Mollywolly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 566 ✭✭✭Mollywolly


    I bought some ink from a Dublin company that shipped on 1st December. Their confirmation email said to contact An Post if there was a problem with the tracking.

    I've waited patiently (being mindful of Christmas/Covid delays) and there has been no update on tracking. I managed to get hold of someone at An Post via webchat this morning who said they hadn't received the package and to contact the sender.

    So would I be right in thinking that it's now the sender's responsibility to investigate with An Post and provide me with a duplicate order or refund? Note: I have advised sender of the issue and awaiting reply.
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #988
    The Continental Op
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,237 ✭✭✭The Continental Op


    Mollywolly wrote: »
    I bought some ink from a Dublin company that shipped on 1st December. Their confirmation email said to contact An Post if there was a problem with the tracking.

    I've waited patiently (being mindful of Christmas/Covid delays) and there has been no update on tracking. I managed to get hold of someone at An Post via webchat this morning who said they hadn't received the package and to contact the sender.

    So would I be right in thinking that it's now the sender's responsibility to investigate with An Post and provide me with a duplicate order or refund? Note: I have advised sender of the issue and awaiting reply.

    Could just as easily be that An Post have it in a container somewhere they haven't opened yet. Other options are its lost or not been picked up or put in the system by the seller.

    Did you pay anything extra for expedited delivery?
    Post edited by whiterebel on

    Wake me up when it's all over.



  • #989
    Mollywolly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 566 ✭✭✭Mollywolly


    The Continental Op wrote: »
    Could just as easily be that An Post have it in a container somewhere they haven't opened yet. Other options are its lost or not been picked up or put in the system by the seller.

    Did you pay anything extra for expedited delivery?

    I suppose it could be, but now they have said they don't have it, I've passed it back to the sender.

    Delivery was by An Post or courier for the same price. With hindsight, I should have selected courier :( I'll know better next time!
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #990
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    whiterebel wrote: »
    DPD is moving well inbound from the UK, so would think its the better option out as well. Royal Mail seem to be having their own difficulties.

    DPD from mainland Europe seems slow for me.
    Post edited by whiterebel on


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  • #991
    jaffa20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭jaffa20


    Still waiting on Hermes package posted on 22/11. No updates at all on tracking since 23/11 in UK ☹️ My h&m package that was posted on black friday is at least in Dublin depot.
    Post edited by whiterebel on


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