An Post are *****.

old_aussie · 07-12-2010 11:34AM

kyub wrote: »

The driver does not believe in doorbells for some reason.

Doorbells don't always work, knocking does.

Kablamo! · 07-12-2010 11:54AM

Uthur wrote: »

no post here yesterday or today. there's hardly even any snow on the ground!

Perhaps nobody is writing to you?

Cú Giobach · 07-12-2010 01:21PM

An post are ***** hmmm, personally I would only give them 4 stars (because of the junk mail).

Kimono-Girl · 07-12-2010 01:34PM

Kablamo! wrote: »

Perhaps nobody is writing to you?

ah there is always a bill!

mohawk · 07-12-2010 07:50PM

Are they going to try to deliver last weeks mail or is it going to sit in some office somewhere hoping we collect it ourselves. Waiting on an amazon package now for a week :mad:

FreudianSlippers · 07-12-2010 07:51PM

mohawk wrote: »

Are they going to try to deliver last weeks mail or is it going to sit in some office somewhere hoping we collect it ourselves. Waiting on an amazon package now for a week :mad:

Where in Dublin are you? I've been getting my post/parcels all week and last week. Literally no disruption at all.

Copper23 · 07-12-2010 07:52PM

I see two major problems with what people are saying here:

1) Why do you think you are due a flood of mail each and every day? Does that happen anyone? Very rarely. I mean, it's not uncommon for me to go a week without a letter, all I'm expecting are a few bills, my payslip and the occasional card from someone or something or unless I've ordered something online... it's hardly as if I'm expecting a big pile or personal mail each and every day.

2) The snow argument makes no sense to me. They deliver each and every weekday that it is possible to do so. In times of snow/ice, some areas can become dangerous. I mean, if some people won't even make the trip two and from work when the roads in their area are this dangerous, how do you expect someone who's job is to be outdoors in those conditions all day to continue to operate in a safe way? I mean in general they are pretty good at keeping the service going, they are often out in horrendous conditions in our country and it's only really on a rare occasion if ever that deliveries are cancelled or suspended for any small amount of time.

People never fail to amaze me with their level of self-entitlement.

Jenroche · 07-12-2010 08:09PM

I'm in D5. No post all last week so I went to the local sorting office. Queue out the door of people collecting their post. However, they wouldn't give out parcels, all I got was a handful of bills (great!) and half my Christmas shopping still being held.

My dad was a postman for years and had to deliver post in hail, rain and yes, snow. Nothing but a bunch of nancy boys working there now!

parker kent · 07-12-2010 08:11PM

Copper23 wrote: »

I see two major problems with what people are saying here:

1) Why do you think you are due a flood of mail each and every day? Does that happen anyone? Very rarely. I mean, it's not uncommon for me to go a week without a letter, all I'm expecting are a few bills, my payslip and the occasional card from someone or something or unless I've ordered something online... it's hardly as if I'm expecting a big pile or personal mail each and every day.

2) The snow argument makes no sense to me. They deliver each and every weekday that it is possible to do so. In times of snow/ice, some areas can become dangerous. I mean, if some people won't even make the trip two and from work when the roads in their area are this dangerous, how do you expect someone who's job is to be outdoors in those conditions all day to continue to operate in a safe way? I mean in general they are pretty good at keeping the service going, they are often out in horrendous conditions in our country and it's only really on a rare occasion if ever that deliveries are cancelled or suspended for any small amount of time.

People never fail to amaze me with their level of self-entitlement.

Somebody finally speaking a little bit of sense here.

hsi · 07-12-2010 08:16PM

kyub wrote: »

So I've been waiting on a delivery from An Post since Friday. I took the day off work today to receive delivery and got up early. I went upstairs to sort some clothes out at about 11:20am and came down at 11:45am to find that An Post had attempted delivery at 11:30am.

I immediately rang them and a kind lady in Customer Support rang the driver. Apparently he had knocked on the door 3 times, seen the curtains were closed and then put the notice in the door. The driver does not believe in doorbells for some reason.

So... I've to wait another day for my delivery (which cost me 30 Euro) and will have to get a taxi to the collection depot myself which will probably cost me another 30 Euro or more.

An Post drivers are overpaid, useless idiotic *****.

That has never been my experience... Our postman pulls all the stops to get things delivered.

hsi · 07-12-2010 08:18PM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Your one is.

We use An Post as our courier for the last 3 years, with over 3 thousand deliveries and only a single item has been reported missing, with no items damaged at all.

For all the slagging An Post gets, we find them bloody brilliant.

YES!!!, An post are really amazing. I could not fault them.

Jaxxy · 07-12-2010 08:42PM

Due to fairly hazardous conditions in certain areas of Dublin lots of routes were returned. Posties had falls, injuries, trips to the hospital, the list was endless. Deliveries should return to normal soon enough though, dozens of casuals from the summer were brought in to help clear the backlog.

Relax, you'll get your post.

iCosmopolis · 07-12-2010 09:32PM

Our Postie does the rounds on a push bike so he would'd be able to carry anything to bulky I guess, and he's been on foot in the bad weather. Postman in my last place on the other hand, defied the laws of physics by what he could get to fit through a letterbox, without damaging anything, to boot.

nacho66 · 14-12-2010 06:28PM

I ordered over 10kilos parcel from one of the german music mega stores. It was supposed to be a courier delivery (not standard mail). An Post delivered it on Friday at 8.30, when there was no one in the building yet. They left a note and now they urge me to come into the post office to pick it up

1) I won't go pick it up cause I'm working from 8 till 5 and have no chance to be there neither just after opening, nor just before closing
2) I won't pick it up cause it weights over 10kg

The whole f**** reason of getting a heavy parcel shipped with a courier is to have it delivered to my door, isn't. However, An Post is turning the thing around and making me think that it is me who should apologize that I wasn't in the building at the time of delivery

I already wrote the german store and asked them to sort this out, even tho I know it's f*** an post fault. However, after all, it's the store who is responsible for the merchandise until I have it in my hands. So I figure, if the store gets enough complaints about an post, they will change their contractor back to DHL, which they used to ship here in the past

Saila · 14-12-2010 06:42PM

nacho66 wrote: »

I ordered over 10kilos parcel from one of the german music mega stores. It was supposed to be a courier delivery (not standard mail). An Post delivered it on Friday at 8.30, when there was no one in the building yet. They left a note and now they urge me to come into the post office to pick it up

1) I won't go pick it up cause I'm working from 8 till 5 and have no chance to be there neither just after opening, nor just before closing
2) I won't pick it up cause it weights over 10kg

The whole f**** reason of getting a heavy parcel shipped with a courier is to have it delivered to my door, isn't. However, An Post is turning the thing around and making me think that it is me who should apologize that I wasn't in the building at the time of delivery

I already wrote the german store and asked them to sort this out, even tho I know it's f*** an post fault. However, after all, it's the store who is responsible for the merchandise until I have it in my hands. So I figure, if the store gets enough complaints about an post, they will change their contractor back to DHL, which they used to ship here in the past

so an post are **** because your an idiot

just a statement of fact here, not P ab.

nacho66 · 15-12-2010 02:20AM

Saila wrote: »

so an post are **** because your an idiot just a statement of fact here, not P ab.

And why exactly am I an idiot?

corkgal1981 · 19-12-2010 06:03PM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

OP, don't worry, soon this will all be privatized.

Has been, since 1984.

K-9 · 19-12-2010 07:45PM

corkgal1981 wrote: »

Has been, since 1984.

Think they are semi state, not privatised, you can't buy shares in them eg.

An Post - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

ixoy · 19-12-2010 07:55PM

Once had something go missing on me in ten years... so generally found them grand at delivering parcels. There's been a bit of delay recently but it's forgiveable under the circumstances.

What I would like to see though is some effort, somehow, at making it easier to collect parcels especially in situations like the OP's. Open the depot later so people can collect or at the weekend. Their opening hours are generally poor and not suited to regular working hours. As a national service they should cater for that (hell, I'd even pay an excess of €1 per item if I had to collect it at the weekend. There - a money making idea!).

K9 wrote:

Think they are semi state, not privatised, you can't buy shares in them eg.

The State probably owns them but their funding might come solely from their business as opposed to any taxes or subsidies? Being able to buy shares though isn't an indicator either way as most private companies aren't plcs!

Augmerson · 19-12-2010 08:23PM

I've had mostly good service from An Post, with only one time where an item had to be signed for, I missed it and had to visit the Depot and some new guy behind the counter who was useless couldn't find the item and it then became lost. Other than that it's all been perfect, but it's like any business, some eejit might do something stupid and give everybody a bad name but for the most part they're alright.

K-9 · 19-12-2010 08:39PM

ixoy wrote: »

The State probably owns them but their funding might come solely from their business as opposed to any taxes or subsidies? Being able to buy shares though isn't an indicator either way as most private companies aren't plcs!

Not sure on subsidies but I don't think they are the same as Eircom i.e. fully privatised.

mikemac · 19-12-2010 08:41PM

An Post is run as a commercial company.
They don't get subsidies from government money

But as to who owns it? I'm not sure, it's probably Minister for Communications, I'm guessing here

Svetti Arss · 19-12-2010 09:19PM

Things like this wont happen when we get post codes

Sonnenblumen · 19-12-2010 09:35PM

An Post deliver:D

get_d_hand_in · 19-12-2010 10:58PM

This weather offers a great excuse to everyone to run a bad service. you'd be sick of it....

I'm waiting on omething in the post since fri and i could gaurentee the post man wont bother comin tomo...

Copper23 · 19-12-2010 11:21PM

nacho66 wrote: »

I ordered over 10kilos parcel from one of the german music mega stores. It was supposed to be a courier delivery (not standard mail). An Post delivered it on Friday at 8.30, when there was no one in the building yet. They left a note and now they urge me to come into the post office to pick it up

1) I won't go pick it up cause I'm working from 8 till 5 and have no chance to be there neither just after opening, nor just before closing
2) I won't pick it up cause it weights over 10kg

The whole f**** reason of getting a heavy parcel shipped with a courier is to have it delivered to my door, isn't. However, An Post is turning the thing around and making me think that it is me who should apologize that I wasn't in the building at the time of delivery

I already wrote the german store and asked them to sort this out, even tho I know it's f*** an post fault. However, after all, it's the store who is responsible for the merchandise until I have it in my hands. So I figure, if the store gets enough complaints about an post, they will change their contractor back to DHL, which they used to ship here in the past

Why is it An Posts fault? If you order courier service you should have got it. they send it regular post.

HarryPotter41 · 20-12-2010 12:38PM

K-9 wrote: »

Not sure on subsidies but I don't think they are the same as Eircom i.e. fully privatised.

Nope, they are a semi state, backed by the government but run as a commercial enterprise with no subsidies but if things went belly up the service would continue because of the semi state status. Basically they can never close down because they are financially unviable because the state guarantees we must have a postal service.

As for deliveries, I live in the middle of nowhere and have had no interruption in service, when I don't get post I relaise I just don't have post. Was -11 here last night, theres snow everywhere and I can guarantee the postman is on his rounds, albeit slowly.

Novella · 20-12-2010 01:14PM

An Post always just leave me a little slip to say, "Your parcel is in X post office, go get it!". Why not just ring the bell and give it to me?!

ShadowGal · 23-12-2010 11:20AM

get_d_hand_in wrote: »

This weather offers a great excuse to everyone to run a bad service. you'd be sick of it....

I'm waiting on omething in the post since fri and i could gaurentee the post man wont bother comin tomo...

Maybe when your postman gets his wings attached after Christmas he can fly over the snow to get your stuff to you :-)

Voodoomelon · 23-12-2010 01:07PM

In fairness to all the lads in my area, they're doing a brilliant job. I'm sure there's many users here who are in an post or have some in the family, thanks to all!

An Post are *****.

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