An Post, 10 Love (N) Stamps for €8

Caranica · 08-02-2018 9:40pm #1

Got a card in the door from an Post with a barcode for my local post office to buy a book of 10 Love Stamps for €8.

Personally I don't care what picture is on my stamps, these are N (national rate) that just so happen to have a heart and the word love on them.

They're available on irishstamps.ie too if you didn't get a card with a code! Oh and you can buy multiple books of them online.

Edit: Valid 8-13 February

vicwatson · 08-02-2018 10:15pm

I guess these have no “use by” date, if they put the price up just buy the extra stamp.

How much is delivery of the books online (without going through the whole checkout process)?

Guy:Incognito · 08-02-2018 10:29pm

vicwatson wrote: »

How much is delivery of the books online (without going through the whole checkout process)?

They could just take a stamp out of your book and pop them in the post box for you

Caranica · 08-02-2018 10:33pm

Delivery is €1 non registered and €7 registered. Would be worth registering if you were buying a load for a wedding but I've ordered stamps at Christmas (back in the days when postage wasn't prohibitively expensive) and never had a problem without registering.

animaal · 09-02-2018 9:02am

I wonder if sales of stamps were lower than expected over Christmas, with the recent price increases, and this is to try and reverse the trend?

unhappyBB · 09-02-2018 9:15am

vicwatson wrote: »

I guess these have no “use by” date, if they put the price up just buy the extra stamp.

How much is delivery of the books online (without going through the whole checkout process)?

As far as I know N stamps are always valid, even if the price goes up. As there's no value on the stamp you don't need to top up with other stamps. I imagine they sold an awful lot of these N's before the last price increase.

vicwatson · 09-02-2018 10:25am

animaal wrote: »

I wonder if sales of stamps were lower than expected over Christmas, with the recent price increases, and this is to try and reverse the trend?

I’d say so, I for one sent only 25% of Christmas cards I used to simply because of the exorbitant increase

shnaek · 09-02-2018 1:58pm

vicwatson wrote: »

I’d say so, I for one sent only 25% of Christmas cards I used to simply because of the exorbitant increase

It was the first year I sent no cards at all for the same reason.

vicwatson · 09-02-2018 2:28pm

shnaek wrote: »

It was the first year I sent no cards at all for the same reason.

Shooting themselves in the foot

nephster · 09-02-2018 2:47pm

To save anyone from queueing fruitlessly, they won't sell you a book in a post office at the discounted rate without the barcode to scan. I was after ten or so books and it was implied even with a barcode it would only be applied to one book.
Online it is so!

Thegalwayman · 09-02-2018 3:12pm

The staff at most post offices are very ignorant. Probably understandable when spending so much of their days handing out wads of cash "entitlements" to the entitled.

rubadub · 09-02-2018 4:25pm

unhappyBB wrote: »

As far as I know N stamps are always valid, even if the price goes up. As there's no value on the stamp you don't need to top up with other stamps. I imagine they sold an awful lot of these N's before the last price increase.

Yes, there was a big thread on this the last time it went up. Not only can N be used on normal letters but posters were saying they can be used in multiples on parcels.

So if you are a seller on ebay you could put 10N stamps on a parcel to get a €10 value. And if they increase the price of posting a letter to €2.00 but did not increase the parcels you can put on just 5N stamps. I reckon it is more likely to go the other way, the N will remain €1 and parcels may go up in price.

As the increase was so dramatic the last time I cannot see it going up again too soon.

podgeandrodge · 12-02-2018 1:08am

An Post out of stock on stamps - are they having a laugh!

http://www.irishstamps.ie/shop/c-249-love-and-marriage-2018.aspx

stevire · 12-02-2018 11:11am

podgeandrodge wrote: »

An Post out of stock on stamps - are they having a laugh!

http://www.irishstamps.ie/shop/c-249-love-and-marriage-2018.aspx

Back in stock...

mp3ireland2 · 12-02-2018 11:29am

stevire wrote: »

podgeandrodge wrote: »

An Post out of stock on stamps - are they having a laugh!

http://www.irishstamps.ie/shop/c-249-love-and-marriage-2018.aspx

Back in stock...

haha I was getting my order in before I updated the thread! I just spend €192 on stamps, figured we only needed 210 stamps for invites and thank you's but free delivery over €190 meant I got upsold as final 30 stamps were €17 :-p

vicwatson · 12-02-2018 12:56pm

Arrived today, good deal op

Caranica · 12-02-2018 2:35pm

An Post have a pop up booth on the ground floor of Jervis shopping centre and you can buy the 8/10 there. Wonder if they're in other centres too

Mrcaramelchoc · 12-02-2018 3:10pm

Thegalwayman wrote: »

The staff at most post offices are very ignorant. Probably understandable when spending so much of their days handing out wads of cash "entitlements" to the entitled.

such a sweeping generalisation.have you been in most post offices so you have?
anytime ive been in any they have been very nice if not buisness like.

maybe you are one of the entitled perhaps?

timple23 · 13-02-2018 9:22pm

Is this still available online? The discount is not showing up for me

vicwatson · 13-02-2018 9:25pm

timple23 wrote: »

Is this still available online? The discount is not showing up for me

Valid 8-13 feb so should still be there?

timple23 · 13-02-2018 9:33pm

vicwatson wrote: »

Valid 8-13 feb so should still be there?

Chose the booklet with Product Id: 1803BK, went as far as entering card details, total was 11. Looks like it is over.

mp3ireland2 · 13-02-2018 10:50pm

vicwatson wrote: »

timple23 wrote: »

Is this still available online? The discount is not showing up for me

Valid 8-13 feb so should still be there?

It ended at 5pm today, remember seeing that somewhere.

CeilingFly · 14-02-2018 12:01am

animaal wrote: »

I wonder if sales of stamps were lower than expected over Christmas, with the recent price increases, and this is to try and reverse the trend?

An post don't need loss making letter post. They are concentrating on small parcels and direct mail. They are market leaders in both.

whiteshorts · 14-02-2018 11:05pm

haha I was getting my order in before I updated the thread! I just spend €192 on stamps, figured we only needed 210 stamps for invites and thank you's but free delivery over €190 meant I got upsold as final 30 stamps were €17 :-p

If I was spending that much on postage, I would have checked what it would from elsewhere in Europe.
I can't remember exactly where I saw it but it was a good bit cheaper sending post from Holland, bit late you though.

CeilingFly · 14-02-2018 11:09pm

whiteshorts wrote: »

If I was spending that much on postage, I would have checked what it would from elsewhere in Europe.
I can't remember exactly where I saw it but it was a good bit cheaper sending post from Holland, bit late you though.

Its definitely not the Netherlands - their rates are horrendous. Over €2 for standard 50g letter to eu. Even within the country its about €1.40

Moody_mona · 02-02-2019 9:55am

And again for this year:

https://shop.anpost.com/love-marriage-10-stamp-booklet-hearts-2

vicwatson · 02-02-2019 10:03am

Moody_mona wrote: »

And again for this year:

https://shop.anpost.com/love-marriage-10-stamp-booklet-hearts-2

Also a varient on the love heart - SKU19BOOK

Peig Sayers · 02-02-2019 10:13am

Ordered 5 books. Thanks OP

vicwatson · 02-02-2019 10:21am

OmegaGene wrote: »

The picture on the stamps doesn’t matter to me once it’s a bit cheaper, time to get a few books for Christmas
Cheers

Yeh. It might matter to some for weddings and Dat

Living Off The Splash · 02-02-2019 10:23am

When the stamps were I think 75c, I purchased a few sheets of N stamps just before they went up to €1. I am still using them today.

vicwatson · 02-02-2019 10:26am

Living Off The Splash wrote: »

When the stamps were I think 75c, I purchased a few sheets of N stamps just before they went up to €1. I am still using them today.

Congratulations

Living Off The Splash · 02-02-2019 10:43am

.........If a letter arrives addressed to you and the stamp hasn't been cancelled, do you ever reuse it?

A number of Christmas cards had stamps not cancelled on the envelope this year.

Just wondering was it illegal to reuse an uncancelled stamp?

HeidiHeidi · 02-02-2019 10:43am

Excellent, thanks for the link, 4 ordered, should do me for years

vicwatson · 02-02-2019 11:07am

Living Off The Splash wrote: »

.........If a letter arrives addressed to you and the stamp hasn't been cancelled, do you ever reuse it?

A number of Christmas cards had stamps not cancelled on the envelope this year.

Just wondering was it illegal to reuse an uncancelled stamp?

No I would normally cut it off the letter and bring it back to the post office, that or I’d post it back to the sender so they could reuse it

Lumina · 02-02-2019 7:48pm

12 ordered. That'll cover packages and letters overseas for a year.

caviardreams · 02-02-2019 10:51pm

Lumina wrote: »

12 ordered. That'll cover packages and letters overseas for a year.

Are these not just for national letters? Can you use them for international letters too if you add a 50 cent stamp to them for example?

68 lost souls · 03-02-2019 12:02am

caviardreams wrote: »

Are these not just for national letters? Can you use them for international letters too if you add a 50 cent stamp to them for example?

Yes I went to the post office to get stamps for national and one for us they gave me a national stamps plus a .50c stamp

lintdrummer · 03-02-2019 12:10am

Thanks OP, these will be perfect for our wedding invites!

splinter65 · 03-02-2019 12:25am

I’ve just ordered 16 for my mother. Can I assure her that each stamp will cover the postage on a letter to her sister in N Ireland ?

gipi · 03-02-2019 12:36am

Moody_mona wrote: »

And again for this year:

https://shop.anpost.com/love-marriage-10-stamp-booklet-hearts-2

Thanks, just placed an order. Got some W stamps in advance of the price increase too.

gipi · 03-02-2019 12:38am

splinter65 wrote: »

I’ve just ordered 16 for my mother. Can I assure her that each stamp will cover the postage on a letter to her sister in N Ireland ?

Yep, info on postal rates here
https://www.anpost.com/Post-Parcels/Sending/Standard-Post#standard-postal-rates

caviardreams · 03-02-2019 9:46am

gipi wrote: »

Thanks, just placed an order. Got some W stamps in advance of the price increase too.

Are postage rates going up again soon?

Living Off The Splash · 03-02-2019 11:43am

vicwatson wrote: »

I guess these have no “use by” date, if they put the price up just buy the extra stamp.

That would be a waste of money.

03-02-2019 3:14pm

gipi wrote: »

Yep, info on postal rates here
https://www.anpost.com/Post-Parcels/Sending/Standard-Post#standard-postal-rates

Thank you and blast it anyway... I sent a few Christmas cards to NI and thought it was €1.50.
But you've saved me a euro or too for Xmas 2019!

pjq · 04-02-2019 12:37am

OmegaGene wrote: »

You replied to a one year old post lol

Good Grief! you replied to a post about a one year old post, roflol

Quackster · 05-02-2019 5:08pm

Offer is running in the post offices too from the 4th to the 15th February. No need for money-off coupon like last year.

06-02-2019 10:46am

Anyone know how long orders take to arrive?
I'm in the cheap seats - free delivery not the €8 registered one.

vicwatson · 06-02-2019 11:41am

123654789 wrote: »

Anyone know how long orders take to arrive?
I'm in the cheap seats - free delivery not the €8 registered one.

Same

Ordered Saturday arrived today

AAAAAAAAA · 06-02-2019 12:37pm

123654789 wrote: »

Anyone know how long orders take to arrive?
I'm in the cheap seats - free delivery not the €8 registered one.

ordered sunday arrived tuesday

pissed · 06-02-2019 7:34pm

Ordered Saturday arrived today. Thanks OP

06-02-2019 8:33pm

Order was here when i got in from work
Thanks OP!

An Post, 10 Love (N) Stamps for €8

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