AN POST SATURDAY SERVICE

twincamman · 15-12-2011 9:15pm #1

not sure if im in correct place to ask.but is the postman delievering this saturday before xmas.thanks

The Lovely Muffin · 15-12-2011 9:28pm

There was post last Saturday (well I had post anyway, I'm in Mullingar) so I presume there is post again this Saturday.

slimjimmc · 16-12-2011 10:55am

They usually deliver Saturdays leading up to Christmas, in previous years I've even got post on a Sunday (depends on the workload I guess).

ben101 · 16-12-2011 4:46pm

Yes ,postie here.Saturday is a full day,open for collections too in case you need to collect an item.No sunday though and no christmas eve delivery this year.
N.B. just a quick edit to say that i work in the Dublin region,there could be different arrangements in rural areas or other cities so don't quote me if i'm wrong

jor el · 16-12-2011 7:33pm

ben101 wrote: »

No sunday though and no christmas eve delivery this year.

I believe that's nationwide. No delivery on Christmas eve this year, the first in a long time for many postal workers.

tommy21 · 19-12-2011 7:39pm

On a related note, does anyone know the likelihood of letters sent locally (e.g. in Cork to Cork, or say Dublin to Dublin) over the next few days arriving before Christmas cut-off. Not guaranteed I know (today is the last day for that I believe), but is it highly unlikely in your view that anything sent from now on won't arrive before Christmas?

Would anyone know when they begin delivering again after the 25th?

dudara · 19-12-2011 9:04pm

Last dates for guaranteed delivery are available here.

coylemj · 19-12-2011 11:16pm

tommy21 wrote: »

On a related note, does anyone know the likelihood of letters sent locally (e.g. in Cork to Cork, or say Dublin to Dublin) over the next few days arriving before Christmas cut-off. Not guaranteed I know (today is the last day for that I believe), but is it highly unlikely in your view that anything sent from now on won't arrive before Christmas?

I'd be optimistic that you'd get it delivered before Christmas. I sent a cheque to a local business (Dublin to Dublin) last Thursday, got a letter of acknowledgment on Saturday, can't get better than that.

RobertDowney15 · 24-12-2011 1:29pm

dudara wrote: »

Last dates for guaranteed delivery are available here.

Mine was posted from Great Britain on the 14th, it's now Christmas Eve and it hasn't been delivered yet, I came on here to see if it would come today, it's only a small package too

Paulw · 24-12-2011 4:38pm

RobertDowney15 wrote: »

Mine was posted from Great Britain on the 14th, it's now Christmas Eve and it hasn't been delivered yet, I came on here to see if it would come today, it's only a small package too

I had a package posted from Holland on the 20th, and it arrived yesterday. I guess it just depends.

And, I will say, that an An Post worker was very helpful yesterday and went out of his way to try and get my package to me. Fair play to him.