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AddressPal & Lockers - An Post's Parcel Service SEE MOD WARNING FIRST POST

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    #602
    MrDiyFan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 193 ✭✭MrDiyFan


    Is it safe to order a li-ion phone charger from Amazon or could it be rejected?


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    #603
    joujoujou
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    Charger is charger. Batteries are restricted.


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    #604
    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,381 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    joujoujou wrote: »
    Charger is charger. Batteries are restricted.

    this sounds like its a portable phone charger which itself is a battery.


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    #605
    joujoujou
    Registered Users Posts: 13,664 ✭✭✭✭joujoujou
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    So it is not a charger, it's powerbank, I'd say. :)


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    #606
    FanadMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    Well, I ordered a 22400mAh powerbank from Amazon though AP. It contained 6 x 18650 batteries and had a massive label stating that it was batteries - still got through. Even though AP state that batteries are restricted they seem to go through. Might be a bit easier this time of year when there will be a lot of online orders going through - AP might not notice.


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    #607
    MrDiyFan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 193 ✭✭MrDiyFan


    PowerBank
    Sorry for the lack of clarity


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    #608
    The Wolverine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 370 ✭✭The Wolverine


    Anyone have a UK number for address pal depot?

    Need it for an eBay order


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    #609
    MrDiyFan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 193 ✭✭MrDiyFan


    The Wolverine wrote: »
    Anyone have a UK number for address pal depot?

    Need it for an eBay order

    I doubt you can ring them?


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    #610
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,350 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    MrDiyFan wrote: »
    I doubt you can ring them?

    :pac:
    He needs it to complete his order.
    I fiddled around with my number a bit and it eventually accepted it.
    I may have used a UK area code with my own number I think.
    Bit of a balls alright though!


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    #611
    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 15,985 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    How long does it normally take from when your order lands at the UK depot to get to your post office in Dublin?


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    #612
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,350 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    Seve OB wrote: »
    How long does it normally take from when your order lands at the UK depot to get to your post office in Dublin?

    Sometimes 3 but usually 4 days for me.


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    #613
    The Wolverine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 370 ✭✭The Wolverine


    blade1 wrote: »
    :pac:
    He needs it to complete his order.
    I fiddled around with my number a bit and it eventually accepted it.
    I may have used a UK area code with my own number I think.
    Bit of a balls alright though!

    What I done was I got the number for the Air Business limited unit place think it was number 4 and used that as address pal should be next door to them being number 5 the number won't be even used I'd say it a car part of eBay like


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    #614
    talkingpj
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭talkingpj


    Sorry this might be a silly question. If ordering from a uk website that is charging £8.50 international delivery to ireland. Would it be cheaper to use address pal which is only €3.50. Or am i missing something?


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    #615
    Spocker
    Moderators Posts: 6,860 ✭✭✭Spocker


    talkingpj wrote: »
    Sorry this might be a silly question. If ordering from a uk website that is charging £8.50 international delivery to ireland. Would it be cheaper to use address pal which is only €3.50. Or am i missing something?

    It depends on what the website charges to deliver in the UK. That cost + the €3.50 Address Pal is what you're looking to compare against the £8.50 international delivery charge


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    #616
    readyletsgo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,276 ✭✭✭readyletsgo


    talkingpj wrote: »
    Sorry this might be a silly question. If ordering from a uk website that is charging £8.50 international delivery to ireland. Would it be cheaper to use address pal which is only €3.50. Or am i missing something?

    Not a silly question at all.

    The seller will charge you what ever they charge for UK delivery to deliver to your UK 'address pal' address, then when package arrives in your An Post post office you will be charged €3.50 to collect it. Hope that helps.

    On another note. Why are people having problems with the long number on the address? I've been using it with Amazon, eBay and a few other site since it started and I always get what I've ordered, bother has ever been lost or delayed and I've ordered a lot of stuff.

    I have a package waiting for collection from China (that was posted to my address pal address last Wednesday) that would only deliver to the UK at the moment so gonna go collect that now.


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    #617
    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,381 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    readyletsgo wrote: »
    Why are people having problems with the long number on the address?
    Where did you hear people are having problems? I am guessing you saw the numerous posts where people did have problems, and they would have said what the problem was...


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    #618
    readyletsgo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,276 ✭✭✭readyletsgo


    rubadub wrote: »
    Where did you hear people are having problems? I am guessing you saw the numerous posts where people did have problems, and they would have said what the problem was...

    I've been getting emails from posts here every day or two with people giving out that the AP number you put in the address is too long etc for websites to take. IDK.


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    #619
    FanadMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    readyletsgo wrote: »
    I've been getting emails from posts here every day or two with people giving out that the AP number you put in the address is too long etc for websites to take. IDK.

    Guess it's just the way you enter the details - I had to play around with the address on Amazon. As long as the name, AP code, business unit and Post Code are included it should be ok.


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    #620
    readyletsgo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,276 ✭✭✭readyletsgo


    FanadMan wrote: »
    Guess it's just the way you enter the details - I had to play around with the address on Amazon. As long as the name, AP code, business unit and Post Code are included it should be ok.

    Ah yeah I know that :) just seems a LOT of people can't figure it out for whatever reasons.

    Anyway, I'm super pleased with the service


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    #621
    FanadMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    readyletsgo wrote: »

    Anyway, I'm super pleased with the service

    You're not the only one :)


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    #622
    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 15,985 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    First AP purchase delivered Lunch time today at UK address. Do you get notification from when it lands at depot or are you only notified when it lands at your chosen Post Office?

    Have to say, I do like PM option where you can let them know that you are expecting a delivery and feel AP are missing a trick here


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    #623
    Virtanen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,288 ✭✭✭Virtanen


    Seve OB wrote: »
    First AP purchase delivered Lunch time today at UK address. Do you get notification from when it lands at depot or are you only notified when it lands at your chosen Post Office?
    Unfortunately only when it arrives at your PO


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    #624
    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,381 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    readyletsgo wrote: »
    Not a silly question at all.

    Why are people having problems with the long number on the address?.
    Seems someone has the answer for you...
    readyletsgo wrote: »
    the AP number you put in the address is too long etc for websites to take.

    This is the complaint I have seen several times -which I presumed you had too.
    readyletsgo wrote: »
    just seems a LOT of people can't figure it out for whatever reasons.
    Yes, a lot of laypeople do not realise how they can manipulate or shorten this excessively long address, they do not know what line is OK to leave out or reduce. This is not surprising to me in the slightest.

    What is mindbogglingly infuriating and incomprehensible is that all the supposedly professional & experienced people involved with implementing this system, FAR from "laypeople", did not have the IQ to cop on that this needlessly long number and needlessly long amount of lines in the address would create problems, people who inherently deal with shortened/incorrect/misspelled addresses all the time. You'd swear it was devised by a bunch of primary school kids, who would have got a D- in their project for not copping on to the most glaringly obvious problem with it.


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    #625
    FanadMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    rubadub wrote: »
    Seems someone has the answer for you...



    This is the complaint I have seen several times -which I presumed you had too.


    Yes, a lot of laypeople do not realise how they can manipulate or shorten this excessively long address, they do not know what line is OK to leave out or reduce. This is not surprising to me in the slightest.

    What is mindbogglingly infuriating and incomprehensible is that all the supposedly professional & experienced people involved with implementing this system, FAR from "laypeople", did not have the IQ to cop on that this needlessly long number and needlessly long amount of lines in the address would create problems, people who inherently deal with shortened/incorrect/misspelled addresses all the time. You'd swear it was devised by a bunch of primary school kids, who would have got a D- in their project for not copping on to the most glaringly obvious problem with it.

    All it takes is a wee bit of knowledge of how Royal Mail works. All you really need is the name, number and post code.


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    #626
    Taylor365
    Registered Users Posts: 2,994 ✭✭✭Taylor365


    How do returns work with this service?


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    #627
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    Taylor365 wrote: »
    How do returns work with this service?

    They don't- its a one way service.


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    #628
    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 15,985 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    It's bloody slow isn't it. Shipment delivered to their depot before lunch last Thursday and still no sign of it in Dublin yet


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    #629
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    Seve OB wrote: »
    It's bloody slow isn't it. Shipment delivered to their depot before lunch last Thursday and still no sign of it in Dublin yet

    I've a package that was signed for last Wednesday evening- that hasn't materialised here yet either. Seems to be a bit slower than usual.


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    #630
    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 15,985 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    The_Conductor wrote: »
    I've a package that was signed for last Wednesday evening- that hasn't materialised here yet either. Seems to be a bit slower than usual.

    time to contact them?


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    #631
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    Seve OB wrote: »
    time to contact them?

    I was going to give them tomorrow- and if it still hasn't turned up- ring them on Thursday.........


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