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

Thinkingaboutit

Three orders, two UK only, a third US, no problems.

ComputerTech

Just got an email from An Post AddressPal from
Monday, 25th February 2019 when using AddressPal, Post Office delivery of UK standard items will now be €3.95, and from €6.49 for home delivery from the UK.

audi02

ComputerTech wrote: »

Just got an email from An Post AddressPal from
Monday, 25th February 2019 when using AddressPal, Post Office delivery of UK standard items will now be €3.95, and from €6.49 for home delivery from the UK.

I also got email. I never used addresspal before how much are they gone up by?

Wheety

audi02 wrote: »

I also got email. I never used addresspal before how much are they gone up by?

It's €3.75 currently for delivery to post office.

GBX

ComputerTech wrote: »

Just got an email from An Post AddressPal from
Monday, 25th February 2019 when using AddressPal, Post Office delivery of UK standard items will now be €3.95, and from €6.49 for home delivery from the UK.

Not really a bargain. You can still collect it for 3.95.

blade1

6.49 for home delivery is mental!
Parcel Wizard will do it for 3.85.

Masala

Celtic Tiger is back....... everyone is at it!!

Got my AA Breakdown this morning and gone up from €9 a month to €12 !!

Last week - VHI gone up €30 a month.

the Government put up the 9% vat .... my coffee gone from €2.60 to €3

and everyone telling us inflation is lowest in Europe!

Basq

Mod: <Snip> no it isn’t. Please read the warning on this thread, as it is in a new forum. Thanks.

Not going to affect me hugely personally.

theguzman

And yet we have the very worst public services in the developed world.

clevtrev

theguzman wrote: »

And yet we have the very worst public services in the developed world.

but probably the best public sector unions in the world!

keano25

I see address pal are uping their prices again..

Tom Mann Centuria

They're closing my local post office so I don't bother with it anymore anyway.

theguzman

clevtrev wrote: »

but probably the best public sector unions in the world!

The have the formula for inefficency and laziness to pay ratio just perfect, scratch your balls all day long for €900 per week minimum.

OmegaGene

blade1 wrote: »

6.49 for home delivery is mental!
Parcel Wizard will do it for 3.85.

Parcel wizard is fine for items that can be shipped to Northern Ireland but some companies require U.K. mainland address
€3.95 is alright collected in my opinion and going up 20 cent is hardly a dramatic price hike

blade1

OmegaGene wrote: »

Parcel wizard is fine for items that can be shipped to Northern Ireland but some companies require U.K. mainland address
€3.95 is alright collected in my opinion and going up 20 cent is hardly a dramatic price hike

What about the 6.49 which was the point of my post?

Cee-Jay-Cee

We have a Postal Store in letterkenny. €3 for the service. I received a bike frame in a huge box and it only cost me €3.

OmegaGene

blade1 wrote: »

What about the 6.49 which was the point of my post?

But who else is offering a U.K. mainland address and offering home delivery ?
Nobody so they can charge €6.49 as there is no competition

Kolido

blade1 wrote: »

What about the 6.49 which was the point of my post?

An item shipped from the UK to your door for 6.49, nothing outragous about that.

I assume there's a size/weight limit on that?

blade1

OmegaGene wrote: »

But who else is offering a U.K. mainland address and offering home delivery ?
Nobody so they can charge €6.49 as there is no competition

Look for a seller that deliver to northern Ireland.
I've ordered 1000's of items both with PW and AP's collect at p.o. but there is no way I'd pay 6.49 for delivery to home.

bevan619

keano25 wrote: »

I see address pal are uping their prices again..

Was less than a year ago they raised it to the current price. wasn't it? Just opened my email to see they're upping it to €3.95 now.

OmegaGene

blade1 wrote: »

Look for a seller that deliver to northern Ireland.
I've ordered 1000's of items both with PW and AP's collect at p.o. but there is no way I'd pay 6.49 for delivery to home.

Not all sellers ship to Northern Ireland that is why this service is in demand and not outrageously priced either, they also offer an American address which I’ve used twice now and it’s spot on.
I use parcel wizard nearly all the time but certain items can only be shipped to a mainland address and that’s how address pal have cornered than section of the market for now.

Davy

Price increase posts moved from Bargain Alerts to main AP thread in Courier forum.

Davy

audi02 wrote: »

I also got email. I never used addresspal before how much are they gone up by?

Prices up to Feb 24th 2019 (€3.75 / €5.99)


After Feb 24th 2019 (€3.95 / €6.49)

ms34

hi, trying to figure this out and i am not being very successful at all so hoping for some help here.
Looking at an item of clothing on ebay in USA, it costs $100. Delivery to Ireland is quoted at $60 so I'm thinking of using addresspal but cant figure out the vat on it. am i right in saying i pay 20% and then the addresspal charge?
Thanks in advance

Dan Jaman

Can't say I'm too distressed at that. When I recall how much of a rip-off it was to get stuff shipped not too long ago, and that was the ones who would ship at all.

vicwatson

https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/an-post-plans-nationwide-network-of-parcel-lockers-as-online-shopping-soars-37829944.html

54and56

vicwatson wrote: »

https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/an-post-plans-nationwide-network-of-parcel-lockers-as-online-shopping-soars-37829944.html

Yes, saw that news all right. Sounds like another Parcel Motel type service.

I wonder will An Post be smart/innovative enough to blend their DeliveryBox service with their proposed locker service i.e. if you have a DeliveryBox and you've signed up for their locker service if a parcel arrives which is too big for the DeliveryBox will they automatically divert it to your local locker instead o making you collect it from the depot?

whiterebel

if there's one company that can make a bags of a great idea.....

ED E

whiterebel wrote: »

if there's one company that can make a bags of a great idea.....

Exactly my thinking.


Wouldnt be surprised if they end up inside facilities that close outside business hours etc.

Mc Love

Anyone know how long it takes the process items in the US hub? Trying to see what if my parcel actually got delivered to the right address in the US.