An Post

I ordered something recently. It shipped with Royal Mail on the 7th December from Belfast and arrived after Christmas, around the 29th or 30th.

Anyone else stillseeing delays from Royal Mail/An post?

Have a small item coming from an ebay seller which was dispatched on the 10th of January and it didn't arrive. So he sent the items again 10 days ago and still no sign. These are small items that would fit in a small jiffy bag.

Is the delay still with Royal Mail or is it An Post?

Waiting on a letter from Uk since 8th of January. No sign of it yet. Wondering if its delayed or lost??

So simingly they tried to deliver my package on Friday just gone and I was out just typical. They used to leave a letter saying it would be in the local post office etc but nothing this time.

Raging.

Hoping it comes Monday and is not gone back where if came from. Is it possible to contact An Post about it at all?

They attempt three deliveries. It'll come Monday

I hope so.

Sign up for AnPosts My Delivery Manager.

Provide them with the e-mail and phone number that you use for your shopping and voila you get regular status updates via e-mail (when they get it, when it's on the way, when it's on the van and when it's delivered) and you can even define alternative delivery points (neighbours, safe places).

Works similar to what DPD does with their parcelwizard, the main difference is that you don't get the hour window that DPD does give you but it's very useful to see what is going on with your parcel and to re-direct it etc.

AnPost delivery for me has significant improved since I use that tool, there are still delays in getting stuff into the country but once it is with AnPost it usually is delivered quickly and the local postperson is always here at the same time, so I quite like AnPost.

So a small item in a tiny jiffy bag I bought on the 9th of January from a seller on ebay turned up last Monday 27th February, 7 weeks to the day, no idea if delay was this side of the pond or with Royal Mail absolutely crazy delays.

wow, have got a letter posted on the 20th feb'23 - international tracked & signed and nothig showed up yet, by tracking it, just the day it was posted shows up since, nothing else! and i need that so badly . . . can't rely on the post system these days!!!

I'm waiting on something from Amazon and they said "We tried to deliver your post" This was Thursday Morning at 7:28am, I work from home, and my home office is beside the door, and I was in at 6:30, I got onto their so called support and they said this (see images) - I called them out on their scam with Amazon to make it look like the customer wasn't home and it's not their fault!!.

Today again the same thing happened. - Again I'm working from home and they said at 10:06am "We tried to deliver your post"

Total joke they are.

I'm waiting for a hip replacement and due to chronic pain and mobility issues I'm forced to shop online. My postman is a very impatient fella. Last week he rang my intercom but by the time I answeredhe was gone. I was prepared for the delivery cos they now send texts the day before. I grabbed my cane and got the lift down hoping to catch him putting other mail in boxes. No such luck. Also no missed delivery notification. Which was the first thing requested when I called to arrange redelivery. I was told it had been noted and he'd probably try again the next day. Friday came and went so I hoped for Monday. On Tuesday I went down and checked my postbox only to discover that he'd pur the notice in , probably on Friday! Am I crazy for thinking that this was a **** thing to do? It's bad enough having to shop online without having to find suppliers that don't use an post.

He definitely has access to the building. It's in a gated complex. Maybe you're right but he won't even wait for me to come down to collect stuff. He just tells me it's on the letterboxes. So if anything goes missing it's on me

This is starting to happen to me now as well. The An Post guy is signing for the parcel himself and then just leaving it on the doorstep and not even ringing the bell. I'm not sure if An Post will take the complaint if there is 'evidence' that the parcel was signed for.

If I post a letter today, Saturday, will it reach its destination in Ireland by Tuesday?

As above, the charge by An Post for processing non-eu items for customs purposes was €3.50, but has now been increased to €4.95.

The email I received said the increase was as of 9th September, however I was charged a €4.95 fee on an item last week.

Approx 40% increase in one go.

Same 'attempted delivery' happens with Temu packages. Then it is delivered the next day(s)

Faked delivery attempts made by An Post still happens for Amazon. Recently I got tracking update at 18:31 from Amazon triggered by An Post tracking status update: "Unfortunately, An Post ran into an issue when attempting your delivery. They will try again."

I was home at that time. I doubt they actually deliver by that time. No docket in the door.

Delivered the next day.

I wonder if they get some penalties by Amazon if they at least don't attempt to deliver on time.

I can't think of another reason why they would be actively faking the tracking status.

I sent an international parcel on the 21st - It wasn't going to move until Monday. It appears as if there has been no progress since it went to Dublin. It was a large bubble wrap envelope with a gift of socks, teddy and jewellery. There was a birthday card in it too.

The express and registered option that I took said 4 to 6 working days. It's on day number 7.

It was a joint parcel from me and my mother. I expect that she put cash into a card but I don't know how much. She has been told time and time again not to put money into cards but she will not listen.

Has this parcel been compromised? Has it been lifted from Dublin and stolen? Is there x-ray machines where they can see cash in a card in a larger package?

There's no update to the tracking since it left Dublin.

There was cash in a card which I was unaware of at the time of sending. I know stuff that looks like birthday cards can be lifted in case there's cash in them. My parcel didn't look like a birthday card. It was a bigger parcel. Is there x-ray machines in postal offices. If cash appeared on a screen somewhere it could go missing/lifted.

I intended to send an international parcel through an post.

The parcel is still here with me due to packing problems etc.

There is no more need to send it.

I looked on the website for information but there is none and it is Sunday so I can not reach anyone but chatbot Oscar.

He is not of much help.

Does anyone know if and how I can get a refund on the label bought online for to send the parcel.

Is anyone have trouble paying customs charge, website isnt loading atm

https://www.anpost.com/Post-Parcels/Receiving/Pay-Customs-Charge

Imagine if the postmans van breaks down? Surprise surprise no one is going to get sacked, but deliberately not delivering something is a different matter.

Quoting myself but wanted to update. Amazon order has been "out for delivery" since 7 am (they were supposed to deliver yesterday). About ten minutes ago I saw the postman deliver mail to the adjacent houses but definitely was nowhere near my house. I went and opened the door to let him know I'm here in case he had mail for me but he went back to the van empty handed and drove away.

I am hoping they do separate delivery for parcels later in the day and this was not it. Tracking doesn't show any updates yet. Interestingly enough, there's no indication the item went back to the depot yesterday. After "we tried to deliver" the next update is "out for delivery". I know it was never even out of the depot.

Update: The parcel arrived. This time the postman both knocked and rang the bell. He had already dropped the parcel on the doormat and was about to leave when I opened the door about two seconds later. This tells me yesterday was a fake attempt.

Just to follow up on this.

Standard Post went to the Dublin Mail Centre then disappeared for good.

Sent one by Registered Post on a Friday. It flew to Amsterdam on the Saturday. Sat for 2 weeks in IMEC in Amsterdam. Then flew to Paris CDG, then on to Bangkok BKK with Thai Airways finally then to Kathamndu KTM on Thai airways.

Not sure if the standard post one will make a reappearance or has just been dumped somewhere