An Post

Beautiful building, grumpy unhelpful staff working inside. Poor customer service, sorry :-(
(An Post in GPO)

I’ve always had a love/​hate relationship with An post.
When its right, its right. Usually the service is quick, national post generally seems to arrive within a day or two. I think some utiliy bills actaully arrive on the day of posting, however nice warm fuzzy letters and packets take a few days later. Price wise, I moan and complain about the exorbitant prices they charge me to ship a pair of socks to Canada. and then I recieve a packet containing 2 feathers from Canada and see the sender has actually taken out a loan to pay for the delivery. So I won’t complain much about the prices any more.
If you go into a post office, the staff are usually ok. They often have that «dreaming of a life far-​away» look, but sure, so do I these days and I don’t even have to deal with whinging customers.
My review is actually promted by a mess up on thier part. I’d like to even go so far as to accuse them of being dishonest. I guess I can’t accuse the whole place of dishonesty, but something fishy is going on in my area! I’m an avid Amazon shopper. Normally I get it sent to the OH’s work this way I don’t have to go down to the depot to pick up my parcels at some god-​aweful hour of the morning before work. however, with it being a gaggle of pressies for the OH, I thought it best to get it shipped home. Over the xmas period I expected 5 parcels, but recieved 4. As I work, I wasn’t at home, so got those nifty little green delivery notices throught the door. Each time I went down I enquired «Are you sure there’s nothing else for me there? I’m expecting a box from Amazon», only to be told no, that was it. Christmas came and went, and I assumed it was stuck in some backlog somewhere. Finally I checked my Amazon account closer and it turns out that I can pop my tracking number into the An Post website to track my parcel. So I did. They say they tried to deliver on Dec 20, and Jan 3, and then they returned it. I call shenanigans!!! Liars!!! I may have missed you on the 20^th, but where’s the little green paper, huh? I am pretty sure I was home on the 3^rd. but even if I wasn’t, where’s the little green paper? Shame on you Mr Postal Delivery guy. Your dishonest, and you make me upset at my OH not having his pressies, and you’ve also cost Amazon money as they, with thier awesome customer service, are re-​posting me out a new parcel. It took them 20 minutes to do this, but thats a whole other review!
I would have given you a 4 star, but now you just get 2. Liar liar pants on fire!

I have lost faith in humankind and I am leaving now.
After I left a complaint on the An Post facebook page, concerning a lost package I sent to New York last summer to my now ex-​girlfriend, I received my package several months later marked as ‘undelivered’ to my house. I blame the loss of this relationship entirely on An Post for their lack of service but the brutal, heartless return of my present which is now worthless in this context, is an insult. What the fuck am I to do with it? If this was a restaurant, it would be the equivalent of ordering a spring roll starter and receiving it a week late, moldy and heartbroken.
However, following on from this event, I have since found love in other places, namely with couriers for their impeccable punctuality and cool motorbikes. An Post no longer has a place in my heart and I wish you all the best. Yet the dogs will be let loose when the postmen come knocking and blood will pave the path to my doorstep like a glorious red velvet carpet leading up towards a kingdom of eternal complexity uncomprehendingly wonderful, only reachable by the most efficient couriers. Together we will outlive An Post and reach new heights– much like that book ‘Johnathan Livingston Seagull’…
I will return to using An Post, but you will not recognize me, I will be using a different name with a different motive, that being to educate and free you from the conservative, monotonous system that fails you time and time again. Read ‘Johnathan Livingston Seagull’, its not that long and you could download it off the internet for free and read it in an hour or so… seriously, if your willing to read this Unilocal shite, you might as well read something worth reading. fuck it, here’s the link below: (just click in and download it)
good luck!

Wow Wow Wow! Hold on you lot! An Post is feckin brilliant and one of the only few things the government got right in this county! The postal rates are super compared to other countries, and this is one of the only countries in the world with a next day as standard delivery! And it works, post something at 5pm in the evening and it will be delivered the next morning! I think that is amazing! Rock on An Post!

Post offices are a bit like banks. The opening hours only really suite the retired, unemployed or persons interested in holding up said post office. This is probably why I am yet to collect my first communion money, it’s been over ten years and I’m starting to think that a good time will never come.
P.S.
James has scared the bejaysus out of me with his comments. I am currently waiting for stuff to be delivered from abroad… bollox

I’m with James, An Post (our national postal service) can be pretty hit or miss at the best of times. But… today when I was wondering what to get a friend as a birthday present I remembered the All4One vouchers than An Post offer.
The main idea is that you can get one voucher which can be used in loads of shops, restaurants, hotels etc around the country. Good plan. It makes a great present when you run out of ideas for people who have everything — let them decide!
So I popped down to the post office today to pick one up. Easy peasy. The only down side is that there’s a € 2 charge on each voucher (ah, so that’s how they make their money). Could do without that, but still it’s a good idea.

Please note, this is a review of An Post in general, and not the historic GPO building. It’s posted under this address because this is An Post’s spiritual (if not administrative) and customer service HQ.
There’s a lot to love and a lot to loathe about An Post. Ireland’s postal service is reasonably competitive in world terms, both in postage prices and delivery times. They have plenty of outlets where you can mail stuff, although they need to be open longer and also need to let more stores sell stamps. I’ve been impressed a couple of times when letters have reached Australia in a matter of days. Speedy. Mail coming in from overseas is another story altogether, and if you have a problem, especially somewhere in the overlapping gray area where the customs service (run by Revenue) finishes and An Post begins, GOD HELP YOU. An absolute abyss of woeful hold music, non-​committal staff, unanswered emails and long delays.