On 29/11/2010 18:59, Herbert Graf wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-11-29 at 19:38 +0100, Wouter van Ooijen wrote:
>>
>> Packages returned with an "error in address" or "no such receipient" or
>> something like that for no apparent reason. According to my father a
>> reason is that they are very picky about how an '8' or 'B' should be
>> written (or maybe it was (also?) some other pair or symbols). (This was
>> when I still hand-wrote the address labels.)
> Strange, I've never even had a package returned.
>
> FWIW there are rural areas where addressing can get "interesting", so I
> can believe that being a problem in some places. My experience is that
> despite clear errors in address (i.e. often the wrong postal code,
> sometimes even the wrong city) I've still received my mail, and I've
> never had something I've sent returned.
>
> The only mistake I have experience was once sending a letter to my
> parents in Austria, it took about 3 weeks longer then it should of. When
> they finally received it it had been marked in Australia and then
> forwarded to Austria. An honest mistake IMHO. So now I always write the
> following:
>
> AUSTRIA
> EUROPE
>
> Never had a problem since.
>
> TTYL
>
My only observation about Canada is that I have never bought from there=20
as the postage to Ireland exceeds even the US. Oddly Australia isn't too=20
bad and China + Hong Kong cheaper than UK (next door).

But we have no Post codes In Ireland.. My Wife entered NA (for not=20
applicable)  *ONCE* in a post code field. The parcel took a long time.=20
But fortunately Namibian Post Office sent it on to Ireland.

Now for Post code /Zip fields that *must* be filled, we think ROI is=20
safer :-) Or EIRE

I have received mail from Middle East once, with just my name and=20
Ireland on the envelope. It's not a rare name. An Post of course has=20
"secret" internal post codes. but that's not going to help decipher the=20
Address or lack of it. At times they are Victorian in efficiency*.=20
Parcel picked up at 5.30pm delivered at other end of Ireland to VERY=20
rural address before 8.00 am


(* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_to_the_North
  UK Postal service instituted in 1840, same day delivery was common in=20
Victorian times )


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