Is that in England?

Irn-Bru-Kid

Just returned from posting a last minute eBay sale at my local PO.

The conversation went something like this:

Me: Second class, proof of postage please

PO: Is that in England? (pointing to the address)

Me: Sorry, what do you mean?

PO: North Umblerland? Is that in England?

Me: Are you serious?

PO: Well, I've never heard of Umberland

Me: Yes, its in England and it is one word, Northumberland. I don't understand your confusion.

PO: Well the North Pole is all one word and that's not in England

I kid you not...speechless

quietheart

I asked to send a parcel small packet rate to Barcelona, the P.O. worker put first class stamp on it, I said 'sorry it needs to be small packet rate to Spain' she replied 'how was I to know Barcelona was overseas?'
Training might've been nice

mrcol1000

My homeland of the Isle Of Wight is one that confuses both post office staff and couriers. It takes a lot of convincing that is not part of France. Although one post office worker told me she knew it is part of England as it is off the coast of Blackpool (!!!)

PasturesNew

I had a London job agency phone me about a vacancy ... then then asked me ... "which county is Cornwall in?"

SpiralingDown

mrcol1000 wrote: »

My homeland of the Isle Of Wight is one that confuses both post office staff and couriers. It takes a lot of convincing that is not part of France. Although one post office worker told me she knew it is part of England as it is off the coast of Blackpool (!!!)

Northern Ireland's as bad with many of them, I've been told it's extra because it's not part of the UK!! Or been told they don't ship to Ireland. The best one yet has been 'Northern Ireland doesn't exist!' I could rant for hours about the number of arguments I've had over this :rotfl::mad::o

martindow

mrcol1000 wrote: »

My homeland of the Isle Of Wight is one that confuses both post office staff and couriers. It takes a lot of convincing that is not part of France. Although one post office worker told me she knew it is part of England as it is off the coast of Blackpool (!!!)

Some couriers (Fedex for example) do charge a supplement islands including to the IoW . They seem to know where it is though!

Regarding N Ireland it is best not to write it on post at all in the same way counties are not needed. RM's preferred format is the street and town followed by the postcode.

BigSister2008

we spend our time between NI and tenerife, had problems with both

best being when we wrote canary islands as advised after tenerife (not spain as its "technically" not part of spain our parcel took 3 months to turn up as it went to the CAYMAN ISLANDS lol

martindow

BigSister2008 wrote: »

we spend our time between NI and tenerife, had problems with both

best being when we wrote canary islands as advised after tenerife (not spain as its "technically" not part of spain our parcel took 3 months to turn up as it went to the CAYMAN ISLANDS lol

Tenerife is part of Spain isn't it? It's just that it is not part of the EU VAT area like Gibraltar and the Channel Islands. For post I would write Spain and let the postcode guide it to its destination.

earningNsaving

Looks like all post office staff should be sent on a geography training course before they are given their jobs lol. I thought their computers would show which country all the towns are in when they key in the info to print the label?

Avoriaz

mrcol1000 wrote: »

My homeland of the Isle Of Wight is one that confuses both post office staff and couriers. It takes a lot of convincing that is not part of France. Although one post office worker told me she knew it is part of England as it is off the coast of Blackpool (!!!)

Only Fools and Horses.

Uncle Albert is being questioned in court by Gerrard.

Gerrard:

I see! But you can remember the war! After all, you have all your ribbons there to remind you. Where were you based Mr Trotter?

Albert:

I was overseas sir.

Gerrard:

Really, how odd! I looked into your naval record and it seems that you spent the best part of the war stationed in a storage depot on the Isle of Wight! Hardly overseas!

Albert:

You wanna try walking it pal!