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Kind of had the same issue with post/zip codes for Ireland as up until very recently we didn't have them. I remember it was annoying when companies with their E
by theBobBob 9y ago
Kind of had the same issue with post/zip codes for Ireland as up until very recently we didn't have them. I remember it was annoying when companies with their European head quarters in Ireland and they had mandatory post code fields in their forms. I even knew some people that had some issues opening bank accounts in the UK because it was mandatory in the computer system that the teller was using and they had to get a manager to work around it for them.
- snausages 9y agoYes I vaguely recall having to enter a bunch of 0's in fields (when they were permissive enough to accept that).
- itsmenotyou 9y agoI still write 'none' in any postcode fields, and am refusing to learn my eircode. I've never had a problem getting things delivered
- brimstedt 9y agoMay I ask why? As an outsider (and someone who knows nothing about you/your culture) this sounds like "I don't want to accept change" or "noone is going to force stupid codes on to me". So id love to hear the reason!
- everyone 9y agoSeconded. I'm also Irish and the new postcodes are the ultimate in clarity imo. Each dwelling/unit has one code, and each code represents one dwelling/unit. I live in quite a remote spot, so before, my address was just my name + the general area I live. Thats fine for the postman who knows where I live, but I dont know how other delivery services figured out where I was. Also I'm pretty much at the centroid of 3 towns, and different services would route deliveries via different towns. I had to learn through trial and error to put 'via X' or 'via Y' as my address depending on what service I was using. Eircode clears all that up.