Post, at last

[13roman58]

Just had a lot of letters delivered to my PO box.
All official stuff. Never mind.
From March to May.

[sophie]

I know 13roman58, when you open your PO box and see a pile of stuff (most official brown envelopes and monthly Mags) its really exciting isn't it. Sad aren't we.?

[Chriswright03]

Is this a PO Box in the North and if so how to you get one of them?

[sophie]

Just go into your local post office and ask if they have one going spare. Charge used to be 45tl per annum but I think its a bit more now. Had ours for donkeys years.

[Keithcaley]

In Alsancak (don't know about other areas) if you include a local 'phone number as a line in your address, the postman will ring you or send a text when mail arrives - no need for a post box.

[Chriswright03]

Thanks Sophie and Keith. I notice our barber has some numbered boxes in his shop any idea what they would be? I am guessing PO boxes from his but that is just a guess.

I know this has been discussed many times but I cannot remember which way round it is. Include Mersin 10 ir not?

[sophie]

KC, we have our PO box in Karaoglanoglu but live in Alsancak and as we go past the Post Office frequently its no problem. We checked both A and K out years ago and K guys seemed to be the most switched on. Also the cost of a stamp to UK was 1tl cheaper in K. (Don't ask why because I still don't believe what the bloke in Alsancak said, other than to say it was perfect TRNC logic)

[Keithcaley]

I think that the Alsancak Post Office and staff have improved greatly in the last 18 months or so.

In the past, I used to despair - I remember being directed to rummage in a huge pile of unsorted post because they couldn't be bothered, or at least, that was the impression that I got!

Much better nowadays, and helpful, to boot.

[sophie]

The reason why it was 1tl more to post a letter to UK from Alsancak than Karaoglanoglu was that "the Post Office is further away from Girne, so it costs more" I suspect it was 1tl bonus by virtue of the fact he really wasn't keen on Brits at all and here always used to be a half repaired bike in the office and no one was very computer savvy. At the time, Karaoglanoglu won hands down.