Polremy Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I know we are retired and so in theory we have loads of time to spare buuuut.... whenever we need a stamp we go to our village post office and it takes at least 20 minutes. Our local tabac takes a dim view of selling stamps unless you are buying postcards. Where else do they sell stamps without making you feel you are asking for charity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Nowhere else, but few people will go to the post office and buy just the one stamp. It pays off to buy a whole lot of them at once, and/or to get them from the machine (normally most post offices have a distributor). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I buy stamps by the carnet (book of ten) so I always have some at hand.Why does it take 20mn to buy stamps at the post office? [8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinfrance Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 [quote user="Clair"]I buy stamps by the carnet (book of ten) so I always have some at hand.Why does it take 20mn to buy stamps at the post office? [8-)][/quote]Perhaps because all the people are buying thing(s) one at a time.[6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 [quote user="Clair"]I buy stamps by the carnet (book of ten) so I always have some at hand.Why does it take 20mn to buy stamps at the post office? [8-)][/quote]Clair. You should know that post office queues here are painfully long and slow. Post office queues are one of the most frustrating aspects of French life.Polremy. My post office circulated a graph of its peak times. The period before lunchtime is the busiest and so best to avoid. Early in the morning and immediately after lunch were the best times to find shorter queues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 [quote user="Cathy"]Clair. You should know that post office queues here are painfully long and slow. Post office queues are one of the most frustrating aspects of French life. [/quote]Beg to differ... I don't think I've had to wait over 10mn more than once. Maybe I just pick the right time?or it could be that rottweiler behind the counter does not encourage small talk! [:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nell Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I don't have a problem with our Post Office. Like Clair our post "mistress" is not the chatty type[;-)]The place that really gets me is our local Super U. The milk is fresh when I pick it up off the shelf, but by the time I have managed to pay for it...... Yoghurt anybody??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 [quote user="Nell"]I don't have a problem with our Post Office. Like Clair our post "mistress" is not the chatty type[;-)]The place that really gets me is our local Super U. The milk is fresh when I pick it up off the shelf, but by the time I have managed to pay for it...... Yoghurt anybody???[/quote]....And our local Lidl.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonrouge Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Our post mistress doubles at the job with her main job being that of running Proxi. She is a dragon and her husband not much better and the locals have even complained to the Mayor. Indeed the locals go to the next village. I tend to go to Fontenay buy in bulk and thus do not go into our local post office. she then suffers for what I need I buy from the other shop in the village.You really feel uncomfortable with our local post mistress. If she does not like the job give it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 What's this about postmistresses? Ours was a regular dragon and has never been known to smile. Haven't seen her lately, however, and I have heard that she's now retired. Phew!I also know that Twinkle's postmistress is so much like mine that at one time we thought we must be living in the same village without knowing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanb Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 You can buy them on line and avoid the queues. Go to www.laposte.fr and there's a menu item Achat en ligne de timbres.Or they have an English page: http://timbres.laposte.fr/homepage.jgi?siteLanguage=enGood luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 [quote user="dragonrouge"]She is a dragon [/quote]Welsh blood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantpanda Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Hi!Most Post Offices have a machine, where you can weigh your letter and buy the stamp, which will printed for your letter.You can get also get further stamps.Yours,giantpanda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 The staff in our Post Office are very helpful but there always seem to be customers who are carrying out complicated business transactions that take 5 or 10 minutes. They also help you to pack a parcel in those folding boxes, then you have to fill in various forms. So I sympathise with you, Polremy.Must look out for the stamp machine though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polremy Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 Well, I have decided to try and buy stamps on line - thanks to Allanb giving me the helpful website.I will miss the colourful scenes in the village post office - thank goodness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polremy Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 Maybe most post offices, giantpanda, but certainly not ours.things move very slowly round these parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonrouge Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Gardian well done very smart indeed. Gardian how is the Gard was down in June not too good weather lots of thunderstorms and the like. Now back in the Vendee miss it a lot but the winters t here are something else. rdgs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Ours is very slow. I had three letters to post, two in France, one to Australia. They were all in A4 size envelopes with varying weights. It took the lady 15 minutes to price them up and put her little stickers on. I don't know why it took so long, but she was going from folder to folder looking stuff up and pushing buttons on her computer. To my mind, you put the envelope on the scales, type the destination on the computer, the computer calculates the postage, prints out a label and you stick it on. 30 seconds max. What could be easier? And I'm sure La Poste is advanced enough to be able to cope with something as simple and basic as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Our's is OK and just about understood when we explained that Isabel could not show her passport as proof of ID because both her old passport and her new passport were in the recorded delivery envelope from the UK embassy in Paris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pads Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Its just the same in the UK and getting worse everytime they close yet another post office..... Cest la vie.....[:-))] k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 [quote user="dragonrouge"]how is the Gard was down in June not too good weather lots of thunderstorms and the like. [/quote]Dodgy Spring & Summer, just like everywhere I suspect. Raining now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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