From today, customers can post small parcels via postboxes without the need to go into a post office.
An Post has announced it is launching a new Postbox Drop-off service.
It would mean customers may now send postage-paid small parcels from 2,600 postboxes across the country (out of the total number of 5,300).
Consumers will have to print and attach an An Post label to the box, check it in via the app and confirm the posting location.
Packages cannot be larger than 240mm x 45mm, and should never be left on or beside a postbox. If an item does not drop easily into the postbox, it should be brought to any post office.
Introducing the new feature, An Post noted that the large number of parcels posted with print-at-home, postage-paid labels are small in size, containing small accessories, books, single garments or other small items which can fit easily into some postboxes.
“E-commerce is changing how people shop and send, and we want An Post to be at the forefront of that change. By reimagining an iconic part of our national infrastructure for the digital age, we can make life easier for customers while creating new opportunities for growth”, the CEO of An Post, Fergal Leamy, said
An Post said it will also commence a major postbox refurbishment programme across the country in 2027.
