Is it just me, or is the Post Office in Pencester rubbish?! Not necessarily blaming individuals, but just observing that every time I have been in there there are a maximum of 2 people serving a lengthy queue, although occasionally someone will appear briefly to serve as a third at a counter, but very rarely. The queue seems to go on forever, it is a furnace, the service is sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow, the people serving appear oblivious to the need for speed or even courtesy, and frankly (pardon the pun) if it were a private service provider they wouldn't get away with it. In my experience it is a very very very poor service - surely I can't be the only one!!?
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I quite agree. I absolutely hate queing and will go to almost any lengths to avoid it but the place I dread most is the Post Office where I have never been able to esape the dreaded Q. There are so many better thing to do in life than Q.
Brian Dixon
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strange that when ive used pencester post office on a number of ocassions there has been four people behind the counter.
I would call that very strange Brian. It has never occured for me and I've been using it for over a decade...........once or twice, possibly by accident, an extra body has slipped in for a nanosecond. I may, of course, have been hallucinating in the extreme heat and fatigue..............
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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bern,never mind take more ice in your bacardi.
But never, never, in my Jack Daniels!!!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i always used to use the one near the underpass, good helpful service, from friendly people.
i was very sad to see it go.
Guest 663- Registered: 20 Mar 2008
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Never use the pencester post office always fined it to busy, use the one at Whitfield always get fast cheery service.
It (Pencester) is too busy because they have too few staff, and those they do have are too slow and appear less than competent or courteous. I say again - if it were a private service they would not get away with it. Well, they won't have my business again - I will try one of the others you have all recommended - thank you.
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I always find that to walk a little further to London Road to use Raj's Post Office is a good move, very friendly
And I will be doing just that!!
Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
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yep dont usually more than 3 staff often just 2
and iv never been in there without hAVING to stand around for 30 mins or so
i try not to use it
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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if you get there for 0830 you will be out in 5 minutes.
Tail wagging the dog, isn't it? If the customer has to adapt to the service instead of the other way around the service sucks.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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the early catches the worms so the saying gos,neaver mind wagging ones tail[s].
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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brian
help me out here, i am trying to envisage a worm wagging it's tail.
not working, for some reason.
Guest 664- Registered: 23 Mar 2008
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River PO is beautifully anachronistic in the best way, Buckland and Whitfield are friendly too. I agree about the main PO, it annoys me too. Maybe the staff dislike it as well? Should have kept the old building, it felt like a post office.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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dogs howard dogs,be a good fellow and try and follow the plot.
Guest 643- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Yes Bern you are totally right in what you say about the main post office. Unless you have a good half hour to waste and feel like standing idle for that time it's definitely a no-go area. The one at the bottom of Whitfield Avenue is good as long as you don't catch the oaps or young mums first thing, or as Jan said, the one at Whitfield is very good, I always use that one too.
I'm trying to work out what dogs and worms have to do with the post office
There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok".
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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ask bern she started it,.
