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[Sthronds]

Here is the dumb question of the day:

How do you address something to mail to the UK? My best friend moved to England and I need to mail her Christmas package. I mailed her a couple things and the arrived fine and then apparently I lost my mind. Her last card hasn't arrived and chances are I messed it up. Here's what I think I should do. Correct me if I am wrong.

Street # and Street Name
Allerton, Bradford
BD15 9D4 UK

How does that look? I thank you in advance for your help and apologize for being so dense. Believe it or not, I am not this dumb in my daily life!

 

[natalielongstaff]

Street # and Street Name
Allerton,
Bradford
BD15 9D4
ENGLAND

:

might look a bit better like this but otherwise it still should get here addressed like you did
hth

 

[pixiepower04]

Here is the dumb question of the day:

How do you address something to mail to the UK? My best friend moved to England and I need to mail her Christmas package. I mailed her a couple things and the arrived fine and then apparently I lost my mind. Her last card hasn't arrived and chances are I messed it up. Here's what I think I should do. Correct me if I am wrong.

Street # and Street Name
Allerton, Bradford
BD15 9D4 UK

How does that look? I thank you in advance for your help and apologize for being so dense. Believe it or not, I am not this dumb in my daily life!

Looks fine to me and it doesn't matter if you put England or UK because the Post Code (zip) is what gets it here. I sent cards last year from WDW addressed the way you have and they arrived fine.

Did you put a stamp on and did you have a house number?? I know you've put street name but did you have a house number?

Silly question I know but my sister has just done exactly that and forgot to put my house number on my birthday card so I don't expect that to ever turn up!!

How long ago did you send it?

 

[wils]

Looks fine to me!

 

[Sthronds]

Thanks so much for all your help. I hope I remembered to put the house number on that card! I sent it about 1 month ago, so it is possible that it could be floating around post office land and will still arrive. I know I put a stamp on it because I had to tear a drawer apart looking for the stamps. Anyway, not a big deal. I sent the package just a few minutes ago and although it cost me $35! It is on it's way. Thanks again and I hope you all have a great day!

 

[Claire L]

The only thing I can think of is that the post code is a little bit out -

You say it is BD15 9D4

But our postcodes always end in two letters so the 4 could be the letter A. Even with that slight error the mail should still arrive ok.

Just checked with streetmap.co.uk for the postcode ending with A and it shows as Allerton near Bradford.

Claire

 

[Sthronds]

Hmm. Now I am curious about that post code. I checked the e-mail she sent when she first moved and it definately had a 4 at the end. I wonder if they corrected it and I just didn't pay attention. I will have to go check the last thing I got from her. This is stressing me out! There isn't anything I can do about it now. I just hope that package arrives. Thanks again.

 

[magentadreamer]

Did you put an airmail sticker on the card? Surface mail from the US to the Uk can take up to 6 weeks.

 

[Sthronds]

Yes, I am shipped via airmail. It was a bit more expensive than I would have liked, she's worth it.