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Amazon UK needs a lesson in Welsh Geography!

mona everett » Blog » » Amazon UK needs a lesson in Welsh Geography!

2010-12-10
By: mona everett
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LOL! Someone should let Amazon UK know where Holyhead is and what the Menai Straits are for! I just ordered a gift for a friend in Holyhead (definitely Anglesey, NOT Gwynedd) and got this message from Amazon UK before they would process my order. I stuck to my guns and had it sent to the proper county! (I've x'd out the personal info.)

Verify your delivery addressmona everett, there's a problem with the address provided - we've marked our suggestions in red below. Please choose which version of the address you want to use, or click Edit next to the address you want to change.

Select an address from these alternatives:

Original address:		Gxx Lxxx, xxx Lxxx Road, Holyhead, Anglesey, LL65 2RB, United Kingdom

Suggested Address:		Gxx Lxxx, xxx Loxxx Road, HOLYHEAD, Gwynedd , LL65 2RB, United Kingdom

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12/11/10 11:52:47PM @gaynor-madoc-leonard:

I had something similar today. I wanted to send something to a friend in Drefach, Llanelli, and I put Carmarthenshire (as it is now) but Amazon are still working on the now outdated Welsh counties and suggested Dyfed. At least they didn't suggest "Wales, England".

12/10/10 09:25:53PM @gary-robert-jones:

amazon, has a depot near Swansea

12/10/10 08:45:21PM @mona-everett:

But, the mailing address is still Anglesey--that I know. Thanks, though, I didn't remember Anglesey being one of the "lost" counties. I guess it might get there if I put GWYNEDD on it, but my friend wouldn't like it all. I know stuff arrives when I address it "Anglesey", so I'll keep doing it. Also, Amazon UK doesn't offer the option of using "WALES" in the address, but that goes to another problem...