Ardaska Posta
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State-owned enterprise | |
Industry | Postal services, financial services, government services, retail services |
Headquarters | 12 Dumanića Street, Hran, Ardalia |
Key people | Ilija Kuzmić, CEO |
Services | Letter post, parcel post, EMS, financial and retail services |
Owner | Republic of Ardalia |
Number of employees | 10,657 |
Website | http://www.posta.ar |
Ardalian Post (AP) (Ardalian: Ardaska Posta) is the state-owned postal service of the Republic of Ardalia. It provides daily mail delivery to all addresses in Ardalia except on Sundays and holidays. In addition to its postal and logistics services, it also offers financial and retail services throughout Ardalia. The country is a full member of the Universal Postal Union (UPU).
Operations
There are 1,114 post offices across Ardalia.
Postal services
Ardaska Posta offers a range of postal services.
Regular Mail (Redovna Posta) is the most basic class of mail. Domestic mailings typically arrive within three business days, mailings to X within a week, and intercontinental within two weeks. All mailable items, including letters and parcels, are eligible for Regular post.
Priority Mail (Prioritetna Posta) receives faster routing and transfer compared to other mail. Domestic mailings are delivered within one to two business days, mailings to X within five days, and intercontinental within a week.
Customers can choose a variety of add-ons to their mailings. These include:
- General Delivery (Poste Restante): mail is delivered to a post office location to be picked up by the recipient.
- Certified Mail (Potvrdena Posta): the mailpiece is electronically tracked and must be signed for upon delivery.
- Registered Mail (Preporucena Posta): the mailpiece is sent with only other registered mail. It must be signed for upon delivery by the designated recipient, and the sender receives a electronic or paper return receipt (povratnica) confirming delivery or an attempt was made. All registered items are insured against loss or damaged up to the indicated amount as determined by the sender.
- Post office boxes (Postanski Pretinci)
- Personal delivery: the mailpiece may only be delivered to the addressee, their legal representative or authorized person.
- Delivery holding at a post office or sorting facility while customers are away from home for an extended period, for up to 30 days.
- Mail forwarding to another address, either because you have moved or are away from home, for up to 90 days.
- Cash on delivery for those who have sold the addressee an item that is being sent in a parcel, at the time of delivery, the addressee will give the indicated amount to the post employee and the money will be delivered to your address or paid to your account. In addition to the value of the item, the addressee also pays a payment service fee.
- Extra insurance
Non-postal services
Financial services
AP offers the following financial services:
- Bill payments
- Banking services (savings/checking accounts, currency exchange, loans) by the Ardalian Postal Bank
- Cash withdrawals
- Insurance policies
- Money orders
- Pension and social benefits distribution
- Wire transfers
Retail
A variety of retail products can be purchased directly at post offices:
- Books and multimedia
- Envelopes, boxes, greeting cards and postcards
- Gifts and toys
- Games of chance (Ardalian Lottery)
- Technical goods
- Office supplies
Ardalian Post maintains an extensive catalog of products across 14 different categories, ranging from household appliances to groceries and automotive supplies, all at attractive prices. Items can either be ordered online or in-person at the post office and delivered to either a person's address or their local post office.
Other
Post offices offers customers other services including:
- Document legalization and apostille services
- Public computer terminals
- Printing and photocopying
- Webmail
Mobile payments Prepaid debit cards Telefax
Philately
Ardalian Post is responsible for issuing postage stamps.