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|services= Delivering {{Plural|Series|Letter|link}} | |services= Delivering {{Plural|Series|Letter|link}} and items | ||
|staff= {{List | |staff= {{List|[[Postman]], [[Postbox]], [[Postmaster]]{{Exp Game|MM, PH, ST}}}} | ||
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5–20 {{Plural||Rupee|link}}{{Exp Game|TWW}}<ref name="Postage 5">{{Cite|This postbox is near the mail center on Dragon Roost Island.<br/><br/>Postage is only {{Color|TWWHD Vermilion|5 Rupees}}.|Postbox|TWW}}</ref><ref name="Postage 10">{{Cite|Postage for this parcel is {{Color|TWWHD Vermilion|10 Rupees}} from this postbox.|Postbox|TWW}}</ref><ref name="Postage 20">{{Cite|This postbox is quite far from Dragon Roost Island.<br/><br/>Postage for this parcel is {{Color|TWWHD Vermilion|20 Rupees}} from here.|Postbox|TWW}}</ref>, | |||
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{{Term/Store|Mail Delivery||Series, TP, TPHD}} is a recurring service in {{TLoZ|Series}}.<ref>{{Cite|About Mail Delivery<br/><br/>If I have a letter for you, I will approach you at high speed! Please do not flee!|Postman|TP}}</ref> In {{TWW}}, it is named {{Term|TWWHD|Island Postal Service|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|Welcome to the Island Postal Service! What do you have for delivery?|Postbox|TWW}}</ref> The postal systems in {{TMC}}, {{PH}}, and {{ST}} are unnamed. | {{Term/Store|Mail Delivery||Series, TP, TPHD}} is a recurring service in {{TLoZ|Series}}.<ref>{{Cite|About Mail Delivery<br/><br/>If I have a letter for you, I will approach you at high speed! Please do not flee!|Postman|TP}}</ref> In {{TWW}}, it is named {{Term|TWWHD|Island Postal Service|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|Welcome to the Island Postal Service! What do you have for delivery?|Postbox|TWW}}</ref> The postal systems in {{TMC}}, {{PH}}, and {{ST}} are unnamed. | ||
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In {{ST}}, the postal system functions the same way as in {{PH|-}}, only the {{Term|ST|Postman}} hand-delivers {{Plural|ST|Letter}} unopened, and {{Term|ST|Link}} needn't sign for them.<ref>{{Cite|I've got a letter for you, so I'll just jump right in and read it aloud. Oh, wait—that's the way we USED to do things. But no more! Apparently, some folks thought our reading their letters out loud was rude. So now our policy is to just hand-deliver the mail unopened.|Postman|ST}}</ref> The {{Term|ST|Postman}} has the same physical appearance but without wings, and wears a different outfit. He imitates a chugging train when he approaches and leaves a {{Term|ST|Postbox}}. {{Term|ST|Link}}'s first {{Term|ST|Letter}} is again one from the {{Term|ST|Postmaster}} vouching for his new employee. The postal system itself is new as of the day {{Term|ST|Link}} receives the {{Term|ST|Letter}}.<ref name="From the Postmaster">{{Cite|Dear Link, Our new postal system has started running today. If you're reading this letter, it means my new postman is doing his job right. He's as hardworking and efficient as they come! So be nice to him, won't you? We'll be in touch again if anything new comes up. — The Postmaster|From the Postmaster|ST}}</ref> Despite this, the {{Term|ST|Postman}} goes to read the {{Term|ST|Letter}} aloud before remembering that the delivery policy changed due to complaints.<ref name="From the Postmaster"/> | In {{ST}}, the postal system functions the same way as in {{PH|-}}, only the {{Term|ST|Postman}} hand-delivers {{Plural|ST|Letter}} unopened, and {{Term|ST|Link}} needn't sign for them.<ref>{{Cite|I've got a letter for you, so I'll just jump right in and read it aloud. Oh, wait—that's the way we USED to do things. But no more! Apparently, some folks thought our reading their letters out loud was rude. So now our policy is to just hand-deliver the mail unopened.|Postman|ST}}</ref> The {{Term|ST|Postman}} has the same physical appearance but without wings, and wears a different outfit. He imitates a chugging train when he approaches and leaves a {{Term|ST|Postbox}}. {{Term|ST|Link}}'s first {{Term|ST|Letter}} is again one from the {{Term|ST|Postmaster}} vouching for his new employee. The postal system itself is new as of the day {{Term|ST|Link}} receives the {{Term|ST|Letter}}.<ref name="From the Postmaster">{{Cite|Dear Link, Our new postal system has started running today. If you're reading this letter, it means my new postman is doing his job right. He's as hardworking and efficient as they come! So be nice to him, won't you? We'll be in touch again if anything new comes up. — The Postmaster|From the Postmaster|ST}}</ref> Despite this, the {{Term|ST|Postman}} goes to read the {{Term|ST|Letter}} aloud before remembering that the delivery policy changed due to complaints.<ref name="From the Postmaster"/> | ||
{{Plural|ST|Letter}} concerning {{Term|ST|Beedle's | {{Plural|ST|Letter}} concerning {{Term|ST|Beedle Member's Club|link}} each come with a package consisting of a new {{Term|ST|Member's Card|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|I've got a letter and package for you from Beedle, Link!|Postman|ST}}</ref> {{Plural|ST|Letter}} from the {{Term|ST|Battle Committee|link}} come with a prize for having achieved a certain [[Battle Rank]].<ref>{{Cite|Here's a package and a letter from...the Battle Association?|Postman|ST}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|You've achieved a battle rank of {{Color|ST Light Red|D}} and have been registered as an {{Color|ST Light Blue|intermediate competitor}}. To celebrate, here is a prize for you. Enjoy!|Battle Rank Notice|ST}}</ref> The {{Term|ST|Letter}} is delivered first, then the package. | ||
{{Term|ST|Link}} can mail {{Plural|ST|Prize Postcard}} in this game as well.<ref>{{Cite|Hellooooooo there, valued customer! We're here for all your postal needs! Would you like to send any prize postcards?|Postbox|ST}}</ref> | {{Term|ST|Link}} can mail {{Plural|ST|Prize Postcard}} in this game as well.<ref>{{Cite|Hellooooooo there, valued customer! We're here for all your postal needs! Would you like to send any prize postcards?|Postbox|ST}}</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In {{TMC}}, the {{Term|TMC|Postbox}} could originally wiggle and was interactive rather than decorative, but it was cut in the final version of the game.<ref>{{Cite | *In {{TMC}}, the {{Term|TMC|Postbox}} could originally wiggle and was interactive rather than decorative, but it was cut in the final version of the game.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= February 6, 2020|url= https://tcrf.net/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Minish_Cap#Unused_Mailbox_Animation|title= The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|site= The Cutting Room Floor|type= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite|This strange red postbox has the ability to fuse Kinstone pieces with you. Some say there is really just a person hiding inside it...|N/A|TMC}}</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{Notes}} | {{Notes}} | ||
{{Ref}} | {{Ref}} | ||
{{Categories | {{Categories | ||
|Institutions, Mail, Postal Service | |Institutions, Mail, Postal Service | ||
|services= MM, MM3D, TWW, TWWHD, TMC, TP, TPHD, PH, ST | |||
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