Re:We Mailed 100K Stickers Around the World, Made a Million ...
by jads on Friday July 28, 2017 @01:16PM
(#14875839)
In a very small way, it always bothers me as a Brit (now living in the US) to see address information ask for (and even require) a ZIP code for int'l customers for two reasons:
1. ZIP is a US-only term. Sure, it's easy to figure out, but it's postal code everywhere else in the world. If an address form has a country field, the form should at least change the label accordingly. If not, even just writing "ZIP/postal code" makes at least some attempt to avoid US-centric terminology.
2. Some countries don't use a postal code system at all. I've seen services make this a required field, regardless of country.
Re:We Mailed 100K Stickers Around the World, Made a Million ...
by jads on Friday July 28, 2017 @03:26PM
(#14876820)
Sorry, this was not aimed at/related to dev.to - just an observation of address fields in general. Glad you were displaying geographically appropriate address info :)
1. ZIP is a US-only term. Sure, it's easy to figure out, but it's postal code everywhere else in the world. If an address form has a country field, the form should at least change the label accordingly. If not, even just writing "ZIP/postal code" makes at least some attempt to avoid US-centric terminology.
2. Some countries don't use a postal code system at all. I've seen services make this a required field, regardless of country.