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how on earth do you post stuff or am I being stupid?

there are a few post offices around the city, you need to rent yourself a PO Box, I think 150/year, the one I use is Jumeriah Post Office on Al Wasl road.

I think many people have their mail sent to their company PO Box, you may wish to speak to your coworkers to see if that is a viable option for you.

I've seen post boxes outside a few supermarkets but I have no idea how much postage to put on the letter. I think you need to go to the post office to get stamps, have the parcel/letter weighed etc.

Most every one I know gets mail delivered to the office (once a months- so it seems)

surely you can post chrimbo cards from hotels???
People must send post cards when they are on thier jollies?

gezza wrote:surely you can post chrimbo cards from hotels???
People must send post cards when they are on thier jollies?

On February 17, 2006 we posted a postcard from the Dusit Hotel to my home. Still waiting for it

Concord wrote:

gezza wrote:surely you can post chrimbo cards from hotels???
People must send post cards when they are on thier jollies?

On February 17, 2006 we posted a postcard from the Dusit Hotel to my home. Still waiting for it

Ah!
Rules that one out then

Concord wrote:

gezza wrote:surely you can post chrimbo cards from hotels???
People must send post cards when they are on thier jollies?

On February 17, 2006 we posted a postcard from the Dusit Hotel to my home. Still waiting for it

There's a little post office / copy shop in Knowledge Village where I regularly post parcels back to Australia. Surprisingly, I've had a 100% strike rate (i.e. they all get there), but the longest took about a month to get there.

A postcard is easier to get lost than a box I suppose... did you add insurance to the postage cost?

^ian^ wrote:

Concord wrote:

gezza wrote:surely you can post chrimbo cards from hotels???
People must send post cards when they are on thier jollies?

On February 17, 2006 we posted a postcard from the Dusit Hotel to my home. Still waiting for it

There's a little post office / copy shop in Knowledge Village where I regularly post parcels back to Australia. Surprisingly, I've had a 100% strike rate (i.e. they all get there), but the longest took about a month to get there.

A postcard is easier to get lost than a box I suppose... did you add insurance to the postage cost?

No insurance but they asked to see a copy of my passport, birth certificate and for me to give them 5 photos before I could post it! That was just the begining. I've made so many copies of my passport that my picture now has sunglasses on for protection against the bright photocopier light!

Concord wrote:

^ian^ wrote:

Concord wrote:

gezza wrote:surely you can post chrimbo cards from hotels???
People must send post cards when they are on thier jollies?

On February 17, 2006 we posted a postcard from the Dusit Hotel to my home. Still waiting for it

There's a little post office / copy shop in Knowledge Village where I regularly post parcels back to Australia. Surprisingly, I've had a 100% strike rate (i.e. they all get there), but the longest took about a month to get there.

A postcard is easier to get lost than a box I suppose... did you add insurance to the postage cost?

No insurance but they asked to see a copy of my passport, birth certificate and for me to give them 5 photos before I could post it! That was just the begining. I've made so many copies of my passport that my picture now has sunglasses on for protection against the bright photocopier light!

Ah well, I have post office Wasta you see.

gezza wrote:how on earth do you post stuff or am I being stupid?

Sorry I misread, I thought receive post.

Concord wrote:

^ian^ wrote:

Concord wrote:

gezza wrote:surely you can post chrimbo cards from hotels???
People must send post cards when they are on thier jollies?

On February 17, 2006 we posted a postcard from the Dusit Hotel to my home. Still waiting for it

There's a little post office / copy shop in Knowledge Village where I regularly post parcels back to Australia. Surprisingly, I've had a 100% strike rate (i.e. they all get there), but the longest took about a month to get there.

A postcard is easier to get lost than a box I suppose... did you add insurance to the postage cost?

No insurance but they asked to see a copy of my passport, birth certificate and for me to give them 5 photos before I could post it! That was just the begining. I've made so many copies of my passport that my picture now has sunglasses on for protection against the bright photocopier light!

You're kidding right? What about an NOC from your slavemaster?

gtmash wrote:

Concord wrote:

^ian^ wrote:

Concord wrote:

gezza wrote:surely you can post chrimbo cards from hotels???
People must send post cards when they are on thier jollies?

On February 17, 2006 we posted a postcard from the Dusit Hotel to my home. Still waiting for it

There's a little post office / copy shop in Knowledge Village where I regularly post parcels back to Australia. Surprisingly, I've had a 100% strike rate (i.e. they all get there), but the longest took about a month to get there.

A postcard is easier to get lost than a box I suppose... did you add insurance to the postage cost?

No insurance but they asked to see a copy of my passport, birth certificate and for me to give them 5 photos before I could post it! That was just the begining. I've made so many copies of my passport that my picture now has sunglasses on for protection against the bright photocopier light!

You're kidding right? What about an NOC from your slavemaster?

If it were a letter it would have been required. But it was just a postcard.