Any problems with Thai Mail ?

[Guest Hedda]

I'd be interested to know what recent experience other expats living in Thailand have had with the reliability of the Thai mail.

 

I never had any problems relying on the Thai mail system for years, but in the last six months, at least four separate items of regular air mail sent from the USA and UK have not arrived here at my place in Thailand. While I was in the US a few weeks ago, I mailed myself an envelope which still hasn't arirved over three weeks later.

 

Anyone had any similar problems ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest francois]

I have sent both letters and packages from the US, via airmail, to Thailand (Roi-Et) and have had no problems. Usually these items arrive within a week to ten days from the date sent. Also no problems with Thai Customs although the declared amount was less than $25. Hope this is of some help.

[bkkguy]

there were some letters in the Bangkok Post recently complaining of missing mail in Hua Hin - perhaps Pattaya has a similar problem

 

I have had no recent problems with international mail in Bangkok.

 

bkkguy

[Gaybutton]

I'd be interested to know what recent experience other expats living in Thailand have had with the reliability of the Thai mail.

 

I never had any problems relying on the Thai mail system for years, but in the last six months, at least four separate items of regular air mail sent from the USA and UK have not arrived here at my place in Thailand. While I was in the US a few weeks ago, I mailed myself an envelope which still hasn't arirved over three weeks later.

 

Anyone had any similar problems ?

 

I have intermittent problems. Sometimes everything goes through just fine and sometimes it doesn't. Before moving to Thailand I mailed some packages to myself from the USA. These were items I wanted, but didn't have room to carry in my luggage. I did not include anything that would have been a major loss if it didn't get here. I mailed the package two months before moving here and it arrived one month after I moved here.

 

On the other hand, a friend sent a package for me nearly two years ago. It never arrived.

 

Most of my mail from Thailand to the USA goes through, but that is also intermittent. Normally it takes one or two weeks for mail to arrive in the USA from Thailand. I sent a registered letter to the USA more than two weeks ago. It has not yet arrived.

 

In other words, my advice is to go ahead and use Thai mail if the item being sent is not of significant importance. When it is something vital, I'll use FedEx.

[Guest mauRICE]

Who else has access to your letter box? Is it secured? Is it possible to remove items from it without much effort?

 

The problem may not lie with the Thai postal service. For a long time I was missing issues of The Economist, thanks to a neighbour's klepto child who got his kicks from stealing things that had no value to him whatsoever.

 

As a solution, you might want to rent a PO box at your local post office. You need to bring your passport, pay a 300Bt refundable key deposit and 150Bt (a year) for the rent. I'm not sure but the rates may have gone up now. I've got one here and one in Thailand - very useful for periodical subscriptions and post you don't want your parents to see.

[Guest stef]

A friend of mine got a yello sticker in his mail box few days ago. By the time he found a thai guy to translate what it meant, it still took him several days to find the right place as nobody knew where this specific post office was. All the way across town. Unbelievable.

Anyway a box was sent 6 months ago from the US and he is till waiting for it.

When he got that yellow sticker, it was a sign of hope. Well " It Was " just a sign as nothing was at the post office for him.

I guess if you need to get mail or other important stuff from any countries, If it is really important, I would suggest anyone to use Fed-ex. At least you are sure to get what you need....

[Guest surfcrest]

Hedda

 

A few years back we sold Thailand Post our track and trace technology.

This should eliminate the chance that something like this happens provided the sender and receiver are aware of the track and trace numbers.

 

If your correspondants send you something a receipt is issued with your track and trace number. Both postal administrations should have a website where you can track the location of items from induction. If something goes missing, you'll be able to see where and focus whichever administration had your item last.

 

When I send something I like to email notice downstream with the track and trace number.

 

I believe the same service is availabe outbound from Thailand as well.

 

Hope all is well with you!

 

Surfcrest