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I hope I've picked the correct forum. Does anyone know how to find out how and when postal services in foreign countries work? In the U.S., we get Saturday delivery, but I get the feeling some of the countries don't have postal service on the weekends. Sometimes it would help me figure out when an express package is going to arrive. I also realize they don't have the same holidays as we do in this country, today being one of them -- no delivery. If anyone knows, I would be very curious to find out.
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The EU is shifting into having a universal postal service like the one the individual states (in the US) use. that will make it so much easier to use and IMO will make shipping times faster.
the only info I could find is by going to the web site of the postal service for that particular country you are concerned with.
Your best bet is to probably use a private carrier, like UPS or Fedex. You need to ask some questions at the post office to get your answers.
Once the letter or package leaves it original country and ends up somewhere else, the mail carrier can and quite often does change. FOr example, mailing from the US to India or some Arab countries. I married into an Arab Family and mailing anything there is a huge problem. It will get stolen, even a dish towel won't make it. ANd there is nothing you can about it. It is a different country. I have sent things to TUrkey and India via UPS several years ago. It was around 50 dllars to mail a letter, but it was registered, and the person had to sign for it. You need to expect problems in some countries. Syria is one of the worst.
I have always had better luck receiving things from foreign countires.....very few problems over the years.
You need to aske the right quesitons at the post office to get your answers. Very often, express mail is not express mail when tt leaves US jurisdiction.
lnd4508 Australian postal service doesnt operate Saturday or Sunday for delivery but some pickup and processing does go on over the weekend if that is any help
Well, I know in Germany they do work on Saturday's and they don't share all American holidays. Just Christmas, New Year's, ect... So they do work on the majority of American holidays.
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