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[EFLUndercover]

To anyone who is currently residing in Riyaadh:

I would like information regarding postal service.

Is it efficient?

What is the procedure and cost for rental of a post office box for the receipt of personal and business correspondence?

Is it better to send and/or receive packages via UPS, Federal Express or DHL? Are all three delivery services available?

Thanks.

[scot47]

A PO Box was 300 SR a year. You need an Iqama. The courier serbvices you mention all have services in KSA. Not always very good.

Recently Saudi Post have instituted a new system that claims to cover the kingdom with boxes. I reserve judgement on that. Most of the ones I have seen have already been vandalised.

I am fortunate in that my employer provides every employee with an individual PO Box, 200 meters from my front door.

[desert_traveller]

Where and when is this comedy show (Postal Services in Riyadh) going to take place? I would like to attend.

[EFLUndercover]

Thanks Scot47 for your input.

As for Desert_Traveller . . . "keep hope alive".

[balqis]

I used Saudi Postal Service and was always happy with them [parcels to and fro, postcards and stamps];
There's a kind of ''ethnic'' air to dealing with them which I adore;
Also it is some 50% of Fedex/let-alone-DHL price when you dispatch to Europe, which always matters to me [ I mean the 50%];
All in all, no complaints at all and a picturesque experience pretty likely if you have acquired the taste;
balqis

[canadashirleyblue]

Saudi postal service was cheap. It seemed to take a very long time to send/receive mail. I am not aware of any mail that went missing. I used DHL for urgent mail and it was expensive.

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[EFLUndercover]

Thanks to all for the information provided.