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eliross

Joined: 14 Jun 2007
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:26 pm Post subject: How long does the mail take? |
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Does anyone know how long the regular mail takes to reach, say, the United States? I mailed a letter today and it only cost 500 Won. I was hoping it would end up in the States by the end of the month. |
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Atavistic
Joined: 22 May 2006 Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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About a week to two. More if it's going to VA. VA is a pain in the ass. |
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Lekker

Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:28 am Post subject: |
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Atavistic wrote: |
About a week to two. More if it's going to VA. VA is a pain in the ass. |
Why is that the case? Just curious to know. |
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eliross

Joined: 14 Jun 2007
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:33 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for that.. |
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Atavistic
Joined: 22 May 2006 Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:51 am Post subject: |
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Lekker wrote: |
Atavistic wrote: |
About a week to two. More if it's going to VA. VA is a pain in the ass. |
Why is that the case? Just curious to know. |
Hell if I know. My best friend and brother live in two different cities in VA. This winter I sent each of them 13 pieces of mail. Not packages, just mail. Not heavy mail. A single photo in each envelope.
AZ (two people), WA, MN (2), FL, GA, and Sweden ALL rec'd ALL of their 13 photos before my brother and my best friend did. ALL of them have rec'd the first three or four (the letters were sent out over a period of 7 weeks or so) letters before my friend/brother had gotten even one. ALL of my friends had rec'd the 13th letter 2 weeks before either my best friend or my brother did.
I have no idea why.
Best Friend sent himself postcards from Mexico and they took three months to get to him.
As another comparison (for the OP), I sent my recertification paperwork on Jan 8th. The GA Professional Standards Committee opened it (who knows when they got it) on the 22nd. |
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Captain Corea

Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:11 am Post subject: |
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Most of my letters hit Canuckistan in around a week. |
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crash bang
Joined: 11 Jul 2007 Location: gwangju
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:44 am Post subject: |
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a package sent from home (indiana) around christmas time still has not reached me, probably thanks to being held up at customs |
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Chris Kwon

Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Location: North Korea
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:15 am Post subject: |
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So what about having a package mailed here to korea? around a week also?
Do i need to have the stuff written in korean romanization? |
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Atavistic
Joined: 22 May 2006 Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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Chris Kwon wrote: |
So what about having a package mailed here to korea? around a week also?
Do i need to have the stuff written in korean romanization? |
The US post office must have it in English.
I made a PDF file with my address (and phone number, since they usually want a phone number for packages) on it in both English and Korean. I sent it to my family and friends. They just print it and tape it on the box. If they FedEx or one of those routes, where they must use a specific label, they fill that out in English and stick the Korean part somewhere else on the package. It makes things MUCH easier. |
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