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denistron · Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Location: Busan

So I ordered a pretty expensive computer over the phone. It's being shipped to my apartment. The problem is I probably wont be around when the thing comes. What do the mail men/women do here? Will he/she leave it at my door, or by my mail slot? I'm worried about it sitting out there. I don't want this thing to get stolen. I paid 3 million for it (YES I AM CRAZY).

In Canada the mail carrier would leave a slip in my mailbox and I would go pick up the package at the post office. Is that what I should expect?

Oh baby I can't wait! Surprised

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

Yes, there will be a slip left at your door. The package will be taken to the post office, OR left with the guard at your building if it has one. Next time, consider having the package delivered to your workplace. It will save you having to figure out what the slip says to do.

denistron · Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Location: Busan

I don't have a building manager. So I will be a slip in my box? NICE!
Will tthe directions really be that complicated, like a treasure map or something, or a series of Korean ridles? Actually that would be kind of fun.
Wait a minute....

Ekuboko · Joined: 22 Dec 2004 Location: ex-Gyeonggi

There will be a contact phone number written on the slip of paper. Just call to arrange another time for delivery, or if it is the post office delivery, you could just arrange to pick it up from there (whatever branch it says on the paper).

Bingo · Joined: 22 Jun 2006

[quote="Ya-ta Boy"]Yes, there will be a slip left at your door. The package will be taken to the post office, OR left with the guard at your building if it has one. Next time, consider having the package delivered to your workplace. It will save you having to figure out what the slip says to do.[/quote]

Not necessarily. I had an important registered mail envelope sent to me from Canada a couple of years ago. I never received it. After about 3 weeks I asked a colleague to phone the post office. They said that the mailman had tried to deliver it twice but on both occasions I wasn't home. So they sent it back to Canada. :roll:

Of course I wasn't home. I was in Korea to WORK!! I was working. No note was left on my door. They just sent it back to Canada.

Korea efficiency #1. Korea logic #1

ilovebdt · Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Location: Nr Seoul

Do you live in a house or an apartment?

If you live in a house they might leave it on your front doorstep or as has happened to other people they might throw it over your gate.

It's always best to get valuable items sent to your school.

ilovebdt

denistron · Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Location: Busan

Are you kiding? That totally sucks. If that happens to me I will go "postal" on them. I am also expecting christmas stuff from my folks. If that goes back to Canada I will murderize someone for sure.

ilovebdt · Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Location: Nr Seoul

denistron · Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Location: Busan

What are your experiences with this? Am I giong to get screwed?

Kimchieluver · Joined: 02 Mar 2005

I have always gotten a call from the post office as to where and when I would like it delivered . Did you put your hand phone number on the delivery address?

mole · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Act III

My experience has been that the local postal delivery guys are totally efficient. Even translating totally buggered romanized Korean.
IF there's a problem, it's usually with Customs. They assume you're going to sell items from home to Koreans cheaper than they would otherwise get them.
That's got to be changing with all the internet shopping now.

The local delivery postal person will leave a notice, though maybe not on your door.
It will give an address for pickup which should be a short taxi ride from home and the driver can read it.

EDIT: BTW, what did you order? I got my Dell Inspiron 9200 2 years ago, thinking it would last forever.
It's already a clunker. Granted, there's a lot of unused junk & I could reformat if need be.
But why? What's cool now? Wink

waltjocketty · Joined: 09 Oct 2006

I've always gotten a slip on my door. Take it to the front desk and hand it to them. They'll figure it out. It's not that complicated.

JAZZYJJJ · Joined: 18 Jul 2006

ajstew · Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Location: Korea

Sometimes they'll tell you the day it'll be delivered. The question you need to ask yourself is... do you want to be the one to answer the phone?
I've left my phone with office staff (who I give instructions to) for the day a couple of times just to make sure the delivery person knows exactly what to do. If I were you, I'd tell someone to tell the delivery person to deliver it to security staff office you live in.

denistron · Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Location: Busan

SUPER DUPERRRRR

I got my computer yesterday. They guy called me and told me he would bring it at a certain time. Worked out great. He also talked up a storm and eventually said somthing like "I want learn english. Make friend. Call you?" he wanted my number and stuff and he tried to call me today twice! haha. No thanks, just want my stuff dude!

But I still haven't gotten my Christmas box from back home. Crossing my fingers, crossing my toes.

By the way, the computer is awesome and on the same day my picture and an article about me was on the front page of the Gookje Newspaper!!!