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happygirl
Joined: 20 Feb 2006
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 Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:15 pm Post subject: Why does the postal service take sooooo long? |
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If I send a package to the States it's there in 3 or 4 days. Anything coming to me from the same address takes 2 to 3 weeks!  Why? I've got the correct address, customs form filled out properly and correct postage. Can anyone explain the problem?
I plan ahead bu it's still a major pain waiting for things I need. |
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reconhottie
Joined: 03 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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| You can start by blaming usps |
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andrew
Joined: 30 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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happygirl
Joined: 20 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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| You can blame Korean customs agents - not only that, depending on where you are in Korea, if the package is not addressed to you in Hangul characters, they tend to get here more slowly because many postal workers still cannot recognize English letters or pronounce them. Putting the six-digit postal code on doesn't seem to help much either, especially in the countryside. |
I live in Gwangju, Jeollanam-do, and have the university address on my packages. Tried using hangul.. made no difference.
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While Away
Joined: 03 Dec 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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I think it has to do with the lack of street addresses in Korea. I think everything just gets sorted by City, then Gu, then San, then building and room. Takes time.
In my case my dorm is in one Gu, but the university is in the other gu; creating terrible delays. If I use the proper Gu, the mail is really slow. If I use the incorrect "University Gu", the mail is only slow. |
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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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| I live in rural Jeollanam-do and I get everything in a matter of days. |
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pdx
Joined: 19 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:53 am Post subject: |
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your things get to the states in 2-3 days!? Where is that?
I mail things home, to the west coast of the States and it takes a week at least. I always count on the fact that if I send something on Monday, it gets there the next Monday.
And pretty much the same rule applies for anything I've gotten sent here. There have been a few exceptions, but usually I am more surprised that a flimsy postcard has made the trip halfway across the world, rather than angry that it has taken so long. |
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Lizara
Joined: 14 Apr 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 8:25 am Post subject: |
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My stuff always gets here from Canada, or places I've ordered from online in the States, very quickly. Going the other way is a different story, but I've only sent my unneeded stuff home that way, so I've only used the slowest, cheapest way.
Maybe it's because I'm in Seoul? I don't know. No complaints here though. |
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happygirl
Joined: 20 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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When I send a package to my mom in San Antonio, Texas from the ROK post office on campus she usually gets it within 3-5 days.
When she sends me a package from the post office by her house to my box at the uni, it takes at least 2 weeks, usually 3.
We both use regular air mail. Not the special services. |
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