Mail to Colombia?

expatriate says on Feb 21, 2008, 17:29:

It should get there, especially if you tuck the envelope flap in, instead of sealing the envelope, so that it can easily be inspected and be seen that there is no money in it. Allow 3-6 weeks.

For guaranteed delivery in just a few days, go with FedEx or DHL, but it can cost quite a bit more, and you should still tuck the envelope flap in instead of sealing the envelope.

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bamacellist says on Feb 21, 2008, 21:17:

I haven't had any problems mailing letters and gifts from B'ham to Barranquilla using USPS. Includes cell phone, bluetooth headset, Hershey's Kisses, toys and necklace. Rate for a letter is 90¢. Can't beat that! Priority mail for packages gains usually only a day or two but does provide a tracking number, although that will probably be useless information once it's left the States. Delivery time to 'quilla, which may be only vaguely related to delivery time to Armenia has almost always been under two weeks. Many packages, all arriving safely and intact, without the ridiculous expense of UPS and FedEx. Good luck :)

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Medellin Traveler says on Feb 21, 2008, 21:34:

I've sent letters from Chicago to Medellin via USPS and it's taken, on average, about 30 days to deliver. Why pay UPS/FedEX rates for a letter? Try email, it gets there in two seconds, tops.

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miamimike says on Feb 21, 2008, 22:18:

Send it Regular mail to Servientrega here in Miami and let them resend it for you. Guarenteed service door to door in 2-3 days at a fraction of the cost of Fed-X, DHL. Extremely reliable.

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Rail says on Feb 22, 2008, 00:31:

Thanks for the replies. Lot of good advice.

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bamacellist says on Feb 22, 2008, 04:48:

Medellin Traveler says:
"Try email, it gets there in two seconds, tops"

True, true! But sometimes email isn't quite what's called for! Se valen mucho los detalles, and a pretty card beats an email by a mile ;)

"The future is much like the present, only longer."

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capt_j says on Feb 22, 2008, 07:12:

I mailed a Christmas card from Atlanta to Medellin last November and it never got there.

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JumboBond007 says on Feb 22, 2008, 08:38:

If you send package, they will probably check inside the package, unfortunately

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guacharaca says on Feb 22, 2008, 08:47:

"regular mail" rarely works in Colombia. Where would one go to pick up "regular mail" in Colombia? I think Miamimike is onto to something. Fedex is way too expensive to send to rural Canada, but getting your mail into the hands on Servientrega stateside seems like a good idea. I wonder if it is possible to do that in the reverse direction? From Colombia, use Servientrega to send to Miami and get them to drop the mail into a USPS box (provided one already had US stamps on their envelopes).

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Medellin Traveler says on Feb 22, 2008, 16:00:

Here's a few tips when sending mail to Medellin...

1. Send the package/letter to the persons place of employement, or family/friend's, instead of their home.

2. Write down the person's phone number under the address. If the postal worker has trouble with the address, they can phone the recipient and ask for directions.

Good luck!

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Medellin Traveler says on Feb 22, 2008, 16:04:

or...

3.Why not send her flowers with a card by calling a local florist, who you can express all your love to the florist, regarding your novia, afterwards, she can write it all down for you in a card and have it delivered to her with flowers. This will definitely make a great lasting impression which your novia will not forget, nor will her family, friends, and neighbors.

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miamimike says on Feb 23, 2008, 10:31:

guacharaca says on Friday February 22nd, 2008 8:47:

"regular mail" rarely works in Colombia. Where would one go to pick up "regular mail" in Colombia? I think Miamimike is onto to something. Fedex is way too expensive to send to rural Canada, but getting your mail into the hands on Servientrega stateside seems like a good idea. I wonder if it is possible to do that in the reverse direction? From Colombia, use Servientrega to send to Miami and get them to drop the mail into a USPS box (provided one already had US stamps on their envelopes).

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Guacharaca--I know I am on to something. I have been doing this since 1995 and made the same errors some of these posters are making now. And Paying Big Bucks to do it. Sad,,,Avianca Air express, next door Servientrega's Hialeah (miami) location is another option, albeit more expensive for a lesser service. I have another colombian Service I am going to pos here next week. Not as big as Servi'a but every bit as Fast, cheap and reliable. For a few Dollars more, for Good Private carriers, why even fool around with Slow, inefficient and unreliable Colombiaa Postal Service??

On Sept 17, 2008: Senator John McCain said, as he had many times before, that he believed the fundamentals of the economy were "strong."Hours later he backpedaled, explaining that he had meant that American workers were Strong.

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mranderson says on Feb 23, 2008, 11:21:

MT has some good advice. I always have things sent to my friends employment and always tell whoever is sending it to include a phone number right in the address.

Miamimike, it's just a few dollars more?? 3 dollars more than usps?

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Lostgringo says on Feb 24, 2008, 08:43:

I had numerous letters and packages sent to me by regular Canadian mail. Airmail actually. Everything got here even my cigars from Cuba. What they did was leave a card under my door. I had to go into Medellin to the main post office there. I didn't know it but often the small towns like the one I lived in had kind of postal outlets. I sent some really nice post cards from Canada myself to Bogota and had no problem. The good thing about sending things to where a person is employed is that someone is there all the time. My postal guy would show up riding a bicycle. Pretty funny really.

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