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Sending letters in Medellín, again

I´ve posted here and asked in a lot of places and so far been quoted between 90,000 and a whopping 130,000 pesos just to send a letter to england. I need to send one soon to my student loans company before they start robbing my blind.

Does anyone know anywhere cheaper, a specific place within Medellín would be perfect so i can finally put this thing to bed.

Thanks Christian

PS i tried finding Adpostal on calle 10 in el poblado but didn´t manage to find an office where the address said it should be, nor did the locals know.

By sirwhale on Jul 25, 2009, 16:18 in Friendly Talkzone.

makopp5 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 25, 2009, 16:23:

Adpostal changed his name now it`s called 4-72. That`s the postal service from Colombia.
http://www.4-72.com.co/

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Haddeman says on Jul 25, 2009, 16:45:

Get a friend to take your letters to the United states or any country with a normal post office and post them from there with the necessary stamps afixed thereon.

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Bill Turley (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 25, 2009, 16:47:

Maybe you can do something on line

Mr. Bill Somondoco

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Allen Parker says on Jul 25, 2009, 16:50:

Do a bank to bank on-line money transfer to a friend or where the payments need to go....
Good Luck

Without change we all die!

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Alma del Norte (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 25, 2009, 17:54:

Cancel your Direct Debit, sort the rest out at your leisure.

In the alternative, make sure your document arrives at the Anandamyi Hostel in Bogota http://www.anandamayihostel.com/ by midday Thursday 31st and I will post/deliver it for you.

La vida es una rutina

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cableboy says on Jul 25, 2009, 20:36:

Try Avianca Depris. I know there is a branch in Unicentro.

Servientrega quoted me 90k to send a postcard. Avianca Depris was 12k. Still expensive but much cheaper.

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winsurfer says on Jul 26, 2009, 09:12:

If your destination has a fax number you may be able to use an internet fax company...this would let you send a letter from a computer and get proof of delivery. There are a number of these which charge around $10/month but all of them have free trials. Don't think they can provide a receive fax number in Colombia but you could get a receive fax US number...it just ends up going to your email anyway.

This might be a good side business for a notary with fast internet access and a scanner or multifunction printer.

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pedro (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 26, 2009, 09:32:

Deprisa's service just piggybacks on 4-72's service, I'm pretty sure. But it's probably more convenient -- most Exitos have a Deprisa counter somewhere in the complex. If you're close to cll 10, there's a big Exito walking downhill along the cll 10 from Parque del Poblado for a couple of minutes.

Send it registered and you can expect it to arrive about 2 to 3 weeks later in the UK.

"this may seem a strange post but it is not...when in colombia men need to be aware that colombia women may try to be seductive and entice a travelling gringo to have sex with them..to be forewarned is to be forearmed..." -- pow wow

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Lisa Zee says on Jul 26, 2009, 10:24:

Hi pedro, I am anxiously waiting for your mail, please ;)))

Vive la vida y deja vivir!.

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theflatline says on Jul 26, 2009, 13:45:

you cannot write it, scan it, and email it to a friend in the UK to mail for you?

Legaleez for Complete Morons - A book for gringos in Colombia for who think they understand the nature of the law in a country where they cannot speak the language.

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sirwhale says on Jul 27, 2009, 14:42:

ok thanks for all the help. i have to send an original letter to england to prove that im not earning over the threshold to start paying back my loan. I also used to send a lot of letters from Chile and if i can find something around 10K i'd be quite happy start again. Letters are ten times more personal than emails. I'll hop down to exito on call 10 soon to see what i can do.

Christian

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