--- Safe sending mail to Philippines? ---
Howard Roarke
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Dear Ernie:
I think the--or, I should rephrase to "My"--general experience has been
good. Been here for nearly 20 years, and still mailing stuff to the
Philippines using the postal system. Now, I wouldn't send anything more
valuable than, say, $100 by post, but I haven't had problems with packages
arriving their destinations, which in my case is the Metro Manila area (or
whatever that area is now called). The only times I've had problems (three
out of three times) were when I mailed thank you notes from the departure
lounge of the airport in Manila; and, yes, I was ignorant enough to give
the postal system the benefit of a doubt for two more times after having
failed the first time.
Summary suggestion: Treat the Philippine postal system (again, don't know
anything about delivery outside the non-Metro Manila area) as insecurely as
you would treat the U.S. postal system. If it's gotta be fast or if you
need to track it, use a commercial delivery service. Else, the postal
system is a good enough resource. Besides, it's a good--albeit,
cowardly--excuse to tell someone in the Philippines, "What? You didn't get
my greeting card? But, I mailed it three weeks ago." :-)
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color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial">Dear Ernie:<br><br>I think the--or, I =
should rephrase to "My"--general experience has been good. =
Been here for nearly 20 years, and still mailing stuff to the =
Philippines using the postal system. Now, I wouldn't send anything =
more valuable than, say, $100 by post, but I haven't had problems with =
packages arriving their destinations, which in my case is the Metro =
Manila area (or whatever that area is now called). The only times =
I've had problems (three out of three times) were when I mailed thank =
you notes from the departure lounge of the airport in Manila; and, yes, =
I was ignorant enough to give the postal system the benefit of a doubt =
for two more times after having failed the first time.<br><br>Summary =
suggestion: Treat the Philippine postal system (again, don't know =
anything about delivery outside the non-Metro Manila area) as insecurely =
as you would treat the U.S. postal system. If it's gotta be fast =
or if you need to track it, use a commercial delivery service. =
Else, the postal system is a good enough resource. Besides, =
it's a good--albeit, cowardly--excuse to tell someone in the =
Philippines, "What? You didn't get my greeting card? =
But, I mailed it three weeks ago." :-)</p>
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Robert Chin
Hi:
I've been sending stuff for over a year with little or no problems.
I've sent money orders and gifts, as well as regular letters, without
any problems. My stuff has been going to the Subic/Olongapo area.
I've been using the US Postal Service for everything thus far. In fact,
at Xmas time, I sent gifts using Global Priority. The gifts got there
without incident as far as I can tell. The kicker is that the USPS is
not as advanced as say FEDEX in package tracking. Even though my
package got through, when I called for confirmation, the couldn't
confirm it for me, and after two weeks, they offered my money back
because they presumed the package did not get there in the time
promised.
I've been thinking about trying FEDEX since the Philippines (the Subic
area, I think) is the FEDEX hub for southeast asia. But the cost is
just a little crazy.
Good luck...hope this helps.
inferno wrote:
>
> I know many of us have gotten burned sending things through the mail to the
> Philippines. We all know not to send any cash or valuables by regular mail,
> and the best way to send gifts and supplies is though a balikbayan box
> service, but my question is this:
>
> How safe is it sending things through regular air mail to the Philippines?
> Has anyone had their letters or parcels arrive opened or not arrive at all?
> Is the USPS Global Priority Mail any better? (on time, secure, not lost?)
> Is the bottom line best way to send things to the Philippines by carrying
> it with you on a flight there?
>
> Any opinions and thoughts would be appreciated, I want to some small gifts
> and lots of pictures back to my relatives, but I predict that my package
> will reach Manila, some unscrupulous postal worker will see the small box
> from the states, and keep it for himself.
>
> ernie
>
> --
> Ernie Pena, Mac Analyst erno...@ix.netcom.com
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Disney Consumer Products, Walt Disney Company, Burbank, CA
Pietro E Reyes, III
It's not only unsafe to send money through the mails,
it is also illegal.
Mo Blumhardt
inferno wrote:
>
> I know many of us have gotten burned sending things through the mail to the
> Philippines. We all know not to send any cash or valuables by regular mail,
> and the best way to send gifts and supplies is though a balikbayan box
> service, but my question is this:
>
> How safe is it sending things through regular air mail to the Philippines?
> Has anyone had their letters or parcels arrive opened or not arrive at all?
> Is the USPS Global Priority Mail any better? (on time, secure, not lost?)
> Is the bottom line best way to send things to the Philippines by carrying
> it with you on a flight there?
>
> Any opinions and thoughts would be appreciated, I want to some small gifts
> and lots of pictures back to my relatives, but I predict that my package
> will reach Manila, some unscrupulous postal worker will see the small box
> from the states, and keep it for himself.
>
> ernie
>
> --
> Ernie Pena, Mac Analyst erno...@ix.netcom.com
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Disney Consumer Products, Walt Disney Company, Burbank, CA
U.S.A. Travel Corporation" and have no problem. But they will NOT send
jewelry.
Mo
Don
In article <01bc9076$4c4bada0$4688d6ce@micron-p166>, "Pietro E Reyes, III" <per...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>It's not only unsafe to send money through the mails,
>it is also illegal.
>
give it a break banker boy. banks use the mail. only exception is they
bought the monopoly.
Val Golding
inferno wrote:
>
> I know many of us have gotten burned sending things through the mail to the
> Philippines. We all know not to send any cash or valuables by regular mail,
> and the best way to send gifts and supplies is though a balikbayan box
> service, but my question is this:
>
> How safe is it sending things through regular air mail to the Philippines?
> Has anyone had their letters or parcels arrive opened or not arrive at all?
> Is the USPS Global Priority Mail any better? (on time, secure, not lost?)
> Is the bottom line best way to send things to the Philippines by carrying
> it with you on a flight there?
>
> Any opinions and thoughts would be appreciated, I want to some small gifts
> and lots of pictures back to my relatives, but I predict that my package
> will reach Manila, some unscrupulous postal worker will see the small box
> from the states, and keep it for himself.
>
> ernie
>
> --
> Ernie Pena, Mac Analyst erno...@ix.netcom.com
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Disney Consumer Products, Walt Disney Company, Burbank, CA
I send small amounts of cash ($20) by scotch taping it between two photos
and making the envelope "photos - do not bend or fold." It always gets
there.
Jun B.
In article <5qeuml$lo...@duke.groupz.net>, dre...@groupz.net says...
Excuse me, but do you know what you're talking about? Last I checked,
most postal services are still run by the government. And while the
banks do use mail to send and receive correspondence, last I checked they
were using armored couriers (e.g., armored cars) to transport money.
If you can't give good advice, I suggest you take your own -- and give it
a break.
(Hmmp. 'Tsura lang nito!)
--
Jun B.
bai...@interlog.com
Scott Patterson
> >
> > Any opinions and thoughts would be appreciated, I want to some small
gifts
> > and lots of pictures back to my relatives, but I predict that my
package
> > will reach Manila, some unscrupulous postal worker will see the small
box
> > from the states, and keep it for himself.
> >
> > ernie
> >
Of course you ARE assuming some AMERICAN postal worker doesn't to take it
first.
tukmol tutuli
On 18 Jul 1997 22:51:08 GMT, "Scott Patterson" <sco...@hiwaay.net>
wrote:
Dont be a paranoid. Just send if and its safe. If its urgent or very
important try dhl,ups or homing pigeon.
Filmbuff95
I've been sending packages to the Philippines for a year and a half
and I have not had anything stolen yet (knock wood). The thing you really
have to worry about is the speed of the delivery. I sent something to
Ozamiz City at the end of December and it didn't get there until 3 weeks
ago! Good luck!
--Jeff--
(Jeffrey Lee Hollis)
filmb...@aol.com
hollis...@geocities.com
http://www.geocities.com/~hollismeister
jimmyj...@gmail.com
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