thailen Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I just sent a letter(containing only two sheets) from the U.S. to Pattaya on February 2nd. Is it reasonable to expect such a letter sent from the USPS to a business location in Pattaya to take approximately 2 weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Yes and as much as 4 as it depends ultimately on your local postman as thats the weakest link in the chain and why many opt for PO Boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotsdermatter Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 8 minutes ago, thailen said: I just sent a letter(containing only two sheets) from the U.S. to Pattaya on February 2nd. Interesting that you mailed the letter on 2nd February but your comment was not posted until 16th February. I send letters and small packages from Toronto, Canada and they usually take no longer than 10 days maximum to Bangkok. 'nuf sed. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Removed an off-topic post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 USPS offers different types or classes of postal mail service with different delivery times. Which service did you use for your letter to an address in Pattaya? https://www.usps.com/international/mail-shipping-services.htm#quickcompare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susco Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Snail mail or surface mail doesn't actually exist anymore in most counties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_mail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxout Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I don't know how airmail is normally routed between the US and Thailand, but if it is normally routed through Hong Kong, expect delays. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackdd Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 For priority mail they do afaik guarantee 30 days, if it wasn't priority then there is probably no guarantee, so can be more than 30 days (usually it will be less than that, but depends on your luck). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puccini Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, Susco said: Snail mail or surface mail doesn't actually exist anymore in most counties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_mail https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/snail-mail The OP did not say surface mail and consequently he obviously did not mean what used to be surface mail and now is called different names by the the postal services of different countries. Snail mail is slang for postal service, regardless the class of the postal service, as opposed to email. Edited February 17, 2020 by Puccini 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statman78 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 My brother sent a Christmas card from the US to me in Chiang Rai. It took 3 weeks to get here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 2-4 weeks, rarely even longer is what I have experienced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrow Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 On 2/17/2020 at 1:40 AM, Susco said: Snail mail or surface mail doesn't actually exist anymore in most counties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_mail Very misleading and inaccurate post at best... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spetersen Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 On 2/17/2020 at 1:10 AM, Maestro said: USPS offers different types or classes of postal mail service with different delivery times. Which service did you use for your letter to an address in Pattaya? https://www.usps.com/international/mail-shipping-services.htm#quickcompare I don't think it matters if you don't send it EMS, I live in a Moo Baan in Pattaya and we all 57 villas receive our mail once a month in bundle with a rubber band , We have been to the post office and complained, but nothing happened. TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new2here Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 As I recall EVA has one of the USPS contracts for US Mail to several countries in Asia, Thailand included. That is because they service all the US airports with an ISC which is the last point before a US originated mail piece is cleared to be exported. My experience is that it’s right around 14 to 20 days... but there’s a lot of variables such as making that days dispatch, hold ups for outbound clearance#, even inbound Thai clearance too... So called “document” shipments tend to clear faster than non-document shipment (the difference is that all non-document shipments must have attached the correct version of the PS 2976 form for customs clearance purposes) (#remember that while we think of Customs as an entry only event, Customs does have the statutory right to inspect outbound mail for compliance with relevant export commercial and product control laws, currency control laws, etc) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 776 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Average 15 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeniv23 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I recently sent a small box of home made chocolate chip cookies from Las Vegas to a friend in Bangkok. It was an experiment to see if the cookies would survive in the heat and how long it would take and if they made it through customs. USPS cheapest option took 6 days and everything arrived just fine. I'd expect about the same for First Class letter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Removed some off-topic posts and the replies to them. The OP asked about a letter he sent from the United States (US) to Pattaya in Thailand. Therefore, any post about mail delivery times from any country other than the US to Thailand and mail from Thailand to any country is off topic in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Removed an off-topic post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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