Mika78 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 I have to send a document back to my lawyer in France: I would like to ask what is the fastest way to do it. During covid I used Thai post and their EMS, but it took more than a month to arrive. Is it possible for it to arrive within a week? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozimoron Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 DHL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 DHL will be under 7 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mika78 Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 5 minutes ago, CharlieH said: DHL will be under 7 days. I just got a quote from DHL and they say to me, if sending tomorrow before 10 am, will arrive in France on 29 Feb. Just 2 days: it's really the time it will takes or can be later than that. I ask because, when i have done it with the EMS, they told me 20/25 days and the document arrived after 39 days. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retarius Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 If the documents and timing are important, any the fee and use DHL. I have in other non COVID times used EMS perfectly acceptably, to the US and Europe much cheaper. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 19 minutes ago, Mika78 said: I just got a quote from DHL and they say to me, if sending tomorrow before 10 am, will arrive in France on 29 Feb. Just 2 days: it's really the time it will takes or can be later than that. I ask because, when i have done it with the EMS, they told me 20/25 days and the document arrived after 39 days. Thank you DHL are pretty accurate, I said under 7 as a conservative ,guess if they have quoted 2 it wont be far off that. Do it now and it will be this week for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackGats Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 I used DHL recently to send a hearing aid from Portugal to Belgium. Got delivered the next day. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 39 minutes ago, Mika78 said: I just got a quote from DHL and they say to me, if sending tomorrow before 10 am, will arrive in France on 29 Feb. Just 2 days: it's really the time it will takes or can be later than that. I ask because, when i have done it with the EMS, they told me 20/25 days and the document arrived after 39 days. Thank you Yeah, don't bother with standard Thai post. A complete waste of time. It is about as much use as t*ts on a kipper! Utterly horrendously slow and rip-off service. I can just picture a little bloke rowing across the ocean with a bagful of letters. Recently returned same weight document back to the UK (cost around £1 to send here) and paid something like 260 baht to return it (6 times the price!), standard, and they were talking two or three weeks. EMS was upwards of 1,000 baht! It is insane. I mean, what the actual F! I don't like to put down Thais, but their international postal service is a proper cluster F. Go with DHL. They know what they're doing. When renewing UK passport here, not sure if they use DHL, but the courier service part of the process is really quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arindos Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 2 hours ago, Mika78 said: I just got a quote from DHL and they say to me, if sending tomorrow before 10 am, will arrive in France on 29 Feb. Just 2 days: it's really the time it will takes or can be later than that. I ask because, when i have done it with the EMS, they told me 20/25 days and the document arrived after 39 days. Thank you It's generally an accurate estimate but obviously natural disasters and other issues might delay the packet, as would flying to your lawyer in person. I believe DHL even offers compensation on certain service levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenStark Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 2 hours ago, Mika78 said: I just got a quote from DHL and they say to me, if sending tomorrow before 10 am, will arrive in France on 29 Feb. Just 2 days: it's really the time it will takes or can be later than that. I ask because, when i have done it with the EMS, they told me 20/25 days and the document arrived after 39 days. Thank you That was during Covid, we have moved on from there since. EMS should be within 7 days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Registered letter items sent via Thailand Post always get to the UK in about five or six days, I know France is not the UK but there's no reason for there to be any real difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 2 hours ago, Mika78 said: I ask because, when i have done it with the EMS, they told me 20/25 days and the document arrived after 39 days. Thank you You really think that there are Covid-related international postal delays in 2024? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mika78 Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 4 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said: You really think that there are Covid-related international postal delays in 2024? Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't see what difference sending a letter during Covid can make compared to now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mika78 Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 5 hours ago, BenStark said: That was during Covid, we have moved on from there since. EMS should be within 7 days Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't see what difference sending a letter during Covid can make compared to now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 1 hour ago, Mika78 said: 5 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said: You really think that there are Covid-related international postal delays in 2024? Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't see what difference sending a letter during Covid can make compared to now. Logistics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexxter Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 20 hours ago, Mika78 said: Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't see what difference sending a letter during Covid can make compared to now. Many planes were grounded for extended periods during covid and not flying. A lot of cargo space in passenger planes is used for mail and other items that need fast delivery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 On 2/26/2024 at 10:44 AM, daveAustin said: It is about as much use as t*ts on a kipper! As much use as Tits on a Kipper sounds like my local postman only delivers once every 3 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mika78 Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 Sent this morning with DHL around 11 am from Bangkok to Marseille. 1450 thb cost with ETA in two days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmicbkktxl Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 DHL EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL,is pricey but works well.Documents to Berlin,Germany took 2 working days,to San Francisco,USA 1,5 working days.You also can insure it........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSam Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 21 hours ago, Mika78 said: Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't see what difference sending a letter during Covid can make compared to now. During covid, it took me approx. 16 hours to fly to Thailand from Sri Lanka, and it cost a fortune. Now, and before covid, the flight is under 4 hours, and costs a pittance. Letters, I believe, use airplanes too, so obviously there would have been a huge delay during covid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I've been using both DHL and EMS to WEstern Europe, both worked fine and fast, and both were at the receiver's address within a week. You cannot use experience from during the Covid-pandemic, as many services – hereunder flights – were out of order during that period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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