20 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Which post office was that? i need to send a letter to UK soon

what difference does it make, they all have the same rules. Customs declaration takes less than a minute to fill out.

30 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

Not in Pattaya.....................get your facts straight 

Oh yes Scuba he is.................🤗

10 minutes ago, transam said:

Oh yes Scuba he is.................🤗

 

 

You haven't taken your meds today, have you?

19 hours ago, 007 RED said:

When I handed the cards over to the clerk I advised him that I wanted them sent by normal air mail, as you suggested.  In the past such cards have cost about 65THB to send.  Hence the shock when he told me the price was 180THB per card, plus having to complete a customs declaration sticker for each card.

 

On getting back home, I had thought about using a different post office, but decided to opt for copying a Christmas card and emailing it as a JPG with personal message attached instead.

 

 As I'm going into BKK tomorrow, I will take one card with me and try a post office that is a few doors away from our apartment  I'll report back if there they accept it without requiring a customs declaration sticker and the charge for normal air mail.

UPDATE:

As per my post above, l took all the cards with me into BKK today and was suprised that the Post Office a few doors away from our apartment was actually open (today being  public holiday).

 

Handed to cards over to the clerk and asked for normal air mail service. He tapped a few keys on his computer and then proceeded to weigh each card.  A few more keyboard taps and he was attaching stamps to each card plus an air mail sticker.

 

He never asked me to fill in any customs declaration sticker or for my ID.

 

The price of postage can be seen on the reciept below... max was 72THB for 6 cards.. that certainly beats the 180THB my local PO wanted to charge.

 

It appears, like lmmigration, each 'branch' seems to have their own interpretation of the so called rules 😁

 

Just now, hotandsticky said:

 

 

You haven't taken your meds today, have you?

Sorry to disappoint you, but even at my time of life, I don't need any, yet..............🙂..............

The price for sending card from Thailand to the US is affordable.  The other way around is highway robbery. 

47 minutes ago, flexomike said:

what difference does it make, they all have the same rules. Customs declaration takes less than a minute to fill out.

Maybe not, someone else mentioned paying 60+ baht further up

58 minutes ago, transam said:

The 'young' bloke in Pattaya speaks, sadly........🥸......

You were offended because you had to queue outside the post office with all your cards, give it up

3 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

You were offended because you had to queue outside the post office with all your cards, give it up

I haven't posted any yet, I will let you know when I do..........😉

 

Though where I am, I will not be standing behind a queue of tourists when I do, eh...............

22 hours ago, johng said:

You thought wrong   expect a visit from the police forthwith !!

You can only say "Happy Holidays" now, not "Merry Xmas".

23 hours ago, 007 RED said:

Took a pile of Christmas cards (letter size) to my local Post Office this morning for dispatch by normal air mail service and nearly had a heart attack.

 

The counter clerk after weighing the cards and consulting his computer advised me that: -

 

a)    I needed to complete a customs declaration sticker for each of the 8 cards, and

 

b)    The cost was 180 THB (£4.36... based upon today's Xrate) for each card.

 

I informed him that I had posted a birthday card (same size) in October to the UK and that no customs declaration sticker was needed and the cost (air mail) was about 65 THB.  The clerk called his supervisor who advised me that the customs declaration sticker was a new requirement imposed by the UK Customs and that the charge for air mail items had been increased recently.

 

I politely thanked both and left with my pile of cards.  It will be an email to each recipient to advise them that unfortunately this year they won’t be getting a Christmas card from my wife and I because of the stupid new regulations.

Scan or photo each card and attach it to said emails. Then you should feel that you have done your duty for this year.

 

10 minutes ago, giddyup said:

You can only say "Happy Holidays" now, not "Merry Xmas".

Says who?  I can write whatever I want, IF I sent those sort of cards.

22 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Which post office was that? i need to send a letter to UK soon

Sent a letter to UK last week, Bht 68 and arrived on the 7th day. No customs 5..t!

17 minutes ago, Will Iam Not said:

Scan or photo each card and attach it to said emails. Then you should feel that you have done your duty for this year.

 

Thank for the suggestion.  I had thought of doing that if all else fails.  But as l mentioned in a previous post the problem has been solved by using a different Post Office in BKK. 

 

All 8 cards sent by air mail service for a total of 550THB.

 

1 hour ago, 007 RED said:

UPDATE:

As per my post above, l took all the cards with me into BKK today and was suprised that the Post Office a few doors away from our apartment was actually open (today being  public holiday).

 

Handed to cards over to the clerk and asked for normal air mail service. He tapped a few keys on his computer and then proceeded to weigh each card.  A few more keyboard taps and he was attaching stamps to each card plus an air mail sticker.

 

He never asked me to fill in any customs declaration sticker or for my ID.

 

The price of postage can be seen on the reciept below... max was 72THB for 6 cards.. that certainly beats the 180THB my local PO wanted to charge.

 

It appears, like lmmigration, each 'branch' seems to have their own interpretation of the so called rules 😁

 

 

As the OP has now resolved the issue and at their request the topic is closed.