Posting Packages

[garyw]

hi all i wonder if someone could help me ,iwant to send a package to a village in issan and wondered if i should address it in roman or thai scipt. any help appreciated, also rouhly how long would it take to get there from uk.

[mrbojangles]

In my experience it takes usually 3 to 4 weeks to send to a village but could take a life time

I usually put both in Thai and English but writing the main address in Thai script with the word "Thailand" in English (give our posties a clue to which country) is OK.

[donx]

I use Thai script with "Thailand" in English as mrbojangles says when sending to my wife's small village in Phatthalung. It takes 10-14 days for packages to arrive from USA. I recently sent a package to Bangkok using roman script and it was received in less than a week! For the villages, I am concerned that the local postal workers will have difficulty with the roman script.

[Crossy]

Yep, I'm with the others, three lines of heiroglyphics with 'Thailand' in English at the bottom.

Works every time

Don't forget to fill in a customs declaration form.

Takes between 3 days to 1 month to Pathum Thani so to a village add a week or so.

Edited September 1, 2005 by Crossy