I'm a Brit and I want to have a post office box in Pattaya. I understand the post office in Soi Post Office has them. And perhaps there's a place in Big C Central (the old Carrefour) also?

Unfortunately I'm also aware that some UK organisations (such as banks perhaps?) won't accept a post office box as an address - so I'd prefer a post office box with an address that didn't look like it was a post office box.

Is this possible?

Thanks for your help.

The government post office boxes do have post office box numbers. They are very hard to get because there aren't very many of them in the post offices. Usually you have to periodically check to see if one is available.

There are a few private post office box providers, I've saw one in Jomtien a few years ago. I don't know what they use for addresses. But they probably could let you use the office address. Then they could put the mail in the appropriate box based on the name without a number. You would probably have to negotiate that.

The government post office boxes do have post office box numbers. They are very hard to get because there aren't very many of them in the post offices. Usually you have to periodically check to see if one is available.

There are a few private post office box providers, I've saw one in Jomtien a few years ago. I don't know what they use for addresses. But they probably could let you use the office address. Then they could put the mail in the appropriate box based on the name without a number. You would probably have to negotiate that.

Thanks for your reply.

Yes, I've read about the Jomtien place in other threads, but I really want a post office box in Pattaya. Soi Post Office would be fine but if the address is something like "PO Box 123" then that's not ideal.

I'll investigate the place in Big C Central (the old Carrefour) that I've also read about on ThaiVisa. I'm guessing it's the place next to Bookazine.

There's a new Mailbox place on the ground floor of Central Festival, next to the supermarket tills. They have PO boxes. Couldn't see any prices.

The boxes in Soi Post Office are booked up years in advance (unless you have tea money), as are the ones in Jomtien Post Office.

The new Post Office on Sukumvit does have boxes available, I'm told.

Thanks for this.

There's a new Mailbox place on the ground floor of Central Festival, next to the supermarket tills. They have PO boxes. Couldn't see any prices.

Sorry, I don't know where the supermarket in Central Festival is. (Is it Tops?) So when you say 'ground floor', do you mean ground level as you walk in from 2nd Road?

The new Post Office on Sukumvit does have boxes available, I'm told.

And where is the post office on Sukhumvit?

Thanks for your help.

And where is the post office on Sukhumvit?

If comming from Pattaya heading south, pass the Chaiyapruek crossroads and go as far as the Floating Market, at the Floating market do a U-Turn, then go about halfway back towards Chaiyapruek and you will see the bright red building on the left, fine big car park out front.

Sorry, I don't know where the supermarket in Central Festival is. (Is it Tops?) So when you say 'ground floor', do you mean ground level as you walk in from 2nd Road?

Tops, yes. They call it the ground floor but I would call it the basement. You have to go down an escalator to get to it. By the food hall, opposite KFC.

The floor that's level with the street is called the 1st floor.

The floor that's level with the street is called the 1st floor.

Looks like they used the American way to named floors, not the European one.

Some people always want make thinks differently...

If you can get past the requirement that it be in a post office, the mailbox place in Jomtien Complex has a normal looking address:

Your Name Here

414/18 Moo 12, Thappraya Road #xxxx

Nongprue, Banglamung, Cholburi 20150

I've had a box there for six years. Price is higher than Thai Post, though: B1,000 per year.

I use MBE which is available in many of the large malls in Pattaya. I have used for years cost about 2,000 baht a year and never had a single problem.

http://www.mbethai.com/mbe_network_chonburi.asp

If you can get past the requirement that it be in a post office, the mailbox place in Jomtien Complex has a normal looking address:

Your Name Here

414/18 Moo 12, Thappraya Road #xxxx

Nongprue, Banglamung, Cholburi 20150

I've had a box there for six years. Price is higher than Thai Post, though: B1,000 per year.

That address would be perfect, and I don't mind paying 1000 baht a year for the service. But I really need the mailbox to be in Pattaya rather than Jomtien.

But thanks for the info - it's good to know that it is possible to have a mailbox in Thailand with an ordinary looking address.

I use MBE which is available in many of the large malls in Pattaya. I have used for years cost about 2,000 baht a year and never had a single problem.

http://www.mbethai.c...rk_chonburi.asp

Again, this is useful info, thanks.

I think one of these MBE places is next to Bookazine in Big C Central (the old Carrefour)? That would suit me absolutely fine as I live near there.

There's not a lot of info on that MBE website in English. Do you get an ordinary looking address with the mailbox?

https://siamsecure.co.th/mailbox.html

Eight year old topic resurrected

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