boike Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Any advice please on this topic. USPS wants to charge $61. Tia Sent from my XT1572 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmore99 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Any advice please on this topic. USPS wants to charge $61. Tia Sent from my XT1572 using Tapatalk My bank uses regular mail, as the card is not activated yet. Sent from my SM-A800F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptHaddock Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 USPS International First Class mail should cost about $6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 EMS ..... registered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 From the USPS website https://postcalc.usps.com/Calculator First-class international letter (100g) - $4.94 Registered Mail - $14.95 Total - $19.89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, CaptHaddock said: USPS International First Class mail should cost about $6. Yes, every time I've had a credit card sent from the US, it was sent by regular airmail. No problem. All have been received. Edited May 26, 2017 by Suradit69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everett kendall Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 my bank won't send it to Thailand. So I have to have it sent to a friend and then they send it to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptHaddock Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 7 minutes ago, Suradit69 said: Yes, every time I've had a credit card sent from the US, it was sent by regular airmail. No problem. All have been received. There is no international mail service from USPS called "airmail." Probably you sent is International First Class. https://www.usps.com/international/mail-shipping-services.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soisanuk Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Did OP mean UPS (United Parcel Service) or USPS (United States Postal Service)? The $61 fee appears to be a charge that UPS would make - I have used Fed Ex to send important documents and credit cards to me and as I recall, the fee was around $60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawker9000 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 My cc provider used FEDEX overnight. 'Course it didn't arrive overnight (it took 5 days, incl a weekend), but it cost me nothing and I was able to track it, even incl its progress within Thailand. The delivery service used was the cc provider's choice and not my option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonray Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Regular Air Mail. Make sure new card is not activated before you send...if it disappears in transit not an issue. If I remember it cost me about $25 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 30 minutes ago, soisanuk said: Did OP mean UPS (United Parcel Service) or USPS (United States Postal Service)? The $61 fee appears to be a charge that UPS would make - I have used Fed Ex to send important documents and credit cards to me and as I recall, the fee was around $60. USPS does have a sooper-dooper service that will cost $61. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 45 minutes ago, CaptHaddock said: There is no international mail service from USPS called "airmail." Probably you sent is International First Class. https://www.usps.com/international/mail-shipping-services.htm " Probably you sent is International First Class." Actually I don't send mail to myself. The person who sends them to me has done so over the last 40 years while I've been living and working out of the US. During that time there was indeed international airmail service from the US. It only ended as a designation in 1995. So I have received credit cards sent to me by airmail from the US and, despite the change in USPS terminology, the cards are still sent in airmail envelopes and travel most of the distance by air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptHaddock Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 1 minute ago, Suradit69 said: " Probably you sent is International First Class." Actually I don't send mail to myself. The person who sends them to me has done so over the last 40 years while I've been living and working out of the US. During that time there was indeed international airmail service from the US. It only ended as a designation in 1995. So I have received credit cards sent to me by airmail from the US and, despite the change in USPS terminology, the cards are still sent in airmail envelopes and travel most of the distance by air. And obsolete mailing options from twenty years ago are relevant to the OP's question how exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketrichard Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 (edited) i have mine sent via regular air mail in a birthday card or such, never lost one in 30 + years, just got 2 of the last month, postage was like $2.50 from Ca. Edited May 26, 2017 by phuketrichard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 5 hours ago, bmore99 said: My bank uses regular mail, as the card is not activated yet. Sent from my SM-A800F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Yes, but regular mail is very slow at times and cards do tend to disappear activated or not; many financial institutions will FedEx your cards at no extra cost to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boike Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 Thanks everyone. Yes I meant USPS not UPS. Bank of America will not send it to my address in Thailand. But now I'm confident that I can have the not activated card sent by 1st class, registered mail for $19.95. Sent from my XT1572 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 USPS First Class International plus Registered Mail. Costs about $15 and change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boike Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 My cc provider used FEDEX overnight. 'Course it didn't arrive overnight (it took 5 days, incl a weekend), but it cost me nothing and I was able to track it, even incl its progress within Thailand. The delivery service used was the cc provider's choice and not my option.Would you please tell me where you are banking. Might be time to switch. Cheers Sent from my XT1572 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 My Canadian bank always sends regular mail, usually 5 days, never had a problem... can't see it would be any different from USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadeeken Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 May cost you the price of a beer............. I spend about a month in California then a month in Thailand.......... I'm back and forth almost monthly, My next trip is June 6 to BKK............ I have a home in Pattaya on the 'darkside' (east side of Sukhumvit)............ I live in California. If you want my address I can give you then your party could mail Your credit card to me and I hand carry it to Pattaya........ I have a lot of friends in Pattaya. I could give you some Phone numbers for them so you could talk to them to know I'm real............. My phone in California is (909) 800-5458 if your friend here wants to call me.......... I'm flying out early on June 6............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avander Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 My new Citibank cards were sent regular mail from Australia. No problems. They were not activated and unsigned (not that signatures mean anything here). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 after my first 2 went missing after being sent in bank envelopes I had the thridt sent in an envelope inside a speed post bag that was registered, that one had nothing indicating it was from a bank and it arrived, I was not charged anything by my bank as this is my registered address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boike Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 May cost you the price of a beer............. I spend about a month in California then a month in Thailand.......... I'm back and forth almost monthly, My next trip is June 6 to BKK............ I have a home in Pattaya on the 'darkside' (east side of Sukhumvit)............ I live in California. If you want my address I can give you then your party could mail Your credit card to me and I hand carry it to Pattaya........ I have a lot of friends in Pattaya. I could give you some Phone numbers for them so you could talk to them to know I'm real............. My phone in California is (909) 800-5458 if your friend here wants to call me.......... I'm flying out early on June 6............Thanks a lot Sawadeeken. I too have brought back stuff for people I didn't know and never had a problem. Just found out that someone my family knows leaves in 2 days and I will pick it up in Pattaya. Sent from my XT1572 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 My card was flagged in a fraud alert being used in an on=line purchase. My bank (in Canada) sent me a replacement card with a new number. I arrived at my condo in Jomtien 48 hours later, no charge. So I would ask your bank to send it directly to you , and not have a third party send it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rak sa_ngop Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 My bank in the UK specifically warns its customers that if the card is sent to a UK address and then forwarded by mail or courier overseas, it would not accept any liability if the card was lost/stolen and then misused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtklay Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Regular mail seems to be hit and miss lately. In the past 2 years, I have several cards that have never arrived. I call the bank, they cancel the card and send me a replacement by Fed Ex. Ironically, they initially point out that "for security, we send the card in a plain white envelope". But then they put no padding inside, so anyone handling the envelope can immediately know there is a card inside. I used to have total trust in the post office, but my experience now is without a tracking number, it's a crap shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Not specifically on topic but related: Some years ago I lost my wallet and my CC. When I had my US bank send a CC (actually, debit card) to me here in Thailand, I was unable to activate it from here. The activation code was 6 digits and Thai ATM's only transmitted four. I could not activate by telephone either because only calls from US located phones were accepted. Bank customer service could not help either. I ended up having to cancel that card, order another to be delivered to my US address (sister) and have her activate the card before sending it to me via US Postal Express. Real PIA! Nobody has mentioned having activation problems in this thread. Is it no longer an issue? I always make it a point to replace all my cards when I am visiting the US to avoid the problem. Is that no longer necessary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boike Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 Not specifically on topic but related: Some years ago I lost my wallet and my CC. When I had my US bank send a CC (actually, debit card) to me here in Thailand, I was unable to activate it from here. The activation code was 6 digits and Thai ATM's only transmitted four. I could not activate by telephone either because only calls from US located phones were accepted. Bank customer service could not help either. I ended up having to cancel that card, order another to be delivered to my US address (sister) and have her activate the card before sending it to me via US Postal Express. Real PIA! Nobody has mentioned having activation problems in this thread. Is it no longer an issue? I always make it a point to replace all my cards when I am visiting the US to avoid the problem. Is that no longer necessary? Online activation nowadays is very easy through app of your bank or online. And also banks in Europe and Asia can process 6 digits PIN's Sent from my XT1572 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokopelli Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 I have received American Express Card at my address in Thailand by regular mail even if the address was somewhat sparse such as Mr. Kokopelli, Happy Days Condo, Pattaya, Thailand. Also American Express has sent cards to me via DHL at not extra cost to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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