Bigdogfarang Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 I need to receive an important document posted from abroad to samui any ideas if there is a po box service or anything similar so I can get it sent to the post office for example and collect there or any other ideas - I don't want it delivered to the semi communal post boxes at my apartment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 There are PO boxes at the post offices, think the waiting time is three years right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 DHL or similar!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 What 's wrong the post office delivering to your house.... ? They do that everyday with all kinds of mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Registered/signed for should result in you receiving it or finding a pink slip asking you to collect from the PO. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Don't they do "poste restante"..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 21 hours ago, evadgib said: Registered/signed for should result in you receiving it or finding a pink slip asking you to collect from the PO. HTH Not always, some times my postman bring the book to sign... Never had to go pick up... as said recently they phoned me to come pick up .... I said cannot, and it was delivered pronto... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futsukayoi Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 13 hours ago, samuijimmy said: No always, some times my postman bring the book to sign... Never had to go pick up... as said recently they phoned me to come pick up .... I said cannot, and it was delivered pronto... I have had to go to pick up twice lately. The issue was that there was a change of 7 Baht to be paid and I guess the delivery guy cannot collect that. Both times it was parcels from the UK and I have no idea why these were different to other parcels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huberthammer Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Maenam Post office has PO Boxes for rent. They need 2 copies of your passport and THB 500 per year rental. Had it for a few months now and no issues at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdogfarang Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 So thank you everyone for the comments and suggestions - I went to chaweng post office and they do also rent po boxes however these did just seem to be pigeon holes inside the office rather than a. Secure lockable box with your own key and they have none available currently.. however they also offer a free poste restante service - so I can get the package sent recorded delivery from uk to their post office addressed to me (4-5 days) then they will keep it free for up to 30 days during which time I can collect it with my passport - pretty useful free service. thanks to Kuhn Per for the suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 17 minutes ago, Bigdogfarang said: So thank you everyone for the comments and suggestions - I went to chaweng post office and they do also rent po boxes however these did just seem to be pigeon holes inside the office rather than a. Secure lockable box with your own key and they have none available currently.. however they also offer a free poste restante service - so I can get the package sent recorded delivery from uk to their post office addressed to me (4-5 days) then they will keep it free for up to 30 days during which time I can collect it with my passport - pretty useful free service. thanks to Kuhn Per for the suggestion. The P.O.Box'es all have a private key (can not even easily duplicate the key-profile in the new locks), they are accessable at the side of the post office – I've been having once since 2004 – free in the beginning, but now reasonable 500 baht a year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Primeros Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 I have a P.O. box since 2003 at the Maenam Post Office. It was never free of charge. But at that time it was only 150 Baht. Now we have to pay 500 Baht per year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Carlos Primeros said: I have a P.O. box since 2003 at the Maenam Post Office. It was never free of charge. But at that time it was only 150 Baht. Now we have to pay 500 Baht per year. The first 5 years or so, I was never charged a single baht – presume I just been lucky then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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