Mail

[Gato]

I'm curious about mail into the DR from the USA. I sent a letter to Moca from NJ almost two weeks ago. I sent it standard first class with the US Post office.

Assuming address and postage are all correct...What should I expect in terms of arrival time? Weeks, Months or very good chance it will never arrive?

Gracias!

[Keith R]

Two weeks isn't much time when you're sending something by regular post to the DR, especially somewhere outside the capital or Santiago like Moca is.

You should read the following relevant thread:
http://dr1.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24910

[Ken]

I'd say anywhere from 3 weeks to never.

[m65swede]

I've been lucky with my mailings, I guess. Haven't had a failure in a long time. But you gotta be patient. My letters from Illinois to San Francisco de Macorís require a minimum of 3 weeks.

During my April/May 2003 trip to the DR, I mailed 5 post cards on the same day from Boca Chica to friends & family in Illinois. The first one arrived in 4.5 weeks; the remainder lagged nearly 3 weeks beyond that! All were in good shape, though.

When I send photos or "important stuff", I use USPS Global Priority Mail. These seem to require 3 weeks or a little more, but haven't had a failure yet.

Swede

[GirlieGirl]

There is a postal service in the DR??? Why didn't someone tell me??? I thought my mailbox was just decoration... I cleaned the webs out of it over the weekend because I was afraid some little creepy crawly creature may build a nest...


ON A LIGHTER NOTE... I got a package from UPS yesterday... I was soooo happy.... I felt like I was in the USA all over again... next best thing since grabbing some McDonalds in Santiago!

PS: Where is the closest Taco Bell on the North Coast??? And is there a McDonalds closer than Santiago??

[XanaduRanch]

There is a Taco Hell in Zona Rosa, a small shopping mall in Santiago. From the Mickey D's on the autopista by Supermercado Nacional go to the next intersection. The one with the Burger King and Codetel. Turn right. Zona Rosa is maybe ten blocks ahead and on the right (North) side of the street. Taco Hell is right out front, can't miss it. There is a Pizza Hut there as well.

There are no other McDonald's closer than Santiago. As far as I know just in Santiago and Santo Domingo unless there are some for the tourists in Bavaro/Punta Cana. Puerto Plata has a Burger King though.

Tom (aka XR)

[GirlieGirl]

XR,

OMG! We drove everywhere looking for Taco Bell... we settled on McD's.... I am a fast food aholic... guess on the next trip to Santiago I will have to hit them all... I will sick for days... but I will get my fix!!!

(IT IS NOT HELL... IT IS BELL with a B)

[XanaduRanch]

Hey GirlieGirl ... Alba talked me into a trip away from the computer to our Santiago house today. So guess what? Yep! I plan to stop by Taco Hell. I'll be thinking of you. Eat your little chimichonga out!

[LOPTKA]

(In San Francisco de Macoris there is a Burger King, Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried chicken.) I received 2 peices of mail in Tenares, 1 took about 3 weeks, 1 took 10 days and 1 still has not arrived and was mailed in January. I sent mail to USA once just to see how long it would take and it took 2 months.

[Texas Bill]

All of you can suck eggs and howl at the moon!!!

I mistakenly had my year 2000 Visa mailed to me! It STILL hasn't arrived!!!! (I cancelled it and had a new one issued and sent FEDEX, it got here in 2(TWO) days).

I sent an important letter to my agent in the USA and she STILL hasn't received it!! That was also in 2000. Probably, because the administration was changing hands about that time and noone knew anything about their job(?).

I now use FEDEX or e-mail(using attachments, where necessary) for all communication to EVERYONE, here or in the USA. It's safer, faster, and more reliable.

Texas Bill