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I went to the local post office with the intention of sending a small parcel and card back to the UK. If the letter is going abroad, they have to see you put the letter in the envelope. I tried to send something for my mum's birthday. Knowing it would have to be inspected, I didn't pack it. The conversation went like this:
I'd like to send these as a present. What do I need?
Where to?
England
You need a box
[seeing one for sale behind her] Can I buy one?
No
What about that one? [I point]
[She casts a quick glance at the box and the presents] No
Why not?
You have to go to a shop.
Where can I buy a box?
A shop
Which one?
A shop
Thank you very much
I go to a few shops and, unable to buy a box, return to the same post office to send just the card. It's the same girl, the box that'd been behind her had been sold. I hold up the card, point and sarcastically ask, "Can I send this to England?" She shrugs her shoulders, sighs and grunts indifferently which I correctly take to mean yes.
On the other hand, when I wanted to send a book to a friend in Russia last year, the staff very carefully wrapped it for me and didn't charge for the paper. Crazy, crazy place.
Elsewhere in this blog...
Russian Post Office Tips
Tale #1
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