Sending a letter abroad...

Former Member · February 2006

SUP

I have a letter to send abroad (Sweden) but i have no idea how to go about sending it.

Is it as simple as taking the letter (in an envelope with the address on it obviously) to the post office and saying "i'd like to send this to sweden please" and then paying the appropriate charge/s?

Or is it more complicated than that?

thanks

Jake

Former Member · February 2006

jake0 wrote:

Is it as simple as taking the letter (in an envelope with the address on it obviously) to the post office and saying "i'd like to send this to sweden please" and then paying the appropriate charge/s?

Just that easy.

Former Member · February 2006

Just go into your post office and ask for a stamp for the place where you want to send it to, and then just pop it in the post box like normal letters.
Well that's what i always do anyway and everyone seems to get my mail :thumb:

Former Member · February 2006

Have you never sent a letter abroad before?

Former Member · February 2006

bongbudda wrote:

Have you never sent a letter abroad before?

no i havnt! ;O

And thanks for the replies people.

Former Member · February 2006

jake0 wrote:

I have a letter to send abroad (Sweden) but i have no idea how to go about sending it. Is it as simple as taking the letter (in an envelope with the address on it obviously) to the post office and saying "i'd like to send this to sweden please" and then paying the appropriate charge/s? Or is it more complicated than that?

Go to the post office, tell them you want to send it to Sweden. At that point, they usually weigh the letter. If it's just an ordinary letter though, they'll just charge the normal rate.

Former Member · February 2006

jake0 wrote:

no i havnt! ;O.

I dont mean to be harsh, but that really surprises me. You lot live in different World I think, maybe its my age catching up with me.

Former Member · February 2006

bongbudda wrote:

I dont mean to be harsh, but that really surprises me. You lot live in different World I think, maybe its my age catching up with me.

But what with the internet and Email sending "mail" to other countries must be on the decline.

Former Member · February 2006

NinjaMaster wrote:

But what with the internet and Email sending "mail" to other countries must be on the decline.

I suppose you are right, still, its a shame really emails are crap really when compared to a proper letter.

Former Member · February 2006

I dont think its that shocking to have never sent a letter to another country. I think it would be very common. I can't picture everybody knowing somebody to the point of letter writing when they live countries away.

Former Member · February 2006

bongbudda wrote:

I suppose you are right, still, its a shame really emails are crap really when compared to a proper letter.

Nothing compares to a hand written letter. They feel alot more personal. And you can do little doodles on them.

Former Member · February 2006

bongbudda wrote:

I dont mean to be harsh, but that really surprises me. You lot live in different World I think, maybe its my age catching up with me.

are we all expected to know people who live abroad then?

Former Member · February 2006

Some of my Christmas cards go abroad.

Bunnie · February 2006

ive not posted a letter abroad since i was little and that was to Austrailia, i dont know anyone abroad now. which is quite sad,

Former Member · February 2006

jake0 wrote:

SUP

I have a letter to send abroad (Sweden) but i have no idea how to go about sending it.

Is it as simple as taking the letter (in an envelope with the address on it obviously) to the post office and saying "i'd like to send this to sweden please" and then paying the appropriate charge/s?

Or is it more complicated than that?

thanks

Jake

There are three different pricing zones for "abroad"- Europe, World Zone 1 and World Zone 2. But you don't even need to know which applies if you go to the post office- you just tell them the country and they will tell you.

For sending a letter it is very simple as there is no paperwork to do (sending a parcel is a tad more complicated as you have to do a short form for customs outside of Europe- sending even mildly dangerous things such as chemicals is very complicated, especially to the USA).

When I was 18 and in my first serious job I had to send some chemicals to Sweden and there were different forms for European destinations verses the rest of the world. I got confused as I didn't know if Sweden was in Europe or not!

I had to ask my boss (despite having been on holiday to Sweden some years before). When I left the company they bought me a really nice World Atlas as part of my leaving gift.

Former Member · February 2006

NinjaMaster wrote:

Nothing compares to a hand written letter. They feel alot more personal. And you can do little doodles on them.

Exactly, its a dying art, emails really are crap and they foster a very sloppy form of communication. Society really is falling down a moral vacuum.

Former Member · February 2006

We send a Christmas card to my dad's cousin in Chicago every year.

Former Member · February 2006

I used to have penfriends in Sweden and Germany, but lost contact a while ago.

Thing is, since i've used computers so much, my handwriting has turned to crap now

Former Member · February 2006

Stick 42p on and hope for the best. Or that's what i always end up doing

Indrid Cold · February 2006

The only reason I've ever sent a message to another country is because my brother lives in London and you can't send items through email. I just used a machine that weighted the package, asked me where I wanted to send it and printed the correct stamp. Handy!

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