Deliveries from the UK

[Linda]

quote:Originally posted by vonny

You can go to the post office and try to get a p.o box but i'm told there is a waiting list,of how long i don't know

You can only have a PO Box if you have residency.

[jackstee]

Sorry Linda, but wrong.
Last January Fetiye Times arranged for several of us to get box;s, it took 10 min each and cost around 20 - 30 lira including deposit which is refundable.

regards

Steve

[ceni]

In the 5 years I have been here and the 100's of small packets I have sent worldwide only 1 was "lost", in fact it wasn't lost at all just took a detour for a while.

As regards the Ebay sellers, I just ask, I come across lots of sellers who will ship to Europe and Turkey does not come up in their shipping address's but just a quick polite message to them usually works for me.

In 5 years of asking a seller if they are willing to post to Turkey I have only had 1 seller who point blank refused, due I'm afraid, she told me, to selling to a Turkish person who then claimed he didn't receive his item's, so, got his money back via Paypal, a few weeks later he was selling the goods on his own site. I know this happens the Ebay world over, but it's a shame that 1 spoils it for all the honest ebayers.

When we first got here I applied for a post box and was put on the waiting list at Fethiye PTT...I'm still waiting lol....Mind you if they told me now a box was available I'd probably tell them where to stick it!

[ribeye100]

Can anyone advise on up to date information on the postal service here, have just moved here recently and family keep wanting to send us stuff. Have a calendar
 of the family floating around somewhere from my daughter posted some time ago, still no sign of it !! Is there any recent info on the post office box situation.

[kayakebab]

My daughter posted a parcel to me 12 days ago, it arrived yesterday but PTT man couldnt find us, so he went to Tinx's house and asked him!
Not ideal, but it worked!

I had 2 parcels posted a day apart last March, one came quickly, the other took a week longer. And have recieved a couple of greetings cards.

I guess its going to vary area to area, and the more remote or less known or if you have no sokak number the less likely you'll receive it

[Ray1951]

I posted in December that I sent a box weighing 12k from Glasgow to a friend in Calis.  I booked the pick-up with Parcelforce at a cost of £38. The box was picked up in the morning and I was given a trackng number.  By that evening it was at the international hub and the next morning was in Istanbul The box arrived in Fethiye on the Friday and my friend collected it on Saturday as she had received a telephone call on the Friday asking exactly where their house was. Excellent service and good price.  On the other side, I have to say that a letter posted via Royal Mail to the same address has still NOT been received.  Somewhere there are 3 pkts of custard powder and a letter floating around.  

[Honey Bee]

Hi, No problem.

We are in uzumlu but go to Fethiye / Calis lots.

You can e mail me.

[kizkucuk]

I've sent myself some quite big boxes from the Uk - the last one in December - weighed 21kgs - I used Parcels2go - and cost £42 - it was the week before Christmas and they didn't collect on the day stated but dud collect the following day.  It took 6 days to arrive on my doorstep.   The Yurtici Cargo people here are very good.   I have also had smaller items via Royal Mail too.

[March girl]

I have sent several parcels via PTT to be signed for on delivery and have had no problem the same with parcels delivered here as long as does not contain food stuff.