Took me 6 months to get a simple PO Box in Medellin

Honestly, I thought I could just walk into a post office and grab one in 20 minutes. Instead I spent 6 months going back and forth with four different clerks who each told me something different about the paperwork needed. Finally had to hire a local friend to basically hold my hand through the process. Has anyone else dealt with this kind of bureaucratic nightmare in a new city?

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dakota_singh394d ago

Skip the local friend part next time and just use a mail forwarding service instead. They handle all the paperwork for you and you can get a PO Box set up in a few days online.

gavins434d ago

Huh, interesting take. But doesn't that kind of skip the whole "having someone nearby who can actually handle stuff if it goes sideways" part? I'm just thinking, what happens if your mail forwarding service loses a package or the online setup glitches and your address gets flagged? In my experience, having a real person you can text or call to run interference is still worth something, even if it takes a bit longer. Your mileage may vary though, maybe I'm just old school about it.