Buenos Aires - Post Report Question and Answers
How do you send and receive your letters and package mail? Are local postal facilities adequate?
Embassy mailroom. - Oct 2026
We use DPO. Local postal facilities are ok but there aren't many post offices, and it is very expensive to post things abroad. - Mar 2026
DPO and Pouch. Local mail service, even certified mail, is extremely unreliable. DHL is available and reliable. - Apr 2022
DPO, pouch. Never tried local post. - Jul 2020
We have a postal service at the embassy where we can receive and mail packages. It's my understanding local postal facilities should be avoided. - Jul 2019
DPO. - Jun 2015
I have only had one package sent here and it was a nightmare. I had to go to customs and wait almost three hours just to pick up a package. It really wasn't worth it. - Jan 2015
Through the Embassy. - Aug 2014
Embassy. - Aug 2011
We use the embassy; it takes 1 week to get packages from the US. - May 2011
It's a problem - shipping is *very* expensive & things have a tendency to get lost in transit. - Jul 2008