Santo Domingo - Post Report Question and Answers

How do you send and receive your letters and package mail? Are local postal facilities adequate?

DPO - Sep 2023


DPO, less than a week turnaround. - Oct 2021


Embassy mail or commercial courier (DHL, UPS, FedEx). - Jan 2021


DPO is fast - about one week. - Jul 2019


The DPO. Amazon orders take one to two weeks. - Jan 2019


DPO, Amazon orders take 1-2 weeks. - Nov 2016


Embassy folks use DPO and it arrives quite quickly. - Apr 2016


Local mail is unreliable, most people use some kind of parcel service. We have the DPO at the embassy. - Jan 2016


DPO - Jan 2016


DPO - Aug 2015


DPO - Aug 2015


Through the DPO at the Embassy. FedEx, UPS and DHL are available but costly. PO Boxes are relative inexpensive as you get charged per weight and the box is located in Florida. - Aug 2014


Through the DPO. - Jul 2013


DPO and pouch. - Apr 2013


DPO. - Apr 2013


Don't count on local mail. - Jan 2013


DPO. - Jun 2012


DPO and pouch here. DPO is quick most of the time, i.e. 7-10 days for Amazon, 4-6 days for Zappos, never more than 14 days for anything else. Pouch can take up to 3 weeks to arrive. - Mar 2012


We have a DPO address or via the pouch. - Feb 2012


dpo - Feb 2012


DPO - Oct 2011


DPO/pouch - Jun 2011


DPO and Pouch - May 2011


dpo - Nov 2010


We use DPO. - Jun 2010


APO works well, but oodly enough, letters from the States also show up at our house address by Dominican post. - May 2009


CPS: this is a costly service, but it's reliable. The regular mail works for letters and cards, but nice things get stolen in customs. - Nov 2008


APO available. - Aug 2008


Diplomatic mail. Goods from example Amazon through Buisness Mail. - Feb 2008


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