How to Ensure the Italian Post Works. You might think that mailing something to Italy would be as simple as popping it in a letter box. You would be wrong though, for this is often when the trouble with the Italian post starts. I’ve lost count of the number of stories I’ve heard from expats in Italy who have lost things in the post here. More often than not it is items sent to Italy which tend to disappear into the ether. I know, I have had direct experience of the Italian post. Two things which stick in my mind are a Christmas card which never arrived, and a few humble pairs of Marks and Spencer’s socks which my mum sent to me a few years back. Said socks never made it to my house in Italy. Yes, I know that these items were not life threateningly important, but losing them was annoying, and others have lost much more valuable items. Other more costly items which I have heard of that have gone astray in the Italian post include a watch, and a Sony Play. Station, plus many other things which simply never arrived at their destinations here. It’s not just sending things to Italy which can be haphazard, but also sending items out of the country. Whether or not the letters, packs and parcels reach their destination tends to be down to chance with the Italian post. I cannot say whether it is Italian postal workers who take a shine to whatever people are sending to one another, or whether it is the postal people in the countries through which the post passes, but I have my suspicions with regard to Italian post workers. This how- to post, if you’ll excuse the postal pun, may help you avoid losing things to the rather erratic Italian post. And if you think I’m being paranoid, then take a look at the comments which this post on the Italian post has attracted since it was first published in May 2. By way of an update for 2. Italian friend of mine in Genoa who often buys things online and uses the Italian post office to have them delivered has not had any problems, and has not lost anything, nor has he had packages opened. I suspect he has the things he orders posted to his offices, but I’m not sure – I’ll ask him about this the next time I see him. The point is that posting items to Genoa (Genova in Italian) seems to be safe. This information may help someone. Genoa, for those who do not know, is in north Italy. ![]() Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for. · Information, tips on how to send items to Italy and improve their chances of arriving. The Italian post system is not the most reliable in the world. · Ever since being appointed by President Trump to run the U.S. transportation department, Secretary Elaine Chao has. Search files on torrent trackers without registration and rating. DownloadShield - best torrent search and download manager, Trusted and Highspeed Torrents download. July 2. 01. 5 – Items Ordered from Germany. On 1. 5 July, I ordered a couple of items from Germany. Nearly 1. 2 days have now passed and the items still have not turned up here in Milan, Italy. The online store I ordered the items from mentioned that orders within the European Community area should take between 5- 8 days to arrive. While Italy is part of the EC, it doesn’t follow normal rules which is why the post is, as usual, late. Will my order ever turn up? Who knows. Such is Italy’s postal system. I’ll keep you posted. Cara Install Office 2007 Di Wine Nyc TastingActually, I’m happy to say that the order from Germany did get to me. It was a little late, but did arrive, even if I had to go into Milan city centre to pick it up. December 2. 01. 4 – the Missing Pure Mains Adapter. On November 9, I ordered and paid for a mains adapter for a Pure digital radio from Pure in the United Kingdom. A month has now passed and there’s no sign of the item which was dispatched on November 1. I emailed Pure but received no reply. Have now Tweeted at Pure in the hope of obtaining a response. Pure has now responded via Twitter and are posting me another mains adapter. Fingers crossed that this one makes it to me in Italy. Will update one way or another in a week or two. Where did the original mains adapter end up? Who knows. Yet another victim of Italy’s hit and miss postal service? October 2. 01. 1 – Credit Where Credit is Due. Although this post does not paint a great picture of Italy’s postal service, recently, I ordered some camera gear (a wireless flash kit to be exact) from a maker called Phottix in Hong Kong. The package arrived in Milan, where I live, in good time and in perfect condition. More Credit January 2. I ordered, via Amazon. German company for my camera on January 6th. It arrived at my home in Milan, Italy on January 1. Live in the USA? Please Read this Paragraph. Right, before you read on, if you live in the United States of America please read this USPS list of items which you cannot mail to Italy or you can only send to Italy if they are packaged correctly and please read the rest of the page too – before you send anything to Italy. There are also specific rules regarding labelling and other aspects of parcelling items which you need to refer to. For quick reference, here is the USPS list of prohibited items – correct as at 8th November, 2. I still, strongly, recommend clicking on this link to see if the list has been updated and to check the rest of the information on the page USPS list of items which you cannot mail to Italy ): Albums of any kind (of photographs, postcards, postage stamps, etc.). Articles of platinum or gold; jewelry; and other valuable articles unless sent as insured Priority Mail International parcels. Artificial flowers and fruits and accessories for them. Bells and other musical instruments and parts thereof. Cartridge caps; cartridges. Clocks and supplies for clocks. Compound medicaments and medicines. Coral mounted in any way. Exposed photographic and cinematographic films. Haberdashery and sewn articles of any kind, including trimmings and lace; handkerchiefs; scarves; shawls, needlework including stockings and gloves; bonnets, caps, and hats of any kind. Hair and articles made of hair. Lighters and their parts, including lighter flints. Lithium cells and batteries — including items containing lithium cells and batteries under 1. Live bees, leeches, and silkworms. Nutmeg, vanilla; sea salt, rock salt; saffron. Parasites and predators of harmful insects. Perfumery goods of all kinds (except soap). Playing cards of any kind. Postage stamps in sealed or unsealed First- Class Mail International or First- Class Package International Service shipments. Roasted or ground coffee and its substitutes; roasted chicory. Saccharine and all products containing saccharine. Salted, smoked or otherwise prepared meats; fats; and lard. Toys not made wholly of wood. Weapons of any kind and spare parts for them. No doubt some of the items on the list will surprise you. If you ignore the list and send items anyway, they may be seized or returned to the sender. Exactly which of the two will happen is unclear. If in doubt, don’t mail it to Italy. With thanks to reader Helena for drawing this list to my attention. Residents of other countries should check with their postal services to see what can and cannot be mailed to Italy. The Italian postal service cannot be blamed if items on such a list do not arrive at destination in Italy. I imagine the Italian postal service has a similar list too. If someone knows where it is, tell me and I’ll add a link. Now, for items not on the list above, or on any other list for that matter: Covert Operations! A Boring Envelope. Red envelopes shout ‘rip me open!’. Mail workers are wise to the fact that colourful envelopes from overseas may well contain greeting cards along with cheques or, even better, cash. When sending simple things like greeting cards, do not use that flashy red or sky blue envelope that came with it. No, pop the card in an envelope of the nice ordinary buff brown variety, like the one on the left. If you like, you can still put that card in its original glorious technicolor envelope, as long as both are placed in an anonymous- looking boring brown envelope. The dull brown envelope creates the impression that the contents are official, and thus of little or no value. This discourages tampering, especially when there are all those other nice bright red and sky blue envelopes to tinker with. 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