Thursday, September 6, 2012

Maybe you can walk around after a hard days work at the post office. If you walk all the way around




Postage stamps may be purchased at the University bookstore, the SGU Mailroom (located on the lower level of Charter Hall), the General Post Office in St. George s, Bryden and Minors Stationery Store, and the Spice Land Mall.
Make sure that the destination country is part of the address for all mail sent out of Grenada. (For example, if the mail is going to the United States, put USA as part of the address.) Be sure to label it Air Mail.
It is not recommended to send packages as an alternative to bringing items with you on the plane; shipping is expensive and slow. Additionally, all packages mailed to Grenada are opened by customs, and duties are charged (for example, 55% on food). As much as possible, bring anything you will want for the term down with you. If shipping is necessary, you may wish to consider airline shipping services.
Safest and most efficient ways of sending and receiving mail: DHL and FedEx (you can receive a package in as little as 3 business days). Though for speed and security, you will have to pay a lot more than you would with standard mail (USPS).
If you plan on receiving a package from USPS, be aware of the possibility of losing your package (from all of the stories I've herd, it seems like a slim chance). I've never experienced such trouble. As soon as your package leaves Miami, it is out of USPS's hands (there are no USPS employees on our end here in Grenada). If your package is insured, USPS will still be held accountable, but insurance can be pricey as well.
If you're expecting a package from USPS and don't receive a notice (SGU mailbox, Charter Hall) within 3 weeks for pick up, I'd go to the post office to make sure they didn't forget to send one out. This situation happened to me and I was assuming that my package was lost. I wasn't planning on checking the post office after a month, but I went anyway because there still was a possibility that they just had forgotten to inform me of my packages arrival. At the end, my package was at the office waiting for me.
From SGU, take the Grand Anse bus. Get off at Texaco and walk up around the corner toward the roundabout. Hop on a #1 (2.50EC) local bus to St. George's. If it's your first time visiting the office, you can simply tell the bus conductor to drop you next to the post office. Alternatively, right when you see a large soccer field (with wooden bleachers ) to your right, knock on a window and the bus driver will stop right next to the post office. The office is ~10min away from campus depending on how busy the day is.
Drive towards IGA. At the roundabout next to the field, drive towards and past the local bus stop/vendors. Go straight for ~5min (always sticking to the left when faced with forks in the street). Immediately after passing a large soccer field with wooden bleachers on your right, you will see the post office to your left. Parking available.
As soon as Grenada receives your package, they will withhold it at their mailing offices until you pay your duties and pick it up. Check your school mailbox around estimated time of arrival for a notice. Once you receive a notice, bring it to the post office in town. Line up in the "Parcel" line and a worker will retrieve your package and open it up in front of you. They will asses the cost of duties travel guide australia for your items. You agree to fees by signing a paper, pay, and are able to leave right after. So far, everyone I know has paid an average of 30EC in duties, including myself.
Have your package(s) securely wrapped. Fall in the "Parcels" line. Have it weighed. A worker will write how much your package will cost to ship. Bring that piece of paper to your left at the stamps section (opposite of information desk). You then will purchase the same amount in stamps. Glue them on your package and after, drop it off at the same place you got it weighed.
*shipping boxes are available for shipping. When I went there, travel guide australia they had three sizes. Call them to check what size boxes they have on hand. I suggest brining your own tape, pen, and scissors to help facilitate the whole process.
Location: Carenage. From SGU, take the Grand Anse bus. Get off at Texaco. travel guide australia Walk up around the corner to the local bus stop. Take a #1 bus to St. George's. Tell conductor where you want to go. ~5 min from Texaco. Past Grenada travel guide australia post office, past fire station, and before Nutmeg restaurant. Look for a Western Union Sign. DHL is located in the same building.
Location: Lagoon Road opposite of Tropicana Restaurant. From SGU, take the Grand Anse bus. Get off at Texaco. Walk up around the corner to the local bus stop. Take a #1 bus to St. George's. Tell conductor that you want to get to Fedex. You can't miss the building. It will be on your left.
Maybe you can walk around after a hard days work at the post office. If you walk all the way around to the other side, you'll travel guide australia run into The Nutmeg restaurant (right next to Foodfair). They have delicious fish!... but I'd advise for you to stay away from their "burgers" hahahah.
travel guide australia My husband, Brian, has been abducted and is being held against his will by cadavers and aliens (SGU professors) that talk a language foreign to this planet. Although his body is present, his body lacks in temperature and his eyes in soul.
Observational studies on his mutations and stories of my attempts travel guide australia towards rekindling the flame within him are only a couple of many topics that you will find here. Other topics include information for prospective and current Saint George's University students and information that will help their significant others transition to life in Grenada.

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