Monday, May 13, 2013

Where to buy stamps in Germany

I needed to mail a letter to a British friend. Usually I send all correspondence through US post since I have access to that where I work. However, it would take super long to send a letter to England from here since I believe that the mail first gets shipped back to New York where it's processed, then it's sent out again.

So, I decided to buy a stamp and send my letter through Deutsche Post, which is, I have heard, quite speedy. The problem is that I didn't know where to buy a stamp, besides at the post office. My colleague told me to try buying a kiosk that sells newspapers/magazines.

I found a kiosk and indeed was able to purchase a stamp. I then found out that Deutsche Post has a super handy website, even in English! It gives locations of places to buy stamps and even automated stamp machines, based on your zip code. How awesome is that?

Deutsche Post Website

9 comments:

  1. Exactly what I needed to know! Saved me a trip to the post office near bahnhof (Only one I know of around here).

    Thanks a bunch!

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  2. You are welcome! I'm glad it helped.

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  3. Thanks, saved me a long walk to the train station :)

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  4. Thank you for this ! It's helpful ;)

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  5. Does anyone know if I can buy German stamps online and have them shipped to Canada?

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  6. Try contacting Deutsche Post (no guarantees they'd be helpful though).

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  7. Summer 2016, still very helpful. Thank you!

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