Jeddah - Post Report Question and Answers
How do you send and receive your letters and package mail? Are local postal facilities adequate?
I shipped things to my work. Amazon/Souq usually found it, but I didn't risk anything else. I once went to pick up a package from the post office and they could not find it, although it had been 2+ weeks since they had received it (I had mistakenly expected home delivery). I would not use the local postal service. The US Consulate would mail mail-in ballots in the diplomatic pouch. Anything else you could arrange through DHL or have a friend who was going home take for you. - Oct 2022
There is a DPO that provides all our mail needs and the most common correspondence is via email or social media apps. - Aug 2022
We sent one time-sensitive item via DHL quite easily. We did not engage with the local post as we understood it was slow and not as reliable. We did ship things through my husband's employer from time to time, and received packages from abroad that way. - Nov 2020
We used the DPO. Local post is mostly dependent on independent couriers. - Oct 2019
APO is generally reliable, except at the holidays when they are just overwhelmed. - Mar 2019
APO and Pouch. Anywhere between two-three weeks. - Jan 2019
Pouch and DPO - Apr 2016
APO and pouch - Nov 2015
APO and Diplomatic Pouch. - Oct 2015
APO or DPO. - Oct 2015
For U.S. Consulate staff, APO and pouch mail are available and fairly unrestricted. - Aug 2015
APO and pouch. - Feb 2014
I use the U.S. Consulate's APO and pouch system. - Dec 2013
DPO. Non-USG expats use Aramex. - May 2013
APO, it's fine. - Nov 2010
