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linlewhammond
  5/23/2015 16:11 EST

Awhile ago I was sent something by UPS from U.S. They do not deliver to Post Office boxes and so when it arrived they called me on telephone to say not post office boxes but would meet me at a location on the street in front of café and they did and I received it.

NOW the only way I can receive an important document is by Fed Ex - no other choices. Only have APDO in Grecia. Will they do the same as UPS and call me when received in San Jose and deliver to Grecia, and agree to meet me in front of café like UPS did, or will the envelope go out the window? Has anyone success in this from Fed Ex. Urgently need to know or have to go back to U.S.

TICR
  5/23/2015 17:11 EST

I have used FedEx. Give them a call, and give them your home address and a phone number and they will deliver it to your door.

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AguasZarcas
  5/23/2015 18:46 EST

Recently I received a FedEx delivery. Then I had to mail a FedEx to the USA from here. Call 800-FedEx . Press your buttons for English if you are not comfortable with Spanish. They will require your home direction address. For example 700m North of the Catholic Church and 900m East. If you have a street name also include that. They will ask for the destination address. Your city, county, state, country and zip and your phone number. FedEx will not deliver to PO Box in the USA. They require cash payment at pickup in either colones or dollars. They prefer colones. My business size envelope was yikes 111000. colones. Good Luck

AguasZarcas
  5/23/2015 19:02 EST

Actually I called the FedEx office in SanJose. NOVUS at 7138 7451. They will connect you to FedEx. They do speak English. Again, Good Luck.

UltraFJ40
  5/23/2015 21:09 EST

Good info, thanks for sharing Aguas.

linlewhammond
  5/24/2015 15:38 EST

Hey Agua Zarcus - isn't payment for ytour business size envelope paid at time of sendinmg? When we received UPS envelope and picked up at agreed upon location, there was no extra charge. Maybe I'm wrong but sounds to me you got take advantage of as that would be about $210. !!!!

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AguasZarcas
  5/24/2015 17:07 EST

Linlewhammond. I stated that I received a large Manila envelope From the USA for Free at this end. I then explained that I needed to mail a business size envelope from here To the USA and I paid cash in full on this end to mail it out. My response was that FedEx ships to and sends from Costa Rica, even from more or less remote areas. The cost to mail out was less then a round trip ticket. Regards

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