Post Office

I started this post a few days ago and then discovered that images from Flickr are being blocked. We've fixed a few things over here on this computer to accommodate. Such is daily life in China.

I was at the post office the other day. The post office is located down a leafy street near Best Buy.



We have gotten a couple of packages from America that get routed to the post office. The front desk calls to let us know that we have a pick up slip. I bring the slip and my passport to the post office and they will then release the package to me. Letters to America require 6RMB (.75 USD) of postage. The stamps here do not have glue already on them. Once you get your stamps, you go to these kiosks set in the middle of the post office floor. There are a couple of pots of glue and brushes for you to paste the stamps to your letters.



I stink at proper glue application. It's like being back in 3rd grade during art, except I don't have a smock to protect myself from the glue. Now I just carry a glue stick in my purse. Much easier. The post office does have a sink available. Probably for glue-impaired people like myself who gets glue all over the envelope, the counter, and herself.