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Why is it so expensive to send a letter from Chiang Mai to the USA compared to sending from the USA to Thailand?

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Feb 28, 2025
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Chang ******
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One more question If I may ? I sent letter from chiengmai to usa at post office charge it me 1500 thb with just letter size

,from USA to Thailand only couple of dollars , is it always that high ? DHL

same just air mail . Not express at all
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The user questions the high cost of sending a letter from Chiang Mai, Thailand to the USA, which was charged at 1,500 THB, especially in comparison to the low cost of sending letters from the USA to Thailand. The comments highlight that using DHL may lead to higher prices and discuss alternative cheaper options available through the Thai post office. Suggestions include avoiding international courier services like DHL for standard mail services.
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1,500 seems like EMS. Tell then you'll use the cheapest one without tracking number (if that's the one you're looking for).
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@Elías *******
 thank you sir
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Chris **********
Regular postage from Thailand to USA is under $5 for the envelope you described. Go to a Thai postal Outlet not a outlet that deals in different couriers. I did it took less than a week to get to Canada
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Chris ************
฿320
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Chang ******
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@Chris ***********
 where is it 🤔
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Chris ************
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 I live in in a somewhat remote-ish location in the north. A local took it to the post office for me. Mae Taeng, I think.

A standard envelope containing another envelope containing a check that I couldn't cash in Thailand == ฿320 to Wisconsin.

It took about one month to arrive.
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@Chris ***********
 thank you sir
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Brandon ************
You're comparing DHL to the post office. If you went to DHL in America and sent something to Thailand, it would be much more expensive. Why didn't you go to the Thai post office? That would have been much cheaper.
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Chang ******
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@Brandon ***********
 please read my question I said I went to the post office and DHL both same price 1500 thb just regular letter
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Tony **********
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 doesn't he say he sent it from the post office?
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Chang ******
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@Tony *********
 he not reading my question at all
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@Tony *********
 That's not how I read it. But the grammar leaves a bit to be desired.
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Chang ******
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 I'm jap, English is my second language
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 there are many different post offices in Thailand 😉
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 can you tell me where ?
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