How to Send Mail Overseas

Video Transcript

"Hi everyone, I'm Russ Handler and I love to travel, I'm sure you do as well. You know I've returned from Europe on many occasions and have had to write Thank You letters to those who so graciously hosted me and you know, really sending a letter to Europe isn't that hard to do. But you got to know that there's a lot of numbers, a lot of crazy words and a lot of detail in the address that you're sending to. So you must make sure that is 100% accurate. Trust me, I've written Europe many times and some of the numbering and some of the street names are just absolutely off the wall if you're not fluent in German, French, or some of the other languages. So here's a couple of tips that I want to let you know. First of all, the return address is very crucial, that's because we're not used to these elongated words and elongated addresses that they have in Europe, so make sure that you clearly and eloquently put down your name and your complete return address. It should not have any room for failure at all. Secondly, go over your address that you are addressing your envelope to over and over and over again to make sure that you have it 100%. Now most importantly, make sure you have the proper postage and your letter should get there, if not, come back to you and you'll know that it didn't make it. Again, the postal service will be able to tell you exactly what it will cost to get your letter to its exact destination. I'm Russ Handler, and that's how it's done."