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To clarify: no one is compelled to use the South African Post Office. There are dozens of courier companies that offer much better service (legally). The SAPO o
by buyx 6y ago
To clarify: no one is compelled to use the South African Post Office. There are dozens of courier companies that offer much better service (legally). The SAPO operating model is the same as many/most other legacy postal services around the world, but more incompetently executed.
- jimmydorry 6y agoThat's not true. When you order something that goes through customs, it will be sent to a random SAPO (not even necessarily your closest one or the same one each time) for you to pay the customs fee in person with cash and sometime card. This is regardless of whether that package was headed for processing and distribution by one of the private post offices.
- Havoc 6y ago>no one is compelled to use the South African Post Office. They are actually - and SAPO is trying to legally enforce it. Whether it sticks or not...we shall see. https://mybroadband.co.za/news/business/346729-online-stores-may-be-forced-to-use-the-sa-post-office-and-they-are-not-happy.html https://mybroadband.co.za/news/business/346729-online-stores...