tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33381120.post7644237789071668970..comments2023-04-26T16:52:19.465+02:00Comments on At Home in Rome: Ode to Poste ItalianeShelley - At Home in Romehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07852984952753737225noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33381120.post-23628382396610044192007-06-03T08:36:00.000+02:002007-06-03T08:36:00.000+02:00Kendra, Unfortunately your guess is as good as min...Kendra, Unfortunately your guess is as good as mine! I think I'd wait 4 months before giving up all hope... good luck!Shelley - At Home in Romehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07852984952753737225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33381120.post-41882626243722488492007-06-02T07:12:00.000+02:002007-06-02T07:12:00.000+02:00Is there any hope of me ever receiving a package I...Is there any hope of me ever receiving a package I shipped to myself in the U.S. from Rome? I've been back from vacation almost 2 months, and still no package. It had a lot of souvenirs I had purchased and was fairly high value. Will it show up someday or should I just give up and accept defeat and loss of the items?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33381120.post-20886656106086811722007-02-19T10:57:00.000+01:002007-02-19T10:57:00.000+01:00Wel, I'm still waiting for a package Kelli sent me...Wel, I'm still waiting for a package Kelli sent me at the beginning of december, how do you like that????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33381120.post-76327678444593363042007-02-16T22:03:00.000+01:002007-02-16T22:03:00.000+01:00Yay! I'm so glad it made it. I was worried it wo...Yay! I'm so glad it made it. I was worried it would be lost, and the dumb post office here wouldn't let me track an international package.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33381120.post-85394619415903053092007-02-15T19:45:00.000+01:002007-02-15T19:45:00.000+01:00In my experience, Italians love grits so long as y...In my experience, Italians love grits so long as you tell them it's polenta.<BR/><BR/>;)Flambeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133131881423202010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33381120.post-80564473039657829632007-02-15T19:30:00.000+01:002007-02-15T19:30:00.000+01:00Michellanea, No, no you're right! I did see that l...Michellanea, No, no you're right! I did see that little bank and almost asked them about it in spite of myself! I just lurve picking on the poste italiane, it's just a fun hobby for me. <BR/><BR/>NYC: Oh, well, who really knows for sure. Sometimes they surprise you. Once I got something from my mom in like 3 days. And I have to laugh because I always blame the Italian mail but who really knows if the US plays a part in it too...<BR/><BR/>Kel: Boo! No fair. The person who sent it said there was "bad weather" the day it went out. So we can blame it on the rain, yeah, yeah...<BR/><BR/>Flambeaux: Ciao, great to see you! Funny that you mention it because last time I was at the Vatican post office and I told them I trusted them more than the Italian post office, I could have SWORN that I heard one of them mumble something like "Well, it's all the same now..." but when I asked him what he meant he didn't respond... hmmm.. mystery solved??!<BR/><BR/>Sognatrice: Do you think the Italians will like grits?? Let's do an experiment...<BR/><BR/>Elizabeth: You are unnaturally lucky!!Shelley - At Home in Romehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07852984952753737225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33381120.post-45436359211148404982007-02-15T14:51:00.000+01:002007-02-15T14:51:00.000+01:00Sorry to disappoint you, but I have been sending t...Sorry to disappoint you, but I have been sending those yellow post office boxes full of small Christmas gifts and candies through the regular (registered) mail in early December for the past 10 years and they have all arrived in Connecticut within a week! BOH...Elizabeth Abbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763064258020825441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33381120.post-4059319936588150852007-02-15T10:15:00.000+01:002007-02-15T10:15:00.000+01:00Mine wasn't too much of a drama, but I did documen...Mine wasn't too much of a drama, but I did document it <A HREF="http://bleedingespresso-sognatrice.blogspot.com/2007/01/my-birthday-gifts-have-arrived.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. Do share when you dig into that grits book, please. I'm very curious.Michelle | Bleeding Espressohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578703393987896737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33381120.post-30576271209120842702007-02-15T00:30:00.000+01:002007-02-15T00:30:00.000+01:00Sadly, a friend of mine in the Curia informed me t...Sadly, a friend of mine in the Curia informed me the other day that the Vatican Post has been subcontracted to the Italian Post for a few years.<BR/><BR/>But, for whatever reason, the delivery rates are still good. Now, if only those who lived in Rome could rent a mailbox in Piazza S. Pietro...<BR/><BR/>:)Flambeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133131881423202010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33381120.post-52738047289287041622007-02-14T18:07:00.000+01:002007-02-14T18:07:00.000+01:00Nope. No sign of it, but that is okay. That is the...Nope. No sign of it, but that is okay. That is the way swaps go sometimes! <BR/>And I LOVE that Atlanta package. She did such a good job, and being the organizer, you deserve it and then some!African Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741350447523434665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33381120.post-60301013176323770442007-02-14T17:02:00.000+01:002007-02-14T17:02:00.000+01:00Why is the mail so slow? Is it a sorting problem, ...Why is the mail so slow? Is it a sorting problem, understaffed? I sent postcards during my first trip to Rome and my family and friends received them almost a month after I returned. ha.nyc/caribbean ragazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370358466131415888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33381120.post-76740391780282667252007-02-14T15:56:00.000+01:002007-02-14T15:56:00.000+01:00I've got my story too! I documented a real live It...I've got my story too! I documented a real live Italian complaining about his beloved postal service: http://michellanea.blogspot.com/2007/02/just-when-i-try-to-see-glass-half-full.html<BR/><BR/>But have you seen the new gadgets? The bank shaped like a post box is kind of cute. Dai!Michellaneahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217345553078878421noreply@blogger.com