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  • Mexican Postage

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    In this section you learn how to get a Post Office Box in Lake Chapala.  You can get either a Mexican PO box or one through Mail Boxes etc and a couple of other services here in Lake Chapala.

     How to get a Mexican Post Office Box
    To Set Up a Mail Boxes, Etc. (MBE) Account
    To Set Up a Handy Mail Account

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  • How to get a Mexican Post Office Box:

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    To get a P.O. BOX in Ajijic and Chapala Post Office you will need:


    1.  Copy of your Passport
    2.  Proof of address
    3.  Pay the Annual fee for $300.00 pesos (double from last year)  It does not matter if you pay in January or November, you have to pay  $300.00 pesos. The fee cover from January - December.  In other words:  If you get your P.O. Box in November or December then you have to pay again January for the following year.

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    Addresses

    Chapala
    Ramon Corona 29 No. 2
    01-376-765-2085

    Ajijic   
    Colon Sur 2 No. 3   
    01 376 766 1888

  • Mail Boxes etc in Lake Chapala Mexico

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    To Set Up a Mail Boxes, Etc. (MBE) Account:

    With an MBE account, you can get books from Amazon (no duty, but MBE charges handling, which can be pretty pricey), cards and letters from friends in the States, forwarded mail, magazines, etc.

    You will have an address at MBE in Laredo and a post office box at Lakeside. All your mail goes to Laredo, and then every 4-5 business days, it comes to the San Antonio Tlayacapan office where you pick it up.

    You don’t want to order anything from the States or the Internet because you will be charged almost 100% duty on anything. A friend, as a joke, sent me a box of Butter Buds, did not take the packets out of the box, and I was charged $12.00 duty! Expensive box...I think we framed them.

    You will have an address at MBE in Laredo and a post office box at Lakeside. All your mail goes to Laredo, and then every 4-5 business days, it comes to the San Antonio Tlayacapan office where you pick it up.

    We pay about $30 a month every six months for this service.  However, people can share mailboxes and you can duplicate the key to the box yourself.
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    Here's the contact info for MBE:

    Mail Boxes Etc. # MX0071
    CARRETERA CHAPALA-JOCOTEPEC #144, COLONIA SAN ANTONIO TLAYACAPAN
    45915 CHAPALA , JALISCO , MEXICO
    Phone: 011-52-376-766-0647 

    Click here to go to their web site...

    Hours of Service:

    Products & Services

    Mailing and Shipping Services
    Stamps & Metered Mail
    TotalShipping™ (Freight Shipping)
    Mail Box Services
    Express Delivery of Documents and Packages

    Packing and Moving Services
    Packing and Moving Boxes

    Copy and Print Services
    Full Service Black & White Copies
    Printing Services: Business Cards, Envelopes and Letterheads
    Binding
    Laminating
    Collating
    Full Range of Finishing Services

    Communication and Business Services
    Fax Services, Send and Receive

    Additional Products and Services
    Office Products and Supplies
    Rubber Stamps


  • Handy Mail Forwarding

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    To Set Up a Handy Mail Account:

    HANDY MAIL

    Handy Mail is a twice weekly mail forwarding service from Laredo, Texas, serving all the communities along the north shore, Ajijic, Chapala, San Antonio Tlayacapan, La Floresta, San Juan Cosala, Racquet Club, Jocotepec, Lake Chapala, Mexico. You can receive mail from people worldwide at a United States address. We also give all members free Vonage phone calls and free internet.

    We can give you a box number now via email or phone (USA/Canada call 210-200-8776. Pay when you arrive, no charge until you begin receiving mail.

    PRICES

    For payment on a monthly basis the charge is $27.00 USD per month.
    For a six month account paid in full the change is $144 ($24 per mo. ..a saving of $18 USD)
    For a 1 year account paid in full the charge is $264 (a saving of $27 USD equaling one month free)
    We have big boxes, better & faster service, email advisory when the mail is in, and mail forwarding when you travel.

    Click here for Handy Mail web site.

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