Things I love about Germany

Here's another fantastic German thing... the packstation. A really cool subsitute/enhancement of a post office... You register, validate your ID (by signing for the letter), they send you an ID number and a card to work it and a PIN. Then, when you want to buy something/get something delivered (say on Amazon). You enter your Packstation ID and the number of the nearest/most convenient packstation. Your parcel gets delivered there and put into one of the little boxes.

When it arrives, they send you a text message and an email (both free!) to tell you its there. The you can drop by the thing (which is accessible 24/7) and stick your card in to get your package. How cool is that! You don't have to go to the damn post office when its open. You can also stamp and send packages there. They also let you pay for stuff that you buy on arrival (something the post office here lets you do), so you just stick your bank card in an pay.... I love it. Its a little (big) robot postman.... and its free!

(ok, have calmed down a bit now...)