Wednesday, July 29, 2020

tsuiseki yubin


In the early part of July, I received my absentee ballot.

Since the mail is still wonky between the US and Japan, I sent it back to Hawaii with my vote the next day as I figured it would take some time to get to Hawaii, if it even made to Hawaii.


Well, it made it (quickly) to California...and then all communication stopped...gah!


A neat thing is the receipt I received after sending it tsuiseki yubin which is literally "tracking post/mail".

They scan the to and from areas on the envelope and it is printed on the receipt.

This way of sending mail is a little more expensive, but at least I can keep an eye on it through the tracking system of the US Post website.

Hopefully it is not in California and is on its way to Hawaii...

4 comments:

KirkK said...

Love the postage systems......sheesh...

K and S said...

Kirk, and it looks like the US postal system may get privatized too, that will hamper mail even more :(

Take care!
Kat

Rowena said...

why on earth does it need to go to California is what I'm wondering.

K and S said...

Rowena, dunno why it needs to go to California first, but once when I was planning a trip to Hawaii, going to California and then to Hawaii was cheaper than direct...weird.

Take care!
Kat