The Mail Came Through

I have written numerous posts in the past reviling the Mexican Postal Service as slow, inefficient and unreliable.  One of the reasons for my recent trip to Ohio was to take care of my bank debit card which was going to expire at the end of the month.  I had the bank cancel the old card and issue me a new one.  I figured that it would take months for the new card to arrive at my Mexico address, IF it ever arrived at all.  My private mailing service will not send credit or debit cards.

The last few days I have stayed in the apartment since I had no errands to run, and the weather was chilly and rainy.  I had not seen the doorman since my return to Mexico.  Yesterday, I ventured out, and as I passed through the lobby, the doorman told me that a piece of mail had arrived for me shortly after I had left for Ohio.  I had no idea what it could be.

I opened the envelope, and inside, lo and behold, there was a new bank debit card.  The postmark was May 21st, so it had arrived untampered in much less than a month and before the old card would have expired.  The card had been cancelled by my bank, so it is useless.  However, I was gratified that for once the delivery by the Mexican Postal Service had been relatively quick and efficient.

In spite of that, my faith in the postal service is still not sufficient to have cards sent through the mail in the future.  When my credit card expires in a couple years, I will still make other arrangements.