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Associated Press
September 14, 2008
MEXICO CITY -

Mexico's notoriously unreliable postal service is getting the shock treatment - shocking pink.

Infamous for lost packages and tardy delivery, the postal service is getting a hot-pink makeover to try to brighten up its image, win back customers - and pull it out of the red.

Changes include a new logo, new uniforms and post offices painted pink and lime green. Some will also sell cut-rate rice, beans and powdered milk alongside stamps. Coffee mugs and envelopes - something the post office didn't sell before - will also be available, but only in hot pink and lime green.

The service's new symbol - a white carrier pigeon holding a letter in its beak - hit the streets Tuesday, a day after President Felipe Calderon unveiled the new look at a gala ceremony. The government hopes the new image and services will help the post office break even next year, after annual losses of up to $50 million.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation ... 7299.story

the main question is: when will this service hit manzanillo (if the business is not already running)?

i'm on vacation in the states, that's why i'm asking.

I walked past the Santiago post office on the 15th of September and it had already been repainted. So I guess the service has arrived in Santiago!

Where is the post office in Santiago? I need to send some postcards home, and haven't been able to find it.

thanks

The post office is at the west end of Santiago about one block in from Madrid behind Centro de Salud, which is on the corner by the long distance bus stop. If these directions aren't detailed enough, let me know and I can be more precise.