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One of Europe s most backward postal services
This must be one of Europe s most backward universal postal service providers Where other countries have made it possible to print electronic stamps at home so you don t need to keep a stock of old-fashioned stamps or go to the post office just to post a rare letter there is no such feature on offer in Portugal They don t know what digital service is yet If you do go to the post office expect to wait 30-40 minutes before being served Ermesinde Valongo Porto Too much staff spend their time in the back office instead of helping customers who clearly don t matter Most letterboxes in the street have been removed It s getting increasingly hard to find a place to post one of the few letters still required