I am never, never, never, never, never going to set foot in an Italian post office again!  I waited an hour today to send one envelope.  (The a fore mentioned a-h Christmas cards.)  Every task postal workers do, whether it's mailing a package, picking up a package, paying a bill, has loads of paperwork, all filled out by hand, and 3 documents have to be produced to insure you are who you say you are.  After which the clerks hand carry each customer's pile of papers out back somewhere, where they disappear for a few minutes, (coffee break?), all resulting in 10 to 20 minutes per person!  It's insane.  There were 3 screaming matches while I was there because people were so fed up.  So I ain't mailing nothin' to nobody ever again!  xxoo me