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Moving House, or How To Make Your Head Explode.

So, I just tried to find out if there is a way to have the South African Post Office forward my mail to a new address once we move this weekend. It took me ages to find any trace of information about this on their web site, but I finally found a link in a dropdown at the top of the page. 

I was so excited. 

And then this happened:

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After shaking my head for 5 minutes, and with a little help from my friends, we found the page at www.sapo.co.za/NOCOD (they probably moved IP addresses but the address was hardcoded so it disappeared when the move happened). 

First, I got this:

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Ok, no problem. No need to panic. I'll just refresh. 

Ah, wonderful. The page is loading. 

But then, this:

The Post Office also offers a Redirection of Mail service at a small fee. To have mail redirected to a new address or while on holiday, simply pop into your nearest Post Office and fill in a Redirection of Mail form. This will ensure ALL mail will be forwarded to the appointed address.

They'll redirect my mail for a fee. If I go into an office and fill out a form

And then I was all like,
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