The PULVER’S MAILING ADDRESS
We love to get mail, but please contact us personally (mail: vjpulver@pulverpages.com or mspulver@pulverpages.com ) to obtain our snail mail address information. We do this in the interest of security and also because it is hard to write our address Russian address in Cyrillic alphabet! We will forward mailing labels to you upon request! 8-)

*The following information on mail service in Ukraine is extracted from Peace Corps Ukraine guidance

• MAILING GUIDELINES

Packages from the States take about two months to arrive in Ukraine via surface mail, and about three to four weeks via USPS airmail.

The Ukrainian post office charges a set rate per parcel which each Volunteer must pay to retrieve the packages.

Tips:

* Parcels valued less then $100.00 are delivered without a customs declaration. This price includes parcel value only. Estimate parcel value at less then $100.00 to greatly simplify the pick-up process.

* Ukrainian Customs Law does not allow foodstuff, medicines, money, or jewelry to be sent across the border. Parcels containing these items CANNOT be cleared through Ukrainian customs and will be sent back or seized. (Sending of such items is considered smuggling.)

* Avoid sending valuable or culturally sensitive items (video cameras, laptops, DVD-players, etc.) through the regular postal service.

* All incoming mail goes through customs/security check; any parcel without documents (packing list or invoice) might be opened for inspection by local authorities. Proper documentation (parcel content list) is strongly advised.

* Phrases like "THIS SHIPMENT CONTAINS PRIVATE GOODS. IT HAS NO COMMERCIAL VALUE AND IS FOR PRIVATE USE ONLY" will simplify the pick-up.

* Use padded envelopes instead of boxes, since boxes more often opened and checked. Even big padded envelopes come through unopened.

* Keep packages small.

* Check out the mail services listed below. (“Meest” is recommended for larger parcels)

• MAIL & PACKAGE SERVICES

DHL Worldwide Express	USPS Express Mail	Federal Express	United Parcel Service	Meest Co.	Trans Europa
www.dhl.com	www.usps.com	www.fedex.com	www.ups.com	www.meest.net (800) 361-7345 info@meest.net	no website (215) 725-3676

List of MEEST Agents in US*

Address	Phone
IHOR STADNYK 5134 1/2 DE LONGPRE AVE., LOS ANGELES, CA, 90027, USA	Phone: 818-547-4962 Fax: 818-547-4289
DELTO EUROPA CORP. 318 EAST 9TH STR., MANHATTAN, NY, 10003, USA	Phone: 212-228-2266 Fax:
BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL CO. 7822 20TH AVE., BROOKLYN, NY, 11214, USA	Phone: 718-837-8553 Fax: 718-837-1901
MEEST-SAN FRANCISCO 5813 GEARY BLVD., SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94121, USA	Phone: 415-386-8167 Fax: 415-386-8181
VALERI AVANESOV 8090 ATLANTIC BLVD., # C 50, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32211, USA	Phone: 904-726-5616 Fax:
VATRA INTERNATIONAL 76 MAIN STR., SOUTH BOUND BROOK, NJ, 08880, USA	Phone: 732-805-9664 Fax: 732-828-9027
HELEN GUROVYCH 4426 SOUTH JASPER STR., AURORA, CO, 80015, USA	Phone: 303-627-4482 Fax: 303-639-3375
MEEST KARPATY 2236 WEST CHICAGO AVE., CHICAGO, IL, 60622, USA	Phone: 773-489-9225 Fax: 773-489-4203
OHIO EXPORT CORP. 6026 STATE RD., CLEVELAND, OH, 44134, USA	Phone: 440-884-1738 Fax: 440-884-1730
UNIVERSAL TRAVEL SERVICE 8300 BUSTLETON AVE., PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19152, USA	Phone: 215-725-0377 Fax: 215-725-0447
VERA KOVAL 1435 S.E. 148 AVE., PORTLAND, OR, 97233, USA	Phone: 503-257-0870 Fax: 503-257-0870
ETHNIC FOODS 4371 MURRAY AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15217, USA	Phone: 412-421-6708 Fax: 412-421-6708
MEEST DETROIT 4100 E 11TH MILE RD, WARREN, MI, 48091, USA	Phone: 586-757-6322 Fax:
LINA PASHKOV 7512 CHESHIRE LN, ST. LOUIS, MO, 63123, USA	Phone: 314-729-1220 Fax:

* Check website for complete list: www.meest.net

• The PULVER’S TELEPHONE INFO

Please give us a call! Don’t have our number? Well, like our mailing address, it seems smarter to have you request this information via e-mail rather than posting it here. (e-mail: vjpulver@puverpages.com or mspulver@pulverpages.com )

Please use our cell phone - unlike in the States, it does NOT cost the cell phone owner to receive calls! 

Get an international long distance calling plan: I use Tracfone’s rechargeable plan (low international rate, no monthly fee, no connection fee & online account management) Call: 1-888-453-0011

For planning purposes, when you call us, it is much later here - Our time zone here is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) + 2...that means here it is 7 hours later than New York City so if you call us in the morning where you are, it will be late in the day here. 

You will need to prefix the phone numbers with dial 011 (International call) to call outside the USA and then dial the appropriate number.

HOME: 38-06561-X-XX-XX  (38 = Country Code; 065 = Region Code; and 61 = City Code)
CELL: 38-XXX-XXXXXXX (No Region Code & no City Code)