It's not just Santa and Christkind who need to deliver parcels at Christmas. If you want to make sure your package arrives on time, here's here's how to navigate the German postal service.
Small goods, such as CDs and DVDs, can no longer be sent as ordinary mail - while standard costs for cards, letters and postcards are expected to rise by five to ten cents on April 1st.
Over 6,000 complaints were registered against the German postal service in 2017, an increase of 50 percent on the previous year, the Saarbrücker Zeitung reported on Thursday.
Germans are still guaranteed to get a visit from the postman every day of the week. But Deutsche Post is considering following the example of Denmark, where the postman only comes round twice a week.
