This postoffice is hidden inside Hamburg Central Station, so it can be rather challenging to find…read moreit. But it's always empty, and post office employees are very friendly and happy to help. You can send your letter or package here, or check small but nice selection of stationery. How to find: go inside the central station and look for P&B Press and Books, go inside the P&B and up to the 1st floor. You will see the post stand there.

Nasty personnel. No loans available without a salaried job no matter how much collateral one has…read moreavailable.

I signed up with an account during an offer of EUR100 start credit. They were supposed to credit…read morethis to my account 5 months later, which they didn't. I contacted them asking when they would credit the advertised offer to my account and received a reply 2 weeks later saying that I did not sign up for the offer during the Happy Hour on their homepage. I did however click on the offer at that time and signed up from their homepage. This was the reason I decided to go with this bank. Now there is no reason to stay with them - long lines at the cashier, few cash machines and most are not in service and they charge around EUR5 if you take money from another bank's machine. Me thinks definitely not!

Probably the only time when I was actually laughed at for not being able to speak fluent German…read more But the actual mailing process was quite easy. As with post offices throughout the world, bring your own tape.

This is where I buy stamps and packaging material. I used to always go go the post by the…read moreUniversity because I was 100% unaware that such a great little store existed so close to where I live. The staff is very nice. There are always a few old men hanging out at a table having a conversation or drinking coffee. It turns out this is quite the social spot! I may stick around a bit next time and see what else they offer besides postal services.