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Desperate Man Without Address Draws Map On Envelope Instead, And It Gets Delivered

An Iceland tourist didn’t have the address of the person he was sending a letter to, but luckily, he had a good memory.

So, instead of putting an address on the envelope, he drew a map which leads to a farm in Hvammsveit, West Iceland, with a red dot marked on the destination. The envelope reads: ‘Country: Iceland. City: Búðardalur. Name: A horse farm with an Icelandic/Danish couple and three kids and a lot of sheep!’. It also has a little clue in the corner saying that ‘the Danish woman works in a supermarket in Búðardalur.’ How cute!

(h/t: distractify)

This Icelandic tourist didn’t know the address but had a good memory

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Image credits: Jidoen

And, according to a local newspaper, Skessuhornið, it still reached the intended destination!

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Image credits: jaari

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Goz Maculele 8 years ago

had it been the United States the post office would not have even tried

52points

Justdoit 8 years ago

Sooooo true! Because no one gives a s**t:(

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Sidley Park Hermit 8 years ago

I think if you were sending something to an American town that had a population of *three hundred* like this Icelandic town does, you'd have about the same odds of success.

5points

Fawn Stamey 8 years ago

This postal carrier in the us would have tried to deliver it had it even get to me from the plant. Just bc some dont care doesnt mean the whole doesnt care. Fyi

3points

Cheryl Gallegos 8 years ago

How wrong you are! As a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier I have seen, and gone to great lengths myself, to get the mail to it's intended destination! Your post is either very misinformed or malicious, or just plain ignorant.

1point

Grace Holaday 3 years ago

I once sent a letter to someone in a small town in NM with only her name and the town. She got it.

0points

Jo Koerner 8 years ago

You are right !

0points

Hans 8 years ago

Given the perfectly memorized location, would a reverse search on a map tool ("What address is here?") have worked? Nice story nonetheless.

20points

Ivana Panajotov 8 years ago

Maybe person has different life approaches... Considering he was sending A LETTER. :)

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Naima Ivansdóttir 8 years ago

well you know, this is iceland. you can't miss it.

19points

Saramiel Alvarez E 8 years ago

Ok, but WHO delivered this? That must be a very awesome person!

11points

Asha D'Souza 8 years ago

there are only some 10 people living in iceland anyway. what is the big deal!! deliver it in india and then we will talk!

6points

Olafur Olafsson 4 years ago

We have 370.000 people living in Iceland. That place where this letter was sent has 10 people of the total population. The postal service was good...

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Glynis Lailann 8 years ago

Hats Off to the Post Office Department in Iceland.

3points

Konstantins Jaunzems 8 years ago

because google maps is lame and too mainstream

3points

Jenn Ayrey 3 years ago

This happened to my Grandfather! A German tourist sent him some pictures she took and wrote "To the man who grows the beautiful sunflowers at the grey stone barn, Bar Harbor, Maine" with the zip and USA and it made it! She drew a map of the area and attached a small (1 inch) picture of him as well. He had been growing hundreds of sunflowers out front for a few years and it was quite the attraction so the postman knew just where to take it. This would have been in the 2000s.

0points

Lisa Torrisi-Ruiz 3 years ago

You never give enough information in your stories. I want to know why he was writing to this person, what the person's reaction was - you know, who what where when how and why!!! rules of journalism. LOL

0points

Melanie Mayfield 3 years ago

Clever! I once received a letter from Stuttgart addressed to "ROBOT", Eureka, California, USA with "KRAFTWERK" and "STAR TREK" written on the back. A lady who worked at the main post office knew me and made sure I got it. Danke. :D

0points

Alexis Castillo 4 years ago

eh it's cool

0points

Przemek Ossowski 4 years ago

In my country post office these days it's totally opposite of what it used to be. You could even include GPS coordinates and a picture of the house it should be delivered to, but still your neighbor few hundred meters away would get your mail, not you. That is, if it doesn't get lost on it's way, which also happens.

0points

Peewee Thrumpit 7 years ago

Anyone got the inclination to overlay the photo with the drawing. I'd like to see that, as I can't make it out.

0points

Cynthia Morrow 8 years ago

Like!

0points

Scarlett Mia 8 years ago

That's actually really weird but cool at the same time

0points

Melanie Mayfield 8 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

0points

Rhon 8 years ago

The Icelandic post office is the best!! Well done guys.

0points

Michael Abracham 8 years ago

Maybe we could find out the entire story. Not just "Letter with map address delivered".

0points

Healing Moon Breezes 8 years ago

but what did the letter say?! Love that the postal services in Iceland go beyond the call of duty, however still want to know what the letter said.

0points

Oliver Figueiredo 8 years ago

A whole morning wasted thanks due to our Royal Mail..gets you a book of miserly stamps....

0points

Milos Gajic 8 years ago

Well, given the very low population density in Iceland no wonder it got delivered.

0points

kevin james 8 years ago

THAT'S IT!?!??? What a s**t story. You knew it got dikevered yet failed to figure out how and why. What we he so desperate about? Who whas he and who was the recipient? So disappointing......

-1point

Paula Hannon 8 years ago

He could have looked up the address on google maps.

-2points

Frannie Divine 8 years ago

If he could use google maps I doubt he would of needed to send a letter

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Goz Maculele 8 years ago

had it been the United States the post office would not have even tried

52points

Justdoit 8 years ago

Sooooo true! Because no one gives a s**t:(

8points

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Sidley Park Hermit 8 years ago

I think if you were sending something to an American town that had a population of *three hundred* like this Icelandic town does, you'd have about the same odds of success.

5points

Fawn Stamey 8 years ago

This postal carrier in the us would have tried to deliver it had it even get to me from the plant. Just bc some dont care doesnt mean the whole doesnt care. Fyi

3points

Cheryl Gallegos 8 years ago

1point

Grace Holaday 3 years ago

I once sent a letter to someone in a small town in NM with only her name and the town. She got it.

0points

Jo Koerner 8 years ago

You are right !

0points

Hans 8 years ago

Given the perfectly memorized location, would a reverse search on a map tool ("What address is here?") have worked? Nice story nonetheless.

20points

Ivana Panajotov 8 years ago

Maybe person has different life approaches... Considering he was sending A LETTER. :)

12points

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Naima Ivansdóttir 8 years ago

well you know, this is iceland. you can't miss it.

19points

Saramiel Alvarez E 8 years ago

Ok, but WHO delivered this? That must be a very awesome person!

11points

Asha D'Souza 8 years ago

there are only some 10 people living in iceland anyway. what is the big deal!! deliver it in india and then we will talk!

6points

Olafur Olafsson 4 years ago

We have 370.000 people living in Iceland. That place where this letter was sent has 10 people of the total population. The postal service was good...

2points

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Glynis Lailann 8 years ago

Hats Off to the Post Office Department in Iceland.

3points

Konstantins Jaunzems 8 years ago

because google maps is lame and too mainstream

3points

Jenn Ayrey 3 years ago

0points

Lisa Torrisi-Ruiz 3 years ago

0points

Melanie Mayfield 3 years ago

0points

Alexis Castillo 4 years ago

eh it's cool

0points

Przemek Ossowski 4 years ago

0points

Peewee Thrumpit 7 years ago

Anyone got the inclination to overlay the photo with the drawing. I'd like to see that, as I can't make it out.

0points

Cynthia Morrow 8 years ago

Like!

0points

Scarlett Mia 8 years ago

That's actually really weird but cool at the same time

0points

Melanie Mayfield 8 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

0points

Rhon 8 years ago

The Icelandic post office is the best!! Well done guys.

0points

Michael Abracham 8 years ago

Maybe we could find out the entire story. Not just "Letter with map address delivered".

0points

Healing Moon Breezes 8 years ago

but what did the letter say?! Love that the postal services in Iceland go beyond the call of duty, however still want to know what the letter said.

0points

Oliver Figueiredo 8 years ago

A whole morning wasted thanks due to our Royal Mail..gets you a book of miserly stamps....

0points

Milos Gajic 8 years ago

Well, given the very low population density in Iceland no wonder it got delivered.

0points

kevin james 8 years ago

THAT'S IT!?!??? What a s**t story. You knew it got dikevered yet failed to figure out how and why. What we he so desperate about? Who whas he and who was the recipient? So disappointing......

-1point

Paula Hannon 8 years ago

He could have looked up the address on google maps.

-2points

Frannie Divine 8 years ago

If he could use google maps I doubt he would of needed to send a letter

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