[Saigonautica]

Some cheat codes I use when ordering parts from overseas, in case useful:

I set postal code to 700000 for HCMC (in theory, we have postal codes defined in VN. We just don't use them).

Usually I set province = Hồ Chí Minh City and then am able to select city = Hồ Chí Minh City as well (even though this is incorrect, as you say).

The lack of slashes is still often a show-stopper for me too, as is insufficient space in the address field. I live not that far from 1806/127/2/6/15/48/2P Huỳnh Tấn Phát, which I imagine delivery drivers just love.

Even with all the tricks, I've occasionally been unable to pay for services online, and had to find alternatives. Sometimes I'll also see Vietnam, Viet Nam and Việt Nam as separate options on a country selector. When importing something expensive from overseas, this does not exactly fill me with confidence.

[freddie_mercury]

Yeah I use those tricks too. As you say they work 90% of the time. Sometimes I have to write "P 25 Q Tan Binh" or even "P25QTanBinh" if the second address line has stupid restrictions.

I also use 700000 for HCMC even though that isn't actually accurate for anything except the main post office in District 1. You can actually put in any number since no website does anything with it. Which you sometimes have to do when they tell you that "700000 is too long for a post code, must be 5 digits or less".

AFAIK the "accurate" post codes for Vietnam (that no one ever uses) are:

https://phaata.com/thi-truong-logistics/zip-code-hcm-ho-chi-...