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LIVE from the Camino Getting contact lenses shipped in Spain

Ungawawa

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2017-20: Francés, Norte, Francés, Portuguese Lisbon Coastal, Portuguese central
I'm just arriving in St Jean by foot today, after walking from Le Puy. I've a small problem in that I've used many more contact lenses than I wanted and need to order some more once I reach Spain.

Im fairly sure I can order online from one of the Spainish sites like Vision Direct, but I don't know how to receive them? Could I post them to somewhere in Pamplona perhaps so they're there for me in a few days? Amazon lockers? Hostels? Correos?
What would you recommend? I'd appreciate suggestions from people who live in Spain or have done this successfully on the camino.

Thanks!!
 
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There is a well established service for most postal services worldwide called Posta Restante. Have used it in Portugal, Greece and Italy. Spain will have the same type of service where an item will be held for you at the post office of choice for up to 10 days. Here is the CSJ advice on it.

You just need to know which Correos office would be convenient and its address. Google can help with this.

Postal services and sending items ahead

Information about using the postal system in France and Spain.
www.csj.org.uk
 
Would it be an option to buy the contact lenses in Spain, for example in Pamplona?

I did that in France since I was walking for three months and didn’t want to carry a three month supply. Bought a new pack at an optometrist in Le Puy, I just needed to pre-order for pickup on the next day (which was fine since I was taking a rest day).

They had all the standard brands that are also sold in Germany, I did check that beforehand.
 
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There are several companies that have parcel lockers in Spain, including Correos.

Correos Citypaq - Send and receive your parcels whenever you want

Citypaq is the quick, easy solution from Correos for collecting, sending or returning your parcels using our smart lockers
www.correos.es

Edited to add - I just tried searching for a locker in Pamplona, and had trouble when using the Firefox browser on my phone, but the Chrome browser worked fine
 
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