Originally Posted by Boraxo
Good luck getting a VISA delivered on a platter at the pool as they used to show in the TV commercials. You'll be lucky if you can get your bank to fedex it to your billing address.
Citibank once Fedexed me a new MC in Nanjing, China (over 7,000 miles from my billing address, and well over 100 miles from the nearest Amex office). It was no problem calling them collect to request it, either.