PO BOX
01-26-2011, 03:29 PM
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I have a Mail box which is an actual street address rather than a PO BOX They will take packages and are just like the USPS but they are independently owned. We had our mail stolen too many times and with this I give what looks like a home address and I don't have to worry about strangers showing up at my door.
01-26-2011, 03:50 PM
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smart idea!!! I am going to look into that.
Originally Posted by Quiltforme
I have a Mail box which is an actual street address rather than a PO BOX They will take packages and are just like the USPS but they are independently owned. We had our mail stolen too many times and with this I give what looks like a home address and I don't have to worry about strangers showing up at my door.
01-26-2011, 04:44 PM
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I have had a P O Box for years - I live in a rural area where the mail boxes were constantly wiped out by accidents on this road. I didn't want to be crossing the road and standing by the box one day when someone lost control and hit me along with my mailbox and several others boxes that are there too. Mail can be taken out of a mailbox by anyone too, so you don't know if you are getting all your mail or not - they are usually looking for checks. I get absolutely no mail delivery here since I do not have a box here, I can pick mail up from my box at the PO 24/7. If something doesn't fit in my box they will leave a key for a locker with the number of the locker on the key. The key stays in the locker after I take the package out. You have the option of how you have your packages shipped when you order - anything I need delivered here I have shipped by UPS or FedX. The Post Office will also forward any mail to the box once you fill out the proper form and keep it current. They will require 3 types of identification before you can open one and they update that information periodically to keep their records current. Here they will lock you out of your box if you don't update your information in a certain period of time after they put a notice in your box.
01-26-2011, 04:54 PM
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I live in a city, have a street address, have a mailbox beside my front door and still have to pick up my mail. What they're doing here (Ontario) is using 'super mailboxes'. Each block or so has a multi mailbox - each box with a lock and key, you can mail letters there, and there are a couple of larger cubby holes for small packages. The postman will leave a key to the cubby in your mailbox and you just put it in with outgoing mail once you've retrieved your package. Larger packages they will try to deliver once. If you're not at home then they leave a note and you have to pick it up at your region's post office.
Sometimes it is a bother, but most times we just stop on the way home from where ever. At least the mail is locked, protected from the elements, and the dog doesn't eat it coming through the mail slot!
Sometimes it is a bother, but most times we just stop on the way home from where ever. At least the mail is locked, protected from the elements, and the dog doesn't eat it coming through the mail slot!
01-26-2011, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by carolaug
I would not give out my name. Just the PO Box and the first name to people I do not know for book swaps and fabric swaps. I do not have a house phone so that solves that issue...both my husband and I have cell phone. I also have rec'd mail all the time that does not belong to me in my mail box. Wonder how many Items that I do not receive.
Originally Posted by donnajean
I'm not quite understanding why you are leary about giving out your address. Anyone can look up your address by doing a reverse lookup using your phone number. Also, I would not want to waste gas going to pick up mail at the post office. Mine is not exactly around the corner. A friend of mine had a Xmas card returned because she mailed it to a street address instead of the P.O. Box the recipient was using. I would not have any idea of who all I needed to notify if I switched to a P.O. Box & would not want to miss out on a relative, etc. trying to get in touch with me.
Originally Posted by carolaug
A friend of mine has a PO Box. and after listening to why she does I am thinking of doing the same. I would feel comfortable doing fabric or book swaps if I have a PO Box. I do not and will not give out my address. Sadly in this world of you have to be careful. She also uses her PO box for her address on her credit cards and bank statements and for just about everything. You also can get a PO Box in a different state if you work in another state other then where you live.
01-26-2011, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by carolaug
I would not give out my name. Just the PO Box and the first name to people I do not know for book swaps and fabric swaps. I do not have a house phone so that solves that issue...both my husband and I have cell phone. I also have rec'd mail all the time that does not belong to me in my mail box. Wonder how many Items that I do not receive.
Originally Posted by donnajean
I'm not quite understanding why you are leary about giving out your address. Anyone can look up your address by doing a reverse lookup using your phone number. Also, I would not want to waste gas going to pick up mail at the post office. Mine is not exactly around the corner. A friend of mine had a Xmas card returned because she mailed it to a street address instead of the P.O. Box the recipient was using. I would not have any idea of who all I needed to notify if I switched to a P.O. Box & would not want to miss out on a relative, etc. trying to get in touch with me.
Originally Posted by carolaug
A friend of mine has a PO Box. and after listening to why she does I am thinking of doing the same. I would feel comfortable doing fabric or book swaps if I have a PO Box. I do not and will not give out my address. Sadly in this world of you have to be careful. She also uses her PO box for her address on her credit cards and bank statements and for just about everything. You also can get a PO Box in a different state if you work in another state other then where you live.
Hmmm. Just a thought. Many people wouldn't consider swapping fabric or blocks with someone with no last name. Yes, we need to be careful living in this world, but if I ever have to collect mail from a PO box and disguise my identity from a bunch of quilters, well then just lock me up and throw away the key.
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