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frater_secessus [local mail services]
lifestyle:packages [2024/01/23 13:27] (current)
frater_secessus [USPS General Delivery] entering GD
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 ===== Amazon shipping lockers ===== ===== Amazon shipping lockers =====
  
-[[http://amzn.to/2kGs1zp|Amazon]] will ship to [[http://amzn.to/2jDXmB0|an Amazon locker]].((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-shipping-address?pid=259146#pid259146)) or Hub (a business that will receive them for you).+With some restrictions, [[http://amzn.to/2kGs1zp|Amazon]] will ship to [[http://amzn.to/2jDXmB0|an Amazon locker]]((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-shipping-address?pid=259146#pid259146)) or Hub (a business that will receive them for you).
  
-It may be easier to use google searches to find Amazon lockers.  See sticky-bit's post [[https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/b8zrc9/google_maps_is_a_better_interface_for_the_nomad/reddit|google maps is a better interface for the nomad]] reddit post.+Leros has built [[https://lockermap.com/|a locker map]] to help find lockers and counters.   
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 +Google searches may also be used to find Amazon lockers.  See sticky-bit's post [[https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/b8zrc9/google_maps_is_a_better_interface_for_the_nomad/reddit|google maps is a better interface for the nomad]] reddit post.
 ===== ship to store ===== ===== ship to store =====
  
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   * Call or look online first to see if the PO in question accepts General Delivery.  Some places with multiple POs only accept Gen. Delivery at one location.    * Call or look online first to see if the PO in question accepts General Delivery.  Some places with multiple POs only accept Gen. Delivery at one location. 
 +  * Postal clerks in urban areas might be unaware of how to put GD addresses into their system.  In that case, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/USPS/comments/19du8ty/q_how_to_enter_general_delivery_address_into_the/kj889f0/|this post]] suggests:  "Just tell them to skip the street number on the computer by pressing the enter button. Then typing ''G'' and the general delivery address should show up on the screen provided that the zip code is correct. It's not something clerks would know because we're trained to put the street number on mail"
   * UPS/FedEx/etc //might// deliver to the USPS if the post office's street address is included.  This is highly variable and depends on local relationships between the entities.   * UPS/FedEx/etc //might// deliver to the USPS if the post office's street address is included.  This is highly variable and depends on local relationships between the entities.
   * tracking may not be complete -- general delivery shipments may show "out for delivery" in the post office's city as the last step until acually picked up.    * tracking may not be complete -- general delivery shipments may show "out for delivery" in the post office's city as the last step until acually picked up. 
 +  * pick up your package in a timely manner.  The PO may have limited space, and some will return packages to the sender before the required holding period expires.((https://vanlivingforum.com/threads/looking-to-repair-or-upgrade-your-van.46479/post-574161))
  
 ===== local mail services ===== ===== local mail services =====
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