how do you set up a PO box?
Sep 20th 2008, 10:53 am
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how do you set up a PO box?
i've searched the BE wiki and i've searched the Canada Post web site for 'how do you set up a PO box'......and nothing.......
when you move over from the UK, how have others had post re-directed if....
1) you don't have a permanent address
2) no rented address either
i've loacated the nearest canada post office that will be 'probably' be living near and they do offer a PO box service but no info about setting up account.....
what has everyone else done?
and can you 'screen' out 'junk mail' being sent over from the UK?
when you move over from the UK, how have others had post re-directed if....
1) you don't have a permanent address
2) no rented address either
i've loacated the nearest canada post office that will be 'probably' be living near and they do offer a PO box service but no info about setting up account.....
what has everyone else done?
and can you 'screen' out 'junk mail' being sent over from the UK?
Sep 20th 2008, 8:03 pm
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Re: how do you set up a PO box?
i've searched the BE wiki and i've searched the Canada Post web site for 'how do you set up a PO box'......and nothing.......
when you move over from the UK, how have others had post re-directed if....
1) you don't have a permanent address
2) no rented address either
i've loacated the nearest canada post office that will be 'probably' be living near and they do offer a PO box service but no info about setting up account.....
what has everyone else done?
and can you 'screen' out 'junk mail' being sent over from the UK?
when you move over from the UK, how have others had post re-directed if....
1) you don't have a permanent address
2) no rented address either
i've loacated the nearest canada post office that will be 'probably' be living near and they do offer a PO box service but no info about setting up account.....
what has everyone else done?
and can you 'screen' out 'junk mail' being sent over from the UK?
Sep 20th 2008, 9:29 pm
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Re: how do you set up a PO box?
Or what used to be called "Mail Boxes Etc" but is now "The UPS Store":-
http://www.theupsstore.com/products/maiandpos.html
http://www.theupsstore.com/products/maiandpos.html
Sep 21st 2008, 2:44 am
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Re: how do you set up a PO box?
I just emailed a couple of ups stores in the areas which were convenient for us and set the mailbox up via internet with a credit card payment by phone to cover a year. The good thing about the ups mailboxes is that you can have a suite number rather than a box number which makes it easier to get things sorted when you get here (some places wont send to a po box).
Sep 21st 2008, 2:53 am
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Re: how do you set up a PO box?
I just emailed a couple of ups stores in the areas which were convenient for us and set the mailbox up via internet with a credit card payment by phone to cover a year. The good thing about the ups mailboxes is that you can have a suite number rather than a box number which makes it easier to get things sorted when you get here (some places wont send to a po box).
Canada Post needs you to actually be in Canada to set the PO box up..
Sep 21st 2008, 8:05 am
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Re: how do you set up a PO box?
Can anyone tell me how much did it you cost to set-up the mailboxes in UPS?
Sep 21st 2008, 9:06 am
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Sep 21st 2008, 1:44 pm
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Re: how do you set up a PO box?
thanks guys....that's brilliant info.....didn't think of ups! xx
Sep 24th 2008, 2:19 pm
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Re: how do you set up a PO box?
Thanks guys-really useful info
Sep 24th 2008, 2:21 pm
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Re: how do you set up a PO box?
They wanted to see an awful lot of ID to set it up, so I'm not sure if it could be done online, but again, this was the US not Canada.
