On 18 Jun 2005 03:55:12 -0700, "SP Cook" wrote:
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>t3chan@hotmail.com wrote:
>> Hi I just wonder if someone can assist me on this:
>>
>> I live in Ontario.I am interested in buying a product (6'x 6' in
>> dimension) online. They offer free shipping within the Unites States. I
>> live very close to Niagara Falls.
>>
>> So I am thinking, if I ordered the product to be delivered to one of
>> post offices in Niagara Falls on the State side, I simply drive over
>> the border to pick it up. My questions are :
>>
>> Does post office in the States offer such service ? How much it may
>> cost ?
>>
>The article is too big to be mailed, so the free shipping would be by
>other means, so it is a moot point. But, yes, the USPS offers "General
>Delivery". You just call at the window and they give you your mail.
>
>If you have an American Express card, you can have mail (but not large
>packages) sent to the AmEx office in major cities, and call there for
>it.
>
>Anyway, the service you are looking for is offered by many private
>companies such as Mail Boxes Plus, Mail Boxes Etc, UPS Store, FedEx
>Kinkos, and many non-chains. These companies provide you with an
>address like:
>
>John Smith
>FedEx Kinkos Private Box 123
>123 Main Street
>Niagara Falls, NY 01234
>
>They will receive mail from every service, UPS, USPS, FedEx, DHL,
>trucking companies, whatever. However this is usually an ongoing
>service they charge monthly for, but you could call a few and see if
>they are willing to do it one time only for you for a few $$. They
>should.
>
>You also might just want to make friends with a motel or other public
>business, or just a person in Niagara Falls and see if they are willing
>to receive the package for you.
>
>But the best system for this is to juse have it shipped marked "Hold at
>terminal" and provide your phone number. Say they use UPS (most
>likely). The package will go to the UPS Terminal in Buffalo and stay
>there until called for. They call you and you pick it up. A standard
>practice that UPS, FedEx, and DHL all offer, although their terminals
>can sometimes be in out-of-the-way places.
I have picked up packages from UPS and DHL terminals, and it was
fairly painless process.
With FedEx, make sure it is regular FedEx. If it is FedEx Home or
FedEx Ground, they're not exactly set up for terminal pick-up and
can be quite a hassle.
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