Hi Musicals Fan
You said you have done it at UPS terminal. Can you provide a price
range they charge ? (just assume my package is smaller than 6' x 6' and
within the dimension limitation)
thx
Musicals Fan wrote:
> On 18 Jun 2005 03:55:12 -0700, "SP Cook" wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >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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