Free PO Boxes

DIzzIE · 23rd July 2006, 05:32 AM

Free PO Boxes

Alright, I fibbed. This really isn?t about obtaining free PO boxes, rather it is a free (and legal) method to procure an equivalent of a PO box known as Poste Restante (or General Delivery in the US).

PR is a free service offered worldwide, whereby a post office holds specially labeled mail for the recipient for a certain period of time (usually a few weeks). The recipient must come to the post office, present a form of photo identification (cf. the requirements for a PO box: typically two forms of ID and proof of residency), and retrieve the letter or parcel.

To address PR mail, simply write ?Poste Restante? (or ?General Delivery? in the US) in place of the street address, thusly:

Full Name of Recipient
Poste Restante
City, State/Province Zip/Postal Code
Country

To find out the specific PR policies at your location, simply contact your local post office and ask them for the details (storage time length, pickup location, etc). If your local post office states that they don?t support PR, then ask for the contact information for the main post office in your area.

And there you have it, a simple, free alternative to paying for PO Boxes :)

Warped Mindless · 25th July 2006, 07:43 AM

Thank you Dizzie, im going to try this soon hopefully.

Scamula · 27th July 2006, 12:06 AM

This is excellent! I am really going to try this one...and I was just planning to rent one of those stupid boxes. Thanks a lot.

crazy white guy · 6th April 2009, 05:36 AM

Can someone give more info on how this is done? I cant find any info from google.

The Canada post site has a blurb about it but it doesn't say how it is used. I would call but I don't want to attack my number to anything =(

23rd July 2006, 05:32 AM	#1
DIzzIE noli me tangere Join Date: May 2005 Location: 1-610-887-6072 Posts: 319	Free PO Boxes Free PO Boxes Alright, I fibbed. This really isn?t about obtaining free PO boxes, rather it is a free (and legal) method to procure an equivalent of a PO box known as Poste Restante (or General Delivery in the US). PR is a free service offered worldwide, whereby a post office holds specially labeled mail for the recipient for a certain period of time (usually a few weeks). The recipient must come to the post office, present a form of photo identification (cf. the requirements for a PO box: typically two forms of ID and proof of residency), and retrieve the letter or parcel. To address PR mail, simply write ?Poste Restante? (or ?General Delivery? in the US) in place of the street address, thusly: Full Name of Recipient Poste Restante City, State/Province Zip/Postal Code Country To find out the specific PR policies at your location, simply contact your local post office and ask them for the details (storage time length, pickup location, etc). If your local post office states that they don?t support PR, then ask for the contact information for the main post office in your area. And there you have it, a simple, free alternative to paying for PO Boxes :) __________________ Under the pleasant norms of Parisian life, beneath the veneer of culture and civilisation, one of the bitterest and most sadistic underground wars of modern history was fought out.

27th July 2006, 12:06 AM	#3
Scamula Tad's All Folks Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: USA Posts: 255	This is excellent! I am really going to try this one...and I was just planning to rent one of those stupid boxes. Thanks a lot. __________________ "The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time." ~Willem de Kooning

6th April 2009, 05:36 AM	#4
crazy white guy Rorta Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,352	Re: Free PO Boxes Can someone give more info on how this is done? I cant find any info from google. The Canada post site has a blurb about it but it doesn't say how it is used. I would call but I don't want to attack my number to anything =(

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25th July 2006, 07:43 AM	#2
Warped Mindless Rorta n00b Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1	Thank you Dizzie, im going to try this soon hopefully.

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