tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180460645169293250.post8581232801214810111..comments2023-07-27T00:30:28.566-07:00Comments on RV SHRINK, Common Sense Peddler: Going "Postal" while RV travelingpacktoterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904292209126449778noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180460645169293250.post-40397256449538059712011-11-19T23:11:25.260-08:002011-11-19T23:11:25.260-08:00USPS is just terrible. No wonder it costs us tax p...USPS is just terrible. No wonder it costs us tax payees billions a year to keep them hosing up sending and receiving letters and packages. They use a computer scanner to collect your info when filling out the form and if the computer fails to read a letter or number correct it guesses!!!!! No one at the PO checks any of this guesswork of course so no errors are caught!<br /> You do not receive a confirmation at the address you sent from, only the bogus/incorrect one--somewhere?????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180460645169293250.post-82050529745841235402011-11-15T14:53:15.330-08:002011-11-15T14:53:15.330-08:00Had similar problems/stress the first two years w...Had similar problems/stress the first two years we were on the road due to trying to deal with the Post Office on forwarding our mail. Finally wised up and now we use Alternative Resources out of SD for mail forwarding service. They are great! No more mailing headaches!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180460645169293250.post-37020041179318438942011-11-13T10:31:12.093-08:002011-11-13T10:31:12.093-08:00We use Alternative Resources out of South Dakota! ...We use Alternative Resources out of South Dakota! Great mail forwarding service. Always send Priority and never takes more than 3-4 days. As fulltimers, we needed an address and state for our driver's lic and registration. South Dakota loves RV'ers!RV-Insighthttp://www.rv-insight.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180460645169293250.post-39517115472251703972011-11-12T14:15:42.602-08:002011-11-12T14:15:42.602-08:00When I go on vacation I notify USPS on their websi...When I go on vacation I notify USPS on their website to hold my mail till whatever date I expect to return, then deliver it on my return date. Works every time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180460645169293250.post-81376454295810043182011-11-12T08:48:09.820-08:002011-11-12T08:48:09.820-08:00We full-timed for over 5 years and never had a pro...We full-timed for over 5 years and never had a problem receiving our mail. We use "St. Brendan's Isle" mail forwarding service out of Green Cove Springs, FL (by St. Augustine). What a great company. Found them by accident in an online search in 2003. Only charge about $11.00 @ month + the cost to ship your mail whenever you give them a forwarding address. We always pick a smaller "one post office" town...somewehere near to where we're going to be for about a week. They put it all in one package. We have them address it "Joe Smith (your name), General Delivery, Columbus,NM 11111" as an example. Never fails to get there in about 3 to 5 days. NEVER ask the actual USPS to forward your mail. Been there, tried that, about had a conniption fit (remember those? :) Also set your computer up so you can pay all your bills online. We do all banking online, make all reservations online, read the newspapers of our choice everyday online, etc.. We have a little printer to print out receipts, reservation confirmations, etc. when neccessary. Hardly have anything snail mailed anymore. Just a laptop, verizon modem (or use all the free WiFi available everywhere now), small printer, and you good to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180460645169293250.post-1383190171011633762011-11-12T07:51:21.549-08:002011-11-12T07:51:21.549-08:00It's not just forwarding, either. I had a prop...It's not just forwarding, either. I had a properly addressed absentee ballot take two weeks to get from Michigan to Florida, missed the election!Sunny Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396425548916139120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180460645169293250.post-11711848272416082202011-11-12T07:42:59.650-08:002011-11-12T07:42:59.650-08:00We use Escapees mail service and love it.We use Escapees mail service and love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180460645169293250.post-16752928139566942562011-11-12T07:42:08.845-08:002011-11-12T07:42:08.845-08:00Funny how everyone's experience is different. ...Funny how everyone's experience is different. We use the Escapee mail service and have out mail send about once a month to where ever we are at by Priority Mail. In 6 years we have never had a delivery take over 4 days.Fred Wishniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202729882810916759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180460645169293250.post-3714711944479458392011-11-12T07:37:59.775-08:002011-11-12T07:37:59.775-08:00Postal service out of the Richmond,VA postal distr...Postal service out of the Richmond,VA postal distribution center is terrible. They should all be fired, maybe even prosecuted. Example: receiving 3 weeks of the New Yorker all on the same day. 5 days to receive a first-class letter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180460645169293250.post-54219463296850388092011-11-12T07:35:16.586-08:002011-11-12T07:35:16.586-08:00The solution is likely to involve moving to a comm...The solution is likely to involve moving to a commercial mail processing service. They collect your mail and forward it wherever you request, using whatever shipping option you prefer. If you routinely experience 3 week Priority mail delivery, something is likely wrong with your process. Are you sure the friend sends things out right away? Do you track progress (USPS tracking will give details of misdirected mail if that happened). Do you confirm the appropriate General Delivery address to use with the Post Office you're targeting in advance? These steps can reduce stress a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180460645169293250.post-5664329974447227862011-11-12T06:01:25.595-08:002011-11-12T06:01:25.595-08:00For years I used a UPS box for a mailing address a...For years I used a UPS box for a mailing address and it worked great. Just call the office with my account and have them forward my mail to where-ever I happened to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180460645169293250.post-90204123240805208362011-11-12T04:28:06.916-08:002011-11-12T04:28:06.916-08:00I've never lost mail yet... that I put a scann...I've never lost mail yet... that I put a scannable "Delivery Confirmation" on....Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764266940141243575noreply@blogger.com