PO Box or UPS Store Mailbox?
 

There's Pros and Cons to each. I'm looking to make the best decision.

What do you use and why?

I'm not sure what pros a PO BOX has over a UPS Mailbox, but my biggest thing is that a UPS Store will call you when you have a package, they can sign for it too (PO Boxes don't allow this). Also, some companies won't mail to a po box for whatever reason. I also prefer UPS Boxes because they have the convenience of doing other services for you and leaving stuff for you in the box. Things like creating business cards, buying stamps, letters, etc., charging the credit card they have on file and leaving it for you in the mailbox so you can pick it up at your convenience. Add that with 24 hour access and photocopiers and other services on site and you'll never see me getting a PO BOX again.
WG

UPS Store! You can receive any packages from any carriers. Even a friend can just walk in off the street and drop something off for you to pick up.

PO Box you can only receive US postal items. Any company run by the government has inherently bad service.

UPS Store as you can receive DHL, UPS and FedEx packages where as with a mail box at the post office you cannot.

I like the 24 hour feature as I tend to work weird hours.

from a financial standpoint, po boxes are tons cheaper than a ups store box.
for a small po box i was paying about $48/year. i just leased a ups store small box and paid $160/yr (and that was with 2 months free).
the ups store was closer to my house and it can take all types of shipments...which i liked. so if i can't be home to get a package, i can have it sent to my ups box. :)

The price of the UPS box is one of the cons, but I think in this case the pros outweigh the cons>

POBox may not be able to receive Fedex, DHL, etc, but its much cheaper and you can do a forwarding of address when you leave it. Legally you are not able to do a forwarding of address from a UPS box or similiar. I can't imagine any wants a box forever, so it's usually a stepping stone which makes this a plus, and the costs of course are lower.

I have a mailbox from the UPS store and it's great. There are a lot of companies that won't allow PO Box addresses.

Either way, you cannot use them as your business address for 2257 records. :)

UPS store by a longshot... I've used both.

The reasons are explained in earlier posts.

marc

UPS Store is the shit! I don't even send mail through the ghetto ass, long line waiting, upset goverment worker, mutha fucking post office any more. When I go to the post office I leave upset. When I go to the UPS Store I leave happy!

What kind of company cannot send to a p.o. box and why?

That's fine because I am not producing my own content. :thumbsup

Pizza Hut?

UPS store-but the one in my town is owned by a bitch so I don't use it.

FedEx, UPS, DHL and about any other package service.

the UPS store in my town is not open 24 hours, but if it was I would totally choose UPS over the post office

Very well stated. :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Looks like I am going to bite the bullet and put down a little extra money to get the UPS store box.

Thanks for your input :321GFY

I would go with the UPS store. The post office is a bitch. Always a line, they move slow as shit. UPS store gives me a key to get in at night and there is never a line, and when there is, they have enough people to cover it.
Motherfuckers at the post office go to lunch..AT LUNCH TIME!

ISN"T THAT WHEN PEOPLE GO TO THE FUCKING POST OFFICE!!!

I like my mail being processed by people who make living wages and are bound by law to take care of my shit....I don't want checks being sent to an address where some joe blow college kid making 6 bucks an hour works. Plus a PO box is good if you need to move as I get all my mail forwarded down here with no problems.

What Tassy says.. Get a UPS store box, I've had one for 8 years (since they were Mail Boxes Etc).

Brad

Seem like a UPS box is a much better choice.

The higher yearly 'entrance' fee is easily justified
by the service and convenience.

I've been thinking about getting a box too.

Thanks for starting this thread.

I've had a PacMail box for business for 15 or so years for the reasons mentioned: most places won't mail to P.O. boxes, there's someone there to accept packages that need a signature, 24 hours CONTROLLED access (you need a key to get in the door - no so with a P.O. box). I pay $142 a year for it. It's a business expense anyway :)

Any sponsors having problems senting cheques to p.o. boxes?

I'm guessing not.

But at the same time and if you're willing to spend the money, I don't think its a bad idea at all to go with the UPS store after seeing all of the benefits above.

Has anyone seen the TV ads that have been on lately?

Another benefit of the UPS store is the turnaround time to get a mailbox is about 10 min. While the post office had me waiting about 4 months. (Los Angeles)

Damn, that's terrible turnaround time for the PO box.:mad: