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Discussion => Shipping => Topic started by: crackedtile5721 on April 16, 2012, 06:52 pm
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What is the best place to set one up? USPS? UPS? Also, what makes it the best? I am looking to set one up soon and need some advice.
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They all ask for an ID. Even the post office asks for TWO forms of ID. I have a PO BOX and use it for deliveries. The vendors have been so good here whit shipping they are great. I also only order domestic in US only. Anything coming from another country just doesn't look normal. The only thing I order outside the US and could care less about is my heat burn medication, prilosec. It is not scheduled or anything so no one would even care.
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They all ask for an ID. Even the post office asks for TWO forms of ID. I have a PO BOX and use it for deliveries. The vendors have been so good here whit shipping they are great. I also only order domestic in US only. Anything coming from another country just doesn't look normal. The only thing I order outside the US and could care less about is my heat burn medication, prilosec. It is not scheduled or anything so no one would even care.
What place do you have your PO box at, like UPS or USPS? You have packages sent often?
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I signed up for a PO Box with USPS. Simple and quick. I didn't want any of my purchases from SR to be sent to my house. Still waiting one 3 orders in transit since Sunday/Monday this week. Hopefully they come through without any problems. I don't want any postmen peeking through my crap lol
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I have one at a postal business cause the girl is smokin hot, seriously she looks like a model! but in all seriousness it doesn't matter where you get one, it's simply personal preference.
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I signed up for a PO Box with USPS. Simple and quick. I didn't want any of my purchases from SR to be sent to my house. Still waiting one 3 orders in transit since Sunday/Monday this week. Hopefully they come through without any problems. I don't want any postmen peeking through my crap lol
What size box do you have? And any update on those orders?
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What size box do you have? And any update on those orders?
I'm paying for the smallest size PO Box, I can't exactly remember the size.
1st Order: came in 3 days as promised by vendor
2nd Order: came in 5 days as promised by vendor
3rd Order: still waiting, vendor is shipping from undisclosed location but he promises 14 days, but it might come sooner I hope :)
I recommend you do some major research on the SR forums and pick a trusted vendor. I was once skeptical about this whole SR site and bitcoins but when my products came...My face lit up like a Christmas Tree lmao :D
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Renting the small PO box half way defeats the purpose of having one in the first place. That's because you'll have to go to the counter during reg business hours to pick up many if not most of your pkgs. since they won't fit. You want to be able to go in after hours and walk out with your mail in hand..not a slip of paper telling you to come to the counter to pick up(and most likely sign for) a pkg too big for your box.
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Renting the small PO box half way defeats the purpose of having one in the first place. That's because you'll have to go to the counter during reg business hours to pick up many if not most of your pkgs. since they won't fit. You want to be able to go in after hours and walk out with your mail in hand..not a slip of paper telling you to come to the counter to pick up(and most likely sign for) a pkg too big for your box.
It looks like DC is ordering powder or pills seeing as it's up to 14 days shipping time(international) which means it is most likely going to fit in any size box that can fit a letter including the smallest boxes.
No need to talk to anyone or to even go while they're open 8)
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Renting the small PO box half way defeats the purpose of having one in the first place. That's because you'll have to go to the counter during reg business hours to pick up many if not most of your pkgs. since they won't fit. You want to be able to go in after hours and walk out with your mail in hand..not a slip of paper telling you to come to the counter to pick up(and most likely sign for) a pkg too big for your box.
It looks like DC is ordering powder or pills seeing as it's up to 14 days shipping time(international) which means it is most likely going to fit in any size box that can fit a letter including the smallest boxes.
No need to talk to anyone or to even go while they're open 8)
I'm speaking on the issue of choosing a box size ..not to any specific person. If we took a poll of small size box holders I doubt there'd be any who've never had to pick up from the counter.(and often required to sign) Minimize risks wherever you can.
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Look for private companies that don't ask for ID. The one I use doesn't require any identification at all and so you can use a fake name. They are rare and I've never found another one in the U.K but I'm sure there must be others out there.
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Renting the small PO box half way defeats the purpose of having one in the first place. That's because you'll have to go to the counter during reg business hours to pick up many if not most of your pkgs. since they won't fit.
At my post office, if the package is too big, they place it in a larger PO Box and place the key to that PO Box in mine. It's happened before. Just saying. May be different in other locations.
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Oh yea they have those lockers at some Post offices where they place pkgs too big for your box. I was speaking of rental boxes at private stores which is preferable to usps boxes.
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You're best off finding the ones at are ran by really small companies. The one I have is ran by 3 old blokes who probably wouldn't know what day it is unless they they didn't accidentally look at the date on the paper when they pick up their mug of tea. Nice guys but scatty as fuck.
If you go for the ones like that you are much more likely to find the ones that wont require ID.
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Thanks for the info on po boxes, really should of looked here be4 i got all exited and used my home address. As if its not hard enough to get bitcoins, now this! lol
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Get a fake ID and Fake school ID then get a USPS p.o. box.
trust your vendor, never use tracking, never use sig required, in a flat rate envelope with stamps.
Nothing bad will ever happen to you if you do the above.
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You were doing ok up until the final sentence which you pulled directly out of your ass.
Bad things can and do happen. Every single mailing is subject to circumstances beyond anyone's control. Mitigate your risks and never become complaisant. Be prepared as best you can just in case bad shit does happen.
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I use UPS because it's fairly cheap (~$15 a month), you can get text alerts /emails whenever you get a letter or package (it specifies in the text/email), and because they give you a key to the store so you can go in whenever. Also I hate people that work at USPS post offices
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Also, never been asked to sign for anything ever
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You were doing ok up until the final sentence which you pulled directly out of your ass.
Bad things can and do happen. Every single mailing is subject to circumstances beyond anyone's control. Mitigate your risks and never become complaisant. Be prepared as best you can just in case bad shit does happen.
Been doing things this way for 5 years receiving quarter lbs of molly in one pack, sometimes up to 3 keys a month never once had a problem.
Had a friend who got popped with a pack of ex shipping to their house (because it had a tracking number), they kicked in his door arrested him he bailed out. Guess what was in their mailbox the next day? 1000 hits of LSD in a no track, no sig, flat rate, envelope under the same name from the same country.
Trust me when I say there is a 99.9999999999999999% chance that nothing will happen to you if you order this way.
USPS can't watch those packages it would be a waste of there time, a waste of money, and a waste of effort. Even if your address is watched they would have to sit and watch the post man come to your door EVERY single DAY.
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You were doing ok up until the final sentence which you pulled directly out of your ass.
Bad things can and do happen. Every single mailing is subject to circumstances beyond anyone's control. Mitigate your risks and never become complaisant. Be prepared as best you can just in case bad shit does happen.
USPS can't watch those packages it would be a waste of there time, a waste of money, and a waste of effort. Even if your address is watched they would have to sit and watch the post man come to your door EVERY single DAY.
QFT. Every second LE is staking out your mailbox waiting for you to get your package filled with illegal substances it costs money, money they don't have. If you get a PO box that offers 24 hour access it's even better because you can always go at random times of the day and can easily wait a week before even heading over to pick up your package, you really think LE is going to place 1-2 officers outside your PO box for a whole week? Doubt it, maybe if you're bringing bulk amounts but I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be using PO box, well hopefully not.
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You were doing ok up until the final sentence which you pulled directly out of your ass.
Bad things can and do happen. Every single mailing is subject to circumstances beyond anyone's control. Mitigate your risks and never become complaisant. Be prepared as best you can just in case bad shit does happen.
USPS can't watch those packages it would be a waste of there time, a waste of money, and a waste of effort. Even if your address is watched they would have to sit and watch the post man come to your door EVERY single DAY.
QFT. Every second LE is staking out your mailbox waiting for you to get your package filled with illegal substances it costs money, money they don't have. If you get a PO box that offers 24 hour access it's even better because you can always go at random times of the day and can easily wait a week before even heading over to pick up your package, you really think LE is going to place 1-2 officers outside your PO box for a whole week? Doubt it, maybe if you're bringing bulk amounts but I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be using PO box, well hopefully not.
So true
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Hey props to the conversation.
Camel Avatar guy - All solid advice, and you are spot on, we cant control everything, but there is NO excuse for taking the right precautions. Luckily I planned all that, so you added to piece of mind.
Delta - Lucky, my Post Office is the one where there is a line of 10ppl, mid day, and the chicks at the front are busy talking. And god forbid you ask for help, no joke, one time, I was told to come back tomorrow an hr. before closing.
@Everybody, I took that the UPS or a small key Privately Owner shop is the best bet. But PO box is something I am getting tomorrow (Payday Thank God).