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Discussion => Shipping => Topic started by: seabreeze on February 29, 2012, 03:26 am

Title: Shipping to a "Real Business"
Post by: seabreeze on February 29, 2012, 03:26 am
If I own a business with several employees..  Could I send a package as an example to "The ABC Insurance agency" Marked "Personal and Confidential"  (My employees would sign for this and just put it on my desk...  However, my name would never be on the package...(Let's assume I have cameras to avoid any employee fraud, so let's say that's not a problem).  Does anyone see a problem with this?
Title: Re: Shipping to a "Real Business"
Post by: BuddyRoyale on February 29, 2012, 10:20 pm
Marking things "personal and confidential" can be a flag but I don't think any vendor would do that.
Title: Re: Shipping to a "Real Business"
Post by: MailMaxDev on February 29, 2012, 10:32 pm
I'd use your real name and ask the seller to make it look like business mail.
Title: Re: Shipping to a "Real Business"
Post by: Tommyhawk on March 02, 2012, 03:38 am
There's no reason a vendor shouldn't be able to put that on your package.

It doesn't matter though really.

If it's to your business, even if it has your name on it, an employee can sign for it. Just make sure you're not at the office when it arrives, or you're in the bathroom.

The whole way cops get people through signing packages, by signing it you are basically saying you were expecting it. If it arrives in your name, an the employee signs it, well they can't really say you were expecting it because you didn't sign it.

Title: Re: Shipping to a "Real Business"
Post by: Dirtyduke on March 05, 2012, 04:01 am
Why not just address it to your business and use a fake name?  If it's a business it's not like they know who lives there and should be receiving mail there.  Employees come and go, so a new name shouldn't raise any flags with the mail man.  I know why shippers don't like people using fake names to a residence, but to a business it doesn't have the same impact.

And if you don't want to use a fake name you can ship it to some fake department or something. 

The ACME Co.
C/O Product Research

Title: Re: Shipping to a "Real Business"
Post by: ProfADaemon on March 10, 2012, 12:30 am
Why not just address it to your business and use a fake name?  If it's a business it's not like they know who lives there and should be receiving mail there.  Employees come and go, so a new name shouldn't raise any flags with the mail man.

Of course it would. USPS just laid most of their employees off who aren't long term veterans. The people delivering your mail have mostly been delivering mail to the same community for years or decades. Also, once it's delivered to your company, why would the receptionist or mail receiver not get suspicious when it's sent to a fake name? He's trying to avoid having his employees open it on him.

There's NO REASON TO EVER USE A FAKE NAME WITH USPS EVER. NEVER EVER. IN ANY CONTEXT.

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And if you don't want to use a fake name you can ship it to some fake department or something. 

The ACME Co.
C/O Product Research

This is an even worse idea. You don't think the postal carrier is going to find it odd that suddenly there's a Product Research department in this small company that never received mail to the Product Research department before?

It's always a red flag to the USPS when you are using a new name & address combo that has not had multiple pieces of mail delivered to it before. This goes for the return address and the recipient's address.

A fake name provides you no legal coverage and does not reduce your legal liability in any way over using your real name when receiving contraband. You fucking idiots making up fake names are going to get everyone busted.