Posted: 11/19/2013 5:16:30 PM EDT
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The first place I looked was $20/month, I talked her down to $15/month if I paid for a year up front.
Is that reasonable? ETA Yes, this is in the Ham section because I wouldn't be getting a POBox if I weren't getting my ham ticket. Not a fan of having my address publicly available for all to see on a whim. |
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Check around at little local "pack & ship" places too. My job takes me into a lot of those and they very often have quite a few un-leased boxes. And those places have been in business for years, they don't seem to ever go broke or close.
I'd think they'd be open to negotiating a fair price. |
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Check around at little local "pack & ship" places too. My job takes me into a lot of those and they very often have quite a few un-leased boxes. And those places have been in business for years, they don't seem to ever go broke or close. I'd think they'd be open to negotiating a fair price. That's what this is. Looks like I'll be heading to the USPS, though it's not convenient. Still, it'll have to be checked once a week I guess. |
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$44/ year for the small size here
ETA: You can check prices in your area here: https://poboxes.usps.com/poboxonline/search/landingPage.do |
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Private boxes have an advantage that you can have Fedex and UPS delivery if you want, but the price is ridiculous. Lot's of pluses to having a PO box besides just for a Ham ticket. I like having my vehicles registered to the box. It's just not that hard to get license plate info these days. |
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Quoted: Looks like I'll be heading to the USPS, though it's not convenient. Still, it'll have to be checked once a week I guess. Quoted: Looks like I'll be heading to the USPS, though it's not convenient. Still, it'll have to be checked once a week I guess. If you're not getting a lot of mail you don't have to check it often. Although the USPS does get a little PO'd when they can't stuff another piece of junk mail in the box. I once went 2 months without checking my box. Just had to go to the counter to claim the huge pile.
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Quoted: The first place I looked was $20/month, I talked her down to $15/month if I paid for a year up front. Is that reasonable? ETA Yes, this is in the Ham section because I wouldn't be getting a POBox if I weren't getting my ham ticket. Not a fan of having my address publicly available for all to see on a whim. I use a UPS store address. $150 a year, but its also for a business mailing address so it costs a little more. Or, if you have a work address where you plan on staying a while, where you can get mail, use your work address. Or an address of a relative, or whatever. |