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CAN SPAM act :(

by shrekyoung
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I am a newbie but long time reader, and have finally decided to take action, after being inspired by John chow's blog(wanted to give credit). Im still in the baby phase and do not have much traffic to my blog, but i thought i should start by getting a newsletter set up. However, I have run into the issue of needing a phyiscal address. I have a large phobia of giving out my personal information and was wondering if I could use a P.O. box. I have found both yes and no answers. What do you guys think?
#act #spam
  • Profile picture of the author onegoodman
    You can make your life easy by getting a P.O.BOX from UPS. Their addresses seems as home address.

    I personally don't trust people with my info, marketers are not all ethical
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  • Profile picture of the author JCorp
    Yes, definitely use a UPS box. It's not a P.O. Box so you can receive any kind of mail. If you use a P.O. Box some companies won't accept it and will say you'll need a non P.O. Box address. With a UPS box it's just like an office address, or even a home address. Highly recommended!
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    • Profile picture of the author shrekyoung
      whats the difference between ups and usps? does usps work to?
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      • Profile picture of the author Chris Grable
        Originally Posted by shrekyoung View Post

        whats the difference between ups and usps? does usps work to?
        USPS = United States Postal Service
        UPS = United Parcel Service

        As far as I know, you can't get a PO box, or similar, from UPS.

        chris
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        • Profile picture of the author Carl Donovan
          By "UPS", the above posters are referring to the UPS Store, which used to be known as Mailboxes Etc. At the UPS Store, you can get a box just like at the post office. The difference is, UPS allows you to refer to it as a "suite" or "apartment" or just about anything else you might want to call it.

          Therefore, you can use it for filing corporate papers, opening bank accounts, or whatever else might require a physical address, without actually having one.

          One very important caveat

          If you ever decide to move your mail away from the UPS Store, you will find that you can not file a forwarding address through the USPS. Trust me, I discovered that the hard way and had to manually update 500+ accounts.
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          • Profile picture of the author ~kev~
            Originally Posted by Carl Donovan View Post

            At the UPS Store, you can get a box just like at the post office.
            Mail sent via UPS is not "just like" mail sent through the post office. Packages sent to anywhere besides the US Post Office are not considered "real" mail.

            If your package at the UPS store is stolen, its just a petty theft crime that will be handled by the local police.

            If your package at the Post Office is stolen, its a federal crime.

            The US postal service is protected by certain federal laws that do not apply to other carriers.

            Originally Posted by Carl Donovan View Post

            If you ever decide to move your mail away from the UPS Store, you will find that you can not file a forwarding address through the USPS. Trust me, I discovered that the hard way and had to manually update 500+ accounts.
            Good example,

            There are a lot of features that the Post Service offers over other carriers.

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            My mom is a retired post master. When I was growing up I got to hear all about the postal regulations and how the post office works.
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  • Profile picture of the author ~kev~
    Companies like UPS (United Parcel Service) and Fedex can not handle first class mail. If you want to receive regular envelopes / first class mail, the post office is the only way to go.

    There are regulations set forth by the federal government that define what the postal service can and can not do, and what companies like fedex can and can not do.

    Just go down to the post office, get a PO Box, and dont worry about all of the little details.

    There is a post office in just about every community across the US, companies like fedex and ups offices are spaced out over about 100 - 200 miles.

    If someone steals your mail from a post office box of mail box, its a federal crime. The same does not apply to fedex or ups.
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  • Profile picture of the author Carl Donovan
    Kev,

    The mail sent and received VIA the UPS Store in not sent via UPS. It's sent via USPS. The UPS Store is just a handler. The USPS mail is delivered and dropped off everyday and then is sorted by the workers at the store, just like at the post office.

    I don't know if all of the locations do this but the store I used for three years had a loading dock and I would get huge deliveries at commercial rates, even though I was working from my home.

    As far as theft, in three years at the local UPS Store, I never had a package stolen, nor did I ever hear about anything of the sort. They do a fine job of protecting your goods, get to know you personally and take good care of you. Besides, if your package is stolen, you and the retailer both have insurance. The perp will never be caught anyway so what good is it being a federal crime?

    The only drawback is the forwarding address thing, in my opinion.
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