PO Boxes

[SkyWarp91]

Does anyone have their own? I'm thinking of getting one in future for TF orders. What's the cheapest you can get them at? I read $20 on the official AusPOST site but I'm unclear as to how to get that price - is it that you have to have less than 2 things sent to you weekly and how frequently do I pay? yearly? monthly?

[Paulbot]

Had one for a few years and it's great. Mine's in the CBD and the reduced rate (few parcels a week) wasn't available to me although I nominated I wanted that. My annual fee is either $90 or $120 but I don't recall exactly. The Post Office I'm currently with require payment/renewal in March and charge pro-rata if you open one during the year.

[tinyJazz]

Considering this too, mainly because my local postie creeps me out :S or perhaps I should just stop answering the door in my PJs.

Is there a specific kind of post box you need to ask for for parcels?

[Paulbot]

I've got the smallest (cheapest!) box available. They just put a card when a parcel arrives and you go pick up from the shop. I had trouble with my first PO Box because it wasn't attached to a store so I could only pick up between 730am-930am.

In my new location they actually have some spare boxes and the last time I had a big book sent to me they left a key in one of those boxes instead of a card, so I could open the box, take my book and return my key into a return slot.

[gamblor916]

Post boxes are fantastic. The post office ladies even set aside a box addressed to my street address today because they knew sooner or later I would show up. I think it was around $70 or $80 for a year. You just get a regular post box as nothing bigger than a letter will fit anyway and they just place a card inside when you have a package to pick up.

[Mr Ed]

I have a PO Box.

Small size. $90 a year

They dont care if you have parcels as they put a red or blue ticket to show you have a large parcel.

I love it as a means of protecting your security.

I have NO MAIL coming to my home.