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macuu222, I don't know if this helps, but I've learned to put both physical & po box addresses in the amazon address form, due to the very problems you had: UPS switcheroos with USPS without letting the customer know. Example of "physical address": 1111 Seaview Rd, Box 111 [which is actually PO Box], Pahoa 96778. When the USPS ends up with it (even though I've double checked with amazon as to which address is need/will be used) the USPS seems to "get it" and refers to the box #.
Exactly as Lee M-S said (our answers crossed in the mail so to speak).
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Thanks for the advice. Adding an additional line would probably work if it wasn't for the fact that my po box isn't in the same town as my physical address(po box is in Pahoa)
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You can go online and register with UPS and once they get your info they will find you no matter what address is used. Maybe Fed X has similar service? Thanks for the info Lee M-S. Amazon never lets me know who will deliver, so I never know what address to use. You have offered the solution to this recurring problem!
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I always use the "physical address on line one, PO Box on line two" method for internet orders, but I've found that sometimes the forms have been programmed to reject inclusion of a PO Box on any line. To get around this, insert the word "or" before the PO Box info ("or PO Box 1234") on the second line.
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Well I have to admit I'm impressed. Amazon's customer service is amazing. I called them about my shoes being returned by my local post office because they don't deliver in our subdivision. She immediately did a replacement order with fed ex red label and the shoes were delivered here the next day all the way from the east coast at no additional cost to me.
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KeaauRich, Good clarification. You add "or" on line 2 to prevent the rejection of any PO box. I use the word "box" (without "PO") and string all on line one. Both seem to work
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Two smallish Amazon orders this week, both Prime, both in stock. Expected delivery may 20-21.
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I've been ordering quite a few items from Amazon recently, mainly small items via prime, and the results have been mixed, although generally not bad.
On the other hand, I used Amazon's UK site to order a gift for my Mom's birthday on 15th May using free shipping. I made the order yesterday evening thinking it would take a week to get delivered, and 24-hours later it's already out for delivery!
I even had to leave voicemail to let her know her gift was arriving much sooner than expected!
Not sure what this says about Amazon, but in the past I've ordered items from the UK that arrive here much faster than from Amazon's US site.
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It must be the new work ethic of young-- "what can you give me besides a paycheck I can take without really having to work". They have been blinded by Google's campus ads that show a gym, ping pong, billiards tables, bocce courts, coffee cafes, etc. for the employees, by showing them on ads with many happy workers to imply a casual atmosphere for "free thinking".
What they don't show is that they have very high work demands, and the "perks" they show are for when you are there 24/7 to achieve the deadline they gave you on your project. Another is the sad excuse of "you didn't tell me I had to do that".
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they have very high work demands, and the "perks" they show are for when you are there 24/7
One could also make the case that these corporations have to indirectly subsidize the insane cost of living -- an apartment costs about half the take-home portion of a six-figure salary -- people are literally buying/renting vans so they can sleep in the parking lot.
There's also a big infosec angle to all this: if you're hanging out with coworkers in the company-provided recreational facilities, your loose talk won't be overheard by the competition.
Amazon's UK site
Sometimes a non-US vendor is the best deal -- FedEX international rates are usually cheaper than shipping from the mainland (as in, less than half), even though they end up routing the packages through a mainland facility.
