shipping corals to a PO box?

dubge · May 31, 2011

Anyone ever ship to a PO box? I know most if not all online stores will not ship livestock but I just had someone ask me to do it and I have never shipped to a PO box. Is this something I should stay away from? What is the reason they dont ship to them?

thanks

Reef lvr · May 31, 2011

You can ship to a p.o. just have to send, Hold for pickup. They will just keep behind the counter until picked up.

dubge · May 31, 2011

ok, I have shipped a lot of corals over the years but never to a PO and never knew why places wouldnt

The person said UPS just wont do it and there are a lot of scams involving PO boxes, so I guess it is a chance just like anything else

UncleJT · May 31, 2011

You can only send to a PO Box using USPS.

nixer · May 31, 2011

there are some small towns that only have a po box for their mail.
id seriously look it over before sending it out and verify it with the post office if you can.

UncleJT · May 31, 2011

nixer said:
there are some small towns that only have a po box for their mail.
id seriously look it over before sending it out and verify it with the post office if you can.

I do lots of shipping of product, but not livestock, to PO Boxes. USPS is the only one who will deliver to PO Boxes. They actually hold it in the back and place a notice in your box that a package is waiting and you then take the slip to the front counter. USPS Express Mail is typically overnight to most locations, Priority Mail is 2 to 3 days. Express Mail is the only way I'd attempt to ship livestock to a PO Box but I have never done it.

dubge · May 31, 2011

I decided not to ship to the PO box, a recent bad experience selling something online has me a little gun shy so it doesnt take much to get a bad vibe now

soccerbag · May 31, 2011

dubge said:
I decided not to ship to the PO box, a recent bad experience selling something online has me a little gun shy so it doesnt take much to get a bad vibe now

I don't blame you dubge. I don't know that I would feel comfortable shipping livestock to a PO Box either. It's a matter of preference, but I choose to send to a physical address only. Holding it behind the counter leads to one more person to blame DOA on.