what to do about your mail when snowbirding
Hello All, My husband and I will be snowbirding for the first time next winter. We are only going for Jan/Feb. What is my best option for getting our mail sent to us while gone? The post o...
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After several years of "birding", we found the ultimate solution. We live is a rural Colorado mountain town; so, this solution may not apply.
Our local UPS/FedEx storefront offers forwarding services. You give them your PO box key. They pick up your mail. If everybody got the same flyer or mailer, they put it aside for your return. They forward first class mail and a lit of approved magazines. We gave her a list of dates and places where to forward the mail. When we got home, the junk box had ONE piece of mail that should have come to us in 3 1/2 months. The charge was $10 per month plus forwarding postage. She forwards probably 100 plus residents per month. If you have a street address only, you forward your mail to her business.
Just might work for you.
Our local UPS/FedEx storefront offers forwarding services. You give them your PO box key. They pick up your mail. If everybody got the same flyer or mailer, they put it aside for your return. They forward first class mail and a lit of approved magazines. We gave her a list of dates and places where to forward the mail. When we got home, the junk box had ONE piece of mail that should have come to us in 3 1/2 months. The charge was $10 per month plus forwarding postage. She forwards probably 100 plus residents per month. If you have a street address only, you forward your mail to her business.
Just might work for you.
