d3500ram wrote:
Where I live, no one gets mail at the physical houses or business addresses- everyone and every business has a PO box. My local post office understands this and will even accept UPS and FedEx even with a PO box address, but Comcast cannot get it correct. They say they cannot send to a PO box, but when I try to explain it that they can send to mine if properly formatted that the local post office will sign for it ... but Comcast won't go further because they state UPS does not ship to PO boxes.
You don't understand how that process works. UPS and FedEx in conjunction with the USPS have a special shipment program where the USPS delivers the "last mile." Called Smart Post, I believe, the commercial carriers deliver to the USPS for the final delivery to the house or business. The USPS will not accept a delivery directly from UPS or FedEx and then they just graciously see that you get your package. If the shipment is not originated with the Smart Post, it will not gt to you via USPS.
Hopefully, someone who works with the USPS can better explain.
I will use this opportunity to give the USPS and their employees a big shout out. Where I live, they are great people, and a trip to my local Post Office is like a visit with friends. My carrier is a special lady who everyone enjoys saying hi to. She probably could finish sooner but people line up at their mailboxes to visit!
