@myst4au wrote:
This has been done multiple times, via PMs, without need for a "middleman". I have several "post office buddies" around the country. We often send the same package back and forth until the box wears old, without ever opening it.
@JASFLALMT wrote:
I got the impression the OP was referring to post office shops.
@ShoppingDad wrote:
It appears OP is talking about actually penpals not post office buddies for USPS shops. Correct me if I'm wrong.
@ShoppingDad wrote:
@JASFLALMT wrote:
I got the impression the OP was referring to post office shops.
Seems like too much detail for that. Sending thank you notes etc.
@JustForFun wrote:
@ShoppingDad wrote:
It appears OP is talking about actually penpals not post office buddies for USPS shops. Correct me if I'm wrong.
What? There's a shop that this would feed into? Who knew? Good thing I posted it here on the MYSTERY SHOPPING FORUM then, eh? [sarcasm]
@JASFLALMT wrote:
Yeah, I wouldn't be including thank you notes, either, but not everyone is wired the same way. I have a USPS buddy who I chat with in the forum and send packages to, I don't include any notes or anything, though she usually sends me a thank you via PM. I have friends and family members I send packages to as well. I don't put any notes in the boxes, just stuff, and sometimes they text and say thanks, other times not. But that's my personal experience. I still get the impression the OP was referring to post office shops. Why else would they be sending a bag of dried beans (usually 1 lb.) or talking about zone 5?
@JASFLALMT wrote:
I got the impression the OP was referring to post office shops.
OP, if that is what you meant, here is a link to one of the threads:
[www.mysteryshopforum.com]
@ShoppingDad wrote:
It appears OP is talking about actually penpals not post office buddies for USPS shops. Correct me if I'm wrong.
@myst4au wrote:
Upon re-reading the original note, I think it is both. The OP is proposing a "penpal" to send boxes to for USPS shops., complete with thank you notes. I personally send packages for USPS shops as an MS assignment, and I and my "shipping buddies" minimize all effort by covering or removing the labels and never opening the boxes. Time is money. Sometimes I do use these shops to send packages to friends and relatives, and they, of course, open the boxes and keep what is inside which is a present I selected for them or their children, knowing who they are. How could I possibly send a meaningful "gift" to an anonymous person? To each their own. I presume that there are people who want anonymous penpals to send packages to.
@ShoppingDad wrote:
It appears OP is talking about actually penpals not post office buddies for USPS shops. Correct me if I'm wrong.
@JASFLALMT wrote:
So I guess you have to answer yes to the perishable question, LOL!!! What is it, a beet?
@JustForFun wrote:
@myst4au wrote:
This has been done multiple times, via PMs, without need for a "middleman". I have several "post office buddies" around the country. We often send the same package back and forth until the box wears old, without ever opening it.
Hilarious.
The "middleman" offer just keeps it a bit more anonymous for those that may wish that. With a third party matching the names, nobody but the middleman has a clue what userID goes with what address..
@HonnyBrown wrote:
Your PO buddy doesn't like garden fresh cukes???
Dump her.
@SoCalMama wrote:
I don't know that I need some random person having my address and the address of a whole bunch of forum members.
Hard pass.
@JustForFun wrote:
@ShoppingDad wrote:
@JASFLALMT wrote:
I got the impression the OP was referring to post office shops.
Seems like too much detail for that. Sending thank you notes etc.
No problem. I'll know to expect yours to be all business. LOL
@JustForFun wrote:
I'll concede that there are more efficient ways to make these arrangements, for those who don't feel a need to keep their forum ID and their address unlinked. For me, that's important.