Does the US Post Office send you an email each day?
@JamesHxstatic (29233)
Eugene, Oregon
November 15, 2017 4:26pm CST
My wife, Anne, gets a notice each morning telling her what mail will be put into our mail box. I was surprised to find this out when she mentioned it, since I get no notice of what may be delivered.
It turns out that Anne sometimes has to ship quilts or things she sells on Etsy, so she has an account with the postal service. She has a postage scale and can pre-pay postage so there is no standing in line to mail things. You just walk in and drop them off in a large cart. There is no fee for this service.
Apparently, as the mail is scanned each day, the computer notes addresses of those with accounts and sends a notice. She told me today that there is a Netflix disc waiting.
I had never heard of this and it came as a surprise to Anne too. Do any of you have this service
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@kobesbuddy (74424)
• East Tawas, Michigan
15 Nov 17
No, we seldom mail anything, to anyone. We don't get an e-mail from our postal service.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Nov 17
I still mail checks for bills. Anne does bills online. I am a dinosaur, I guess.
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@kobesbuddy (74424)
• East Tawas, Michigan
16 Nov 17
@JamesHxstatic Jay pays bills online, I use the snail mail for everything! (Another dinosaur)LOL
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
25 Nov 17
@JamesHxstatic We pay everything online unless we get something that doesn't have that available.
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
16 Nov 17
@JamesHxstatic Yes it is. So you don't have to wait too much longer when the package has arrived.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Nov 17
Not sure about them either. What a great service this is.
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@celticeagle (158679)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Nov 17
That must be very helpful for small businesses. I had never heard of this service either. I really like being about to go on UPS and ordering a pick up for whatever day I choose if I have any packages to ship. That is very convenient for those of use that are house bound.
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@celticeagle (158679)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Nov 17
@ramapo17 .......What can't we do online now days?
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Nov 17
I did not know they could to that.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
27 Nov 17
@JamesHxstatic We can actually print our own stamps online to.
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@LadyDuck (457249)
• Switzerland
16 Nov 17
@JamesHxstatic Yes it is. We can open an online account with the post office and pay online for the stamps.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Nov 17
That is very convenient for you.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Nov 17
True, there are plenty of those.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
17 Nov 17
Good that it is still calibrated well.
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@Marilynda1225 (79571)
• United States
15 Nov 17
Nope I never get notices from the post office just bills 
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Nov 17
I guess Anne can see them coming now
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Nov 17
That is a great idea. I would get a locking mailbox maybe.
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@sallypup (57707)
• Centralia, Washington
16 Nov 17
@JamesHxstatic Good idea. I think its a hassle to install one.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
17 Nov 17
Yes, I was surprised that it was available.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Nov 17
Yes I heard about this a couple years ago, especially since I have a p.o. box.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Nov 17
I guess it would save a trip if you knew you had nothing to pick up.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
15 Nov 17
No, I have never gotten an email from the Post Office.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Nov 17
Nor have I Scott, didn't know they did such things.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
16 Nov 17
@JamesHxstatic - I've never heard of it. Wonder how new that is.
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@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
15 Nov 17
That is so cool! I would love to this kind of thing since I also have an etsy shop. That seems so handy!
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Nov 17
Maybe good to look into it since you can weigh and pay postage online.
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@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
16 Nov 17
@JamesHxstatic I do pay for postage online since etsy has that all built in, but I would love to have a scale and such to make life easier haha
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@Hannihar (129371)
• Israel
16 Nov 17
Since she had an account with the post office I guess I can understand why she would get an e-mail from them. We do not have that service here that I know of. I do not get e-mails, but, when I get something from overseas I get something letting me know from the post office if I am not home to get it.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Nov 17
Yes, they used to leave a note and you had to go pick it up here.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
17 Nov 17
@Hannihar That's a good thing.
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@Hannihar (129371)
• Israel
16 Nov 17
@JamesHxstatic
James, We get something stuck in our mailbox or at our home to let us know if we received something from someone.
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@snowy22315 (169571)
• United States
16 Nov 17
No, I don't get this service, but it sounds like a nice one to have.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16517)
• China
16 Nov 17
Anne gets preferential treatment due to her a postage scale.She is their VIP.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Nov 17
No charge involved on this, just a postage scale. You pay the postage in advance online.
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@thislittlepennyearns (58103)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
29 Dec 17
I don't send enough for this to be something I would use.
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