All of a sudden, Amazon delivers most everything to our PO Box!

WalkaboutTed · Mar 26, 2019

We've been traveling all over the Southern & SW US and using Amazon has been somewhat of a pain. If in a larger city, the Amazon Lockers have been fine. I have PO boxes in two towns here in NM (home base, though we're often gone) and until just a couple of months ago, many items I wanted to order couldn't be delivered to the PO Boxes without the street address of the p.o. box (which I had in Tucson).

Just in the last couple of weeks, except for larger items, just about everything I've ordered from Amazon has been sent UPS Surepost. It has made getting our packages much easier as our son picks up the mail and holds it until we make it back to town (TorC).

It just adds a couple of days to the delivery time, which kinda defeats the purpose of Amazon Prime. Though nowadays, we're never in hurry. FYI for those of you who use PO boxes.
Ted

Tom_M · Mar 27, 2019

I've had good luck having my Amazon orders shipped to General Delivery. The post office will generally accept UPS and FedEx also. The shipping address should be like the following:

John Doe
GENERAL DELIVERY
Anytown, NY 12345-9999

The -9999 extension indicates General Delivery

Not all post offices accept General Delivery so it's best to check with the specific post office to make sure.

Goshawk · Mar 31, 2019

Am going to shop something general delivery. Can’t find a way to activate the amazon delivery boxes in the area I am traveling to.

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Tom_M · Mar 31, 2019

I have used Amazon lockers and it works well. When you place an order if there is a locker near the shipping address, you should get the option to use a locker.