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    So, I see a lot of camgirls have PO boxes listed as the shipping address for their wishlists but they use their cam name in the PO box address... Have any of y'all experienced difficulties picking up packages and showing an I.D. that has your legal name on it rather than the cam name??

    Trying to decide between using a PO box, Virtual Office or some other option... bleh.

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    I think that once you use your ID and set up your PO box you don't have to show your ID to get your mail, you just turn the key and voila take whatever is in there. If you are expecting larger packages get a larger PO box.

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    Default Re: PO Boxes

    To get a PO box at a US post office you have to open it under your legal name (they require ID) or your business name. However once its open, most mail will be delivered to it regardless of the 'name' on it, as long as the po box number is on it and the box is paid for and is empty enough/large enough to fit the item.

    So if youre legally
    Mary Jones
    PO box 100
    El Paso TX 12345

    and the guy sends it to

    Sara Jane
    PO box 100
    El Paso TX 12345

    theyll most likey deliver it to the box, unless like I said, its too big, or you didnt pay. If its too big for your box, then youll get a notice addressed to Sara Jane to come in with ID to pick up her package and youre out of luck because, you cant so it will be returned. (I think if you dont pay, they hold all your mail for a week or so to give you a chance to make good before sending it back and closing you out)

    The other option is to open a box at a prvt store, which is more expensive but then you can elect to have the store name be used as the address- for example-

    The UPS store
    Box 100
    12345 Somewhere Street
    El Paso TX 12345

    You still open it with your legal name and ID, and then any oversized packages would just be held and you could pick them up with out worrying theyd be sent back.

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    Default Re: PO Boxes

    are you in the UK or US?

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    Most US post offices have lockers for packages received at PO boxes. If a package is sent to your PO box (and it's too big) you'll get a numbered key that matches one of the lockers, then you just open the locker and take your package (the key stays in the lock). I rarely had to go up to the counter to get a package, and the one time I did I just told them that I was a writer and it was sent to my pen name so I couldn't provide ID. They gave it to me, no problem. On the PO box application it says that if someone has a key to the box then the postal service believes them to be authorized to pick up mail from it.
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    thanks for the info, ladies!

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    Default Re: PO Boxes

    I've picked up some packages with my cam name when I had to give ID. Sometimes I have explained that it is a stage name, and shown my ID with the correct address on it, shown profiles, whatever....and once or twice I have said that Scarlett is my roommate. I have had a few "conversations" but never an actual issue.

    With a PO Box, if the package fits inside it, you won't have a problem. If you have a larger package, like Annabell said, if you open the box under your real name, then you can use your real ID to pick it up.
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    When I signed up they made me give ID and put down my real name, but there was also a section where you could list any business names. Of course when I paid for my box and put in the application the post office was jam packed and the cranky old hag at the counter yelled my cam name out in front of everyone... sigh... lol. and yes it sounds stripper/pornstar.

    Anyway I've never had to show ID to pick up a package, I just give them the slip they put in my mailbox.

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    Default Re: PO Boxes

    Quote Originally Posted by limecoconut View Post
    Of course when I paid for my box and put in the application the post office was jam packed and the cranky old hag at the counter yelled my cam name out in front of everyone... sigh... lol. and yes it sounds stripper/pornstar.
    awwww... that's awful!!
    Post office people are the grumpiest, lol.

    That is awesome to know that you're able to put a business name on there, too!!
    Thank you for your insight, I really appreciate it!

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