P.O. Box??

[Mike's All Season Service]

How many of you use P.O. Boxes? And how much do they cost? What are the benefits? THANKS

[www.rs-lawn.com]

i have a p.o. box. i like it bc of security. nobody needs to know where i live or i keep my equipment. also i dont want a PITA customer coming over and causing problems

[Mike's All Season Service]

i have a p.o. box. i like it bc of security. nobody needs to know where i live or i keep my equipment. also i dont want a PITA customer coming over and causing problems
How much does it cost?

[Cheffy]

We have a P.O. box I thought it was like $70.00 for 6 months

We have 6 Duplex' s a four unit apartment and an older two flat that we own and rent .

So for the safety and security it is a must !

So we use it for the lawn accounts also

[UpNorth]

I just got my renewal the other day. I don't feel like walking upstairs to grab it, but I think it was $70 or $72 for the year. It was something like $40 for 6 months.

Most of my customers are minimum 1/2 hour from my shop, and some are an Hour away. The PO box makes it look like i'm a "local." I also like the ease of doing Postage Paid return postcards and such. BTW- That i know is $160 a year for the BRC (Business Reply Card) Permit.

[AlleganyLawnCare]

Mine is $24 for 6 months. Not a large box, just big enough to hold magazines and the "Your postbox is full" card. I agree with the issue about security, especially with checks being mailed to me. My house mailbox doesn't get half of the mail it should. I am constantly getting my neighbors mail and vice versa. And this is almost on a daily basis. I have complained numerous times, but to no avail.

[BQLC]

I think having a P.O. Box helps seperate everything and can reduce some junk mail but not all

[stumpslawncare]

I have a PO Box, I like it because my customers don't need to know where I live, I don't want them to come knocking asking me to do this or that. I run my business out of my house so it doesn't matter. Mine cost $26.oo yr. Just big enough to hold payments, bills, and magazines.

[Frontier-Lawn]

I just got my renewal the other day. I don't feel like walking upstairs to grab it, but I think it was $70 or $72 for the year. It was something like $40 for 6 months.

Most of my customers are minimum 1/2 hour from my shop, and some are an Hour away. The PO box makes it look like i'm a "local." I also like the ease of doing Postage Paid return postcards and such. BTW- That i know is $160 a year for the BRC (Business Reply Card) Permit.

How does one do the paid return cards?

[DBL]

were actually looking into one right now dont want them sent home anymore

[UpNorth]

How does one do the paid return cards?

Start here...http://www.usps.com/replymail/welcome.htm

It will walk you through the process, like I said it was $160 for the year for the permit. You only pay postage on what you get sent back to you. After you pay online, they will create a PDF copy of your card that you can give to your printer. Other than that, you take your receipt of payment to your Post Office show them you paid for the permit and thats it.