mail redirection

Submitted: Tuesday, Jul 11, 2006 at 20:43
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Hi,

I would be grateful for any experienced information on mail redirection. We are planning a six month trip throughout Australia and as we run a small business, we need to organise for our mail to be sent to us whilst we are away. We have family that I can arrange to collect our mail from our home but what is the best procedure to get to redirected to us. Can we have it posted to the local post office at the various areas where we may be?. If so, is this something that I have to organise with the post offices prior to having the mail sent? Any experienced information would be gratefully accepted.

Looking forward to your responses
Gricey

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Reply By: Gramps (NSW) - Tuesday, Jul 11, 2006 at 21:10

Tuesday, Jul 11, 2006 at 21:10
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Reply By: donks1 - Wednesday, Jul 12, 2006 at 14:17

Wednesday, Jul 12, 2006 at 14:17
re-direct to multiple addresses????? you're kidding aren't you. they have trouble with 1 address over 6 months. it is aussie post remember
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Reply By: 1812 - Wednesday, Jul 12, 2006 at 16:10

Wednesday, Jul 12, 2006 at 16:10
Speak to your local postmaster you can get your mail redirected to your relative and have them send it to you in a post pack once a week or the post office can redirect to your chosen location as it arives

I would go for the first option its up to you as you dont have to keep to a skedule

Give your relative enough prepaid post packs to last the time your away and then ring or text them the next stop

allow about 3 days for it to get there
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Reply By: Member - Vincent A M (NSW) - Wednesday, Jul 12, 2006 at 18:23

Wednesday, Jul 12, 2006 at 18:23
Have your Familly collect the mail & send it to you in a Post Pack C/O of what? Post office you tell them, remember that the post office will normally only hold it for a week & then they will return it to sender, you can write on top of each envolpe the new address & send it it normally turns up but late & your moved on
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Reply By: Trekkie (Member - WA) - Wednesday, Jul 12, 2006 at 22:37

Wednesday, Jul 12, 2006 at 22:37
There is no way I will ever trust Aust Post. Two years ago my daughter sent some important documents to me care of Katherine PO (so I know it was sent and I know it went to where it was meant to go) Nothing !! So I called my daughter again and had a new set of documents resent. We continued up to Kakadu and then called into Katherine again 10 days later ---- nothing. I had made sure there was VERY CLEARLY a return address ---- NO never got back to us. Vanished.
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Reply By: disco1942 - Wednesday, Jul 12, 2006 at 23:52

Wednesday, Jul 12, 2006 at 23:52
We use “Express Post” bags, we purchase them by the 10 pack. We use these because they have bar code numbers and a tear off number the poster should keep. The family then places the collected mail in the packs and posts to the address you supply.

We have only had two problems. The first was one sender overloaded the pack (500gm max) and they are then sent parcel post and take a few days extra for delivery. The other problem was having them sent to caravan parks and the office staff don't think they are mail. We only have them sent to post offices now. Both times they went through the receiving post offices – they can even tell you the time that they were scanned there.

With the security of the express post system we have not had anny of the 50 or so packages lost.

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Reply By: Turbo - Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 21:59

Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 21:59
go with vincent get familly to pick up & post to you.
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Reply By: Gricey - Friday, Jul 14, 2006 at 09:15

Friday, Jul 14, 2006 at 09:15
Hi,
Thanks everyone for your responses to my mail problem. Now the only advice I need is how to get the other half to stop worrying about the business, stop work and get on the road.

Thanks again
Gricey
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