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technology » earthclassmail - online PO box / recycling / scanning

dannyp's avatar
16 years ago
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http://www.earthclassmail.com/

With Earth Class Mail you'll get an online PO box that gives you total control over your postal mail at the click of a button. Open and Scan, Forward, Recycle, Shred or Archive - all without ever touching a piece mail. Just think of the time you'll save - and you'll never need to change your address again!

lucas's avatar
16 years ago
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YES
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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Étrangère's avatar
15 years ago
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I am not a robot...
I love touching pieces of mail :(

Plus, it's not like this reduces the amount of physical mail being sent out, it just means I personally don't have to deal with getting rid of it...right?

I'd rather shred/whatever any sensitive documents than A. tell someone else to do it for me or B. have them end up forwarding me the original anyway
asemisldkfj's avatar
15 years ago
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the law is no protection
this is kind of neat, but there is no way I am entrusting my mail to some third party. I realize it's largely similar to having email stored on a third party's server, but a lot more secure stuff is sent via snail mail, I think.
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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i think it would be valuable if living abroad for an extended amount of time.
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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i'm going to transition to earth class mail this fall. i've had my beloved p.o. box 5192 for four years!

i'll get either the seattle (less likely) or beaverton (more likely) street address:

93 S Jackson St
Seattle, WA 98104-2818

14525 SW Millikan Way
Beaverton, OR 97005-2343
asemisldkfj's avatar
15 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
I still don't like the idea of mail being handled by a third-party. especially for a service/industry like this that doesn't seem very popular yet. what happens when Earth Class Mail goes out of business?
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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what happens with what?
Étrangère's avatar
15 years ago
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Étrangère
I am not a robot...
I would hope they would send what they have and then forward everything else that comes afterwords, somehow.
asemisldkfj's avatar
15 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
all of your digitized mail. do they have it stored somewhere?
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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yes, they store the mail until you decide to forward it, shred it, or recycle it.
Étrangère's avatar
15 years ago
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Étrangère
I am not a robot...
As you said, you love your PO Box. What is your main motivation to switch? Traveling?
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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yes. i'm leaving bozeman, and i have absolutely no idea where i'll be in a year.