Are you impacted by the floods?
We're anticipating a spike in undeliverable mail due to the impacts of the floods on our network. So, if you have been displaced from your home as a result of the floods, we encourage you to nominate an alternative delivery address by completing the Mail Redirection form which is available in Post Offices. This service will be provided to affected customers free of charge for up to 12 months.
— Australia Post e-mail
Wait, people are paying $1320/year for… mail redirection?
Business rate, which applies to
@alvian: Are you associated with AusPost? I have a question: AusPost doesn't deliver to my address, and I live 5 mins walking distance from the post office. Yet it charges me to keep a PO Box there! Shouldn't it be free, given it's my only option?
I'm pretty sure it's protocol. I know it's a discounted rate if you are at an undeliverable address however.
All mypost customers received an email tonight with this… doubt he’s associated.
I am not associated with AP. I am associated with OzB. (You can click my user name to see my association.)
Backers used to be able to pickup mail free just address it to yourself at C/o GPO OR WAS IS POSTE RESTAURANT?
then you'll find courier.companies can't deliver to PO boxes, so you'll have to pay extra to allow that.
it'd be cheaper to buy a cartier watch.
Ah I thought it might be like if you're moving from rural northern territory to king island or something.
This doesn’t work for parcels
My local PO has free parcel lockers, I know they're not everywhere but at least you don't pay a fee for them. Other places might have the parcel collect thing where it can be held at a PO and collected over the counter.
You pay an extra $24 a year parcel service where they offer a 'Suite' but refuse all signature require deliveries. Prices for a small letterbox and service is around $200 a year.
Redirections work completely different with letters then parcels
Do Australia Post think they're being nice? Over the last 10 years they've been rapidly jacking up the price of mail forwarding services so that young ex pats overseas haven't been able to afford to have their mail forwarded anymore.
Meanwhile their CEO has been banking millions of dollars thanks to profiteering from a monopoly service.
Shame on Australia Post.
no sympathy for lazy, covid-ridden ex-pats.
but yes AusPost aren't being nice, they'd have to store/return mail that currently can't be delivered. So this is a easier, cheaper option for them.
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Would love to get a free po box