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I don't know about other countries, but here in Australia post offices are open Monday-Friday, 9-5 (with the exception of some smaller ones being open until noo
by AussieWog93 5y ago
I don't know about other countries, but here in Australia post offices are open Monday-Friday, 9-5 (with the exception of some smaller ones being open until noon on a Saturday) and there are massive queues around lunchtime.
And that's assuming there is a post office near you (or you have a car), and you're able-bodied enough to get there independently.
I can say from personal experience that I have point blank refused to pick up Signature on Delivery (ie, the sender instructed the postal service not to leave the package on the porch) items from the post office in the past and demanded a refund from the seller. I'd do the same if I was asked to go down there to verify an account for Uber or whatever.
- shakna 5y agoYou may not like AusPost, but, the actually do offer the suggested service. [0] (As well as being somewhere you can apply for Police Checks and other identity services.) [0] https://auspost.com.au/business/identity/voi-solutions-for-conveyancing-practitioners-and-mortgagees https://auspost.com.au/business/identity/voi-solutions-for-c...
- AussieWog93 5y agoI mean sure, you can, but it's ridiculously inconvenient. If an online service like eBay, Facebook or Uber required this level of verification, people would (rightly) tell them to piss off and use a competing service instead.
- shakna 5y ago> If an online service like eBay, Facebook or Uber required this level of verification, people would (rightly) tell them to piss off and use a competing service instead. Well, we'll see once the government forces through the "anti-troll" bill that does require a similar level of verification, next year. [0] https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/29/australia_troll_bill/ https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/29/australia_troll_bill/
- AussieWog93 5y agoInteresting. Could kill two birds with one stone.