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This is a NYC problem not a Amazon Prime or USPS problem. - Have your packages shipped to a friends work place or somewhere with a doorman. I use Amazon Prime
by shittyanalogy 13y ago
This is a NYC problem not a Amazon Prime or USPS problem.
- Have your packages shipped to a friends work place or somewhere with a doorman. I use Amazon Prime in the city and do just that, it's great.
- You can rent a PO box that accepts packages at many mail-services type stores. Many of them have notification services too.
- Get a business address at a co-working space, a lot of times they will accept your business mail and packages.
- If you live over or next to a business, especially a bodega, you can sometimes convince them to let you ship packages to them. Just remember to buy something each time and keep up that rapport. :)
Otherwise there's just no good solution for shipping in NYC. :(
- jinushaun 13y agoRead the rest of the article. Doesn't address his problem of getting the package back to his apt. He mentions lots of large heavy boxes.
- redblacktree 13y agoI'm sure "over or next to a business" is a lot closer than the post office.
- PagingCraig 13y agoI got a UPS box to get all my personal/business mail. Works well. But I also live in an area where everyone has a car and not like how it is in NYC, so there's that...