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Ordering Stuff For Delivery On The Move.....


Never having needed to do this I have noticed some GN's order stuff to be delivered to the next town they visit or a town nearby.

Are these items delivered to you C/O PO so and so and if so is there any charge at the PO when you collect it, particularly large items???

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Hi Vic and others, this trip we have used care of PO on three different occasions and all three diff locations, no problems with any. Recommend making bit of xtra time for out of the way places. Got another pic up in Emerald Monday. No charge and I am not sure if there is a time limit on holding, but will make a point of asking and will post answer.

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I too have had mail redirected or posted to a Post Office and has worked for me. Again, no charge apart from original postage cost.

I live in a village and the office redirect my mail to a place I ask them to. If I am on the move I ring every Friday and tell them what and where to send. Periodicals and things like that I get them to file it for me, usually under B.

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Thanks Bob and Doug.

What about large items?  Say a TV or a caravan part etc as a rough example?



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We have been on the road for almost 8 years and have had our mail sent to us all over Australia, usually to C/o Post Office at whichever town we are going to. We use a friend's address for all our mail and he sends it to us in Express bags when we request it.

If ordering stuff online, we do the same thing. We always ask that the package be marked "Hold for collection" so the post office staff are aware it is not for one of their regular customers.

We have had 2 minor delivery problems but no lost mail in all that time. I believe the holding time limit is at least 14 days.

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Vic41 wrote:

Thanks Bob and Doug.

What about large items?  Say a TV or a caravan part etc as a rough example?


 

We have had fairly large items, including 2 laptop computers at different times, a set of tail-lights for the van, and all sorts of other bits & pieces for the van. The maximum weight you can send by post is 22 kg, max length 105 cm and max dimensions .25 cu m. That allows for a fair size package.

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Thanks Bev, I have had letters held in the past (had them addressed to C/O Post Master) but never large items, always got the letters ok. smile



-- Edited by Vic41 on Sunday 6th of July 2014 09:34:15 PM

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PO told us that they hold parcels/mail for a month before returning it to sender. We did need a residential address for the delivery of a van water tank that we had purchased off ebay as it was delivered via Toll - just need to check with the seller what delivery method they use.

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Once we had a microwave delivered to us via PO - no problem. They even helped me carry it out to car.

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Oz Gypsy wrote:
Vic41 wrote:

Thanks Bob and Doug.

What about large items?  Say a TV or a caravan part etc as a rough example?


 

We have had fairly large items, including 2 laptop computers at different times, a set of tail-lights for the van, and all sorts of other bits & pieces for the van. The maximum weight you can send by post is 22 kg, max length 105 cm and max dimensions .25 cu m. That allows for a fair size package.

Cheers, Bev


Like Oz Gypsy, we are on the road permanently, and occasionally have to have parcels delivered to us. Mail is not a problem, my sister in Qld sorts our mail, when we need it, or are heading towards a town, she sends it all express post (which I have already paid for the envelopes).  However, on-line purchases are not always sent aust post.  We use Chemist Warehouse a lot, and they always go to the nominated post office however, when we ordered larger items, i.e. Clearview mirrors, we had to collect them from the transport depot in Port Augusta.  So, you need to clarify with the sender, just how they will be sent. 

PS:  Aust Post will hold your mail for 28 days. We recently went through a town and our mail had not arrived, so asked them to divert to the next town, which they did.  There was supposed to be a diversion charge, but they did not charge us when we collected the mail.



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Thanks for the further info all, it helps to have some idea of how things can be delivered etc when on the move and your responses are appreciate. smile smile smile



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Good post Vic, I always thought you would need to fill in a redirection form for the post office and pay a fee, so much per month for letters and parcels, so are you guys here saying you are only redirecting one parcel item? or all of your mail from your home address?



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Wombat, in our case, our mail is collected by my sister and once a month she forwards it all to us in an express paid envelope.  The only charge we pay is for the express post envelope.  The only time we have used - and paid for re-direction, was when we left our "home" address, and needed to establish our new "home/postal" address.  We continued this for 12 months, after which time, all our mail was going to our new "home address"

 

As for having a parcel sent you you, this is not re-direction, just normal postage or freight - depending on how the company sends their freight, and how big the parcel is.



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thanks DM I knew you would know, should have sent an email, but then members following this topic would miss out on you reply



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For small items within the Post Office guidelines I always send C/O Post Office to a planned location a couple of weeks hence. If you arrive at the P O before the delivery has arrived it is easy to ring later when it is there you can arrange for a redelivery as I did when arriving in Atherton my item was not there and eventually had it forwarded to Longreach at a cost of $5. As a previous poster has said the P O will retain the item for 30 days.

Larger items are more difficult and I just had a generator delivered to the depot in Townsville which the usual company carrier visits.

If in a location for some time I visit the local township and look for a business with a large frontage and ask permission to have a parcel delivered to them. I had an Anti Flap Kit sent to a tyre outlet in Eidsvold when in Wuruma Dam for a month or so.

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Thanks for the tips Yeoeleven and DM's, of interest to me and no doubt many others. smile



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