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I moved to the country! Looking for in-Brandon address to order stuff to!

I moved to the country! Looking for in-Brandon address to order stuff to!

Ryanw
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Ryanw
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I moved to the country! Looking for in-Brandon address to order stuff to!
2/8/2019 at 3:04 PM

Hi! I've recently moved to an acreage just north of Brandon. I order a moderate amount of items online (business related) and would love to know if there is a business in town that accepts deliveries on behalf of rural people. I'm not expecting this for free or anything, just to be clear. I would like one location that I can have everything delivered to instead of running all over town picking up packages from various couriers and Canada Post! Occasionally there are items on Amazon etc that simply won't ship to a Box address.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Winter123
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Winter123
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I hear ya
2/8/2019 at 3:12 PM

We have the same issue. We just get everything sent to a family members house.

Is there a Box you can rent at the post office? Then just use their address with the box number? Not sure if they do that or not. Good luck!
Ryanw
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Ryanw
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Flex Post
2/8/2019 at 3:31 PM

I will look into that, thanks. Seems odd to have Purolator deliver to Canada Post but maybe that'll work, thanks again!
Ryanw
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Ryanw
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Post Office
2/8/2019 at 3:31 PM

RC123 said "We have the same issue. We just get everything sent to a family members house.

Is there a Box you can rent at the post office? Then just use their address with the box number? Not sure if they do that or not. Good luck! "
I'm going to look into that, thanks!
CaptainObvious
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CaptainObvious
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UPS Store
2/8/2019 at 5:17 PM

The UPS store offers a service for this which provides you with a street address couriers etc will ship to.
Ryanw
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Ryanw
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Ups
2/8/2019 at 8:42 PM

CaptainObvious said "The UPS store offers a service for this which provides you with a street address couriers etc will ship to. "
Thanks! Sounds like what I'm looking for!
GetRec'd
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GetRec'd
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2/9/2019 at 5:35 PM

Do you work in town? I occasionally have stuff sent to my work. I think as long as you aren't tying up other employees with handling/receiving your order, most don't really care.
Ryanw
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Ryanw
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Ups
2/10/2019 at 9:27 PM

DeliveryMan said "You get a mailbox and there isn’t much they can’t accommodate. It’s also an actual address like unit 38 1300 18th that you can use. FLEX POST doesn’t work for all carriers, mostly Canada Post and purolater (they’re owned by Canada post). Anything coming UPS/FedEx or DHL/Loomis will get bounced (except the very very rare shipments that come DHL/FedEx/UPS via Canada post). "
Thanks so much for the detailed info. This is exactly what I'm looking for.
Ryanw
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Ryanw
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No
2/10/2019 at 9:29 PM

GetRec'd said "Do you work in town? I occasionally have stuff sent to my work. I think as long as you aren't tying up other employees with handling/receiving your order, most don't really care. "
I don't work in town - self employed!