Re: OT: USPS "informed delivery"

On 11/20/2024 10:31 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

Informed Delivery can act as proof of delivery in case the mail or
package is stolen.

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Can it similarly be used as evidence of process service?

 No.  The process server has to identify the recipient and then hand
them the subpoena or whatever.

Here, only a "responsible individual" at the location named
on the service need "interact" with the process server.
I.e., NOT opening the door but (verbally) engaging with the process
server counts as being served; the documents can be placed outside
the door.

There are "boxes" that can be rented from non-USPS providers.  You
get an address like:
      John Doe
      <address of facility>
      Suite <box number>
      <city> <state> <ZIP>
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These have some advantages:
- pricing
- no rule that the owner of the box be disclosed (as with USPS)
- packages accepted (because the sender doesn't know it's a "box")
- *possibly* better hours (though the boxes at our PO are open 24/7)
- if you develop a rapport with the operator, they can accept
   and store perishable items for you
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They also can give the illusion that you have a "real business" and
not just a "POBox" somewhere.
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[A friend gave me his business card.  I noticed the address was just
a mile or so from my home and decided to drop in to see him one day.
Surprising to see that it was just one of these retail outlets
renting a (shoebox sized) "suite" to him!

 The nearest such mailbox service is 6.9 miles away in Scotts Valley.
The next nearest is about 10 miles away in Santa Cruz (city).
 I appreciate you taking the time to pass judgment on my business

I've done nothing of the sort -- and resent the implication.
Rather, I have offered up anecdotes of how others have addressed
this issue.
The friend mentioned above lives some !12 miles from the "retail outlet",
about 15 miles from me.  Mail -- and packages -- are delivered to his
residence, which is in a reasonably secure, upscale neighborhood
with cooperative neighbors nearby.
The "retail outlet" gives him a way of keeping his residence
separate from his business transactions as well as the illusion
of being something more than a one man shop (he actually has quite
a large staff but no "place of business", per se, and likely doesn't
want people knowing where he stores the heavy equipment that he uses)

practices.  However, I was under the impression that you asked the
question related to your business activities, not mine.  What I

I have no interest in the service.  I asked what value it MIGHT have
as I can't imagine any upside to the USPS for undertaking it.  I
can't imagine it is going to encourage people to use USMail instead
of email.  Or, FedEx overnights.
OTOH, they may envision CHARGING for the service in the future,
letting customers self-select whether or not it is of value to them.

provided is an example of what you might do with the service.  You
didn't ask about other options, so I didn't provide any.