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Wasted $300 on a mail forwarding service that never actually forwarded anything
Signed up for a mail scanning service in South Dakota before I moved to Spain. Thought it would be a solid way to keep my US address for banking and taxes. Paid for the yearly plan upfront. Three months in and I still haven't seen a single piece of mail scanned. Called them four times. They keep saying 'next week'. Has anyone found a reliable service for this kind of thing or am I better off just using a friend's address?
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owens.laura3mo ago
My buddy tried that same thing and his mail ended up in a shredder instead of a scanner.
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rowan_ross3mo ago
@owens.laura that shredder thing is actually not as common as people think. Most of these services do scan, they just take forever cause they're understaffed. I used a place called Traveling Mailbox for like 8 months before I realized they were holding my mail for two weeks before even touching it. When I finally got them on the phone, they said "next week" too. The problem is you're paying for a flat rate but they prioritize business accounts over individual ones. Might be worth asking your friend if they can just snap pics of the envelopes for you.
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kelly.margaret3mo ago
Yeah just ask your friend. Way less hassle than dealing with these sketchy services.
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