[BogeyBoy]

Originally Posted by chelsea24

This is all very strange. We get corporate mail all the time. But I did find it very interesting that when we moved here two years ago, I went to the Wildwood Post Office to open up a separate post office box. Although we do not do business from our house, I wanted a P.O. Box during the transition of many things. Long story short, the Wildwood Post Office said I would have to get permission from The Villages to open up a separate box there. Isn't that odd??? Or am I missing something. Kind of creepy!

I would say there was a misunderstanding regarding the "get permission" from The Villages. If you request a PO Box a couple of things can slow the process. First - if you request a box in a different location from where your residence or business is located the post office often verifies your physical address. Same applies if your ID does not match the information submitted on the PO Box application. (Done to prevent fraud - someone opens a box, gets a bunch of checks through some scheme, then skips out.)