The problem is that some Amazon orders are shipped by a third party seller who choose to use USPS to save money. I try to always select a 1 or 2 day delivery where it is not possible to use USPS because they cannot deliver that quickly.

I believe you can have Amazon packages delivered to a neutral box location. I have never used this service but I know it asks me that question at checkout.

Why would it have the wrong name on it?

Because the name on the package is not the house owner's name, which is registered to the mailbox.

Not all packages. If the item is shipped by a third party seller, they can choose to use USPS, in which case USPS will not deliver the package to an Amazon locker. In that case, Amazon will not ask if you want the package delivered to a locker.

I would rent out a 3 month PO Box box near by at either a shipping store or post office. We do that every summer at our rental. They’ll let you use both the P.O. Box as address, or the shipping store address with your P.O. Box number as unit number, depending on how your deliveries come. It’s a very cheap charge, under $50 for all 3 months.

Live without Amazon? Now you’re just talking crazy talk. This is not a fantasy novel! lol!!

I’ve seen this recommendation several times. I know many are retired, but I pray that in my retirement that watching for the carrier isn’t one of my daily activities.

If they are literally available everywhere, why not have one installed on my front porch? That would solve the problem.

Use an Amazon locker

[QUOTE=azcindy;2424344]The homeowner will not allow me to use her mailbox when I rent her house. She suggested I signup for SafeShip or the UPS store to get a PO box. Problem is these places give you a physical address, not a PO Box number. So how do I get Amazon packages delivered to my physical rental address, and not my mailing address? Amazon does not have a section for mailing address only and the 2 addresses would be different zip codes so I can't have both addresses on one form. This becomes more problematic when Amazon decides to ship via USPS (and normally you don't know in advance). Hopefully someone has dealt with this.

Thanks,


Cindy [Have you spoken with one of the wrap and ship places? My sister owns one in Nashville and they accept packages for their mailbox renters.

Note that the Amazon locker option will not solve the OP's problem. A locker delivery is only available for "items sold or fulfilled by Amazon.com". These items would normally be delivered to the OP's rental house anyway. USPS will not deliver an item to an Amazon locker. So, if the shipper decides to use USPS, the package cannot be delivered to a locker.

If I were you, I would NOT follow that advice to gain control over the mailbox.

If you did circumvent the landlord, speaking as a tenant and a landlord, I would do everything I could to evict you immediately or bring suit against you.

Why create a horrible, adversarial relationship when you could simply rent a mailbox as the owner suggested?

Some would give you advice that stirs up a hornet's nest, because they're not involved and like to see others in turmoil because it's fun for them.

My advice... Let this go....it's not worth it.

That landlord seems overly paranoid. I once rented a courtyard villa in the Villages for a season (think mega bucks up front). The landlord spent over 45 minutes on the phone with each of my references then checked my professional licensure with the state of Florida. Then, once I was in residence in the villa, the landlord wanted to conduct monthly checks of the house by asking a neighbor to walk through the houst and take pictures. I was appalled by his intrusiveness and his paranoia. Obviously, I did not rent from this couple again.

It was obvious to me that this person really had never been a landlord before. Nor should he ever be a landlord in the future! When you rent your property, you take all appropriate legal safeguards, but then you have to trust that your due diligence was adequate to the task!

just have someone from back home overnight your mail once a week or so.