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I run my business out of my home and since I will be moving in a month, I may want to separate the business address from the personal address. For the record, I am cautious about PO Box addresses.
Do you hesitate about dealing with a business that only displays a PO Box address?
Thanks,
Jerry
Hi Jerry,
Yes, I am a bit leary of business addresses using a
PO Box number. Too many over the years that were
bogus and too easy to make a quick get away.*G* That
said, if I were ordering fly reel dots or most any
merchandise under say $50, I wouldn't worry about it
too much. But I wouldn't order a boo from them.*G*
Just my opinion. Warm regards, Jim
I agree. No problem here...for small transactions. If it makes your transistion easier, why not? Besides, a street address is no guarantee of integrity. Good luck with your move.
Hey Jerry, :D
I would say that those who know you won't mind, but I think you'll find people have a greater comfort level dealing with an eStore that has a mailbox address. Why not look into those mailbox stores? I believe some rent PO boxes as a suite address. That way you can avoid the issue some have with dealing with a PO box.
Good luck with the move.
Jerry,
You staying in the same region? If you are going farrrrr away, you can bring "my" scooter down here and I'll watch it for you. Almost out of dots....
Take care amigo,
Mike K.
Our little community isn't considered rural enough, so we have to have a post office box. When we first got it the cost was $12 a year. I think it is $75 now.
However, we've never had a problem with anyone feeling
unsecure with the PO Address. We don't always get our mail, but that's another story.
Not if I know the owner is a man of integrity. Therefore you shouldn't have a problem. If I didn't know you at all? Maybe. But Jerry, I think in your case you have to consider what you sell too. It's dots for heavens sake. It's not like risking getting stuck with a major purchase, you know?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dot Man
Good luck in your move. Mike.
Thanks for your input. Yes I agree if people know of you and you do business the right way there is less chance of doubt. Even with all the advertising I do there is only a small part of the fly fishing community that are aware of my product so I feel I have to look at the big picture and how the majority may or may not react.
Sorry embeekay, the Harley stays with me.I am not moving far only 4 miles east of here. Since I moved here in 1980 from Virginia I have moved a total of 5 times and 4 out of those 5 times it was within 5 miles or less of where I was. Now if I had my druthers I would consider somewhere out west, but since I want to stay near my kids that is not gonna happen for awhile.
Jerry
Some of us who live in the boonies don't have a choice -- a PO Box is mandatory. The nearest spot from my house I could put a mailbox is a 12 mile drive away, and any packages that were delivered would either be stolen or soaked by the time I got down there every few days. Also, Federal Law requires the post office to have real address and phone info (and sometimes driver's license) on file for every PO Box owner. Where it gets sketchy is 'mail drop' stores, where there's a street address, with a suite number added (123 Main st, suite 246) -- those folks don't neccessarily need to be verified.
So, I always make sure to list ALL contact information with everything our business does -- real name, phone number, PO box, website address, email address. the whole schmeer. No complaints yet. I hesitate to list my real street address on anything, because folks invariably send mail to it -- which sometimes gets returned to sender (my street address is in a different town than my PO Box address).
If this sounds like a pain in the butt -- well, with our small town post office, you could send a letter to me addressed only "Danbob, general delivery, Masonville, Colorado" and I'd get it every time! Our postmistress knows everyone by name.
DANBOB