[pct-l] Picking up mail when the PO is closed

[Slyatpct at aol.com (Slyatpct@aol.com)]

Good advice about calling ahead to make sure someone is there on Saturday and 
when.  

Wrong trail, but on the CDT, the lady at the Copper Mountain PO was awesome 
and also handled our outgoing packages even though they wouldn't actually be 
going out until the following Monday.

Sly


In a message dated 12/19/2004 6:05:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
yogihikes@sbcglobal.net writes:

> That means that the PO is closed.  Post offices that are closed on 
> Saturdays usually have someone there sorting the mail that arrived that day.  If the 
> sorter is there, they will give you your mail (letters and packages).  But 
> you cannot mail anything out.  Correction -- you could drop letters in the 
> outgoing mail slot, or if you have a box which has prepaid postage, you could put 
> it in the box drop. But there will not be a counter person there who can 
> weigh your package and take money from you.
> 
> You usually have to knock on doors to get the Saturday mail sorter's 
> attention.  If you're going to use this system to pick up mail, I suggest calling 
> the PO from the previous town, just to check if someone will be there on 
> Saturday.