FYI USPS Informed Delivery

[Neal]

Fulltime RVers know of mail forwarding services like St. Brendan's Isle and others. However, did you know that USPS has something called "informed delivery" that will email you of mail incoming? I have personal and business accounts setup with FedEx and UPS which helps me know when things are coming, add instructions, add vacation holds, etc. and recently I signed up for a personal USPS account as I only had a business account and was surprised to find some nice features of their site which is surprising since all despise USPS. One is called "informed delivery" where I get an email with pictures each day of what's incoming. This is important for me now as I have to watch the mail for my mother's estate handling and related mail and it gives me a nice heads up as to what's coming so I can have someone handle it if something needs special attention. I also signed up so I can setup temporary mail forwarding to my St. Brendan's Isle mailbox while traveling, so the account helps in multiple ways. Consider getting an account with the carriers to help stay informed.

Informed Delivery® - Mail & Package Notifications | USPS

Informed Delivery is a free service from USPS that shows you preview images of incoming mail, plus status updates about your incoming and outbound packages. Get notifications in a morning Daily Digest email, or at any time from the dashboard using your smartphone, computer, or USPS Mobile app.

www.usps.com

 

[Underboss]

I have been using informed delivery since its inception. It is extremely useful in knowing whats coming in. But it does not always work. It never sends images of larger envelopes.

 

[sanda]

Fulltime RVers know of mail forwarding services like St. Brendan's Isle and others. However, did you know that USPS has something called "informed delivery" that will email you of mail incoming? I have personal and business accounts setup with FedEx and UPS which helps me know when things are coming, add instructions, add vacation holds, etc. and recently I signed up for a personal USPS account as I only had a business account and was surprised to find some nice features of their site which is surprising since all despise USPS. One is called "informed delivery" where I get an email with pictures each day of what's incoming. This is important for me now as I have to watch the mail for my mother's estate handling and related mail and it gives me a nice heads up as to what's coming so I can have someone handle it if something needs special attention. I also signed up so I can setup temporary mail forwarding to my St. Brendan's Isle mailbox while traveling, so the account helps in multiple ways. Consider getting an account with the carriers to help stay informed.

Informed Delivery® - Mail & Package Notifications | USPS

Informed Delivery is a free service from USPS that shows you preview images of incoming mail, plus status updates about your incoming and outbound packages. Get notifications in a morning Daily Digest email, or at any time from the dashboard using your smartphone, computer, or USPS Mobile app.

www.usps.com

We've been using that service for years and really like it.

 

[SGilbert]

Likewise, I've been using it for years. Not always complete and occasionally wrong.