Please share your experience too. I see quite a lot of businesses that provide virtual mailbox services and it’s hard to pick.

I’ve been living outside of the US for the last couple years. And for now I’ve been asking friends and relatives to check my mail at my physical PO Box but it’s helluva inconvenient for everyone. So purely by chance I stumbled upon this virtual mailbox idea and so far I’m loving it.

I almost signed up for one service until I looked them up on Trustpilot and pretty much everyone was giving a lot of horror stories about that particular service. So I decided to hit the brakes for now and do the research first.

I need it basically for the following:

  • scan incoming mail that I can access via their website (hopefully in a secure way)

  • forward some letters to my friends address in the US upon my request.

  • it would be ideal if they can deposit an occasional check or two for me.

  • I don’t receive a lot of packages, but in case one comes it would be nice if they can forward it for me.

My concern is that most services have a limit on how many pieces of mail they can process per month. Tbh, I get maybe 2-3 important pieces of mail and the rest is just junk. I wonder if they will make me pay for 100 promotions from the insurance or credit card companies.

Anyways, your insight is appreciated!

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    10 months ago

    Anytime Mailbox works for me. They offer a range of services (including all those you mentioned), but not every location offers every service.

    They’re essentially a platform that provides a consistent UI for many disparate mailbox providers so your experience may vary a lot based on which one you choose.

    All the addresses are actual brick&mortar businesses (UPS/FedEx stores, etc) so you can look them up individually on Google Maps to get a feel for how any one location operates.

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      10 months ago

      Yeah, I saw that. Thanks. It seems like there’s really no consensus in that field, judging by the disparate answers I’m getting here.