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FAQs

Can I drop off an UPS package at my local post office? ›

With UPS Mail Innovations Returns, your customers can conveniently return their packages using their mailbox, postal carrier, local post office or any postal drop box nationwide.

Drop your items at The UPS Store

You can also take your returns to The UPS Store. When selecting the method for returning your Amazon purchase, choose The UPS Store Dropoff. You don't need to have your items boxed or labeled. Instead, The UPS Store will pack, label and ship your return for free.

Compared to FedEx, UPS offers the more economical 3-day delivery option with UPS 3 Day Select. While USPS Priority Mail may be much more affordable in most cases, on-time delivery has been dwindling, and reliability is not as up-to-par as UPS for 3-day delivery.

You cannot drop off boxes for delivery through UPS Access Point at a Post Office, but you can arrange this directly with the UPS courier if that's more convenient than using a drop off point.

When this occurs, USPS steps in to handle the package and ensure its delivery. While there may be some differences in delivery times between UPS and USPS, rest assured that your package will still reach its destination.

Change With UPS My Choice

Open your dashboard, select your package and choose "Change My Delivery".

The short answer is, UPS does not deliver directly to PO (Post Office) boxes. UPS, being a courier service, requires a physical address for deliveries. However, there's a workaround. UPS can ship to a physical address associated with the PO Box at the post office.

Choose your delivery location as a UPS Access Point™ at the time of ordering your goods. UPS handles delivery from supplier to elected UPS Access Point. Provide proof of identity to collect your parcel. Notification sent and your parcel awaits to be collected at a time convenient to you.

According to Amazon, the new fee is part of an effort to trim returns costs and rely on UPS less. But there are ways to avoid it. Free returns are still being fielded at other drop-off locations — including Whole Foods, Kohl's and Amazon stores.

Where can I return an Amazon package? ›

Start your return in our Online Return Center. If an item is eligible for return to an Amazon store, you will have the option to select Amazon Store Dropoff. If an item is eligible for return but cannot be returned to an Amazon store, you will be presented with other return options.

Creating a shipping label using UPS is free of cost, but you might have to pay for additional features such as tracking, insurance, and of course, postage.

In fact, UPS and FedEx prices usually track each other very closely, while USPS rates are generally lower because the postal service is not a for-profit enterprise. “For example, USPS may be cheaper for a 10-pound box, while UPS and FedEx might be cheaper for a 30-pound box,” Hernandez explains.

Rates are based on the total actual weight or the total dimensional weight of all packages in a shipment, whichever is greater.

USPS Priority Mail is generally the cheapest shipping service for 2-3 day shipping. FedEx, UPS, and other courier companies offer delivery services with similar lead time expectations, but USPS offers the lowest rates.

We compete and collaborate. The Postal Service both competes and collaborates with the private sector. UPS and FedEx pay the Postal Service to deliver their ground packages, and the Postal Service pays UPS and FedEx for air transportation.

You can drop off your USPS shipment at one of the over 34,000 post office locations within the United States. Alternatively, drop off your USPS shipment at one of over 139,000 blue USPS package drop-off boxes across the US. Any stamped mail weighing over 13 oz. is unable to be dropped off at a blue USPS drop box.

Customers can drop off packages at any of our 56,000+ locations. U.S. Postal Service tender options. Customers can drop off their return package at their local post office or postal collection box, or even leave it in their mailbox or on their front porch.