Earth Class Mail
This is the best time to really see the full value and convenience of the service. With a computer and Internet service, you can view all of your mail as if you were in the same spot the whole time. We can ship your mail to meet you at designated points in your travels. With our upcoming feature to allow you to set automatic rules based on the type and size of your mail, you can have the contents automatically scanned, without even logging into your account.
When you click on the “Shred” or “Recycle” button, we don't actually destroy the designated mail immediately. All deleted mail gets moved to a different storage area from active mail and is guaranteed to remain in our storage for another 24 hours, during which time you may decide to “undelete” any item through your online account.
We can shred it or recycle it (we recommend recycling, which is far more environmentally friendly).
We offer shipping via FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service. The cost for shipping will depend on the dimensions and weight of the package, the location to which it is being shipped, and your chosen method of shipping (which determines how quickly it will be delivered). When you're choosing one of our available shipping options, we will always give you an estimated cost online prior to every shipment.
Yes, unless such forwarding is prohibited by international law or treaty. Some countries also prohibit shipping of certain kinds of goods within their borders; be sure you do not attempt to ship goods in violation of national laws. Please note that any items being shipped internationally must be opened and inspected prior to being released to the carrier.
Any mail piece may be forwarded using either the low-cost or the fastest of our shipping methods — it's your choice. A handling fee is assessed to shipments.
As a Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (your agent for receiving your mail), we are obliged by law to re-envelope all mail that we forward. That means that we cannot merely put a stamp on a letter and re-forward it. (There are other reasons to re-envelope, including for security, tracking and loss-prevention.)
The current turnaround time for mail scanning is one business day from the time of your request.
Scanning is often cheaper than forwarding, you get your mail faster, you can be anywhere in the world where there's a computer and an Internet connection (rather than having to be at a particular place just to get your mail), and delivery is even more certain and secure than the already highly reliable postal mail or overnight carriers. Whatever the reasons, our clients choose to have us scan their letter mail more often than they ask us to forward-ship it (parcels not included, of course).
Only when you ask us to. We start by scanning the outside of the mail piece, without opening it. If you want us to shred, recycle, or forward-ship the mail piece domestically, we'll never need to open it. But most of our customers love the convenience and cost savings of having us scan the contents of some of their mail. When you ask us to scan the contents, we do so in a high-security environment (click to see the security page on the Earth Class Mail corporate website).
It's easy, convenient, mobile, and fun -- like email or a cell phone, you can now manage your mail from anywhere in the world, at any time. After you sign up for one (or more) addresses, you decide what mail to redirect to our Remote Addresses (as well as which mailers to inform of your new address). We receive the mail, scan the outside of the envelopes, and await your online command for what to do next. Your options are to:
