Hey all,

I’m in a bit of an awkward spot currently. I was told not long ago by housing program I’m with that I’ll be needing to move within the next month as I’m being transferred to another program, and in order to be eligible for the new program, I need to be moved into one of the buildings that program owns/leases.

I have a Nana in England, and she’s recently been sending me a few parcels, mostly clothing. While I did tell her about the move coming up so that she’d know not to send anything more, the strike hit around the same time, and she told me that she had two already on the way.

Now the dilemma is this, I don’t know if I’m going to still be at my current address whenever the strike ends, and what I don’t want happening is for those parcels to be delivered to an address I no longer live at. I’d hate if they were returned to her at an additional cost to her, or if whoever lives here next is the type of jerk to take what wasn’t meant for them.

Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening? I support the strike, I just also want to make sure I’m not losing my parcels when it ends.

Thanks in advance.

  • FlareHeart@lemmy.caEnglish
    19·
    2 days ago

    You can initiate a mail forward. It costs money (not much) but it would allow anything specifically addressed to your name at your old address to be forwarded to the new address. I’m not sure how long the strike would be, so the costs could add up over time, but hopefully it’s not too onerous for you.

    • Binzy_Boi@piefed.caOPEnglish
      5·
      2 days ago

      Do you happen to know if these are still able to be purchased during the strike? I’m just not sure if it’s only those that deliver mail that are on strike, or if it’s also those who work in the post offices as well.