Of course you can. It's called "general delivery" and has been in the US Postal Service rules since very early on, as many people had "no fixed address".
Vendors also have no legal obligation to sell (let alone ship) to anyone who does not have a fixed address of some sort, or who only have a PO Box, but that wasn't your question.
Uh, it is called a post office box. They cost money.
Not unless you pay for a post office box.
No, you must have a verified address. No post office box numbers either.
No, but you should be able to tell the post office to hold your packages. I know you can have all your mail put on hold. So you would have to explain you just want packages put on hold but get normal mail. (or just put it all on hold).
The United States Postal Service (USPS) will accept mail addressed to General Delivery for an individual's name, and hold the item for thirty days awaiting pickup. What the USPS link does state is the following:
"General Delivery - Get your mail even if you’re on the road, new to town, or between permanent addresses. Mail addressed to you at General Delivery will be held at the area’s main Post Office for up to 30 days. All you have to do is pick it up. General Delivery is a great choice if you don’t have a permanent address. People can send you mail by using the town name and ZIP Code, like this...
JOHN DOE
GENERAL DELIVERY
ANYTOWN NY 12345-9999
In medium to large cities with multiple ZIP Codes, you’ll want to make sure senders use the ZIP Code for the area’s main Post Office. The ZIP+4? extension 9999 indicates general delivery. To find the main Post Office in an area, speak to any Post Office associate or call 1-800-ASK-USPS? (1-800-275-8777)."
On the USPS link below, click on the tab called 'General Delivery' to read further.
https://www.usps.com/manage/forward-mail...
ADD'L...
If you decide to get a Post Office Box, USPS has five different sized Post Office Boxes available for renting. The actual availability of a specific box will differ for each USPS location. The price of a USPS rental box in a Post Office branch near you depends on the size of the box and the length of the rental period; three months, six months, or one year. USPS will give you a receipt for your payment, whether you pay with cash, check/money order, or credit card.
https://www.usps.com/manage/get-a-po-box...
http://pe.usps.gov/text/dmm/D910.htm
USPS has five different sized Post Office Boxes available for renting. The actual availability of a specific box will differ for each USPS location. The price of a USPS rental box in a Post Office branch near you depends on the size of the box and the length of the rental period; three months, six months, or one year. USPS will give you a receipt for your payment, whether you pay with cash, check/money order, or credit card. Personally use a size 2 Post Office Box because it allows for magazines and other oversized envelopes to be curled up along with regular sized mail.
Size 1 - X-Small (3" x 5 1/2" x 14 3/4")
Size 2 - Small (5" x 5 1/2" x 14 3/4")
Size 3 - Medium (11" x 5 1/2” x 14 3/4")
Size 4 - Large (11" x 11" x 14 3/4")
Size 5 - X-Large (22 1/2" x 12" x 14 3/4")
https://www.usps.com/manage/get-a-po-box.htm
After you decide on the size box you want, just go to the local Post Office branch where you want to receive your mail and inquire about renting a box. Suggest renting just a small box (size 1 or 2) because the Post Office branch will place in the box, along with the smaller mail pieces, a key to a locker or a note for counter pickup, when larger packages are received. This is normal mail handling for a customer, and USPS does not charge extra for the action.
Since 2012, USPS has allowed holders of a Post Office Box to use the physical location of the Post Office branch as the mailing street address, and your USPS box number as a unique unit. Inquire at the branch where you want to rent a box for further information on this option.
https://www.usps.com/manage/get-a-po-box.htm?
https://ribbs.usps.gov/index.cfm?page=mtcsa
https://ribbs.usps.gov/mtcsa/documents/tech_guides/PBSAGuide.pdf
You can also find private mail boxes for rent at a Mail Boxes Etc. location or a UPS Store location. The actual store location will give you a physical address, allowing UPS and FedEx to make deliveries to a street address location. USPS will also be able to make mail deliveries to this address.
http://www.theupsstore.com/mailboxes/Pages/index.aspx
The Pakmail locations also offer mail box rentals. Again, these allow you to use the physical location of the business as your mailing address and show the private mailbox number as a unique unit.
http://www.pakmail.com/services/mailbox-rental/
FedEx does not offer a private mailbox option at this time.
No. But you could have your packages delivered to your job.
http://www.royalmail.com/parcel-despatch...
Normally you can
no
