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Chula Vista UPS Store Closing... short notice

Woooosh - 12-24-2008 at 09:55 AM

bah humbug.

The UPS Store in Chula Vista (627 H street) announced the 22nd that it will closing on the 31st. The staff is gone and a transition team is there to close the place down. They will move your mail to the Downtown location but no refunds if yo don't want that location.

This notice caught us by surprise and EVERYONE has only a week to find another mail location. I'm sure many nomds use these convienient location for package delivery.

k-rico - 12-24-2008 at 10:09 AM

I use the one on Telegraph Canyon Road, north side, in the plaza just east of the 805. I have been thinking about getting one within walking distance of the border.

Woooosh - 12-24-2008 at 10:14 AM

Finding "mail drops" is easy enough. It's hard to find a place to securely hold packages besides UPS Stores. I buillt most of my house with stuff shipped there from the internet. I even had an antique Harley shipped there. Nothing good lasts forever I guess.

Any other package options nomads can recommend?

Jackson Hewitt

fdt - 12-24-2008 at 10:16 AM

An excellent alternative would have to be the Jackson Hewitt location of 1655 Broadway, Suite 10 in Chula Vista.
They can handle your UPS, FedEx and others and are also an official USPS location, with PO Boxes and all. Most importantly great people and great customer service.
Yes, these are the same people that for the past 3 years have helped us with the Baja Nomad Toy Drive and have asked for nothing in return. It would be closer to you than H street and is freeway close. As a matter of fact there is way less traffic than on H.
Give them a try.

fdt - 12-24-2008 at 10:22 AM

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Originally posted by k-rico
I use the one on Telegraph Canyon Road, north side, in the plaza just east of the 805. I have been thinking about getting one within walking distance of the border.

Jackson Hewitt is so easy to get to, for last years toy drive, to get the bicycles across, I would take my children on the trolley with me, get off on Palm avenue, go pick up 3 bikes at a time and ride them back across the border. It was fun.
Give them a try.

DENNIS - 12-24-2008 at 11:23 AM

And another.....Sav.On Storage 3712 Main Street, Chula vista, Ca. 91911
425 - 2040
savonstorage.com

It's a mail drop for a bunch of folks in the Punta Banda area.......never heard a complaint.

fdt - 12-24-2008 at 11:46 AM

Checking out the Jackson Hewitt wich is of easyer access than the Sav-on would be supporting a business that supports Baja Nomad. :light:

tjBill - 12-24-2008 at 12:19 PM

The Mail Room in Imperial Beach is excellent. Prices cheaper than the big chains.

757 Emory St
Imperial Beach, CA 91932
Phone: (619) 429-7709

Woooosh - 12-24-2008 at 01:11 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by fdt
Checking out the Jackson Hewitt wich is of easyer access than the Sav-on would be supporting a business that supports Baja Nomad. :light:


when you have the chance to support friends- why not?

bajabound2005 - 12-24-2008 at 09:50 PM

Mail Room in Imperial Beach is $100/year with PERSONAL service. Highly recommended We noticed that the UPS Store on 4th in Hillcrest of San Diego also has closed. Now it's a sign shop!

fdt - 12-24-2008 at 11:24 PM

Try them out, Mail room, Sav-on, mom and pop or cousin Jim Bob. I can only recomend the ones that have been helping Baja Nomad for over 3 years without charging a penny.
Not one item lost yet.
They have gone far and beyond. Have helped us help the children of Tijuana and the ones from Esteban Cantu in the Punta Banda area. Without their support, we would have not had a drop off point in the US for the Dia de Reyes Toy Drive for the past 3 years, thus not beeing able to have a Dia de Reyes Toy Drive for Baja Nomad for Lomas Taurinas or Esteban Cantu.
Come on, support those that have helped Baja Nomad and the toy drive. These are some of the children that benefited from the Toy Drive thanks in part to Jackson Hewitt's help


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elgatoloco - 12-24-2008 at 11:38 PM

Jackson Hewitt.........all the great service and Marisco's Hector just a few blocks away!!

oh da lay pues!!

Viva Tequila! :saint:

A great Chula Vista option-

CasaManzana - 12-25-2008 at 07:41 AM

We have had a mailbox for five years now at MailMax in Chula Vista at 1177 Broadway, directly across the street from CostCo/Wal*Mart. They ship out with UPS-FedX-USPS- you name it. As full time Baja residents near Mulege, getting our mail down has sometimes not been easy, but MailMax has mostly solved this issue. As most folks down here come and go often by plane and car, we have MailMax bundle up our mail and forward it to those folks when they tell they are coming. All this done by email. MailMax can take your payment with PayPal if you wish. A mailbox is $120/year. To get a mailbox they require you to apply in person with picture ID.
Melinda@MailMaxUSA.com

DENNIS - 12-25-2008 at 08:50 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by fdt
Checking out the Jackson Hewitt wich is of easyer access than the Sav-on would be supporting a business that supports Baja Nomad. :light:


Agreed with a bump.