{"id":11036,"date":"2022-11-21T12:41:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T20:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/?p=11036"},"modified":"2023-04-26T04:36:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T11:36:51","slug":"how-to-see-what-packages-and-mail-you-have-coming-before-it-arrives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/blog\/how-to-see-what-packages-and-mail-you-have-coming-before-it-arrives.html","title":{"rendered":"How to See What Packages and Mail You Have Coming Before It Arrives","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

People receive a lot of mail and packages daily, especially businesses and shopping enthusiasts. The contents of our mailboxes have always been a surprise until recently.<\/p>\n

You might open your mailbox to find a letter from a long-lost friend while some days, it would be filled with junk mail! For many reasons, people find out they need to know the mail they’re receiving before it comes to their mailbox.<\/p>\n

Imagine packing for a trip, but you’ll have to wait for the mail to be delivered only to check it and see its trash; annoying. This is where mail and packaging tracking systems come in handy!<\/p>\n

Informed Delivery<\/strong><\/a> is a new USPS service that You might or might not find value in. The service enables you to preview the front exterior of incoming mail on your computer or phone. You can also track packages and leave delivery instructions for those packages.<\/p>\n

The United States Postal Service said this service isn’t created specifically for their consumers. According to FAQs on the post office website, the USPS already creates digital photos of the front of your letter-sized mail, but it is now making those images accessible to consumers before the mail is delivered.<\/p>\n

The USPS will send you an email containing up to ten grayscale photos of the address once you have registered for the service and had your address validated.<\/p>\n

If you have more than 10 pieces of mail arriving, you can access the online dashboard to view them all. A list of the packages, together with their tracking numbers, will also be provided.<\/p>\n

Just how beneficial is this service?<\/strong> In all honesty, not very. The service can notify you of the day a package or piece of mail will arrive if you’re anxiously awaiting its arrival.<\/p>\n

It can also be helpful if you have a post box and want to be notified when you have mail there. However, think of how confused you’ll be for the rest of the day when you open your informed delivery dashboard and see you’ve received an unknown letter from the IRS or your bank.\u00a0 Surely, it would have been better if you had been able to read the content of the letter right away.<\/p>\n

The system lets you know what mail is coming and how long it takes to arrive. In today’s piece, we shall discuss what you need to know about mail and package tracking, and as usual,<\/p>\n

We’ll conclude with a better alternative. Let’s start!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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