I don't know if anyone else has this problem, but for me, since moving to Waterville, online shopping has become a bit of a challenge. The issue stems from the fact that there is no home to home mail delivery service here. Our homes don't even have mailboxes! Instead, everyone in town has a PO Box and has to travel to the local post office to pick up their mail. Honestly, this isn't really that big of a deal considering the fact that everything in Waterville is a just a couple of blocks from anywhere. The problem is that our home address is not always recognized as "valid."
I know that there won't be a problem if the company will be shipping via UPS. I think UPS would ship to a street corner if I gave good enough directions. Some companies don't specify their shipping method so I automatically enter my PO Box address first, in hopes that they'll be able to send my purchased item through the mail. Frustration sets in, though, as soon as I receive the message, "We're sorry, we are unable to deliver to a Post Office Box. Please enter your home address." Well, that would be just fine if the US Postal Service recognized my home address! Unfortunately, many online merchant sites automatically scan the USPS database to verify that you have entered a "valid" address, and our home is not in the USPS database! Nevertheless, I obediently enter my home address and click submit over and over, hoping the system will have pity on me and stop saying "Please enter a valid address!" Alas, my efforts at annoying the automated system ultimately fail and I end up having to ship my item to Adam's parent's home in Malaga.
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