Discrete Mailing

[Wereshark]

Hey there,

I'm looking to order some fetish items, but I'm paranoid about them being delivered while I'm not home and a nosy roommate discovering some of the stuff I'm into.

I live in the South Ontario area, so we have things like UPS locations and such. How do you go about ordering things such as clothing and toys such that they are delivered to a post office or something in discrete packaging, and I just come pick them up on my own time?

Simple question, but grew up in a time where I just never needed anything delivered the old fashioned way so I don't know a terrible lot about shipping and packaging.

 

[gigi1968]

I just received a box of toys that I had ordered. They were in just a typical brown box and the other package was in a USPS typical plain jane box. Nothing written on the outside that could betray the contents of the box.

 

[RedHeadedGlory]

As far as I recall everything I've ordered has come in plain wrapping (moot point in my case, it didn't matter who saw it).

Renting a "mailbox" with UPS might be the easiest solution, they'll accept deliveries of large packages: http://www.theupsstore.ca/mail-receiving-services

 

[SweetErika]

Is your roommate really likely to open packages that are addressed to you (vs. "Resident" or the household), especially since most packages this time of year are gifts? If so, you should probably have a serious talk about respecting privacy and boundaries and/or get yourself a new roomie.

Apart from that, you can go ask your post office how someone could address a package to a traveling friend so they could pick it up at the post office in the next town they were passing through. If your postal system allows it (ours does), they should be able to tell you exactly how the package needs to be addressed so your "friend" can pick it up with the proper ID. You could level with them about your nosy roomie and such, but they may just say you have to rent a P.O. Box to receive any type mail there.

Otherwise, places like the UPS Store might allow you to get your package there for a one-time fee, or they may make you rent a box (probably at a higher cost than the post office). You'll have to ask them what their policies are.

 

[Wereshark]

I really doubt he would go through it. But if something arrived he would be curious and ask me what I got and I'd rather avoid the risk of lying or looking suspicious. If he found out the stuff I was into it would make living with him pretty awkward and I'd rather just avoid it. Very traditional and sexually uptight that lad. I feel bad for him, lol

 

[kimbernee]

When you order the stuff, throw in one "normal" porn DVD. When he asks what you got, tell him porn. Offer to pass it on once you've looked at, then do. More expensive than growing some balls and recognizing your right to privacy and to enjoy your own sexuality, but less expensive than renting a PO box.

 

[coastal-boy]

When you order the stuff, throw in one "normal" porn DVD. When he asks what you got, tell him porn. Offer to pass it on once you've looked at, then do. More expensive than growing some balls and recognizing your right to privacy and to enjoy your own sexuality, but less expensive than renting a PO box.

^^^this made me laugh

 

[fire_breeze]

I have roommates, whom I absolutely adore, but if I receive a bill, they want to know what it is . I also move a lot. So I got a PO Box. You can also inquire into a post outlet to see if you can pick it up there. You have to call around and see.

I know that over here, if no one's home, the postal delivery people leave a reminder to go and pick it up at an outlet. That's another way to do it.