>> It's bad enough that they DELIBERATELY shut JUST BEFORE I can get 
>> there every single weekday JUST TO **** ME OFF, but NOW it turns out 
>> that they only actually open ONE DAY each weekend as well. So there's 
>> only actually ONE DAY in an entire week that I can pick up my mail.
> 
> Do you think you are the only one in your company with this problem?  
> What do other people do?  Just never order anything?

They live 10 minutes down the road from where they work. (Remember, I'm 
the only person who commutes there.)

> If your employer is really so inflexible that they do not allow personal 
> packages to be delivered there, and they do not let you arrive a bit 
> later or leave a bit earlier one day to collect your package, then I 
> would just phone in sick one morning while I go to the post office to 
> collect it.

Yeah, maybe. I'll probably just get Eric to pick it up tomorrow. (Ah, 
but now he needs proof of authorisation... *sigh*)

> In Germany they have the "pack station" that solves this exact problem. 
> Unmanned 24/7 place in almost every town where you can collect and 
> deposit parcels - genius.

That could indeed be quite useful...

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