@amarmat wrote:
all mail goes to a community mail box. From what I can tell from playing around with addresses on the Canada Post site, the community mail box that I get my mail from is the only one in my exact postal code.
I have a suggestion. It might not be enough but it is what I would try. Let's say your box # is 10. Get a piece of masking tape the width of your box and write your LAST NAME clearly in careful CAPS.
Mail carriers place mail in the boxes from the back of the stack, not the front where you get it. Therefore you open box #10, reach in and stick your NAME at the back of the "floor" of the box where the carrier will see it as soon as they open the box.
When the item arrives, even if there is nothing but your name and postal code, it should be easy for the carrier to figure out. The carrier might remove your label when they see it because I'm not sure but I don't think people are supposed to do that, but until your item arrives just replace it again every day.
You can even include a note if you want briefly telling the carrier what happened, and that you expect an item with just your name and postal code. If your write a short friendly note, push it to the far end of the box, they'll get it.
