Escapees Mail Service, how do you request mail forwarding online?

Al F · May 13, 2015

What online process do you use to request your Escapees Mail service to forward your mail on such and such a date to a specific address?

-- Can I just send a quick email to an Escapees email address? If so what is the address

-- I see a place in "My Mail" once I log on to Escapees to "Update Mailing Instructions". Is that what I am supposed to use?

-- I see an option in "Contact Us" to send a message to "Mail Service", but I have to enter a bunch of info in various fields to complete the process.

Neither of the last two above are as easy or as quick as an email with my name, mail box # and address to forward the mail to.

LindaH · May 13, 2015

-- I see a place in "My Mail" once I log on to Escapees to "Update Mailing Instructions". Is that what I am supposed to use?

That's the way I send mailing instructions.

I suppose an email would work, too, but I prefer to use the form already set up for that purpose. You can also call them with a forwarding request. However, I don't like calling because I like to get 1) an email that confirms my instructions and 2) an email when the mail is sent with the tracking number.

jeanhoyle · May 13, 2015

We have always called to arrange for our mail shipment. We have a password set up to be given before any instructions are carried out. They send the tracking number in a confirmation e-mail when the mail is shipped. In 10 years we have not lost anything yet. We enjoy the peace of mind having the service gives.

bobsallyh · May 13, 2015

Linda, we do either way, call or email. Either way, we get an email confirming instructions and also when the mail is sent with a tracking number if we have it sent priority.

2gypsies · May 13, 2015

We always send a quick email. We get a confirmation of it and when the package is shipped we receive a tracking number. We've never had any problems with this or actually receiving our mail via General Delivery. It's been an awesome mail service.

Many years ago we pulled into Livingston during an ice storm - not fun. Some workers couldn't get into work so we volunteered to sort mail. This was before their new fancy equipment.

A few months later we were talking to a fellow Escapee and he stated that he'd never had problems except for loosing an important tax record he was waiting for. It turns out that was about the time we did some sorting. He just laughed.

Al F · May 13, 2015

What email address do you use to send the quick email? I can't find an email address on the Escapees website for mail service. Forms to fill out, yes, but not a direct email address.

2gypsies · May 13, 2015

mailservice@escapees.com

Al F · May 13, 2015

Many thanks to all who responded so quickly. Great info.

I really prefer the electronic request or emailing the request. It gets away from, if something goes wrong with the address; "did I give the wrong info" or "did the person at Escapees, writing it down, get it wrong".

From 2006 thru 2010 we used Escapees Mail service and always called to have the mail forwarded. I don't remember an email address or an online form back them.