<p>Okay, so digging through posts I found the answer I think. So the two options are what’s below. Is there any consensus on which way to go for Amazon? </p>
<p>DS
206 Elm St. #111111 (or eliminate the # if the site won’t take it)
New Haven, CT 05520 (take off the last four digits?)</p>
<p>OR</p>
<p>DS
Residential College
Street Address of Masters Office
PO Box 111111
NH, CT 06520</p>
<p>Good news for those students who are unable to travel home for the fall breaks. Hopefully, they’ll also do this for the spring recess:</p>
<p>[Wednesday's</a> Buzz: 9.5.12 | Cross Campus | Yale Daily News](<a href=“http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2012/sep/04/wednesdays-buzz-9512/?cross-campus]Wednesday’s”>http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2012/sep/04/wednesdays-buzz-9512/?cross-campus)</p>
<p>To adjust to Yale College’s new academic calendar, Yale Dining will now keep residential dining halls open over school recesses this year. Students on a meal plan will be able to dine on campus at no additional cost during this year’s October break and for five days over Thanksgiving vacation. All residential colleges will remain open during fall break, while Pierson and Calhoun will each serve two meals a day during Thanksgiving.</p>
<p>I bought a book for my DD from Amazon (got the one day shipping deal with the Discover card). She had signed the form so that UPS can deliver to the post office. We used </p>
<p>Student Name
206 Elm St. # 123456
New Haven, CT 06520</p>
<p>I can see on the UPS page that the package was delivered this morning. I have no idea if she will get it this afternoon when she checks, but at least it has been delivered. (btw, they wanted a space between the # and the 123456, go figure)</p>
<p>Last Tuesday we mailed her some things that she left at home. We sent them priority mail, using the POBox address. She got that box yesterday (Tuesday). She said they told her that they are still very backed up, and that it may take them another week to get everything out.</p>
<p>Yeah my birthday cookies (sent to PO Box by USPS) got to my daughter 6 days later (Tuesday to Monday(Labor Day)). Interestingly enough they apparently opened up on Labor Day to help clear out the back-load. I am obviously certain that the package did not <em>arrive</em> on Labor Day; it was supposed to arrive on the Thursday before. I guess she is unfortunate in having a b-day which coincides with the beginning of school rush! But one would think that they could not be surprised at the post office that, OMG, there are a lot of packages coming in! The thing is, she went to the PO on Saturday to get the package, and they <em>assured her</em> that it was not there, no way no how. He even “looked”. But it was there on Monday.</p>
<p>So, if you use the 206 Elm St and the number like tamara did, and Amazon decided to ship USPS, will it get there?</p>
<p>It absolutely amazes me that we have to spend so much effort trying to figure this out. Yale’s instructions on their page don’t match our reality. Such a disconnect.</p>
<p>If a UPS delivery arrives at the Postal Station do they get an email? Or is that only if they go the residential college street address way></p>
<p>My daughter received her first Amazon shipment today. We used the 206 Elm Street # 123456 addressing method and the UPS package was delivered to the UPS office on Elm Street. I am not certain if my D filled out the form in the P.O. allowing them to receive her UPS shipments there. With all of the confusion and backlog, I’m just happy she received anything at all! She also received her 2-day Priority Mail package on Tuesday one week after it was shipped.</p>
<p>Our experience was just like 3bears - My D got her package at the UPS place on Elm. She got an email telling her it was there. She said there was a long line, so there is obviously still a backlog. I don’t know what will happen when she/we order from Amazon and it goes USPS. But we will continue to use the 206 Elm # xxxxxx address with Amazon, and we’ll see how it goes.</p>
<p>My son has always just addressed things shipped from Amazon directly to his PO Box (w/out the Elm Street address) and has never had any problems receiving his books. Just checked his Amazon order and items have been received, although I don’t think he’s tried to pick anything up yet this term.</p>
<p>He’s addressed any shipment from an online vendor that will not take his PO box directly to the Master’s House in his RC.</p>
<p>Amazon begged me to change the zip from 06520 to 06511. I didn’t do it since what he was given was 06520. I suggested he buy an inexpensive book he’ll need as a trial run.</p>
<p>I am surprised at all of the angst over shipping.
Our K1 got things just fine last year following what Yale’s advice to freshman and the FroCos suggested…
and
this year everything from Amazon has long since been received.
Good luck</p>
<p>Agree, fogfog!</p>
<p>Why doesn’t Yale make the shipping instructions clear to all students and families long before the kids have to stress out, hoping they receive their books in a timely fashion? I simply cannot understand why this is so confusing and the information so inconsistent. Why should we be learning the correct mailing address on CC, rather than the Yale website?</p>
<p>Same here, fogfog and mom2boy. Never have had a problem in the last 6 years for either S–have always just shipped to P.O. box.</p>
<p>Shipping to a PO Box with Amazon is not a problem. The reason for the Elm Street address with the PO Box address (using the #) is to get the free “2 Day Shipping” (for Prime Eligible) as any address with a PO Box in the address line (i.e. PO Box 12345) is not eligible for the free 2 Day Shipping. If that is not a problem for you then simply use the suggested format:</p>
<p>Student Name
Yale University
PO Box 12345
New Haven, CT 06520</p>
<p>And I think another part of the complaints here (including mine) is the time for “priority mail” to reach a PO Box. I was quoted a Thursday delivery date (from Tuesday) from 60 miles away. It reached her on Monday.</p>
<p>When my daughter went to Yale (08), many students had problems with UPS deliveries that were addressed to residential colleges ending up in various locations on campus which took a lot of time and effort to track down. When I spoke to the IT department over summer (we considered shipping a computer) the guy told me he would never ship anything valuable because too many problems occur with UPS deliveries at Yale. The problem isn’t with shipping that you know is USPS. The problem is that UPS packages do not always reliably end up in one place – or at least that is what the problem once was and what someone confirmed can still be a problem. And that becomes an issue with online shopping because you can’t always know how they will ship things. Maybe the Yale Postal Station is now starting to accept UPS deliveries in order to simplify things for students as online shopping becomes more commonplace.</p>
<p>fogfog, I totally agree with you regarding the importance of developing independence, figuring out the logistics, like where to do laundry, etc. You make an excellent point, and I agree that our kids are capable of so much more than we even think. I started fostering this independence in middle school with do-your-own-laundry, call-to-schedule-your-own-doctor-appointments, etc. Now that she is in college, I am confident in her abilities and have not even asked my freshman D what classes she is taking (she has mentioned 2 in excited conversation). If D ever mentions a logistical challenge she’s having, I’m more than likely to reply with a sympathetic “Wow, good luck with that, honey” and let her figure it out on her own.</p>
<p>For us, at least, the mailing situation is different. I tend to draw the line at getting involved where the issue affects me directly. Being on a limited budget, I have asked D not to buy textbooks at the campus bookstore, but to spend time shopping for the cheapest she can find online. We are paying for books, and she respects this and will hunt for bargains. But it’s in my best ($$) interests to help untangle the shipping issue so that buying textbooks this way doesn’t become more difficult or protracted than necessary. In addition, I needed to understand the mailing system so that I could mail to her without too many problems. Everyone draws the line where they are comfortable. For me, since it’s a family issue that we can’t afford for her to buy textbooks at the store, it’s a family issue to facilitate alternative methods of purchasing.</p>
<p>To all those ^^ having trouble with delivery, yes, here too. I mailed a 2-day priority package a week ago. Still hasn’t shown up, but I am not sweating it, as obviously they are overrun right now.</p>
<p>That mail is the biggest (only?) of our problems at Yale right now is something I am immensely grateful for. Also very grateful for all the help from other parents on this forum.</p>
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<p>The correct shipping instructions ARE on the Yale website, are in the information given to freshman etc etc…</p>
<p>These are college students–accepted to Yale–with great GPAs and SATs…
They have grown up with the internet and surely can read…
I think it is a matter of following directions…?? :D</p>
<p>We too are on a budget and our student receives aid. All books are purchased second hand, whether through Amazon, Abe, or the bulletin boards.</p>
<p>We have a Prime acct that I use here at home and simply added K1’s dual address as suggested above. Have used that for last year and this year without fail.</p>
<p>This too shall pass</p>
<p>I’m sorry, but the Yale website is not correct. The zip code on the main mailing/shipping page is a different zip code for DS’s RC than the zip listed on the RC’s page. I called to confirm which zip code was correct and pointed out there was an inconsistency which they were unaware of. Also, they assured me the package would get to the Master’s Office if I used that address and it was shipped UPS Air. It did not. It was routed elsewhere. So what they say happens and what actually happens are not the same thing. As far as my kid goes, he’s not the one shipping himself stuff. If I am shipping something, then it’s my responsibility to have a correct address whether it’s to him or to anyone else. I’m the sender. If I order something to send him – e.g. the birthday treats I sent him – then I am the one who needs the information. Clearly, the reason for all this discussion has been that people who did follow the instructions on the website ran into issues and problem-solved ways around those issues. Also, the website says nothing under, “When you don’t know what service an online merchant will use to ship do this to cover your bases.” And that’s where most of the confusion lies. And, if I am the one spending money to send something, I want to do everything on my end to make sure it gets there, no matter who I am shipping it to.</p>
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I work for the USPS and Priority is not guaranteed so any date they give you is just an ESTIMATE. See below:
Typically two to three days to most locations in the US (Specific delivery standards may be available when postage is calculated). This is not a guaranteed service. </p>
<p>If you want to insure it arrives within two days you need to send it Express Mail. Personally, if it was only 60 miles away I would have driven there and dropped it off.</p>