Thanks for the suggestions, I may just have it rerouted to Portland. That seems like the best option to me. Fortunately I have roommates who can sign for the package for me.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/18/07,
<b class="gmail_sendername"><a href="mailto:michael@michaelshiloh.com">michael@michaelshiloh.com</a></b> <<a href="mailto:michael@michaelshiloh.com">michael@michaelshiloh.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br><br><br>On Wed, 18 Jul 2007, Ted Lemon wrote:<br><br>> On Jul 18, 2007, at 9:35 AM, <a href="mailto:michael@michaelshiloh.com">michael@michaelshiloh.com</a> wrote:<br>>> Probably would be best to ask this of the shipping company. You might also
<br>>> be<br>>> able to change the delivery address to your hotel at the conference.<br>><br>> They are generally reluctant to do this, both because it makes it easy to<br>> steal a package enroute, and also because it's likely to result in
<br>> misdelivery. If you can change the routing at the source, it's much more<br>> likely to work.<br><br>True.<br><br>Which reminds me of another possibility: When the package arrives, you can<br>have it redelivered to a different location. They may charge for this, but
<br>it's an option. You'll be in Portland for almost a week, right?<br><br>I suppose you may need someone to accept the package at the original<br>destination, to avoid the theft issue that Ted raises.<br><br>Again, a call to the carrier to find out your options and related prices might
<br>be the best bet. Describe the situation, and ask them how they can help you<br>solve it. If you get someone unhelpful, hang up and try again with a different<br>customer support representative. You need someone who is willing to think of a
<br>solution. Such people do exist (they usually end up working on Open Source<br>projects :-)<br><br>Good luck,<br>Michael<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>OpenMoko community mailing list<br><a href="mailto:community@lists.openmoko.org">
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