The Letter Carrier

They are CLOSED and they are not the best option in Blaine (Mail Box Intl. on H Street has a good option with better prices and service)

This place is closing! Don’t ship here any more, unless you are willing to drive to Bellingham! There are several other places in Point Roberts though. TSB, Point-​to-​Point, McFrugals, and even the Shell Station.
Place had several struggles, but the staff were generally good natured.
Sorry to see them go.

AVOID the Letter Carrier!
I used their ‘service’ once, and will not do so again. As was the case with another reviewer here, they would not return phone calls or provide me with any information about whether or not my parcel came in. I eventually was able to pick up what I had had shipped there, but they made the process unnecessarily difficult, worrisome, and frustrating.

i am so disappointed with the letter carrier. HORRIBLE service. trust me folks use another carrier to parcels. the letter carrier did not phone me OR email me when i was waiting for my parcel goods. I tried calling them left numerous voicemails no reply back they never answered my phone calls. i have to now drive there to see if the parcel is there and if its not ill be livid. no one called me to inform me no email was sent. i only know from the tracking that they signed off for it.
HORRIBLE SERVICE. never using them again. their service has gone down the hole

Helps Canadian buyers hide their address to scam sellers. Do not ship to this company.

Last week. I ordered tires. When it arrived. It was refused and sent back to seller. Now I got the refund. Minus $ 200 for return shipping. Fricking gay ass tlc.
I checked theit website b4 I buy too. Within that week. They made tires as being prohibited item. Wtf. So everyone beware. Check the website. They change it daily. Well going to tsb or point to point from now on. Tsb seems really good. Got emails for all my packages.

So they decided to change their policy and no longer accept tires. Except that there was no warning on their website AT ALL other than a line added to their «Prohibited Items». I just found out the hard way after finding out that «The receiver did not want the order and refused this delivery.» according to the UPS tracking site.
TLC did not even bother calling me when this happened, so by the time I realized what had happened and tried to take action with UPS, it was already too late. My tires were already on a container back to Phoenix and could no longer be intercepted.
I called TLC to see what was going on, and was told that tires were now prohibited. Huh? When did this happen? They had no problem with my previous tires a few months ago.
After digging around on the site. oh, someone added a line to this web page:
Nothing posted on the main page at all. How is anyone supposed to know this, short of checking the prohibited list each time we use the service?!
In the past, TLC has banged up my packages during storage (!), opened some of them so my parcels were in multiple bits, and even given me the someone else’s packages (great tracking system). But THIS is the final straw.
The lady on the phone seemed oblivious to the fact I was MAJORLY pissed, and helpfully pointed me to Point2Point, a block away. Thank you for the tip — I’m giving them ALL my business from now on.
I’m done with TLC.

The local ecomony of Point Roberts practically runs on mail boxes, and from business that these generate by bringing us Canadians to them due to the extravagent savings, even paying the duties/​taxes to bring those products back home. This is the other mail receiving place I do business with, I’m just not as fond of the hours here compared to the other one, especially since this one opens at 10 am on a Saturday, and that’s when primetime hits the border lineups!
If you want the closest solution to your shipping woes to the border, you can’t miss this one, once you cross the border, it practically is the first building to the right of you. Small, dingy, not much to look at, but your here to pick up parcels, not to shop for boutique items (even though those boutique items maybe in your box). I’ve heard stories of people biking or walking across the border, to dodge the 4-​wheel lineup you incur at the border, and this would be your best bet to use if you plan to trek it (human power) over the parallel.
Just know, like all mail boxes, there is a cost to shipping here, but whatever you are buying, and for the price you are buying it for, probably offsets that cost.

I’m an American, therefore I was raised to be a consumer (1^st step is admitting it right?) and when I moved to Vancouver I was so frustrated that I couldn’t get the things I was used to buying online, without some insane fee/​shipping! Then a friend told me about the Letter Carrier in Point Roberts and I couldn’t be happier. I can again buy things off
(NOT
–that site it a joke) and my other favorite online discount stores no problem! It’s a 45 min trip from Vancouver and customs don’t care that you are going across to pick up a package-that’s what everyone else is doing there most of the time anyway. The service here is amazing and it’s so affordable! $ 3.50-$ 5.00 per package (unless you bought a mattress or something crazy).
Beats international shipping any day of the week! I make a trip out once a month or so and grab anything I ordered with the convenience of an American address 45 mins away from my Canadian home. :D
The only reason I didn’t give this review 5 stars is because they have never actually sent me a confirmation email of any of my packages arriving. I don’t mind because i’m compulsive about tracking my packages anyway, but I think if it’s a feature on their website, they should do it.

I’ve been using the Letter Carrier for years and thought they were great… until now. They’re still great if you go on a weekday but if you have to go on a Saturday (as most of us do), expect to wait HALF AN HOUR, outside! I was there in the morning too; and this has happened the last few times, not just during the busy Xmas season. They need to either staff up more on Saturdays, or open on Sundays as well. Considering that they’ve upped their fees, I won’t be going here any more, because a half hour wait is about 25 minutes too long!

I’ve been using TLC for years and its record is pretty good. Not perfect: they’ve not sent a notice, or double sent, once or twice, and the place is sometimes A MESS of discarded packaging (and not sorted for recycling, so I’m always concerned whether they recycle; I bring my packaging home if I can). Super slick and «professional?» No, but I don’t need that. Overall I find them friendly, efficient, and capable. They do supply knives for opening packages, and will give you some tape if you forget yours to pack up a return.
Last week I narrowly escaped having my package caught in their two days of package refusal, and I can see that would be a headache. I totally understand why they had to do this, but I agree it is a shame they couldn’t send out emails. But as long as a business learns and adapts, there is nothing to crucify them for.
I have tried some of the competitors but TLC has this key advantage: location. If the line-​up at the border is too long I just park my car at the nearby park and walk across and carry my stuff back, depending on what I’ve ordered. I see there is a new place even closer to the border but their website didn’t sound too friendly, and you know what, TLC tries hard and works hard for my business, and in the end that makes me a loyal customer.

Not happy or impressed with these guys.
I registered online, sent them an email to double check the registration and asked exactly how to address my packages and received a reply.
I then placed an order which was shipped overnight. They requested twice that the shipment be delayed for future shipping twice then refused the shipment. When I checked their website, they left a message saying that they were too full due to the busy season. Why didn’t they contact their customers to let them know?
I did a test shipment for something small but I need for a trip tomorrow, I just found out yesterday that they refused the shipment and sent it back to the supplier.
I have tried to call them, not even picking up the phone.
Sorry, you just lost me as a customer. Never again.

I loved the service for a long time… but they have not been so reliable lately.
I am thankful my recent orders there were for me and not for Christmas because it makes this situation far less stressful but still very annoying.
I placed 2 orders to be shipped there at a time when their website indicated only existing customers (which I am) can use their service due to high volume. When I checked to see if my shipments were received UPS said they receiver requested they be re delivered at a later date… so I checked the Letter Carrier website again and now they are refusing ALL shipments.
Since according to reviews is not the first time they have done this I have little sympathy because they should have learned how to handle busier seasons more effectively.
And I now had to have my shipments rerouted to a UPS location on the other side of the Peace Arch border which can take a lot more time when just getting a package.

Really really bad, had good service up till now when suddenly get an email from them saying they’ll stop receiving packages today! Thanks for the warning! Their facility is full is the reason, something they couldn’t see earlier!!!
Now i have packages already en-​route and working frantically to see if i can change the address’ last miunte, as most likely with everyone else; very poor management, never had this problem with any other place, will use TSB from now on!

Don’t you hate paying more for the something when you can buy it for 15−30% in the US?
Thank you Point Roberts! You can do your shopping online and ship it to The Letter Carrier. This is the closest and easiest place to get to when you need to cross the border to pick up items.
In the past 6 years, I’m certain I’ve saved over hundreds, if not thousands of dollars. Most online stores have free shipping to US so this is a way around paying for shipping as well.
The only thing to keep in mind is that each package received at The Letter Carrier will cost $ 3 USD and when you cross back into Canada, the border guards might make you pay duty and taxes. Depending on what you are purchasing, it still may be worth it so do your math first.
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Well, I come here so often I actually thought about getting a job here. MUAAHAHAHA! Best time to come is when they open in the morning, otherwise you might have to wait in line. They do provide box cutters but if there aren’t any on the table you just have to ask. People tend to walk off with them, for some reason. Also, don’t rely on them to call you. They get super busy and don’t have time. I’ve only received one call ever and was shocked when I got it. haha Never got an email from them either, now that I think about it.
Don’t make the mistake of coming on a sunday cause they are closed. I found this out the hard way one time. hehe Oh, and make sure you bring an invoice. Sometimes the border guards ask to see it.

This place is great to save on those ridiculous shipping fees to Canada or those places that don’t ship to Canada.
My suggestions, get a Nexus pass that’ll save you 20 – 60 minutes at the border sometimes, that’s if you visit the US often. For small packages it used to be $ 3USD, but recently the prices went up like $ 3.5? a package.
There are a few post offices around the area that offer the same services, but it seems like only this one gets all the Canada customers! Try to come on the weekdays before 4 to avoid waits at the border and at the post office.
Ship UPS stuff here to avoid brokerage fees and make sure you print out your receipt just in case for the customs. They usually give me no trouble when I have it with me.

If you are like me and need to save money, especially where a wedding in concerned, then this is the shipping saver option for you.
A few weeks ago I ordered a few items from eBay for the very first time and decided to try these guys out. I honestly couldn’t be happier. I paid zero shipping for the items and of course they were less expensive to begin with than I would have found in Canada. I do know it sounds ludicrous to spend gas money to go there but I was already heading down for less expensive gas so it was perfect.
The operation isn’t the cleanest but does it really matter when talking about shipping and receiving. The great thing is that they emailed me to let me know it had arrived and only charged $ 3 to hold it instead of purchasing a monthly mail box. How much easier can it get?

Definitely not closed. I had some boots shipped to the Letter Carrier in Point Roberts to save on Canadian shipping, and received an email two days later saying it had arrived. When I went down on Saturday to pick it up, they had no trouble finding my package and it only cost $ 3 USD to have it shipped and stored there.
Super convenient! These guys are great. And the closest shipping place to the border!

Convenient and reliable, I ship the items I order online here because most of the times it’s a lot cheaper to ship to the US, and many times, even free!
I just enter the shipping address as this place, and then check the tracking system to see if your package has arrived. The Letter Carrier also has a noticfication by email system, in which they let you know when your package has arrived.
Easy, simple. Just give them your name, and they charge a fee per package depending on the size of the package. Just declare it when you cross the border, pay the taxes, and done!