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Can I ship to a The UPS Store® location or pickup point?
Can I ship to a The UPS Store® location or pickup point?

Learn why we don't recommend using Pirate Ship for sending a package to a The UPS Store location or pickup point

Updated over 3 months ago

Shipping to a The UPS Store® location on Pirate Ship is not recommended

While there's technically nothing stopping you from shipping directly to a The UPS Store location, we don't recommend using Pirate Ship to buy labels for these sorts of shipments 🙈 Here are the main reasons why:

  • Rejected Packages: We've seen UPS reject packages shipped directly to a The UPS Store location.

  • Insurance Claims Complications: You'll run into issues with insurance claims for higher-value items

    • UPS won't sign an affidavit that our third-party insurance company requires for missing package claims, so if your high-value item goes missing, your claim will likely be denied even if you insured it properly

What about shipping to a UPS pickup point?

  • Shipping to a UPS Pickup Point: There's technically no way to address a package to a UPS pickup point like how you can with General Delivery for USPS, so you can't ship to these locations, anyway 😉

A workaround to consider

  • Redirect a Package to Will Call: One thing to keep in mind is that it's free to redirect a package to Will Call with UPS (aka holding your package at a UPS location)...but the package still has to be addressed to a recipient or home address when you send it.

  • Reroute to a UPS Access Point®: To have the shipment routed to a local UPS Access Point® location, chat with our Support Crew 🙌

    • However, you should be aware that UPS doesn't allow us to choose which UPS Access Point location the shipment is sent to.

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