UPS Store address VS PO Box for Online Store - which is better for a business?

[John14789]

Which would be better to display on a online store?

Do the customers care if it's a PO Box address?

It's just that a PO box is a much cheaper option than a PMB.

Which one do you guys display on your store?

[Modee]

Most UPS Stores allow you to forget about the PMB (private mail box) designation, and simply mark it as "Suite ______." That way no one will even know that it is a PMB and think you have a real office.

Although yes - the law since about four years ago, is that the private mail boxes are supposed to refuse mail marked lacking the PMB designation, in practice none do. So there is no question that a UPS Store/ Mail Boxes Etc. is far superior to a P. O. Box as far as appearing to have your own real office suite.

However, in the Short List, I outline a way to make even a P. O. Box address appear like a real office, and let's face it, a P. O. Box is, as you point out, a much less expensive option.

There are other, legal reasons that make a P. O. Box superior to a UPS Store, which are as well outlined in the Short List.

[John14789]

Ok bud thanks for that explanation. I guess PMB is the way to go. But if you do put a PO Box address on your online store would customers not buy from you?

[Modee]

Not necessarily. Some big corporations (such as all the credit bureaus) offer up nothing more than a regular ol' P. O. Box address.