I should also point out that the PO box rental rate has climbed rather quickly in recent years, from the $150 or so per year we used to pay, at a rate much higher than most other cost increases. It used to make a lot of sense to stick to the same address, and keep renewing year after year, but perhaps less so as time goes on. :)
On 2013-12-03 15:50, Gilbert E. Detillieux wrote:
On 2013-12-03 15:06, Colin Stanners wrote:
Why does MUUG pay $350-$700/yr for a PO box? Does it receive anything?
At one point, we were receiving large parcels with freebies from vendors (CD's, t-shirts, and the like) on a semi-regular basis, but that's kind of dried up now. We could get by with a smaller PO box now, to deal with the various mail we still do receive (including application forms, and the occasional newsletter returned to sender), but that would mean changing address, which would mean wasting pre-printed envelopes, as well as some hassle.
We are considering what to do about that for the longer term, but up until now, the decision has always been to just renew for another year. (And note that the amount reported was high this year since it represents 2 years of renewals.)