Certified Mail Online

I just wanted to provide an update, I did 2 certified letters online at certifiedmaillabels.com and it worked really well. I had to put in a credit card and load in a certain amount of money, enough to cover what I was doing. I uploaded 2 letters in PDF format, filled in each mailing address, and that was it. Each letter was $6.19. For me, this service is a lifesaver, I hate with a passion, going to the post office. There are other online services, this was just the one I picked so I cannot say its the cheapest of them all or the easiest of them all but I give it a thumbs up. I think they allow you to upload an excel contact sheet so you can do one document like a newsletter or meeting notice and send it to multiple people. Its a good option for self managed hoa's. I hope I did not break any rules posting this but it was discussed in another thread and I said I would provide an update.

There are some alternate methods to standing in line at the Post Office.

You can create an account on the USPS site and print your own mailing labels at home. You can place the outgoing mail in any mailbox. Just remember to grab a few green cards at the post office if you need them.

You can also mail certified letters by just dropping them into the mailbox if you do not need to have a receipt stamped by the post office. The tracking numbers available on the web will be sufficient proof that the letter was mailed. You will need to have sufficient postage, of course.

You can also send certified mail without requiring a return receipt card. It is actually more likely to be delivered since the postman does not have to get a signature. The problem with this is that many state laws require the return receipt card even though I have yet to see a statute that requires that the cards be be produced in court.

Its real certified mail, they print it on their end, stuff the envelope and send it. I get notified via email each step of the way and a final notice when its delivered. I can track it on the USPS website.

I did certified mail but they also have return receipt as well. Here is an example of the email it sent (I replaced the name and numbers with xxxxx):

This is an Electronic Delivery Confirmation to inform you that a USPS Certified Mail item created 07/23/2015 has been delivered.

USPS Certified Mail Number: 9407110200xxxxxxxxxx

Addressed To:

xxxxxxx
xxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxx

Your Reference:

This item was DELIVERED on 07/27/2015 at 1:30PM by the United States Postal Service USPS.

Click here to print Certified Mail Labels Electronic Delivery Confirmation℠ Report