Even though the whole world is trying to get online and e-mail is one of the best & quick way of written communication, postal mail is still part of our lives. No matter what, we can’t run from it.
Earth Class Mail is one such company which is trying to bridge the gap between postal mail and emails by allowing you to see your posts over the internet just as you check your email.
The way Earth Class Mail works is that you can specify their office as the place where all your posts are sent and under a very secure environment, their employees scan your posts, so that you can read them over the internet.
Why is it useful, why won’t I have my posts sent to my own address ?
Fair enough, the question makes all the sense and that’s what I asked myself when I first came across this service. But then I thought of various people and looked at my situation and thought that this service makes perfect sense, lemme give you few examples where this service can be really useful!
1. Back Packers : Concept of Backpacking is not popular in India however, in western countries it’s pretty common and this service is a boon for all the backpackers.
2. Businessman : Small business owners, who need to travel to various locations can make use of this service, as they won’t have to wait to get back to the offices and check their posts.
3. Environment friendly : Well, if at all you care about environment then this can be good way of contributing to the environment. Earth Class Mail gets thousands of letters and all those paper, they can use to recycle and thus you can say that you are Green!
Well, the service certainly takes care of certain kind of people, however the service is such useful enough that it will be great if they expand in various other countries. I would be their potential customer for sure, if at all they decide to come in India.
There is another service called Shiny Letters which is doing just the opposite of what Earth Class Mail is doing. Find out more about Shiny Letters over here.
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Receiving your mail at earth class is good for the environment. The idea is that normally mail will be thrown into the bin, but with services like Earth Class and http://www.privatebox.co.nz mail is recycled in bulk.
I have been looking at an international alternative, http://www.privatebox.co.nz seem to be doing a very good job.
Earth Class Mail is a terrible service and I was extremly dissatified with it. It is NOT eco friendly either. Shipping my mail back and forth across the country doesn’t do anything for the environment. Cancelled!
I like the servive http://www.tylergram.com where you can send letter to loved ones and friends. It’s a little more expensive but my wife really likes it. oh its $3.99
I did some research on this topic as I require a mail forwarding service and came across a lot of complaints about ECM so decided to look elsewhere. I finally settled on Mail4ward as they offer the best services and the cheapest prices of all the companies. Been with them 5months now and still doing good. http://www.mail4ward.com.au. Tho they are based in Oz