How the Escapees Mail Forwarding Service Works
The Escapees Mail Forwarding Service enables you to receive your mail, no matter where in North America you travel. When you subscribe, you’ll get a unique mailing address in Texas. You then give that address to anyone who sends you mail or packages by US Postal Service, UPS or FedEx. (We also offer addresses in South Dakota and Florida for legal domicile purposes.)
Escapees receives and holds your mail (including packages, certified, and registered mail) for you. When you’re ready to have your mail forwarded, just call, email, or send us instructions online with where you want us to send it. We’ll mail it out to you the next business day. If you’ll be in one place for a while, you can even ask us to forward your mail on a regular schedule.
Personal service
Want to know what mail you’ve received? Need help with your account? Just call our toll-free number during business hours, and our in-house staff will assist you. If you want, they can even open a particular item and read it to you over the phone.
Mail scanning
With our optional Mail Scanning service, we will scan each envelope as it arrives, and notify you by email when you receive new mail. You can then view the scanned envelopes online and specify whether you want each item forwarded or destroyed. We can even scan the contents for you if you request.
Mail forwarding
Anytime you want your mail forwarded, just give us the address online, by email, or by phone. We’ll send your mail the next business day by the most economical method, email you the tracking number if there is one, and deduct the cost from your postage deposit account. You can also instruct us to ship your mail on a specific day, or to use Priority Mail, UPS, or FedEx if you prefer. The choice is yours.
For even more convenience when you’re in one place for a period of time, you may choose to set up a regular mail-forwarding schedule on a daily, weekly, bi-weekly, or other basis.
Postage deposit account
When you sign up for the Escapees Mail Forwarding Service, we’ll establish a postage account for you with an initial balance of $50.00. We’ll use money from this account to pay the actual cost of forwarding your mail. You can add funds to your postage account at any time, either online with a credit card or with a phone call to our staff. We will also email you a reminder when the balance in your postage account drops below $25.00.
Mail sorting options
Escapees Mail Forwarding Service offers three categories of mail sorting and forwarding, each at different annual rates:
- Category A (All Mail Types): We forward all classes of mail with your personal mailbox number in the address.
- Category B (Selected Mail Types Only): We forward all mail of the types you specify–first-class only, mail from nonprofits, newsletters, advertisements, catalogs, magazines, newspapers, and/or travel guides & directories–and discard the rest.
- Category C (Custom Mail Sorting): We forward only the types of mail that you specify, in addition to first class mail, as with Category B, but you can also request special sorting; for example, specific magazine titles but not others, or catalogs from certain companies but not others.
Most members start with Category A service. Once you begin receiving “junk mail”–usually about six months after you change your address with the Postal Service–using a higher mail sorting category can help to reduce your postage costs by forwarding only the mail that you really want to receive.
Florida & South Dakota Mail Service
Mail forwarding service customers who wish to utilize an address in Florida or South Dakota will also be assigned an address with our Texas mail service. We ask that our FL and SD customers use their FL or SD address (respectively) only for state and domicile-specific mail, such as driver license, vehicle registrations, voter registrations, etc. All other mail should be sent to the Texas mailing address. Each piece of mail sent to FL or SD will incur an additional fee. Packages received at these locations will be returned to sender
Online account management
Our online dashboard enables you to easily manage your mail service account at any time. From your dashboard, you can set one-time forwarding instructions, send address changes, and adjust your forwarding schedule. You can also easily view your postage balance and add more funds as needed. Of course, our staff can also help you with any of these tasks by phone.
Escapees Mobile App
The Escapees Mobile App will make your membership benefits more accessible and easier to use during your travels. Now you’ll be able to pull up your membership card, request your mail, and view your mail scans on the go.
- Update your account information
- Manage membership settings
- Update your mailing instructions
- View and manage your mail scans
- Review mailing/postage history
- View your digital membership card
- Contact Member Services
- And more!
Cancellation
You can cancel your Escapees Mail Forwarding Service at any time. However, the annual service fee is not refundable. To discontinue the service, simply call us and provide your permanent forwarding address.
U.S. Postal Service regulations require us to continue forwarding your first-class mail for six months after you cancel the service. This post-cancellation forwarding service is included with your enrollment fee. If your postage deposit account balance becomes negative during this time, we will ask you to add funds to it. At the end of the six-month post-cancellation period, we will refund any remaining balance in your postage deposit account to you.
Summary of mail service features by category
| Each category is available in your choice of Texas, Florida or South Dakota. |
Category AAll Mail Types $110 Annually
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Category BSelected Mail Types $130 Annually
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Category CCustom Mail Sorting $150 Annually
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| Personal Mail Box | |||
| Personal Service | |||
| Address for Domicile | |||
| Mail Review by Phone | |||
| Forwarding on Request | |||
| Forwarding on Custom Schedule | |||
| Receive and Forward UPS & FedEx* | |||
| Receive & Forward Packages* | |||
| Online Account Management | |||
| Escapees Mobile App | |||
| Scanning Available | |||
| Forward Only Specific Mail Types | |||
| Fully Customized Sorting & Forwarding |
* At no time can Escapees Mail-Forwarding Service staff receive packages containing items that are perishable, require refrigeration, alcohol, ammunition, firearms, Tobacco or hazardous.
