Getting Mail When You Have No Address

 Portland, OR

Not a selfie!

General Delivery

No, this isn't a well decorated General in the Army, it's what you do when you don't have an address and need mail!  

We have friends that, during Covid when places were struggling, bought gift cards from a few Tiki Bars to keep them going during hard times.  Some of the bars offered a discount.  They bought cards for Frankies Tiki in Vegas and Hale Pele here in Portland and I think a few others.  Both Frankies and Hale Pele made it through.  We all had the chance to use the gift cards from Frankies while we were in Vegas together before we left for our trip.  They haven't had a chance to use the Hale Pele card they bought so they sent it to us via General Delivery.  

Anyone can use this service.  We had the letter addressed to;

Jon Sieker

General Delivery

And then the address of the closest Post Office.

We waited a few days and then went to the Post Office to see if it was there and it was!  

The line was long and there was one person working.  We felt bad for her.  When it was our turn it took her 5 minutes to find the letter, or she took a break while she was in the back.

Our Hale Pele gift card came in this envelope.  We will use it before we leave at the end of March.

That's it for today's "How To" post.  If you missed, A Very Hipster Meal, check it out.  We had a great meal in Portland.