Three errands, one day

Everything you need for the USPS address check, the PODS letter, and the Amazon returns. Verified 10 Jul 2026.

Base A Crowne Plaza, Playhouse Square (downtown) Base B Centric apartment, University Circle

DO IT IN THIS ORDER (two stops, either base)

UPS Store — print the PODS letter (2 copies) and drop the Amazon returns. One stop.
Post Office — re-file the address change (if you decide to) and mail the PODS letter by certified mail. One stop.

Start the Amazon returns on your phone first (Task 3) so you leave the house with the QR code ready.

USPS address change — identity check

The San Jose → Cleveland mail forward (your dissolved-company safety net)

Barcode expired

Heads up before you go: the in-person barcode USPS emailed you expired on 8 July (two days ago). Walking it into a Post Office will no longer work. The email itself said: "you will need to submit a new COA." So this task is now a small decision, not a barcode scan.

Your call: redo it, or let it lapse

Redo it (recommended if you want the safety net): file a fresh change-of-address in person at any Post Office. Doing it at the counter skips the online ID check that bounced you last time. Costs about $1.25.

Let it lapse: low risk. This forward only catches stray mail to the old San Jose address for the dissolved company (Clea), which is wound down and already has an IRS closure letter. If anything important could still go there, redo it; otherwise skip.

If you redo it, bring

Photo ID (Stanford ID, your EAD card, or a state ID all work. A UK passport does not count on the "U.S. Passport" line).
One document showing the OLD San Jose address (the 877 S Winchester / Lynhaven lease, or old San Jose insurance / vehicle registration). None of your photo IDs show that address, so you need this second doc.

Say to the clerk "I'd like to file a change-of-address in person, please. My old address is in San Jose, California."

Old address: 877 S Winchester Blvd, Unit 332, San Jose, CA 95128 → new: 1999 Circle Dr, Apt 217, Cleveland, OH 44106. Post Office locations are in the table below (same trip as Task 2).

PODS letter — print and mail certified

Your formal written claim on the lost container, order #600687425

Do this weekend

This is the one strong lever you have not used yet. Mailing it certified before any 14 July miss makes your written claim un-arguable. Two steps.

Step 1 — print it (UPS Store)

The letter PDF is in Google Drive: search "PODS-certified". Open it on your phone or email it to yourself first.

Say at the counter "Could you print this PDF for me, 2 copies please?" (black and white is fine)

Then sign both copies. Two signature lines at the bottom: one for you, one for Haseeb. If Haseeb is not with you, your signature alone is enough. Keep one copy, mail the other.

Step 2 — mail it certified (Post Office)

Say to the clerk "I'd like to send this letter by Certified Mail with a Return Receipt, please."

Mail it to:

PODS Enterprises, LLC
5585 Rio Vista Drive
Clearwater, FL 33760

Cost: about $10. You get back: a receipt with a tracking number now, and a green card in the mail later that PODS signs when they receive it. That green card is your proof.

Text me the tracking number and I will log it to the case file.

Amazon returns — padlocks + two dispensers

Start on your phone, then drop at the UPS Store on the same trip

In return window

What we are returning

Master Lock padlocks (3-pack, keyed-alike, long shackle) — the ones bought for the POD. Order #113-9287647-0644213, delivered 21 Jun. Return window closes around 20 Jul, so do it now.
Two soap dispensers — you have a few dispenser orders (a UUJOLY foaming 2-pack, a GMISUN glass 2-pack; a Diahom one was already cancelled). Your Orders page shows exactly which are returnable. Point me at the two you mean when we open the account.

How the return works

We log into Amazon.com together (I open a browser, you sign in), go to Your Orders, and hit "Return or replace items" on each one.
Amazon shows free drop-off options and gives a QR code. At a UPS Store you need no box and no label — they scan the code and pack it.
Refund lands back on your card a few days after drop-off (or immediately at some UPS Store drop-offs).

Best drop-off: The UPS Store (takes any size, no packaging). Amazon Lockers work too but only for items that fit a locker. Locations below.

Where to go — Base A: Crowne Plaza (Playhouse Square, downtown)
For	Place	Address	Hours
Print + Amazon drop	The UPS Store	7 St Clair Ave NE, 44114 · 216-303-9360	Mon–Fri 8–7, Sat 10–2
Post Office (Tasks 1 + 2)	USPS — Orange Ave Station (best hours)	2400 Orange Ave, 44101	Mon–Fri 7–8, Sat 8–4
Post Office (closer)	USPS — Superior Ave	410 Superior Ave, 44114	Mon–Fri 9–4
Amazon locker (small items)	Amazon Hub Locker	2020 Euclid Ave, 44115 (2 min walk)	Mon–Fri 9–7, Sat 11–5

Where to go — Base B: Centric (University Circle)
For	Place	Address	Hours
Print + Amazon drop	The UPS Store	11459 Mayfield Rd, 44106 · 216-421-7200	Mon–Fri 8:30–7, Sat 10–5, Sun 10–3
Post Office (Tasks 1 + 2, closest)	USPS — University Circle	11111 Euclid Ave, 44106	Mon–Thu 8–4, Fri 9–4
Post Office (Saturday option)	USPS — E 101st St	1950 E 101st St, 44106	Mon–Fri 8–5, Sat 9–12
Amazon locker (small items)	Amazon Locker — CWRU campus	2315 Murray Hill Rd, 44106	Daily

Shortcut: the Mayfield Rd UPS Store may also do USPS Certified Mail. If so, ask "Do you do USPS Certified Mail with Return Receipt?" and you can print + mail Task 2 in one place. The address change (Task 1) still has to be at a Post Office.