ship boxes from home via a local shipping outlet

Instructions:

Register to receive an order confirmation number and address your boxes as follows:

Student’s name, order # Sally Wolverine, #12345 John’s Pack &Ship 727 W. Ellsworth #5 Address Ann Arbor, MI  48108

Purchase boxes locally, fill them with your belongings and pay for them to be shipped to JPS through your local shipping outlet.

Pricing:

Registration: $5

The standard fee for a dorm package is $20. Click here for a complete price guide.

Be sure the JPS order number is included on your shipment. A fee of $20 is added to boxes without an order number.

Use boxes that are rated “Heavy Weight”. Regular boxes from big box stores are poor quality and often arrive split open at the seams.

We start to receive packages on July 1st.

Deadline for receiving packages: August 12th

The order link below will be activated on June 1, 2024

You can insure the entire order when you register or email us to add it when a box is sent.  The default value for each package is $50. Read about Insurance.

Only register once even if you’re using more than one option.

You don’t need to know how many boxes you’ll be sending to register.

You don’t need your room assignment to start shipping. Just enter “unknown” when prompted and email it to JPS later.