Around here (in the "Switzerland of the Balkans") I can send personal letters only the actual addressee can receive, but perhaps that is reserved for IRS or similar government offices. (Expected a letter from the IRS, with bad news. Went to the post office, ripped it open, found out I owed more than a million bucks. Turned out, the actual addressee had a similar name. That was a very exciting minute if you can believe that.)
around here the courier doesn't care if someone with the same last name picks up the package and signs for a family member
Around here (in the "Switzerland of the Balkans") I can send personal letters only the actual addressee can receive, but perhaps that is reserved for IRS or similar government offices. (Expected a letter from the IRS, with bad news. Went to the post office, ripped it open, found out I owed more than a million bucks. Turned out, the actual addressee had a similar name. That was a very exciting minute if you can believe that.)