We have had that happen several times...resulting in mail coming to us. Up until now, I had been writing on the letters that come in (like the person's business license) "Return to Sender" and just giving it back to the postal person.
However, a coworker says I should just put them in the circular file...I am thinking of that option. He says we are under no obligation to keep the mail, or send it back. Mike On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 12:31 PM, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com>wrote: > Virtual offices are legal - but the services don't fit the core values of > coworking without some weird bending reality. > > Our focus is on community workspaces. People who never show up *aren't > community members*. > > If they want a service like a virtual office - there's companies that do > that. I don't think coworking should be confused with this service though. > > -Alex > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Karl Long <k...@karllong.com> wrote: > >> now that's some savvy marketing right there :) There should of course be a >> special fee for people who do such a thing. >> >> I don't think there should be legal issues if "virtual offices" are legal, >> certainly no problem in London. >> >> K >> >> -- >> @karllong >> http://experiencecurve.com >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:49 PM, Jerome Chang <jer...@blankspaces.com>wrote: >> >>> We first see if they've listed themselves at our address on Google >>> Places, then contact them, then either "return to sender" or sometimes have >>> them get a membership! >>> >>> >>> Jerome >>> ______________ >>> BLANKSPACES >>> "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" >>> >>> www.blankspaces.com >>> ph: 323.330.9505 | 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los >>> Angeles, CA 90036 >>> ph: 310.526.2255 | 1450 2nd Street (@ Broadway), Santa Monica, CA 90401 >>> >>> On Aug 4, 2011, at 11:15 AM, Derek Young wrote: >>> >>> > Hello Wise Co-Working Friends, >>> > >>> > It's been way too long since I've participated with this group. >>> Suite133 is still here and growing. We may be neglecting our coworking >>> community duties, website, and self-promotion, but we are still here. >>> > >>> > Here's my question for you. Have any of you had companies register your >>> address as their own without actually being a member? In the four years that >>> we've been around, this has happened twice. First it was a limousine >>> company. Then it was an alarm company. >>> > >>> > We first discovered it when someone dropped into our office to look for >>> one of the companies. A few web searches later and we discovered our address >>> all over the interwebs and in business license filings that were not related >>> to us. At first we got rather worked up about it. Our attorney, however, >>> told us to not worry about it as there was no actual harm being done to our >>> business. So, just the other day a few more people dropped in to see someone >>> about an alarm system. Again, our attorney (who has a desk here) tells us >>> that this is a problem for state/city government types that handle licensing >>> and not us. >>> > >>> > I'm curious. Have any of you run into this before? If so, what did you >>> do? >>> > >>> > Any input would be appreciated. >>> > >>> > Thank you, >>> > >>> > Derek Young >>> > Suite133 - Tacoma, WA >>> > >>> > -- >>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Coworking" group. >>> > To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. >>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> > For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Coworking" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > -- "Donate $1.00 to the Carol Phan "Dollars for Scholars" College Scholarship Fund and help us help a Tracy, CA student go to college. http://forcarol.wordpress.com/carol-phan-scholarship-fund/ Mike Pihlman AltamontCowork / ForCarol.com, Inc. 95 W. 11th Street, Suite 205 Tracy, CA 95376 Phone: 209-757-8862 Web: http://AltamontCowork.com <http://altamontcowork.com/> Twitter: @AltamontCowork Facebook: http://Facebook.com/AltamontCowork<http://facebook.com/AltamontCowork> Drive Safe! 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