Dutch_12078 Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 I just read on another forum that MyDakotaAddress is closing down with the last mail going out July 31, 2018. The post includes a quoted email from Terri Lund confirming the shut down. http://www.rvforum.net/SMF_forum/index.php/topic,115731.msg1046457.html#msg1046457 Quote Dutch 2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A F-53 Chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS 2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/brake system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 That can be a problem with small businesses that have no plan in place for the owner not being able to continue. I hope this does not mean Terri is terminally ill. Linda Sand Quote Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark and Dale Bruss Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 When Ron at My Home Address got really sick, he smartly set in play the transition of the company to his son-in-law. It truly the risk of these small businesses when the person gets sick or dies. I remember a mail forwarder in the east that had the operator fail and there was mail locked up for over a month. Quote Please click for Emails instead of PM Mark & DaleJoey - 2016 Bounder 33C Tige - 2006 40' Travel SupremeSparky III - 2021 Mustang Mach-e, off the the Road since 2019 Useful HDT Truck, Trailer, and Full-timing Info atwww.dmbruss.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch_12078 Posted July 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 3 hours ago, sandsys said: That can be a problem with small businesses that have no plan in place for the owner not being able to continue. I hope this does not mean Terri is terminally ill. Linda Sand I wish Terri well also, but she isn't the owner. Jon Knuths is listed as the owner and operator of the business, Terri is the manager. I don't know if they have any other employees. It's odd that there's nothing on the website about the shutdown, but I did find a mention on the Your Best Address site: http://yourbestaddress.com/sd-residency/my-dakota-address-going-out-of-business/ Quote Dutch 2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A F-53 Chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS 2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/brake system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) With any small, one owner business there is a clear possibility that it will end at some point unless the owner has family that wants to take over that business or they choose to sell. That happens with many small businesses when the principal owner wishes to retire or has health issues. Quote CONTACT US:Dakota International Services, LLC. 110 E. Center Street PO Box 137 Madison, SD 57042 Toll Free: 1-866-202-2163 Phone: 605-427-5863 Fax: 605-427-9626 Email: info@mydakotaaddress.com Edited July 25, 2018 by Kirk Wood Quote Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyboots Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 Thank you Dutch, so much for bringing this to our attention. I've been away from the online world while in Canada and just pulled into an RV park with good wifi and was catching up on email and websites. I won't be back in the states until after the 31st but should be able to get things done tomorrow on-line and or phone if necessary. Very glad to have heard about this now and not after I got back. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch_12078 Posted July 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 You're welcome! I haven't seen any explanation as to the cause of the shut down yet, but it must have been something that happened with little notice. Quote Dutch 2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A F-53 Chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS 2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/brake system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Dutch_12078 said: but it must have been something that happened with little notice. Life happens. Thankfully they gave notice. We have been with Dakota Post / Alternative Resources for 5 years now. It's been a great company to work with. We do 99% of our "Talks" online and have never had an issue. I'm more than willing to recommend them. Quote Jim's Adventures Old Spacecraft.... Who knows whats next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynosback Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 WOW! I just spoke to aTeri a couple of weeks ago and she did not say anything about it. I guess I will be calling her tomorrow. Thanks for the heads up. Quote 2015 Ram 3500 RC DRW CTD AISIN 410 rear 2016 Mobile Suites 38RSB3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWharton Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 I am surprised we are just hearing of this. They must have sent out emails to all their customers to notify them so another service could be found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dartmouth01 Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 This sucks. I always wondered what I would do if Terri got sick, if she had a backup plan. Not quite the scenario, but this is the worst case I suppose. I have had a mailbox here for several years, and have not heard of this from Terri. I have a feeling she will NOT be informing her clients directly, and folding up as quietly as possible. I will also be calling her first thing in the morning! If any of you know of any thread/fb groups/etc where people are actively chatting about this and perhaps have more information to share, please do let us know where these are, as I'm sure all of us who are in this boat would much appreciate it! Also, any ideas on who may be the largest/well funded/least "mom n pop" mail forwarder in SD? If I'm making the switch ,last thing I want to do is have to do this again anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWharton Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 You could always go to the Escapees Service, they support SD now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dartmouth01 Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, SWharton said: You could always go to the Escapees Service, they support SD now. Oh nice, thanks for the heads up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 5 hours ago, rynosback said: I guess I will be calling her tomorrow. 3 hours ago, dartmouth01 said: I will also be calling her first thing in the morning! It would probably be helpful if one of you would share what you learn with the forums. I would also suggest you consider the Escapee's SD mail service. Quote Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaH Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 10 hours ago, Alie&Jim's Carrilite said: Thankfully they gave notice. From everything I'm reading here, it appears they have NOT given notice...too many customers who are just finding out about their closing from discussion forums like this one. 5 hours ago, dartmouth01 said: I have a feeling she will NOT be informing her clients directly, and folding up as quietly as possible. That was my feeling after reading all of these responses. Quote LindaH 2014 Winnebago Aspect 27K 2011 Kia Soul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docj Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 (edited) I spoke with Terri yesterday. She said that there was still a chance that the business might be sold and she said that she would know that today (Thursday). I decided that I wasn't going to play around and worry about whether or not they would stay in business, so I opened an account yesterday with YourBestAddress in Sioux Falls. Tanyel (605-334-5313) is the person to talk to there and she was very helpful and efficient. They offer roughly the same services as Terri was providing at similar prices. FWIW I know for fact that MyDakotaAddress was not a sole proprietor business (at least not initially). Terri was an employee but I don't think she was an (original) owner. At the 2011 Escapade in Gillette I happened to meet a guy who identified himself as "one of the owners". He was a faculty member at an SD university, although I don't remember his name. That always gave me "confidence" that the business had some staying power. So much for my sense of confidence! I'm not sure what happened to the business but closing your doors in less than a week without any form of formal notification to customers is a dreadful way to do business. FWIW USPS requires mail forwarding services to provide forwarding of additional pieces of mail for, I believe, 6 months (at your expense) after a termination. However, if the business is no longer functioning I'm not sure what can be done about this. From USPS's perspective, this is in lieu of the fact that it doesn't provide "change of address" service to people using PMB's. One reason for going with YourBestAddress is that the Sioux Falls address allows me to retain the East Coast DNS feed from DirecTV. We aren't grandfathered into both feeds and didn't want to end up with the West Coast one which, I think, is what would happen if we chose a mail service in the western portion of the state which is on Mountain Time. Edited July 26, 2018 by docj Quote Sandie & Joel 2000 40' Beaver Patriot Thunder Princeton--425 HP/1550 ft-lbs CAT C-12 2014 Honda CR-V AWD EX-L with ReadyBrute tow bar/brake systemWiFiRanger Ambassador Follow our adventures on Facebook at Weiss Travels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynosback Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 4 hours ago, Kirk Wood said: It would probably be helpful if one of you would share what you learn with the forums. I would also suggest you consider the Escapee's SD mail service. I was looking at them also. I have a message out to Teri, I’m sure that she is SWAMPED in calls. I really just wanted to make sure that they were in fact closing. Based on all of the fake news these days. As I did not get an email from them stating that they were closing. I would even think that Teri would take over/buy the business as she is very well known in what she does. I will update any information I find out. Quote 2015 Ram 3500 RC DRW CTD AISIN 410 rear 2016 Mobile Suites 38RSB3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schavone Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 Check out Dakota Post in Sioux Falls. They're waiving the setup/startup fees for anyone coming to them from MyDakotaAddress. Jim Schavone Dakota Post PMB 2205 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantDrive55 Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 (edited) 20 hours ago, Dutch_12078 said: I wish Terri well also, but she isn't the owner. Jon Knuths is listed as the owner and operator of the business, Terri is the manager. I don't know if they have any other employees. It's odd that there's nothing on the website about the shutdown, but I did find a mention on the Your Best Address site: http://yourbestaddress.com/sd-residency/my-dakota-address-going-out-of-business/ Jon and Terri recommend clients move to http://yourbestaddress.com for uninterrupted South Dakota service. YBA is FMCA's preferred mail forwarder. They will drop the sign-up fee and keep your same box # if possible. MBA's home page should reflect this shortly. Tanyel (605-334-5313) is the one to talk to at YBA. Prayers go out to Jon (and to the clients who are finding out on such short notice!) Edited July 26, 2018 by CantDrive55 additional information came to light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynosback Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 3 hours ago, LindaH said: From everything I'm reading here, it appears they have NOT given notice...too many customers who are just finding out about their closing from discussion forums like this one. That was my feeling after reading all of these responses. Interesting as I had mail forwarded less then a month ago and she said nothing to me about this.. Quote 2015 Ram 3500 RC DRW CTD AISIN 410 rear 2016 Mobile Suites 38RSB3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Schneider Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 (edited) Moving to another mail forwarding service isn't automatic, the Post Office won't let you submit a Change of Address away from a forwarding company. The Post Office won't pick out your mail from the high volume of mail going to the forwarding business, in effect they'd be doing the forwarder's job. Under normal circumstances, the forwarder is supposed to have a grace period where they continue to forward your mail while you notify all of your correspondents of your new address. I don't know if this applies if the entire operation is going out of business. If you're lucky, MyDakotaAddress will arrange for another forwarding service take over their entire business so they can have ALL their incoming mail forwarded to the new company. If they don't, when they close their doors all of their incoming mail will be marked as undeliverable and returned to sender. It will be up to you to contact all of your correspondents, update your address with them and request re-issuance of any returned mail. Then rinse and repeat if the new Mom and Pop forwarding company has a similar situation arise in the future. It's much less likely that a major mail forwarder like Escapees or FMCA will have these issues. Edited July 26, 2018 by Lou Schneider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynosback Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 5 hours ago, Kirk Wood said: It would probably be helpful if one of you would share what you learn with the forums. I would also suggest you consider the Escapee's SD mail service. Kirk, some questions about the differences. Escapees Are the tax, registration and insurance prices different from Madison county (Teri Lunds) to Escapees Pennington county? When calling Escapees, they said that I will be using there Livingston, TX address for evrerything else. Like retirement accounts, banking, credit cards as it is not known as a “mailing service” for the Patriot Act, is this true? Interesting how it sounds like they use a mailing forwarding service in SD for vehicle, voting and licience but the Livingston, TX address is the true mailing address for everything else. I am sure I will come up with more questions and understandings, angles on this. Quote 2015 Ram 3500 RC DRW CTD AISIN 410 rear 2016 Mobile Suites 38RSB3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynosback Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 8 minutes ago, Lou Schneider said: Moving to another mail forwarding service isn't automatic, the Post Office won't let you submit a Change of Address away from a forwarding service. The Post Office wont pick out your mail from the high volume of mail going to the forwarding business, in effect they'd be doing the forwarder's job. If you're lucky, MyDakotaAddress will arrange for another forwarding service to take over their entire business so they can have ALL their incoming mail forwarded to the new company. If they don't, when they close their doors all of their incoming mail will be marked as undeliverable and returned to sender. It will be up to you to contact all of your correspondents, update your address with them and request re-issuance of any returned mail. Then rinse and repeat if the new Mom and Pop forwarding company has a similar situation arise in the future. It's much less likely that a major mail forwarder like Escapees or FMCA will have these issues. I would agree. That is why I am looking at different angles with mailing services. I did it 4-5 years ago. Quote 2015 Ram 3500 RC DRW CTD AISIN 410 rear 2016 Mobile Suites 38RSB3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dartmouth01 Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 Update from a call with Terri today at around 11AM PST: 1) The deal to possibly sell the business is not going forward, so 7/31 is the last day 2) You should have any mail forwarded ASAP. 3) No mail will be forwarded after 7/31 4) She recommends Dakota Post 5) She does not know of a way to do address changes online for licensing and registrations. She said the next mail forwarder should be able to handle. My concern with not handling sooner is that if any traffic tickets may be sent via mail, that we won't get them. 6) Apparently Your Best Address is advertising themselves as recommended even though Terri hasn't given her blessing. Sounds a bit predatory to me, but if they're a good service, whatever I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWharton Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 Isn't there some legal USPS requirement that mail must be accepted(or whatever) for 6 months. They need to ease out to give everyone time to move to another service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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