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Messenger Service

Last updated August 13, 2009 2:45:10 PM PDT
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UCSD Mail Services offers a messenger service to pick up and deliver official UCSD correspondence to on- and off-campus locations. Read about messenger service rates and service areas.

Cost

Messenger service costs vary depending on the delivery or pickup location and are recharged to your department's index:

Location Service area Rates
Campus Includes UCSD campus, Torrey Pines Center North and South, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Thornton Hospital, La Jolla Professional Center, Veterans' (VA) Hospital $7.00
Medical Center Includes UCSD Medical Center and Hillcrest $9.50
Off campus Includes all other locations $13.00
minimum

There is an additonal charge of $2.50 per 15 minutes if:

  • The messenger is delayed at the pickup or delivery location
  • The pickup and delivery consists of 6 or more boxes

Pickup and delivery hours

  • On-campus pickups and deliveries are made weekdays throughout the day.
  • Off-campus pickups and deliveries are made once every weekday, and must be scheduled by 10 a.m. for same-day delivery. Requests received after 10 a.m. will be scheduled for the following work day.

Request service

Contact Tu Nguyen, (858) 534-2774 (phone) or (858) 534-6774 (fax), and provide the following information:

  • Pickup location
  • Name and extension of contact person
  • Location of delivery
  • Index to be recharged
  • Description of item
For more information, contact Fred Gomez, (858) 534-1167.

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