Buying a binder?

[Martin]

Now that I'm trying to present as male, I really want to buy myself a binder. I've got a fairly big chest (*sigh*) so DIY methods don't do much for me. I can pass if I'm well-layered, but especially with the weather getting warmer I'd really rather not have to cook myself.
My main problem is that I live at home and I'm not out to my parents, so I don't really know how to go about the actual purchase. I have a bank account so I think I could set up a PayPal, but I don't know how I'd get it delivered. My mom would probably find the package when it got delivered, and I don't know how I'd explain a package from underworks. (And I'd really rather not lie to her.)
Does anyone have any advice on how I could get it delivered without my mom noticing?

[Ryan]

I assume you're in the states, but here in the UK we can request that parcels are left at our local post depot thingy to be picked up.

[Martin]

Yeah, I am in the US, but maybe we have that too? Hmmm, good idea, thanks.

[zombiesarepeaceful]

Underworks things come Priority Mail from "Simple Solutions", not "Underworks"

[Martin]

Underworks things come Priority Mail from "Simple Solutions", not "Underworks"

Oh, that's neat. So it's not blatantly obvious what it is? 

[Jamie-o]

I used to rent a post office box in town for the stuff I didn't want anyone snooping through.  Of course, that's assuming you can get to your local post office.  Otherwise, do you have a friend you can send it to?  Or, if you have a job, send it there?  (A lot of guys do this to keep their wives from finding out how much they really spend on their hobbies.  )

[zombiesarepeaceful]

Yep. My binder came in a flat envelope from Simple Solutions and didn't look like anything special. Little did they know, it was damn special to me

[Martin]

Wellll... I asked at my post office if they could hold a parcel there or something, but no luck with that. I'm not sure whether to just order it or not, I'm still worried because my mom will most likely ask questions about any package I get, but I really want to get a binder...
I did think about getting it sent to a friend, but I'm not out to any of my friends yet, and while I plan to be in the (hopefully pretty near) future, I don't really want to wait.  Gah. Dilemmas... 

[Adio]

If you could have it sent to a friends house (that's what I did my first time ordering a binder), then that's an option.

Another is just have it sent to your house.  If she asks (and you aren't ready to tell her the truth), tell her it's a workout shirt that you bought online.  A lot of people try to get fit during the summer or buy special clothes to workout in.

The only other idea I had is if you didn't have to open it in front of her (or she didn't take the liberty of opening it herself), get a new t-shirt, hide the binder, and say that the t-shirt was what came in the mail instead.

[Martin]

Thanks for the suggestions and help everyone. In the end, I didn't really have any better immediate options than sending to my house, and I really didn't want to wait, so I just ordered it. I guess I'll just deal with it when it arrives, and hope my mom doesn't ask too many questions. I am on break this week though, so if I'm lucky, it'll arrive soon and I'll be around to intercept it. And, if it doesn't work... Well, I guess I'll be out.  Whatever. I just really want this binder.

[zombiesarepeaceful]

Well they ship from FL, I'm in OH, and it came in 3 days. Pretty sweet. That was with normal shipping too.

[Teknoir]

I'm late to the thread, but I've just had some arrive from underworks to my parents house (I'm between shipping addresses right now... eugh).

They come in a standard express shipping envelope meant for documents. It's unmarked and kinda floppy. It's not marked with "underworks" in any way. The invoice is not visible, unless opened.

It's all very discrete - you could pass it off as a normal t-shirt (or other item of clothing) being delivered easily.

[Doveglion]

I haven't had the money to get my own binder yet. (I've been borrowing a friend's/figuring ways to bind without one) But usually if my friends have something they need to be discreetly sent to them they just have the person send it to me. My parents for the most part don't snoop which I appreciate so I can just give them their package next time I see them. It works pretty well and almost makes it appear like I get mail other then just junk. So sending to a friend to have them bring it to you later is definitely an option.

I know this is sort of late, but I thought it might help if you ever need anything else shipped that you don't want the parental units to know about. If your mom does make a fuss which I don't think she will just remind her that it's your mail and technically snooping through it is illegal. That's how I finally got my parents to leave my mail alone I don't know how old you are, but I think that law applies to minors as well.

[Martin]

Thanks again for everyone's suggestions. I did just get it shipped to my house in the end- according to the FedEx shipping tracker it will arrive sometime today, so I'll probably spend the whole day hovering by the door watching for the truck. 
I figure if I can grab it right away I can just claim it's a package from a friend of mine who's always sending me random stuff anyway. Otherwise I'll just tell them not to snoop. 
Now to resume hawking over the road from my window...