Looking for advice for my brother. He''s getting married soon (hopefully). He plans on proposing in NY city, but the ring won''t be ready until just before they leave. The difficulty comes into play now that my brother and his fiance-to-be will be together from the moment they leave for NY, but in this time, he must find a way to pick up the ring. Any ideas? We''ve come up with two possibilities:
1) have the ring Fedexed to the hotel they''re staying at, and have the hotel manager/security officer receive it in the morning before they get there. My brother can then slip away for 5-10 mins and get the ring. Is this safe to do though? Will hotels accept any responsibility for shipped goods? Would the hotel be willing to lock it away in a safe until he claims it? Is it not wise to allow someone other than himself to sign for and accept the package?
2) have the ring shipped to a local Fedex holding station in NY. That would alleviate many of the security issues, but would cause more problems, such as how to secretly leave your soon-to-fiance in NY city to hunt down a Fedex office and pick it up. Having the ring shipped directly to the hotel and receiving it himself isn''t an option as they are not sure what time they will be arriving exactly.
Does anyone have any other ideas of how to approach this?
1) have the ring Fedexed to the hotel they''re staying at, and have the hotel manager/security officer receive it in the morning before they get there. My brother can then slip away for 5-10 mins and get the ring. Is this safe to do though? Will hotels accept any responsibility for shipped goods? Would the hotel be willing to lock it away in a safe until he claims it? Is it not wise to allow someone other than himself to sign for and accept the package?
2) have the ring shipped to a local Fedex holding station in NY. That would alleviate many of the security issues, but would cause more problems, such as how to secretly leave your soon-to-fiance in NY city to hunt down a Fedex office and pick it up. Having the ring shipped directly to the hotel and receiving it himself isn''t an option as they are not sure what time they will be arriving exactly.
Does anyone have any other ideas of how to approach this?