{"id":8285,"date":"2026-01-12T11:44:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bidc\/?page_id=8285"},"modified":"2026-01-25T17:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T22:34:13","slug":"receiving-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bidc\/policies\/receiving-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Receiving Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Receiving policy<\/h1>\n
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All members and teams can ship items to the center so long as they comply with the following rules.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Definitions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Members:<\/strong>\u00a0Purdue students with an active project \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Teams:<\/strong>\u00a0Either Purdue student groups and\/or clubs that have an active project or are assigned a space in our Assembly BIDCB003.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Central Lost and Found:<\/strong> A sub section of Purdue Surplus<\/a> that manages lost and found items for Purdue. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Lost and Found: <\/strong>A location in the center where we store unclaimed items for a week. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Controlled Door:<\/strong> A door that only opens with the ID of an authorized individual.  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Disclaimer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • You can send packages to the Center is at your own risk. No compensation will be provided for lost, damaged or stolen items. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Abandoned packages may be sent to the lost and found. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Our exterior doors are locked to the public outside of opening hours and cannot be made open for your packages. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Rules<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • No personal shipments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Pick up your packages in <= 24 working hours from the moment they were received. This only applies during the Fall and Spring semester. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Do not leave empty boxes, pallets and\/or packaging material in the center. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Teardown packaging upon receiving. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Small packaging can be disposed of in the trash. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Larger packaging that doesn\u2019t fit in the trash needs to be disposed of in the dumpsters in the center\u2019s loading dock. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Do not store items on the member packages rack, it is only for received shipments. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • If your package requires rigging, please contact a staff member via Discord >= 2 business days prior. Clearly indicate the weight of the package. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Recommendations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Address packages to:\n
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          • Purdue email <\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Team name <\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Project name <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Only ship items that you will take elsewhere or have the designated space to store in the center. Improperly stored items will be moved to lost and found. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Deliveries anticipated during our closing hours or oversized packages should be picked up immediately as they are likely to be left outside of the center by the shipping company. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":0,"parent":8263,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8285","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bidc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bidc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bidc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bidc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bidc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8285"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bidc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8916,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bidc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8285\/revisions\/8916"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bidc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bidc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}