PayPal lets you pay for online purchases, and many online merchants support the service. When you pay for an order, PayPal asks for the shipping address where you want the merchant to send your order.

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Your PayPal primary address will be your shipping address — it's the location where items you've paid for with PayPal will be sent, unless you ...

This Ask Us column, on a topic of continuing interest, originally was published March 2. New questions and answers will return Jan. 4. Q: Mailing addresses The U.S. Postal Service delivers mail by ...