Why do some people use " c/o " when mailing/receiving a package?

I see it sometimes at my job, that a person will have " c/o Company Name", and then they have their name above it. Doesn't it all get delivered to the same place regardless of putting " c/o " on there?

Why do some people use " c/o " when mailing/receiving a package?
It's just something to help the post office know it wasn't mis-addressed. Plus it lets the person who receives the mail know it's not for the company in general but specifically for that person.
Reply:c/o means "care of." It just makes the delivery a bit clearer for everyone, as the address is for the company, not the individual person. People use this a lot when mailing something to someone who is staying at a hotel.
Reply:care of
Reply:c/o stands for 'care of'. so if ur an employee of a company ABC, theyll write Ms... 'Care of' ABC company, to indicate that it is to an employee of this company.
Reply:c/o means "In care of". This is sometimes put on personal packages sent to business addresses. Other times it is material sent to someone who isn't at that address, but will be hand delivered to the correct person. For example, my grandma used to send my Christmas present to my office, so she would put Susan B c/o JA (initials of where I worked), so it would be identified as personally for me. In addition, I often send a things to my mom for my brother (who believe it or not is in jail). Since he doesn't live with her, I send it to his name c/o my mom, so she knows to deliver it to him. I hope this makes sense.
Reply:Care Of / Name of Recipient
Reply:'c/o' is similar to 'thru' in letter sending. People send a letter to the company but do not know exactly to whom to address the letter so they indicate 'c/o' e.g., when applying for a job, an applicant may write 'to: HR Dept. c/o Recruitment Officer or c/o John D. (whom the applicant knows).





When perople in your office write 'c/o company name' then they write their name above it, it could mean that you are in a building occupied by a number of companies and the letter could be mis-delivered because, although companies are unique, people names are common.
Reply:It stands for "Care of." It's just a way of letting your company know that it's probably a personal package, being delivered to you at your place of business, instead of your home.
Reply:It simply means "in care of". Example: If you were sending a package to a small child, you could use the child's name in the address, but would mark it c/o the parents name.