Yeah, that is ridiculous.@guysmom wrote:
Plus there is only a 2 day time frame, today and tomorrow!
They just moved them. Mine were today thru Friday. They moved them to next week, and i see that some of them are the following week.@MissChele wrote:
Mine have a six day window.
That only really applies if I'm not mailing it locally and the package isn't very heavy. The only time I've mailed something not within the NY metro area was when I had to return a plumbing item for another shop. But I can see where that would be an issue for some people.@sestrahelena wrote:
If you scavenge - rather than buy - boxes, you have more leeway on the actual postage, which is handy in case your weight is a bit over 2lb.
Hadn't thought of flipping the box, that is a good idea and avoids having to peel stuff off. Unfortunately I don't have anything big enough from them for this shipment. However, I just found as 12x6x6 box that I had sent myself for an earlier shop and that will fit my stuff this time.@ckushner wrote:
I use Amazon boxes that I cut the slide and flip it inside out. I've been receiving a lot of padded bubble mailers from Amazon as well. Those flip inside out as well. I tape a piece of paper to the outside with the address and am good to go! If I'm shipping from a city outside of my own, I just send the package pack to my home address, remove any mailing stickers, tape a new address on the top, and send it again! The rice gets some miles on it! Of course, this is if I don't have anything real to send!
I wonder if the different zip code requirement is because if you ship to the same zip, they don't need to ask the hazardous materials question since it never leaves the post office.@sestrahelena wrote:
For Regular Box you can ship in the same zone but
It has to go to a different zip code that the location you're sending from. And there are lots of zips in NYC!
@ckushner wrote:
I use Amazon boxes that I cut the slide and flip it inside out. I've been receiving a lot of padded bubble mailers from Amazon as well. Those flip inside out as well. I tape a piece of paper to the outside with the address and am good to go! If I'm shipping from a city outside of my own, I just send the package pack to my home address, remove any mailing stickers, tape a new address on the top, and send it again! The rice gets some miles on it! Of course, this is if I don't have anything real to send!