Small business looking for Alternative to Australia Post for international shipping. Does one exist? [more inside]
posted by LongDrive on Sep 28, 2009 - 4 answers

Help me track this package from Iran! I have a tracking number but no idea who the carrier is. [more inside]
posted by estherbester on Apr 16, 2009 - 9 answers

Package shipped from France, really should have been sent by Chronopost, instead was shipped surface mail. How long will it take to arrive in the U.S.? [more inside]
posted by gimonca on Aug 12, 2008 - 3 answers

What happens when I tell catalogue people I am dead? [more inside]
posted by Shepherd on Jun 13, 2008 - 13 answers

I need to mail a passport and possibly other important, hard-to-replace legal documents from one Canadian address to another. Deadline is within the coming week. What is the most secure way to do this? If you have personal experience with this, please describe how long it took, cost, risks, etc. [more inside]
posted by catburger on Apr 10, 2008 - 12 answers

What is the cheapest way to mail a single pencil to someone? I'm talking US domestic to US domestic address. An ideal solution wouldn't require a trip to the post office (although the first one I send probably would be through a desk clerk to make sure it's ok). I want something I could stick in my mail box as the need arises. Looking for suggestions for packaging material as well as postage. [more inside]
posted by inthe80s on Feb 12, 2008 - 22 answers

Can I send homemade sealed raspberry jam from Canada to Japan and New Zealand? [more inside]
posted by remi on Dec 20, 2007 - 7 answers

I sent a package to Beijing today. I addressed it in English, and I assume that somewhere along the line the address gets translated into Chinese script so that the delivery person on the ground knows where to take it. Does anyone know how this process works?
posted by Cobbler on Jun 20, 2007 - 10 answers

How can I, a college student, get more mail? [more inside]
posted by divabat on Apr 24, 2007 - 41 answers

How long should I expect postcards and small packages sent from Bangkok to New York and Los Angeles to spend in transit?
posted by chickletworks on Dec 18, 2006 - 5 answers

What's the cheapest (but safe) way to ship several heavy boxes from the UK to Canada? [more inside]
posted by Marquis on Nov 21, 2006 - 7 answers

I want to mail three boxes of from Philadelphia to Spain. What's the cheapest option? [more inside]
posted by BigBrownBear on Sep 1, 2006 - 7 answers

Why would Canada Post want to ship a package (from Amazon.ca) bound for Montreal and originating in Mississauga, Ontario (about 350 miles from Montreal) via Richmond, British Columbia (about 3000 miles from Montreal)? [more inside]
posted by Ricky_gr10 on May 31, 2006 - 16 answers

Someone is forwarding his mail (and his organization's mail) to me. [more inside]
posted by oaf on Nov 21, 2005 - 12 answers

A good friend of mine uses the application BULK MAILER+ to maintain an address list for an academic organization. He uses various flags in the notes field to sort addresses by membership year, indicate specific officers of the organization, whether or not they organize sessions at each year's annual meeting, etc. However, now he's on OSX and we're wondering if the only option is to run the app in Classic (Satori Software seems to have no intention of creating an OSX version) - or is there something else he should be using?
posted by luriete on Aug 16, 2005 - 5 answers

Is there a site that tells you how much it costs to mail (US Postal Service) various items? [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Jul 31, 2005 - 14 answers

Is there any online postage-printing site that doesn't require a monthly fee? I mail books periodically and I'm at least 15 miles from the post office. [more inside]
posted by craniac on Apr 18, 2005 - 9 answers

We have a paper form that says it needs to be returned "by return". What does this mean? [more inside]
posted by chrismear on Oct 21, 2004 - 4 answers

The Post Office has screwed up my mail forwarding, and every person with whom I speak gives me a different story. How do I reach a competent person who will take ownership of the problem? (Chicago, IL)
posted by trharlan on Sep 28, 2004 - 3 answers

Does anyone know of a USA-based alternative to this website
posted by ascullion on Jun 1, 2004 - 2 answers

In the U.S., is Priority Mail really faster than First Class?
posted by Nikolai on Feb 17, 2004 - 10 answers

What is a good, guaranteed way to send and receive money if you don't have a bank account? [more]
posted by IshmaelGraves on Jan 17, 2004 - 19 answers