I have a bunch of postcards I'm mailing out from within the US to people in the US, UK and Switzerland. I can put domestic stamps on the cards sent from within the US to our US address, so that the recipients can just drop it in a mailbox. Does the USPS or another entity within the US sell stamps that I can put on the postcards sent from the UK and Switzerland, such that the recipients don't need to buy their own stamps?
posted by Blazecock Pileon
on May 10, 2013 -
10 answers
I want to send a postcard from France to
this restaurant in Japan where my friend is a cook. There appears to be an address on the front page of the website, but I'll be damned if I can make out what it says, much less recreate it on a postcard in a way that the French post can parse. I'm sure I could ask him myself, but I would prefer to surprise him. Can anyone help me with this?
posted by Evstar
on Mar 11, 2013 -
9 answers
I want to change the world. Or at least make it easier/faster/cheaper to send my niece and nephew, currently living
less than 500 miles from where I live, a flipping Christmas package. Who should I bother to help get this done?
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posted by SMPA
on Dec 19, 2012 -
21 answers
Looking at the Universal Postal Union
pages on the matter, addresses on envelopes are usually right-justified and appear below the stamp. Why is this the case. Also, are the UK and Ireland the only exceptions?
posted by Talkie Toaster
on Aug 1, 2012 -
7 answers
I need to mail approximately $1,000 worth of euros from WA to NY. We received it from our bank through FedEx, but FedEx refused to accept the shipment when I tried to send it and said that the bank must have had third party insurance. What is the best way to get the money to the opposite coast within the next couple of weeks?
posted by halogen
on Jun 28, 2012 -
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What is the best way to get two snowboards (and associated gear) from Seattle, Washington to Aspen, Colorado if we don't know where we will be staying while there? Flying with the snowboards would be hugely inconvenient, since travel plans include two continents and several cities with extended stopovers before we eventually meet up in Aspen for NYE.
posted by halogen
on Dec 5, 2011 -
9 answers
Can I rely on Russian post or any courier service to deliver a small gift to just outside of Moscow?
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posted by outlier
on Aug 30, 2011 -
7 answers
What is the cheapest reliable way to mail a book (about 10" x 12" x 1") from the continental USA to the UK?
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posted by endless_forms
on Aug 29, 2011 -
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Canada Post: Since the back to work legislation, Canada Post seems to be rationing my mail. What I mean is, since they resumed mail delivery, my house has not gotten more than two letters a day. My neighbors have said similar things about their mail deliveries, no one is getting more than the lightest trickle of mail. I'm waiting on a number of items that I know have been in their system for a month... What's going on?
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posted by smitt
on Jul 6, 2011 -
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Someone apparently opened a package in my mailbox and stole the mp4 player I had ordered from e-bay. There was no indication on the mailing envelope what the contents were: The person must have felt the package and guessed what it contained. They left the ripped open package on our porch, along with some other mail, and two Netflix envelopes, ripped open also, for a person further up the street. What do we do about this?
posted by ragtimepiano
on Jun 30, 2011 -
12 answers
Do I have to pay customs duties to have a computer I left behind in Ireland shipped to California?
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posted by AndNeverWell
on May 6, 2011 -
5 answers
I need to mail some important documents from the US to Russia via a method that is trackable. The cheapest price I can find is $28.95 via USPS. Does anyone know of a less expensive method that includes tracking information? These are just paper documents, not a package. Thanks!
posted by emily37
on Jan 5, 2011 -
9 answers
How can I most easily and inexpensively send small holiday gifts from France to the US?
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posted by sucre
on Nov 13, 2010 -
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I am looking for a service which can receive my postal mail and forward it internationally. I have seen some companies [eg
1,
2,
3] advertised which offer to scan envelopes and then forward/shred/open and scan contents according to instructions issued from a website. Has anybody had any experience with services of this sort?
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posted by rongorongo
on Oct 4, 2010 -
6 answers
Quick question about the USPS: Can I ship a
flat-rate Priority Mail envelope by printing postage for it online and then dropping it in a blue USPS mailbox? Or do I need to take it to a post office?
posted by mekily
on Aug 5, 2010 -
13 answers
I am a lazy butt and hate going out of my way to mail things.
USPS ClickNShip works perfectly for my needs, but now that I'm doing
BookMooch I want to use a cheaper postage method, like media mail. What can I do?
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posted by Madamina
on May 25, 2010 -
7 answers
The best/cheapest US mailbox parcel forwarding service with consolidation? Does anyone have any tips...
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posted by dance
on Mar 16, 2010 -
3 answers
Small business looking for Alternative to Australia Post for international shipping. Does one exist?
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posted by LongDrive
on Sep 28, 2009 -
4 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.?
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posted by gimonca
on Aug 12, 2008 -
3 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.
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posted by catburger
on Apr 10, 2008 -
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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.
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posted by inthe80s
on Feb 12, 2008 -
22 answers
Can I send homemade sealed raspberry jam from Canada to Japan and New Zealand?
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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 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?
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posted by Marquis
on Nov 21, 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)?
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posted by Ricky_gr10
on May 31, 2006 -
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Someone is forwarding his mail (and his organization's mail) to me.
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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?
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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.
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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?
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posted by chrismear
on Oct 21, 2004 -
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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
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
