A strange piece of mail showed up at my house today. Someone wrote to himself, using
my house as his return address. He got his own address wrong, and the mail was 'returned' to my house. I do not know this person. Any ideas as to what is going on?
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posted by Capt. Renault
on May 6, 2013 -
34 answers
I recently ordered something something from the US via eBay to be shipped to Canada, but did not include my phone number with my mailing address. What will happen to the package when it reaches customs if my number is not on it?
posted by Gin and Comics
on Apr 25, 2013 -
5 answers
I have a very good friend who is overseas right now. He is craving Taco Bell. He has zero access to a Taco Bell as he is in a very remote location. He can receive mail and packages, but they take anywhere from 5 days to 14 days to arrive. It would leave the East Coast and arrive in an undisclosed location in the Middle East.
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posted by irishcoffee
on Mar 28, 2013 -
14 answers
In the US, can you still forward USPS mail for free by writing the forwarding address on the front?
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posted by zsazsa
on Aug 6, 2012 -
7 answers
What's the best recourse when USPS loses a package (espicially when things may not actually be their fault)?
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posted by RolandOfEld
on Mar 26, 2012 -
19 answers
An over-the-mail journal chain. I have been asking friends about this and they don't know what I'm talking about. Have I imagined it?
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posted by Opal
on Jan 13, 2012 -
9 answers
Following a power shortage, Mail has "forgotten" everything, and greets me with the Welcome to Mail set-up assisting prompt.
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posted by progosk
on Oct 13, 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 best way to ship an iPhone from the US to China?
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posted by jef
on Jul 26, 2011 -
7 answers
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
How careful do I need to be in disposing of the credit card offers that come in the mail?
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posted by segfault
on Jun 28, 2011 -
10 answers
Can anyone recommend a wine club mail order company? I'm looking for a gift for someone: one of those subscriptions where you pay money every month/quarter and in return they send you a nice assorted case of wines.
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posted by uk_giffo
on May 10, 2011 -
8 answers
Why would a university (with which I have no connection) send me a parcel requiring a signature?
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posted by methroach
on Mar 18, 2011 -
16 answers
I'm about to send out about 100 envelopes (6 inches high by 9 inches wide) that I don't want bent. I'm going to have "Do Not Bend" labels printed, and plan to request that the envelopes be hand-stamped at the (U.S.) post office (and/or ask whether I can hand-stamp them myself at that location). The question: Where is the best place on this size of envelope to put a "Do Not Bend" label?
posted by limeonaire
on Feb 24, 2011 -
10 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
I'm near Ottawa, Ontario; I need to ship a defective video card to California. What way gives me the best combination of low cost/speed/reliability?
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posted by Monday, stony Monday
on Jan 4, 2011 -
2 answers
Is there a service that will print
and mail my custom christmas cards?
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posted by Joh
on Dec 19, 2010 -
15 answers
Help! Mother gets 10-15 new magazines in the mail every day. She doesn't want to get rid of the old ones because of a privacy risk? Wha ? What privacy risk?
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posted by jason9009
on Nov 29, 2010 -
23 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 -
3 answers
I need a dead simple and fast way to add 200 wedding guests' mailing addresses to GMail contacts then print mailing labels from my contact list.
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posted by my_thai
on Oct 5, 2010 -
9 answers
I am using Windows 7, my Windows Live Mail acts fine until I have been on it a few minutes and then I cannot get it to send my Outbox mail and when I try to sync it I get error message "internet not connected" - if I disconnect from internet and reconnect my Outbox sends it then. How can I get it to stay connected or wake up to send and receive emails?
posted by sandyp
on Aug 19, 2010 -
4 answers
If I send a postcard from China to the United States, I pay 4.5 RMB. Who gets the money?
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posted by jweed
on Apr 9, 2010 -
7 answers
Mac users: Can somebody please tell me how to set up a keyboard shortcut or script that allows me to toggle between U.S. keyboard and International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) keyboard layouts? I switch these on and off a LOT when I'm using my iMac and Macbook, but am tired of constantly going up to the little flag dropdown menu in the Finder (which I have to do repeatedly as I switch from program to program, since the drop-down window change doesn't seem to apply globally, but rather only within the current program you have up top). I know there's an easier way, I just haven't gotten around to figuring it out or setting it up. Thanks!
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posted by iamkimiam
on Mar 25, 2010 -
5 answers
Mail-Filter: I just mailed a package via Priority Mail from California to Austria without including any completed customs forms. Did I mess up?
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posted by fook
on Feb 3, 2010 -
13 answers
Ok so I built a PHP order form that serves a dual purpose, it can be submitted electronically and then printed out and mailed it with the actual payment. Problem is the item name isnt showing up, even though everything else is. Look here for code,
http://www.scribd.com/doc/25537386 Any ideas would help, I'm stuck..
posted by tropikal
on Jan 21, 2010 -
7 answers
I found an archive of old mail I got in the late 90's using Outlook Express 4 (OE4). The files are in .mbx format, not in .dbx (and certainly not in standard mbox). Opening the files in an hex editor allows me to view the content of those mailboxes. Is there anyway to convert that mail archive into something more usable for Mac OS X (or Linux)?
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posted by remi
on Jan 2, 2010 -
9 answers
I have received a (used) Sony Cybershot camera with a charger and usb cord in the mail. I have no idea who the sender is or why it was sent to me! What is going on here?
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posted by lootie777
on Dec 19, 2009 -
24 answers
I'm supposed to be at the Spanish Consulate in Miami getting a student visa tomorrow (appt. at 9:25am), but I don't have all the paperwork I need because some of it hasn't arrived from the school that I'll be studying at next semester(as a visiting student). What do I do? What can I do? Fun complications after the jump.
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posted by The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew
on Nov 23, 2009 -
5 answers
I need some help repairing some text files. I don't really understand regular expressions and so on enough.
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posted by yesno
on Nov 2, 2009 -
14 answers
I'm having trouble with my Apple Mail program. I have a number of e-mail accounts (some with Optimum online, a g-mail, yahoo, etc.) Apple Mail has no problem at all reading and downloading any mail from any of the services. My problem is with Optimum Mail (Optonline.net). Mail refuses to send anything through that set-up.
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posted by hdh
on Sep 3, 2009 -
4 answers
On my list of everyday things that drive me up the wall, snail mail is right up there with cilantro. Please help me make my mailbox disappear.
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posted by ohyouknow
on Jul 27, 2009 -
22 answers
Since we all have nine-digit zip codes now, why is it still neccesary to include the city and state in a postal address?
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posted by dinger
on Jul 3, 2009 -
25 answers
