What are the maximum dimensions (in each direction) of a box that will fit in a standard USPS blue drop box of the sort that you find on a city street corner?
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posted by enn
on Dec 27, 2012 -
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Sent package from MN to Toronto 3 weeks ago. It hasn't arrived. I have no way to track it. Is this a lost cause?
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posted by Laura Macbeth
on Dec 29, 2011 -
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This is probably a really easy question, but I can't seem to find the answer. It involves shipping, and paying for said shipping, but not being in the place where things are being shipped from.
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posted by strixus
on Dec 25, 2011 -
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Please direct me to websites where I can read about people who join sweepstakes religiously and where I can see pictures of their winnings. Also, people who sign up for "free samples" who get tons of packages from doing it.
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posted by LittleMissItneg
on Dec 8, 2011 -
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I like to swap packages with people around the world. Where can I find an online community that would let me do this?
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posted by Ms. Moonlight
on Oct 5, 2011 -
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Can I get package delivery companies to just leave the package rather than leaving an InfoNotice/"you weren't home, we'll try again tomorrow" slips?
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posted by ghostbikes
on Nov 5, 2010 -
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For some reason my local PO could not deliver two packages to my workplace. Should I write them off as forever lost? (Anon in case sellers mentioned use AskMeFi.)
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 2, 2010 -
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My partner and I have broken up because of a move but have decided to correspond with one another through handwritten letters. Please help me be a better letter writer!
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posted by SkylitDrawl
on May 16, 2009 -
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I have a few large items that i would like to sell on eBay however the shipping charges are way to high, this is not due to weight but due to dimensional size. ie. 30" x 30" x 26" high or another item is a pair of speakers which are approx 50 lbs each and 20" x 24" x 34".
The cost of shipping these items makes it impossible to sell them on eBay and get what they are worth. I hope some of you savvy sellers and shippers can help me out with this problem, i have many vintage items that are large and too expensive to ship via UPS, FedEx or Dhl. Thanks
posted by Audio Lover
on Oct 14, 2008 -
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What's the best Skype package for managing contact with our international friends and family group?
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posted by Happy Dave
on Sep 9, 2008 -
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My sister wants to send a package to someone in Malaysia -specifically in Selangor - however, it seems packages don't always make it to the recipient for whatever reason. She is sending photographs and wants to be sure it gets to the recipient - any tips out there? What is the safest and least expensive way to send it (more photographs)? TIA
posted by Jujee
on Dec 30, 2007 -
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Any specific suggestions for care package ingredients for a friend who has just had gastric bypass surgery? I want to give her a few small things that might give her a lift (and don't want her to know specifically that it is me asking, hence the anon).
I was thinking, for a young hip chick with a great sense of humor - maybe a small itunes gift card, some comic anthologies, a fun tote bag, sugar free candy? This isn't going to be a massive box or anything, I just want to make her smile during her recovery.
posted by anonymous
on Oct 17, 2007 -
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What's the best cake to mail? What's the best way to mail a cake? When should I send it to arrive in time?
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posted by Margalo Epps
on May 16, 2007 -
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The USPS charges for shipments based on package size and weight and in the case of media mail- the contents. Once your package clears the counter, is it safe to say it won't be checked for compliance of these things beyond that point?
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posted by Thrillhouse
on Mar 27, 2007 -
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I just got two digital cameras at my door. I didn't order them. I don't think I know who did. What next? more inside
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posted by printdevil
on Oct 5, 2006 -
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Help me win a bet against my girlfriend. Relates to deaths while opening those pesky plastic packages.
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posted by Sonic_Molson
on Jun 15, 2006 -
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So I have read that new federal laws allow you to "opt-out" of channels you don't want that may be part of a cable television package. How does this work? Could I opt-out of all those annoying digital music channels, shopping channels, the news & foreign language & religious & sports channels I don't watch, etc? How much might they prorate my service if I were to do that? I'm thinking about signing up with Comcast in Northern CA for both internet & cable TV. I love my satellite, but my reception is suffering since the trees started getting bigger and bigger (not on my property and the city won't trim them and they are IMMENSE). And Surewest won't give us fiber optic until 2006.
posted by luriete
on Oct 28, 2004 -
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