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Reply to: #878628 by LROSEM
Dec 1, 2014 7:05am
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I taped it to the middle of a scrap book card stock the size of the envelope. It would shift around all willy-nilly.
Hmmm... I put 8 forever stamps on it. Sound good?
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Reply to: #878631 by crosscresent
Dec 1, 2014 7:11am
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I would think that would be more than enough. I forgot to mention, my 3.15 bubble mailer was covered in fancy red and white duct tape too. That probably upped the weight a little.

Disclaimer: I am not anywhere near an expert on postage. lol
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Reply to: #878633 by LROSEM
Dec 1, 2014 7:17am
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I am just so sick of our post offices now. Hosts having to pay to get the packages bc that worker doesn't agree with our worker. Smh. And everyone is sick and angry in line. It broke my ocd. I bought stamps.
Also, where I lived before, I couldn't use my mailbox. People constantly raided it. Now I have a bona-fide usable mailbox! :-D
I wanna use it gershdernit!! :-D ♥♥
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Reply to: #878631 by crosscresent
Dec 1, 2014 7:18am
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I put 8 forever stamps on it. Sound good?

Definitely! You've got almost $4 in postage there.

5 quarters weigh 1 oz; a standard sized paperback 1" thick weighs around 8 oz. to help you out until you get a kitchen scale for Christmas <G>. I love mine!
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Reply to: #878635 by JampersandJ
Dec 1, 2014 7:27am
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Ha! MikeyBooBoo (LuckyMike) just said, in sailor talk, that he is blankety buying me a blankety-blank digital scale for blank'n Christmas.

"Well, honey, I hear some hostility in yer tone there babe." :-/
Really?! The accountant number obsessed guy doesn't want to play this game?
Sheesh. Praying it clean. Praying it clean. Breath in good. Breath out good. Ect ect so on and so forth.
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Reply to: #878635 by JampersandJ
Dec 1, 2014 7:27am
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That's a great idea!
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Reply to: #878627 by crosscresent
Dec 1, 2014 8:42am
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I like using the post office kiosk, avoiding the lines and hassle inside. I would love to see kiosks and drop boxes in shopping malls, grocery stores, gas stations, city building, etc ... Places I frequent.
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Reply to: #878626 by speedsquare
Dec 1, 2014 11:00am
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Yes, and thank you! We love ours! -TKV
Re: How much to ship a stamp?
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Reply to: #878624 by turkey feathers
Dec 1, 2014 11:50am
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Geesh, so much work. Just put it in the mailbox with the flag up. Your postman will weigh it, ship it, and leave you a note telling you how much you owe.
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Reply to: #878673 by Kirbert
Dec 1, 2014 12:18pm
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That's why I said fluffitt and slapped it stamp silly. It's gone now. On the wind.... it's a beautiful thing.
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Reply to: #878637 by crosscresent
Dec 1, 2014 12:37pm
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I think a scale would appeal to your OCD! Weigh it, add a few more LTCs and smidge of tape, weigh again, add more tape, etc!

Other than the blankety blank, I think Mikey might have a good idea!

I'm totally teasing you! My last tracker, everyone's envelopes were different sizes and weights, so I had to have each one weighed.

I want all the bubble mailers the same! Lol!

It's all good....
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Reply to: #878622 by crosscresent
Dec 1, 2014 12:40pm
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$2.83, let me know if I win anything.
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Reply to: #878674 by crosscresent
Dec 1, 2014 12:49pm
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Yeah, it's like my mom says. "Sometimes you have a problem and you throw a little money at it and it goes away."
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Reply to: #878673 by Kirbert
Dec 1, 2014 12:49pm
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Geesh, so much work. Just put it in the mailbox with the flag up. Your postman will weigh it, ship it, and leave you a note telling you how much you owe.

I hate to be the one to break this to you but not all places have that particular service. My mailbox is on the side of my apartment wall, has no flag, and if I handed the carrier a package to mail for me he or she would look at me like I was nuts, senile, or both.
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Reply to: #878680 by MissMoon
Dec 1, 2014 12:59pm
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I hate to be the one to break this to you but not all places have that particular service.

Indeed. Certainly not around here. And even if so, why make the mailman interrupt his workflow to do this?

As a previous poster suggested, just buy a postal scale. They are very inexpensive. The problem, and this thread, goes away forever, and you never have to think about it again.

Would that so much (virtual) ink be spent on interesting letterboxing clues :)
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Reply to: #878680 by MissMoon
Dec 1, 2014 1:03pm
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Mine has: left it in the mailbox unsent. And also mailed it anyway, and it comes back to me a week later, and I have to put postage on it.
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Reply to: #878622 by crosscresent
Dec 1, 2014 1:05pm
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Throw money at it! Lol.

Well, the mail dude left half of the mail/packages in the box. Guess he wasn't in the mood.
Why are postal people so weird?
Do we have ANY letterboxers that are also postal workers?

My old place didn't have a flag either. But that's bc I gave up many moons ago. The crappy teen thugs always ripped it off.
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Reply to: #878682 by Sir Braemoor
Dec 1, 2014 1:13pm
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The problem, and this thread, goes away forever, and you never have to think about it again. 

What's wrong with this thread? Ignore it?
Uhhh... just a bunch of people hangin' out talkin' postal shenanigans. No big whoop. Just Postage Talk.
Oh I'm feelin' veglemsed.
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Reply to: #878682 by Sir Braemoor
Dec 1, 2014 1:36pm
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And even if so, why make the mailman interrupt his workflow to do this?

Don't let any of my female carriers hear you call them mailman. :) And yes indeedy...why make them do it? They have their own job to do. I figure mailing my stuff is my job. :)

The problem, and this thread, goes away forever, and you never have to think about it again.

bahahahaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Reply to: #878685 by crosscresent
Dec 1, 2014 1:47pm
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What's wrong with this thread?

It has nothing to do with letterboxing.

But, carry on. I suspect you will, no matter what :)

(And, I was trying to be helpful, FWIW; a postal scale is the best solution to your problem, as stated, IMHO, tho I suspect that was never the point).
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Reply to: #878690 by Sir Braemoor
Dec 1, 2014 1:54pm
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It has nothing to do with letterboxing.

Yup, there are other boards for which to ask questions
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Reply to: #878622 by crosscresent
Dec 1, 2014 2:00pm
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4 stamps :)
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Reply to: #878651 by speedsquare
Dec 1, 2014 2:23pm
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I forgot the most important one ... craft stores!
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Reply to: #878680 by MissMoon
Dec 1, 2014 2:25pm
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I hate to be the one to break this to you but not all places have that particular service.

Uhhh, yeah, I'm pretty sure they do. Basically, every postman provides all the services you can get at the post office. You can ship packages, buy stamps, you name it. Much of it requires an overnight wait for a response, but they'll do anything the post office offers.
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Reply to: #878682 by Sir Braemoor
Dec 1, 2014 2:28pm
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...why make the mailman interrupt his workflow to do this?

Because it's his job.

...just buy a postal scale. They are very inexpensive. The problem, and this thread, goes away forever, and you never have to think about it again.

Until the post office changes its rates, or their scale differs from yours, or any of a dozen other issues. Complete waste of money and counter space, IMHO.
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Reply to: #878684 by crosscresent
Dec 1, 2014 2:30pm
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My old place didn't have a flag either... The crappy teen thugs always ripped it off.

Oooooh, a security camera woulda been fun! That's a federal offense, they'd get HARD time for that!
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Reply to: #878690 by Sir Braemoor
Dec 1, 2014 3:08pm
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It has nothing to do with letterboxing.

I've wondered if this board has any guidelines as far as appropriate topics. It seems to be a bit of a catch-all for topics that are only loosely related to letterboxing. For example, this recent thread was really lame! ;^)

Since I frequently mail letterboxing-related items, I'm interested in discussions about postage-related issues. I'm always surprised (and dismayed) by the way that different post offices handle LTC/postal packages.
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Reply to: #878702 by Kirbert
Dec 1, 2014 3:21pm
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Until the post office changes its rates, or their scale differs from yours, or any of a dozen other issues.

Never had the first 2 issues with mine (weight is independent of rate; it works out fine if you weigh a package, then apply the appropriate postage for that weight (I imagine the fancy ones can be programmed; fortunately, I'm capable of looking it up, since have a cheap one)), and 3 ounces is still 3 ounces at both locations, which I suppose is a Good Thing.

So, I'm curious what the 12 other issues I have to worry about are? Should I be preparing for the postal scale apocalypse?
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Reply to: #878716 by Sir Braemoor
Dec 1, 2014 3:26pm
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you must be kidding. Take it to the PO and find out.
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Reply to: #878716 by Sir Braemoor
Dec 1, 2014 4:23pm
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Should I be preparing for the postal scale apocalypse?

Well, duh. You mean you aren't already?