Posts by David Mitchell4

It works, provided it’s a lighter shade—think cream, beige, white, or yellow—and the address remains easy to read. 🙂

Here’s the reality: I never had any issues with extra fees on my old address, yet at this current location, they hit me with them every single time. And don't even try to tell me it's because I was receiving shipments from out of state. It isn't.

AND THE ABSURDITY OF IT ALL: Not a single international package seems to trigger these ridiculous charges. It’s always just us Americans getting squeezed right here in the States. Disgusting.

As long as you can cram it into the mailbox, it’ll clear at 3.5 or even less.🙂

You just head up to the service counter, hand over your paperwork, and say "standard, please." If you already have a pass, they’ll probably ask you to cover the difference. Honestly, though, your best bet is what you mentioned—just try asking the older guy if he can take it on his behalf.

Everything you need is right here in this thread; quite a pleasant read, really. 🙂

Of course not. First off, you seem more interested in cash on delivery than the actual value of the package. Second, just head over to www.usps.com and use their shipping calculator to figure out whatever details you need. Cash on delivery means you send the item, they collect the money from the recipient, and then the mail carrier brings that cash back to you.

The main thing is that it needs to be larger than 9x14 cm, I believe. It also needs to have a loop and shouldn't be prone to rejection.

Cash on delivery—basically, the recipient pays the courier when they drop off the package.
www.usps.com has plenty of details on this too.🙂
As for how the money works: yeah, when you fill out the COD form, you just specify exactly how much cash you want the mail carrier to collect from them and hand over to you.

Broadway stays open 24/7. There’s a small section up top dedicated specifically to emergency shipments.

Maybe they didn't leave a slip behind? It might be worth heading down to the local Post Office first just to ask. Sometimes those things sit there indefinitely for no reason. If there isn't one, just take the notice you received when you dropped it off at your mailbox and have them track down where the holdup is.

Look, if you follow their rules, it’s supposed to be wrapped in solid-colored paper—cream, white, maybe pinkish... that's just how they roll. If you show up with some random box wrapped differently, they technically have the right to turn you away if they're feeling particularly difficult.

Which branch are we talking about here?

So, did you actually circle the PACKAGE on the slip?

Exactly. Galadriel convinced me of that too, and she certainly learned her lesson 👍

If you actually bother to read this thread, you'll see that commuting isn't even an option here. 👍 It’s just not worth the hassle..

No problem at all. 🙂

Like a printed flyer.

William Jones30 said:Look, the delivery driver doesn't hand over an invoice; they provide a payment receipt which covers the $1.75 shipping fee. If it’s a COD shipment, the receipt includes both the item cost and the shipping. The actual invoice is generated when the package first leaves the facility—it isn't issued twice. Businesses tend to request these receipts far more often than private individuals do. Bottom line: the postal service isn't breaking any laws here; the invoice is already issued at the point of origin!!
The reality is that most customers don't even bother asking for these receipts.

I'm still lost. Why on earth would that be bundled into the initial shipping invoice? So, you're telling me FedEx charges $14.40 upfront, and then I get hit with an additional charge upon arrival $1.75 where they issue a separate receipt? How can that service be part of the original invoice if it isn't even listed as a line item?

5 lbs 😁 is plenty... just go with $27. Shipping costs you the exact same amount, and if the package goes missing, you'll get a much better refund on 👍.

So, you're suggesting the poster thinks they're above the law and doesn't have to provide a receipt for their services unless I make a scene? Is that really what you're getting at?