Recently, a good customer came into the store to ship a box he purchased, several years ago, at flea market. The box contained about 20 military medals of a paratrooper earned during the Viet Nam War. The customer, a retired law enforcement officer, had during the...
I did not know how prices had increased until recently when I ordered shipping box inventory replenishment. Rate increases in January and April resulted in a 30% increase in the cost of a shipping box just from last December. Then earlier this week, I looked at the...
Earlier this week, a lady came in and inquired about shipping a laptop to an African country. I suggested that she also investigate the postal system in the country and customs or duty on an electronic device as some countries require an internal ministry / office to...
With all the recent conversation about unmasking, it reminded me about masking tape being a very poor shipping tape alternative. Even if you cover the entire box with masking tape, it will pop open at the slightest bump. When customers bring in a package with masking...
