Nasa Postal Blog

A Good Deed

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...

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Wow, I was stunned to learn

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...

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Shipping to Foreign Countries

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...

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Masking Tape

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...

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