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(...) Also of use... UPS now has Internet shipping which allows you to generate the labels and bill to a credit card. No more traveling to a UPS Customer Counter. I can drop the packages off at our shipping department at work for pick-up. Haven't (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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I was going thru my bookmarks and saw I had this bookmarked (1): (URL) site will compare Airborn, USPS & UPS rates (I didn't see FedEx, though.) Domestic & International, insured or not. Just enter all the info, basically package weight, dimension (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shipping) !
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(...) The local post office (using POS terminals) refused to accept the package without it. YMMV at other facilities with and without POS. The POS terminal asked the retail clerk to enter the phone number. Ray (22 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Interesting. Note how the sheet you received says you "should" include recipients phone number. Judging by that, it appears that it is not mandatory to include a phone number, rather it is just preferred that you do so. (22 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) See also: (URL) as this impacts all BrickLink sellers. (22 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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The post office informed me of changes to shipping requirements for air parcel post, from US to Europe. This may affect other countries shipping to Europe as well. I found out about these the hard way "we need a phone number to ship this package" :/ (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) I have 2 packages gone MIA that were shipped to the UK via Parcel Post AirMail, one in Jan-2001, one in Feb-2002. Neither were insured and are therefore not traceable by the USPS. As a rule, I always check the 'Return to Sender' box. A few (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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Back in Oct 2001, I shipped a package to the UK. The addressee never received it. I had almost given the package up as lost, when I received a notice yesterday that I had a 'returned package' waiting at the post office with $35 due. The package (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Yep, yep. I occasionally see trays of baby chicks or ducks behind the counter at the local PO (thats what I get for living in a rural area). (...) One local guy regularly ships boxes of worms via Priority Mail. (he bought several of the big (...) (22 years ago, 3-Apr-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Actually, all one has is proof of sending something. FUT: lugnet.market.shipping (22 years ago, 2-Apr-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shipping)
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