Can I ship media mail using a regular drop box?

[Saulbadguy]

Well?

 

[vegetation]

Technically, anything over one pound cannot be left unattended for pickup unless you have a postal meter, this includes internet postage products. How well it is enforced depends on the local post office. If policy is enforced, you'll get it returned with a green sticker on it stating the rules.

 

[amdskip]

Don't they have to mark it with a stamp declaring it as media mail?

 

[Saulbadguy]

Originally posted by: vegetation
Technically, anything over one pound cannot be left unattended for pickup unless you have a postal meter, this includes internet postage products. How well it is enforced depends on the local post office. If policy is enforced, you'll get it returned with a green sticker on it stating the rules.

Alright. This is under a pound (a CD). So..I could drop it off in a drop box, provided I had the postage on it, correct?

 

[Saulbadguy]

Originally posted by: amdskip
Don't they have to mark it with a stamp declaring it as media mail?

I printed the label off via Paypal. (with postage)

 

[vegetation]

Originally posted by: Saulbadguy

Originally posted by: vegetation
Technically, anything over one pound cannot be left unattended for pickup unless you have a postal meter, this includes internet postage products. How well it is enforced depends on the local post office. If policy is enforced, you'll get it returned with a green sticker on it stating the rules.

Alright. This is under a pound (a CD). So..I could drop it off in a drop box, provided I had the postage on it, correct?

In your case, no problem with unattended pickup.

 

[SaigonK]

you can send anything via postal service if you have the correct shipping, thats why it is prepaid online...I do all my shippinh this way when selling stuff....

 

[andylawcc]

USPS's online shipment creator

 

[RobCur]

Originally posted by: vegetation
Technically, anything over one pound cannot be left unattended for pickup unless you have a postal meter, this includes internet postage products. How well it is enforced depends on the local post office. If policy is enforced, you'll get it returned with a green sticker on it stating the rules.

do you work for postal office??? cause it sounds like you know way toooooooo much and like to enforce the bs rules as much as possible!!!:thumbsdown:

 

[vegetation]

Originally posted by: RobCur

Originally posted by: vegetation
Technically, anything over one pound cannot be left unattended for pickup unless you have a postal meter, this includes internet postage products. How well it is enforced depends on the local post office. If policy is enforced, you'll get it returned with a green sticker on it stating the rules.

do you work for postal office??? cause it sounds like you know way toooooooo much and like to enforce the bs rules as much as possible!!!:thumbsdown:

No, but I am a merchant and ship through them with thousands of packages every month, so I have some idea of what goes on. Call it BS rules if you wish, but you really are at the mercy of your local post office; if they want to go by the book, then you better play by the rules or you'll never get anything shipped through them. I've gone through all this cr@p years ago, and it's no fun. What I've learned is that one needs to arm themselves with as much postal policy knowledge as they can, enough to beat these guys at what they do.

 

[RobCur]

Originally posted by: Saulbadguy

Originally posted by: amdskip
Don't they have to mark it with a stamp declaring it as media mail?

I printed the label off via Paypal. (with postage)

I'm going to start doing that from now on so they don't hassle me with " want to buy some more stamps? do you have anything harmful,contagious,disease,explosive,radioactive,aids,cancers, hormones...? is it pre-recorded media blah blah..." They're nuts!