[Mccoypottery-talk] usps boxes

[Loretta A. Payne-Nelson]

 At my po, the two small sizes are free but the rest I have to pay for. 
 Am I missing something here?

acp wrote:

>
> I must 2nd that.
> I never knew the USPS would give you free boxes, either.   I was
> very glad to learn that.   This list is VERY enlightening -- in more
> ways than one.  ;-)
>
> Learning about the boxes helped me in another way.    I was
> complaining to a seller about those exorbitant shipping costs.  He
> proceeded to tell me that one of the reasons his costs were so high
> is that he had to buy special boxes to ship via priority mail.  The boxes
> were very expensive -- about $4.    I told him (politely, though I didn't
> feel like it), that I knew better and to "stuff it".  ;-)
> :-)
> acp
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> Betty Nelson wrote:
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>> I want to thank you for all the info about the free boxes at the 
>> postoffice.  I finally made it over there today. The sad part of this 
>> is the postmistress at our branch is a friend, I have sold stuff for 
>> her on ebay.  She says, and she is correct she did offer me a video 
>> box instead of the padded envelope I was using to send a video tape 
>> one time.  Probably a tape of Chiquita on Martha Stewart and Barb on 
>> Incurable Collectables, I thought she was just being nice because I 
>> was a friend.  Oh well thanks again, I learned a bunch from you 
>> again.  Everything from free boxes to where to stop for lunch.  Glad 
>> I belong to this group.  Don't you resent the fact that someone has 
>> been selling us to spammers and worse.  Betty the Okie in Ia.
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>
>:-)
>acp
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