[pct-l] mailing labels

[bharve at dslextreme.com (Bruce Harvey)]

My understanding from posts to this list is that priority mail pkgs can be
forwarded without additional postage!  If so, having labels in your bounce
bounce box or other container could contribute to convenience or efficiency
at times.
1. You'll be part of a community of hikers, and will be leap-frogging with
some.  You might want to hike out of a town on a day the PO is closed.  With
bounce box closed and labeled, you could in some instances leave it with
another hiker taking that day as a zero who would drop it for you at the PO
the next day the PO is open.
2.  There are probably more than a few POs that will be out of labels or
never have them.  Some POs are just stores with adjunct (and limited) USPS
operation.
3.  Adhesion of labels to smooth containers, such as five-gallon plastic
buckets some hikers use, may be marginal.  Tape over the labels could
improve adhesion.
4.  Roles in #1 above could be switched, with you helping out another hiker,
including giving her/him a label from your supply!
5.  After you tire of hiking, stick a label to the forehead and mail
yourself?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Setzer" <steve_pct@hotmail.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] mailing labels


> I still don't get it.  In order to mail something, you need to go to the
> Post Office.  And they always have mailing labels there, so what would be
> the point of carrying extras in your bounce box?  Is it because you could
> mail from some place that isn't a post office if you had the labels ahead
of
> time?  I wouldn't think so because you still need to deal with the postage
> and everything.
>
> Steve
>
>
>
> >Mailing labels just make it easier to send packages ahead.  They need not
> >be
> >filled out ahead of time.
> >
> >There are mailing labels available for free at the PO's if you intend on
> >using Priority Mail and if you do you could always throw some of them in
> >your box
> >to be filled out as necessary.
> >
>
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