{"id":22467,"date":"2013-12-17T13:14:12","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T21:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/?p=22467"},"modified":"2013-12-17T13:14:12","modified_gmt":"2013-12-17T21:14:12","slug":"helpful-tips-for-shipping-packages-by-u-s-mail-or-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/2013\/12\/17\/helpful-tips-for-shipping-packages-by-u-s-mail-or-ups\/","title":{"rendered":"Helpful tips for shipping packages by U.S. Mail or UPS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcTis the season to ship packages, and we have some tips to help ensure that your package arrives safely.<\/p>\n<p>1. Do not wrap the box in brown paper, grocery bags, wrapping paper, etc. (Too many times, the paper is ripped off in the handling and shipping process \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and the address and postage are gone!)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Just use a plain old box \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a cereal box, a ShopVac box, an Office Depot box, etc.<\/li>\n<li>We have a wide variety of the free Priority boxes \u00e2\u20ac\u201c regular and Flat Rate.<\/li>\n<li>Be sure any old address label on the box is covered with a blank adhesive label; we have free blank labels you can use \u00e2\u20ac\u201c just ask a clerk.<\/li>\n<li>Put your new address label directly onto the box (or write the address on a clear side of the box).<\/li>\n<li>Another safety item: Put a copy of the address it is going to inside the box \u00e2\u20ac\u201c just in case it gets torn open.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. Use blue or black ink for the address. <strong>Do not use red ink.<\/strong> Red is hard to read by the U.S. Mail scanners.<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions, please email <strong>Linda Sartwell<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:lsartwel@georgefox.edu\">lsartwel@georgefox.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcTis the season to ship packages, and we have some tips to help ensure that your package arrives safely. 1. Do not wrap the box in brown paper, grocery bags, wrapping paper, etc. (Too many times, the paper is ripped off in the handling and shipping process \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and the address and postage are gone!) 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