There are many many mailing tasks for me to arrange before the books arrive. All of the bubble mailers have to be stamped “media mail” Mailing lists have to be organized, address changes need to be made, etc. International orders are even more complex because each one has to have a customs form attached. I haven’t figured out any way to automate the customs forms without spending $2000 and setting up an entirely different ordering and shipping system (which we may do for the next book). So I’ve been filling out the customs forms by hand.
These forms also need to be affixed to the Global Priority Mailers. I hadn’t done that yet because of all the other things to do. This morning I got out a sponge and prepared to wet forms and stick them to mailers. I slapped that first form onto a mailer where it promptly curled up and fell off. I tried a second form on the chance that the glue on the first form was defective. Nope. Same result. I attempted licking on the off chance that the problem was the sponge. curling and falling. I shoved aside the three curly forms and grabbed the scotch tape. That worked, but I have 330 of these to do. It was too time intesive and expensive in tape. I tried a glue stick. The form still curled up around the edges a little, but it stayed put. Glue it was.
Upon determining that I’d have to hand glue all these forms I took a break for breakfast. Howard wandered into the kitchen and looked at the evidence of my frustration. He picked up one of the curly forms and examined it closely. He then peeled the paper backing off of the self-adhesive form and stuck it to the mailer.
They are stickers.
Howard saved me from hand gluing 330 stickers.
Yay for Howard.
But now I feel sheepish.
*LOL* ‘kay, that’s great. It sounds like something I’d do.
Well, except for the fact that I would have made it through about 315 of them before I figured it out. :-p
*LOL* ‘kay, that’s great. It sounds like something I’d do.
Well, except for the fact that I would have made it through about 315 of them before I figured it out. :-p
It sounds like a mistake I’d make 🙂
It sounds like a mistake I’d make 🙂
We’re laughing with you, not at you. Honest. 🙂
I can’t say I’ve ever done that myself, but I’ve done other similar “I must kick myself now” things.
We’re laughing with you, not at you. Honest. 🙂
I can’t say I’ve ever done that myself, but I’ve done other similar “I must kick myself now” things.
I HAVE done that only it was stamps and labels. The pest awful doesn’t want anyone’s spit on anything anymore… it’s ALL stickers. Which may be why the rates are going up so fast…
I HAVE done that only it was stamps and labels. The pest awful doesn’t want anyone’s spit on anything anymore… it’s ALL stickers. Which may be why the rates are going up so fast…
Heh
I used to work in a commercial mailing store(UPS store).
You have no idea how many people have made that same mistake, or worse.
Trust me on this.
Heh
I used to work in a commercial mailing store(UPS store).
You have no idea how many people have made that same mistake, or worse.
Trust me on this.
“I haven’t figured out any way to automate the customs forms without spending $2000 and setting up an entirely different ordering and shipping system (which we may do for the next book). So I’ve been filling out the customs forms by hand.”
usps.com “Click n Ship” claims that it will import many different address book formats and under the FAQs for international shipping(but not click n ship) they claim:
“International mail is subject to Customs examination in the country of its destination. All online international shipping labels will print a customs form. Global Express Mail® and Global Airmail Parcel Post® shipments will print the 2976-A. Global Priority Mail® shipments will print the 2976.”
https://hdusps.esecurecare.net/cgi-bin/hdusps.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=6690&p_created=1106684153&p_sid=YhEdtk7i&p_accessibility=0&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MzgmcF9wcm9kcz0yNiZwX2NhdHM9JnBfcHY9MS4yNiZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MQ**&p_li=&p_topview=1
Though they don’t claim it will be printed out filled in, and loser that I am I don’t know anyone living internationally so I can’t stick a sample address in and see what it produces.
“I haven’t figured out any way to automate the customs forms without spending $2000 and setting up an entirely different ordering and shipping system (which we may do for the next book). So I’ve been filling out the customs forms by hand.”
usps.com “Click n Ship” claims that it will import many different address book formats and under the FAQs for international shipping(but not click n ship) they claim:
“International mail is subject to Customs examination in the country of its destination. All online international shipping labels will print a customs form. Global Express Mail® and Global Airmail Parcel Post® shipments will print the 2976-A. Global Priority Mail® shipments will print the 2976.”
https://hdusps.esecurecare.net/cgi-bin/hdusps.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=6690&p_created=1106684153&p_sid=YhEdtk7i&p_accessibility=0&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MzgmcF9wcm9kcz0yNiZwX2NhdHM9JnBfcHY9MS4yNiZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MQ**&p_li=&p_topview=1
Though they don’t claim it will be printed out filled in, and loser that I am I don’t know anyone living internationally so I can’t stick a sample address in and see what it produces.