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Who's Who in the
Post Office
Student Information
Transaction Times and
Route Schedule
Preparation for
Departmental Pick-Up
Personal Mail Policy
Intra-Campus Mail
Metered Mail
What Are You Mailing
Choosing a
Service for Mailing
Adding
Extra Services
Addressing
Your Mailing
Service
Endorsements Reference Chart
Preparing
Packages for Mailing
Correct
State Abbreviations for Mailing
US Postal
Service Rates Chart for Postage
Standard
Mailing Preparation
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Preparing Packages for Mailing
 Careful preparation of your package helps to ensure
safe delivery
The Box Choose a box with enough room for cushioning
material around the contents. Sturdy paperboard or
corrugated fiberboard boxes are best for weights up to
10 pounds. If you are reusing a box, cover all
previous labels and markings with heavy black marker
or adhesive labels.
Where to find boxes
If you need to obtain containers for your package
mail, used empty boxes can sometimes be obtained
through your campus post office. Express Mail and
Priority Mail boxes and tubes are available for free
they must be used for their appropriate service and
charges.
Cushioning
Cushion items you are mailing enough so when shaken
the item cannot be heard shifting about. You can use
newspaper, Styrofoam peanuts, bubble wrap or
shredded paper for cushioning. Place an extra address
label inside the package so if the outside label is
destroyed or falls off the package can be opened by
the Post Office and still be deliverable.
Mailing Fragile Items
Use foamed plastic or padding to protect your items,
placing the cushioning inside hollow items as well.
Careful packaging is the best way to safeguard your
valuable items against damage.
Mailing Heavy Items
If you are mailing a very heavy or very dense item,
start with a sturdy box, Pack the contents securely
with string material for bracing to prevent shifting
and tape all edges with reinforced tape. Packages
heavier than 70 pounds cannot be mailed. Packages over
25 pounds must be brought to the University Post
Office for mailing
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DiGiorgio Campus Center Lower Level, Rock Hill, SC 29733 803/323-2293
