On Tue, 3 Aug 2004, Doc Shipley wrote:
> Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 2 Aug 2004, Doc Shipley wrote:
> >> If I sell you an item, I have to find (and usually pay for) a box
> >>that fits it for secure shipping, packing, tape, and labelling, and if
> >>it's shipped USPS, I also have to either weigh it here and print a label
> >>online, or schlep it down to the PO and wait in line to have them do that.
> >
> >
> > Hint: you can buy/print USPS postage right from their website now. The
> > interface is a tad kludgy but it sure beats waiting in line at the post
> > office for 10 minutes (again, I can do a lot with 10 minutes).
> >
> > https://sss-web.usps.com/ds/jsps/ds_landing.jsp
>
> Dang it, Sellam, even when you agree with me I don't like it! ;)
>
> Really, though, isn't your hint exactly what I said in the quoted
> paragraph?
Oops. Duh. Sorry, I read through too fast to catch that part. Oh well,
it's still instructive for other people. I didn't find out about it until
earlier in the year. It sure is a time-saver.
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Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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Received on Tue Aug 03 2004 - 11:42:11 BST