Gambier Post Office Pack & Ship Day
Post Offices Will Hold extended Hours
Who:
U.S. Postal Service Representatives
What:
Pack & Ship Day
When:
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Where:
Gambier Post Office
107 Chase Avenue
Gambier, OH 43022
Background:
U.S. Postal Service representatives will be holding extended office hours on Saturday, December 6, 2008 at the Gambier Post Office located at 107 Chase
Avenue, Gambier, OH 43022. The extended hours will be from 9:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. to assist with the shipping needs of customers posting packages during
the first Saturday after the Thanksgiving Sales weekend. By holding these
extended hours, the Post Office also hopes to assist nearby Kenyon College
students and faculty with their last minute shipping needs prior to the beginning of
their Christmas break. A lobby clerk available to help with packing and to answer
questions. Packing supplies are available for sale and as always, Priority
Mail supplies are free. The Postal Service provides three different size and shape
options at convenient flat-rate pricing, including the Large Priority Mail Flat Rate Box
that provides a $2 discount for APO/FPO destinations. At nearly 800 cubic inches
and measuring 12" x 12" x 5 ½", the box is 50 percent larger than other USPS flat-
rate boxes. The price to ship anything that fits in the box is just $10.95 to an
APO/FPO destination, regardless of how much it weighs, up to 70 lbs. The price to
other U.S. addresses are just $12.95. Prices for Priority Mail flat-rate shipping are:
- $12.95 for domestic shipping
- $10.95 for APO/FPO addresses
- $29.95 for international shipping to Canada and Mexico (20-pound weight limit)
- $49.50 for international shipping to other countries
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