Hi, I thought free matter for the blind was just that! Does anybody no the "statute #"? The post office is so whacked out I wouldn't trust them to get a post card from point a to point b! :( To bad FedX doesn't do free matter for the blind! Thanks Chuck "God does not play dice with the universe" "Albert Einstein’
On Aug 19, 2020, at 2:50 PM, Ibraheem Fakir wrote: > I am totally fine with filling out an application for a permit had they asked > me to. Instead they hit me with a hard refusal. I found it baffling that they > told me I need to go to the library to ship my package. I thought post > offices is where you shipped mail and libraries are were you borrow books LOL. > > All best, > Ibraheem >> On Aug 19, 2020, at 12:15 PM, 'Peggy' via MacVisionaries >> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >> The post office here tries to do the same thing to me. They said I needed to >> fill out an application for a permit. I have been using free matter ever >> since I was little. Show them the section of the postal code for free matter. >> >> Peggy and Dixie Marie >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Aug 19, 2020, at 11:42 AM, Ibraheem Fakir <ibayri...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hey there, >>> >>> Anyone use free matter for the blind shipping and have any guidelines on >>> how to use it? I tried using it the other day at the post office to send >>> braille books to a student, but the post office seemed like they had no >>> idea what to do and referred me to go to a library to ship my package. >>> Realizing how unaware they were, I decided not to push on and to cross >>> check with others to make sure I’m doing this right. Do I need any special >>> card or something in order to use the service? I simply wrote free matter >>> for the blind on the box. >>> >>> The post office seemed to have an issue with me being an individual sending >>> the package. They said that only libraries can use the service. ON the >>> contrary, my research seems to show that anyone who is sending materials >>> to eligible patrons can use the service. They weren’t trying to hear that >>> LOL. 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