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Discussion => Shipping => Topic started by: PharmerJohn on February 03, 2012, 09:30 am

Title: Printing USPS stamps anonymously?
Post by: PharmerJohn on February 03, 2012, 09:30 am
These are the most professional looking stamps IMO (I'm thinking of the ones with the pink bar on them). But is there a way to print them without a credit card, or maybe with a prepaid card? I'm thinking of those little label printers, that also print postage. If these all require some sort of registration, can they be bought from the post office in advance? Or should I just use regular stamps, or even the large priority mail stamps? I think figuring out the postage is the most difficult aspect to shipping, everything else I have down pretty good.
Title: Re: Printing USPS stamps anonymously?
Post by: Marceline on February 03, 2012, 09:35 am
If you get a prepaid card, you can use that. Just using stamps is much easier though and it works fine.
Title: Re: Printing USPS stamps anonymously?
Post by: shroomin1 on February 07, 2012, 10:31 am
My local post office refused to sell me any of the $5 (approx) Priority Mail stamps.  Has anyone else had this problem?  I was considering getting a home postage meter, but, obviously, don't want it traceable.

Any advice?
Title: Re: Printing USPS stamps anonymously?
Post by: GaltRR on February 07, 2012, 03:16 pm
My local post office refused to sell me any of the $5 (approx) Priority Mail stamps.  Has anyone else had this problem?  I was considering getting a home postage meter, but, obviously, don't want it traceable.

Any advice?

I would tell them its their fucking job to sell them.
Title: Re: Printing USPS stamps anonymously?
Post by: shroomin1 on February 07, 2012, 04:26 pm
I kinda don't want them all pissed off at me.  It would make me very memorable.  Perhaps I'll just try a post office in a neighboring zipcode.
Title: Re: Printing USPS stamps anonymously?
Post by: tordemon on February 07, 2012, 07:38 pm
I'd only get the anonymous ones that you can just pick up off the counter, presuming you're talking about tracking-style stamps. As far as postage stamps go, I'd get them with cash at a Walgreens you don't normally go to or a post office you don't normally go to.
Title: Re: Printing USPS stamps anonymously?
Post by: Shinma on February 09, 2012, 04:35 am
My local post office refused to sell me any of the $5 (approx) Priority Mail stamps.  Has anyone else had this problem? 

Our PO has a vending machine, so... no.  8)

And you can buy stamps right off the USPS website:
hxxxs://store.usps.com/store/browse/productDetailSingleSku.jsp?categoryNavIds=catBuyStamps&categoryNav=false&navAction=jump&navCount=0&productId=S_114498&categoryId=catBuyStamps

Title: Re: Printing USPS stamps anonymously?
Post by: Angelology on February 10, 2012, 10:45 pm
Just put there address as the return address, and "forget" a postage stamp. Then it'll get returned to them.
Title: Re: Printing USPS stamps anonymously?
Post by: GrandTheftTaco on February 13, 2012, 12:52 am
Just put there address as the return address, and "forget" a postage stamp. Then it'll get returned to them.

You've actually done this? Wouldn't they see that there are no post office markings/sorting facility stamps on the envelope, and see that the return address is some considerable distance away from their office?