[Elecraft] Shipping via UPS - A Lesson Learned the Hard Way

[Andrew Moore]

Other than trying to remember and ignore by subject line, is there a way to
mute specific threads on the Elecraft mailing list (via qth.net)? Maybe I'm
thinking of the feature on @groups.io mailing lists - but this would be
helpful as Elecraft related topics morph into posts containing no Elecraft
content. While this content has value, it also dilutes value, as it's not
Elecraft specific.

Thanks & 73,
-Andrew NV1B
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On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 7:26 PM Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:

> On 4/11/2022 3:29 PM, edauer at aya.yale.edu wrote:
> > The UPS Store does not charge real UPS rates.
>
> Ditto for FedEx stores. BUT -- both are free drop-off locations for
> shipments that have been created online. I do all my shipping with
> FedEx, because UPS Stores use packing peanuts, and FedEx stores do not.
>
> Packing peanuts are an obscenity -- they blow around the property,
> making a huge mess. There are SO many good alternatives, everything from
> wadded up newspaper, butcher paper, the machined flexy paper tubes that
> Amazon uses (all most environmentally friendly), to bubble-wrap and
> air-filled plastic. I save bubble wrap and re-use it. The paper starts
> my fireplace.
>
> The only issue I've had with either company is that their drivers often
> leave packages in my driveway, rather than to my porch. That's a very
> big deal when they're heavy, because I'm old and there are a dozen steps.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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