Hi Gang,
I changed my oil recently and took a sample to send to Aircraft Oil Analysis. The sample kit includes a
small round plastic container which is placed directly into the mailbox with appropriate postage. I realized
that the postal rate changed recently and also that there's a new rule requiring extra postage for unusually
shaped packages. I called AOA but they didn't know what the new postage requirement is. Per their
suggestion, I went to the post office. The lady there gave me an incredulous look. She basically didn't
believe that such an object was mail-able. When I told here that thousands of these have been mailed,
she went and checked with someone and came back with the answer that "we can't take it because the
oil is flammable". Urgh.
Another lady in line suggested that I just throw it into a box. I hesitate to do it since it would add dollars
to the postage and I'll be stuck again next time I change the oil.
So: Has anyone here solved the mystery of how much postage is required now?
I changed my oil recently and took a sample to send to Aircraft Oil Analysis. The sample kit includes a
small round plastic container which is placed directly into the mailbox with appropriate postage. I realized
that the postal rate changed recently and also that there's a new rule requiring extra postage for unusually
shaped packages. I called AOA but they didn't know what the new postage requirement is. Per their
suggestion, I went to the post office. The lady there gave me an incredulous look. She basically didn't
believe that such an object was mail-able. When I told here that thousands of these have been mailed,
she went and checked with someone and came back with the answer that "we can't take it because the
oil is flammable". Urgh.
Another lady in line suggested that I just throw it into a box. I hesitate to do it since it would add dollars
to the postage and I'll be stuck again next time I change the oil.
So: Has anyone here solved the mystery of how much postage is required now?