PO question

[Walkin Horse]

I don’t mail letters very and I still have some forever stamps I’ve had for about 8 years. Last week I needed to mail a big pack of forms to Social Security. I took it to the post office. The man weighed it and charged me $1.36. He then stuck 1 forever stamp on it.

My question is this. I have another pack I need to mail consisting of 5 pages. Would I be good to stick a forever stamp on it and send it?

Another question that I have is, where is a cheap place to fax documents? I had about 14 pages back and front faxed from the UPS store and it cost $25.

 

[bearman49709]

If it weighs more than 1oz or is larger than a envelope it will cost more than one forever stamp!

 

[Walkin Horse]

I guess it was a 5x7 envelope. He only put one stamp on it. I’m guessing it was a forever. I don’t really know.

 

[s&wchad]

If it cost $1.36 to mail, he didn't put a Forever stamp on it.
Current first class postage is $0.78. Older "Forever" stamps will still mail a standard size envelope, regardless of what you paid for it. They're good forever!

https://www.usps.com/business/prices.htm

Check with your local Kroger about sending a fax. I believe they charge around $7.50 for 14 pages.

 

[Onomea]

Re faxing:

The NYT's Wirecutter recommends these two online fax services. I see both say they have free trials. If all you need is one 28-page fax sent, try signing up for the free trial and cancelling once successfully sent.



NYT says Documo is better for sensitive documents.


https://app.hellofax.com/info/pricing

https://www.documo.com/pricing/?sv1...6_1762450574_77af373a51efc695f5bb38dc49cd15db

 

[Tom S.]

If you or a friend has a scanner, scan the pages and send via email. FREE!

 

[Frailer]

The last time I needed to fax a hardcopy document I did so from my doctor’s office. The medical profession still uses the technology (I assume because of HIPAA), and if you’re nice to the receptionists they’ll probably hook you up.

 

[Walkin Horse]

If you or a friend has a scanner, scan the pages and send via email. FREE!

The problem is they give you a mailing address or a fax number.

 

[Walkin Horse]

The last time I needed to fax a hardcopy document I did so from my doctor’s office. The medical profession still uses the technology (I assume because of HIPAA), and if you’re nice to the receptionists they’ll probably hook you up.

I need to drop some associated paperwork off at my dr tomorrow. I may try that. The doctors all use Share Care to fill out their paperwork. That costs me $15-30 every time.

 

[Yaworski]

My insurance guy used to fax things for clients.

 

[Yaworski]

My question is this. I have another pack I need to mail consisting of 5 pages. Would I be good to stick a forever stamp on it and send it?

As others have said, a forever stamp is good for 1 oz and a standard sized envelope. I usually sneak 1.2 ozs. through on one stamp.

 

[DWalt]

UPS is expensive for faxing. Some banks will do free faxing for customers so long as it doesn’t involve too many pages. I did that once at our Wells Fargo. Don’t know if that is WF official policy, as I knew the branch manager there.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

FAXs are pretty much history.
I have a multifunction printer like lots of other folks.
I don’t have the fax hooked up!
When I wanna send a multi page document, I scan it, turn it into a PDF, and email it.
War story- back when faxing was in style, I was attempting to help a family get their retired Navy Reserve loved one buried in the Santa Cemetery.
All his military records had been lost. So I’m talking to the national military record center, trying to recover his records.
When I asked the lady I’m talking to if she could fax me his records , she replied we ain’t got no fax.
I of course, replied what do you mean you ain’t got no fax? Everybody’s got a fax. I got one how come you ain’t got one?
Not to worry. These folks were connected. The cemetery director approved the burial.

 

[jeffrefrig]

I thought this was going to be about probation officers. My answer is lie and stick to it.

 

[Walkin Horse]

I thought this was going to be about probation officers. My answer is lie and stick to it.

It was like that when I got here.

 

[Walkin Horse]

I tried Wells Fargo today and it was Well Nogo.

 

[DWalt]

There are potential security issues associated with internet delivery of sensitive information that do not exist with faxing over the phone. Some legal documents cannot be sent via email, etc. and must be transmitted by fax or Mail. That is why old style faxing survives and will continue to be necessary for awhile longer. It has been a long time, but I remember that I once had a scanner that was also fax capable, and I used it that way several times. That had to be at least 35-40 years ago. I believe you had to plug a phone line into it somehow. Or maybe it was a fax machine that could be used as a scanner.

 

[Walkin Horse]

My dad swore he had a fax machine in his bedroom. He bet me $5000 dollars he had one. I said Dad you don’t even have a landline. Now scan me the $5000 and email it to me.