Never underestimate the Idiocy of the postal services. To insure something from being bent my guess you'd have to mail it with a 1/8th inch steel plate as backing. Even then someone might just take it as a challenge.
At 10:35 AM 12/13/2002 -0500, you wrote:
Just don't use thin cardboard.I sent out several pictures lately in soft cardboard,some arrived ok and 2 were bent in half to fit into a rural mailbox,even with the "do not bend contains photos" hilited in yellow. Complaint to Canada Post went nowere,as anticipated. Dave ---- Begin Original Message ---- From: Peter Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:07:23 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: Mailing photos Most office supply/stationary stores sell flat stiff mailers in sizes up to 11X14 or so. At 12:32 AM 12/13/2002 -0500, you wrote: >I've done some 8x10 prints for friends for Christmas, and I'm planning on >sending them out soon. >How should I package them so that they don't get damaged? Should I look >for mailing tubes, or use cardboard to try and keep them flat? Any other >suggestions? > >thanks, > >-Mat ---- End Original Message ---- Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj/ http://brooks1952.tripod.com/myhorses Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail
