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Discussion => Shipping => Topic started by: addysfromscript on October 17, 2012, 06:32 pm

Title: Delivery Confirmation w/o going to the post office every time?
Post by: addysfromscript on October 17, 2012, 06:32 pm
I plan on becoming a vendor. (adderall obviously & clonazepam) Since all of my orders will be under 13 oz i'll be using first class mail. I'll be using regular postage stamps but I would like to add DCN. The only way I know how to do this is to buy the service at the post office, which kind of defeats the purpose of using stamps.

So my question is: Can I buy multiple dcn's at the post office for later use? Is there a way to print dcn's online without getting postage as well?

Thanks! All feedback is appreciated.
Title: Re: Delivery Confirmation w/o going to the post office every time?
Post by: 77Tjm on October 17, 2012, 07:21 pm
Grab extras of the Delivery Confirmation labels (non-sequential eg first + last in stack, or a few randomly from the middle) every time you visit the PO (visit multiple POs), then add the DCN service cost in stamps to your envelope. Hopefully a vendor can chime in with the exact value in stamps that you need to add for first class letter + DCN.
Title: Re: Delivery Confirmation w/o going to the post office every time?
Post by: addysfromscript on October 17, 2012, 08:17 pm
It can easily be calculated on the usps website. I looked around for a stack of them earlier and there were none to be found. I'll just have to ask for them I guess. Thanks.

Title: Re: Delivery Confirmation w/o going to the post office every time?
Post by: Aidoneus on October 17, 2012, 08:33 pm
DCN slips are free at any post office. The cost to add DCN is $0.75 which you can just add in stamps.
.Hades.
Title: Re: Delivery Confirmation w/o going to the post office every time?
Post by: Shroomeister on October 17, 2012, 09:13 pm
Yup. there is  a way to do it. A way USPS doesnt tell you about. Hell they will even tell you you can NOT do it.

They lie.
Title: Re: Delivery Confirmation w/o going to the post office every time?
Post by: addysfromscript on October 17, 2012, 10:13 pm
Those bastards...
Title: Re: Delivery Confirmation w/o going to the post office every time?
Post by: Tryptonite on October 18, 2012, 12:10 am
First, you can not use DCN on first-class letters, only first-class parcels, so do not put on a letter. Also, like 77Tjm said, you can just pick up the DCN's from any post office. They usually have them just sitting out for people to grab, so you don't even have to ask for them. Then you just stick it on the package & add an extra $.75 postage.
Title: Re: Delivery Confirmation w/o going to the post office every time?
Post by: BTCmonkey on October 18, 2012, 04:20 am
The package or envelope has to be at least 3/4 inch thick to use DCN. And I believe the cost is now $.85.
Title: Re: Delivery Confirmation w/o going to the post office every time?
Post by: cultmadeline on October 18, 2012, 04:45 am
Keep the stamp in clear view next to the DCN sticker I'm assuming? Or is that a wrong assumption?
Title: Re: Delivery Confirmation w/o going to the post office every time?
Post by: Shroomeister on October 18, 2012, 06:27 am
When you get a DCN there is actually instructions on the back of it.

It goes on the bottom left on the face of the parcel.

Keep all your stamps together top right.
Title: Re: Delivery Confirmation w/o going to the post office every time?
Post by: addysfromscript on October 18, 2012, 06:46 am
Thanks for all the help guys, hopefully I can be up and running by the end of the month.
Title: Re: Delivery Confirmation w/o going to the post office every time?
Post by: cultmadeline on October 18, 2012, 06:01 pm
Thanks Shroom. Got it.  Stamps top right and DCN bottom left.
Title: Re: Delivery Confirmation w/o going to the post office every time?
Post by: Shroomeister on October 19, 2012, 04:47 pm
Thanks Shroom. Got it.  Stamps top right and DCN bottom left.

No problemo.

Read the back of the DCN, before you peel it to expose the sticky. It tells you right on it. :)
Title: Re: Delivery Confirmation w/o going to the post office every time?
Post by: calzone69 on October 19, 2012, 05:23 pm
If you need to drop the actual DCN deliveries at the post office I would suggest to use different post office location each time if possible. Works the best in a large city with a multitude of post offices. Drop the deliveries two times a week and each time try to use a post office you haven't used before. If you need to pay for something, pay in cash.