Mailing gifts? Better do it soon
Advertiser Staff
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Christmas mailing — two words, which when placed together cause the Grinch green to seep into our normal facial coloration and our ho-ho-hos to become boo-hoo-hoos.
Yes, the lines are arduous and parking at your neighborhood post office can be worse than Ala Moana on a Saturday. It's already too late to mail Kwanzaa cards to Africa. And the suggested deadline to send holiday cards to military addresses in Iraq and Afghanistan was Tuesday.
But here's the good news:
Hawai'i residents know that flat-rate boxes, especially to the East Coast, are great bargains. Two tips: Don't overstuff them (the box needs to lay flat or it may get returned to sender); and buy the postage ahead of time.
That way, when the box of mac nuts and mochi crunch for Auntie Kealoha in Vegas is ready for pickup, all you have to do is sign onto your account, and schedule a pickup. You can even specify how the carrier can pick up the item — including ringing your doorbell.
