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re: Time Magazine mentions BM

I use a combination of stamps at home and taking books to the PO. I live in a very rural area and can only put paperbacks (or anything weighing less than 13oz) in my mailbox for pickup. Anything heavier (some paperbacks and ALL hardbacks) must be taken to the PO. I'm 70 years old, but still I try to get to the PO once a week. As long as I let a mooching member know when the book will get into the mail, I haven't had any problems at all.

Jan
11 years ago
re: Followup to points discussion

I'm a realtively new member at BM -- and so far am completely satisfied with my experiences here.

I left another swap site that I had used exclusively for a while because members would not send items out in a timely manner and others would not mark items received, thereby leaving "open" items on pending list. Both are areas I consider very important.

Thus far every item but 1 that I have mooched has been sent out promptly, packaged wonderfully, and received in good--excellent condition. The 1 item has a delayed shipping date. The member involved in this transaction advised me immediately of the delay and asked if that would be OK with me. That member's politeness, consideration, and overall courteous attitude is so greatly appreciated.

I always make sure to provide a Delivery Confirmation Tracking # on all books I send. So far, I only have one book that's been delivered that hasn't been marked as received. Probably just an oversight, so I'm willing to wait at least a week before I start bugging the receiver with an e-mail.

Again, I'm completely happy with my BookMooch experience and think I've found a home. I'm a retired lady on a small fixed income. I don't have a large inventory at present nor a large budget for acquiring new items. BookMooch, I think will help in both those areas.

Jan
13 years ago
re: BM change of address

I don't think volume had anything to do with the change -- most of my business payments were credit card and/or paypal. Only a few checks were rec'd by mail. I'm pretty sure it was the business' name on the mail that did it. -- After the 1st year I gave up the PO box and had the mail delivered to physical address.

Jan
13 years ago
re: BM change of address

be careful about having mail addressed to "Bookmooch" delivered to your personal P O Box.

I live in TX, had a small personal box which cost $7/yr. When I started my own business and had all mail sent to the P O Box, the Post Office immediately raised my rate from $7/yr to $49/yr (a 600% increase).

They reclassified by box from personal to business.

Jan
13 years ago