[blindkid] Free Matter for the Blind Question

[dhammelia at aol.com]

You can get a stamp from Maxi aids among others.  The shipping costs more than the stamp.


http://www.amazon.com/Free-Matter-Blind-Rubber-Stamp/dp/B001BGUGEC


But we always just write Free Matter for the Blind in ink on the package.


Probably best to tear off the priority mail stickers as it is not priority mail.


Dave Hammel



-----Original Message-----
From: empwrn <empwrn at bellsouth.net>
To: Blindkid email <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Mon, Feb 3, 2014 2:22 pm
Subject: [blindkid] Free Matter for the Blind Question


Hey guys,

I am still sitting outside the post office feeling quite annoyed. I am here to 
return some items borrowed from our "local" school for the blind. We are 
homeschoolers and order materials through them with federal quota funds. I had 
one box that came from the school that was already marked "free matter for the 
blind". The other box was not marked but had a "priority mail" sticker on the 
left side with $0 sticker in the upper right corner where you'd usually find the 
postage paid. One of the postal employees tried to tell me that I'd have to pay 
to ship that one back. Fortunately, an apparently more knowledgeable employee 
walked up at just the right moment and said, "No, there is no charge. It's free 
matter for the blind." 

What do you do when you are mailing items? Where can I get a stamp so I don't 
run into this again?

Marie Smith, mother of Jack



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