[BlindTlk] Question regarding Free Matter

[David Andrews]

If they have U.S. Post  Office pickup, you could 
mail it from there -- but they are doing it as a 
courtesy, since they aren't making any money.

Dave

At 05:55 PM 4/27/2021, you wrote:
>Hi. I wonder if someone could clarify something 
>for me regarding sending something Free Matter 
>for the Blind. It is my understanding that if 
>the materials are Braille, then I should be able 
>to send it. I was trying to send a box with 
>Braille materials in it, but I didn’t go to an 
>actual post office to sen it. I needed a good 
>box, so I went to one of those Mailboxes Etc. 
>Places that is a third party place. I was told 
>that they could not ship my stuff using Free 
>Matter. It was very obvious they didn’t know 
>what I was talking about, but I had them look it 
>up before I had to pay money. They told me that 
>since they were a third party, they wouldn’t 
>be able to use that shipping method. I had the 
>option to take the heavy box with stuff to the 
>nearest post office, but by that time, I 
>didn’t want to call another Uber and carry it 
>elsewhere. Does anyone know who might have been 
>right in this situation? Could I have used Free 
>Matter, or do third party places have the right 
>to say no and instead charge me for Media Mail? Thanks much.