Will it still ship?! Concern about self-printing labels & date of shipment.

[Vinyl]

Yes, I've realized I'm an idiot, but I've made a few Half.com book sales lately & this is nothing new to me. I print out the shipping labels at home & walk over to the nearest collection box to drop it in since my mailbox is too small for outgoing books! I JUST realized today that the last pickup for that particular collection box is at 9 AM... for some reason, I always just glanced at it & only saw "5 PM" -- which is the time for the last collection at the LOCAL post office, NOT the collection box! Since I'm shipping via media mail, I thought it was nothing out of the ordinary for the USPS tracking information to not update, but now I'm worried. Does USPS care if I drop it off after 9 AM on day A, and the shipping label says to be shipped on day A, but they don't pick it up until day B? I hope they aren't voiding my labels & my books aren't going anywhere...

 

[Luxe Diva]

No, it doesn't matter what date is on the shipping label - you're fine.

 

[Vinyl]

Thanks, Luxe Diva! I was so worried.

 

[noshoepolish]

It has to be within a reasonable number of days. 1-2 should be fine. After that, they might not honor the label.

 

[Lvbabydoll]

Yeah I ship same or next day and usually print my labels at night. I forget and the 5pm time of the day I'm printing is still checked, I ALWAYS forget to change it. But it hasn't mattered, all packages I've sent have gotten there just fine.

 

[kelbell35]

I've been told by a post office employee that as long as it is the next day, it isn't a problem.

 

[LindaP]

They will honor the label, at most they would likely date stamp it on the day it's actually received to be mailed.

Linda

 

[carvedwords]

I shipped once a couple days after I printed the label and my package arrived safely!

 

[Vinyl]

Thanks so much, guys! I have alleviated my fears, lol!