Pak Mail Holiday Countdown – Week Two

2017 Gift Packing & Shipping Tips Pak Mail recommends shipping gifts early in the month to ensure on-time holiday delivery by Friday, December 22. The carriers (USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL) post holiday schedules. The following cut-off dates are based on these schedules and our

2017 Gift Packing & Shipping Tips December has three full weeks before the Christmas holiday. Hanukkah begins in the middle of the second week. Pak Mail recommends shipping gifts early in the month to ensure on-time holiday delivery by Friday, December 22. The carriers

Tip on how to opt out of weekend delivery The holidays are rapidly approaching. Tinsel and twinkling lights abound — started in late summer. Our thoughts turn to gift giving. Shopping on the internet from home increases by leaps and bounds. Online merchants don’t

Directional arrows work… sometimes We recently had a discussion with a customer about shipping plants inside a box with “up” arrows. UPS, FedEx, DHL, USPS and other small-package carriers do not guarantee that a package will remain in the “up” position throughout its shipping

How to turn off the Sunday-delivery option Amazon (per contract with USPS) has instructed the Post Office (USPS) to leave Amazon packages outside the front door on Sundays. If you do not want your packages left unsecured outside your front door on Sundays, do

Pak Mail, 4419 Centennial Blvd, will be closed Memorial Day weekend. Saturday, May 27       Closed Sunday, May 28         Closed Monday, May 29        Closed     UPS, FedEx, DHL, and USPS are all closed. Memorial Day: a day

Ship UPS packages with Pak Mail Pak Mail is authorized to ship with UPS, as well as FedEx, DHL, and USPS. Several customers have told us the UPS Store, 6660 Delmonico Dr D, Colorado Springs, CO 80919, is closed. Come see us at Pak Mail,

The Centennial Boulevard reconstruction project is underway. Pak Mail, at 4419 Centennial Blvd, is open for business during the roadwork. Two entrances to the West Wind shopping center remain open: Garden of the Gods by Starbucks Centennial Blvd traffic light entrance by the ARC

Shipping a student from Colorado Springs Student shipping from Colorado College or UCCS  – home for summer break, to a new college for extended classes, or abroad for intensive studies – is easy with the right help. It’s a small move of the accumulated stuff after a year in a dorm room

Secure Package Receiving It’s that time of year again! Along with the increase in holiday online shopping comes package receiving and the potential for porch theft. Don’t let your Christmas gifts sit at your front door tempting fate. Open a private mailbox and pick up