Reusing a bubble shipper?

[chunkypeanutbutter]

I've gotten two packages so far that came in the bubble mailers, the brown ones, say about a third the size of a sheet of paper. Can I add my own labels on there, tape up the ripped open end of it, and reuse it?

[Mike_G]

No, that's illegal

j/k, of course you can

[chunkypeanutbutter]

I wasn't sure because the post office has a lot of inane rules.

[1930fordpickup]

When you are shipping anything through any company make sure that you cover every bit of the former shipping label or bar codes . Do not their job any harder to track and deliver than you have to .

[chunkypeanutbutter]

I remove every piece that I can and cover up any markings on the box with brown paper.

[1930fordpickup]

The Post office has stupid rules because they get an address on mail like we got at our house back in the 70's .

The Lemble kids

Big farm house with a bus and a bunch of kids

Ottawa Lake MICH

Yes we got it , as we lived in a small town then and our Mail Carrier went above and beyond.

[Ace-Garageguy]

I've seen the PO actually encourage folks to re-use shipping materials...as long as, like the guys above say...you cover every bit of prior information.

The PO DOES frown on reusing specific PO-flat-rate items (like priority mail boxes) for NON-flat-rate posting. They will refuse a package in a Priority box for other rates.