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Shipping: Everything that needs to be addressed

January 10, 2011 by Claire R. Gould Leave a Comment

Shipping is one of those areas that isn’t a problem until the items you shipped don’t arrive. Then, the scrambling begins. In this best practices article, I’d like to cover the three areas of shipping, general information, shipping domestically and overseas.

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Send your luggage the UPS way

July 14, 2010 by Ashley Brazzel Leave a Comment

What can Brown do for you? How about handle luggage you don’t want to haul onto an airplane or pay extra fees for? UPS is now selling specially designed boxes that look like suitcases. Passengers can ship “luggage boxes” to avoid airport check-in lines and escalating airline luggage fees. The “suitcases” include handles, come in […]

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