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Practice Safe Shredding

Isn't it time to clean out those boxes and piles of papers in your home office - or your business? Those 10-year-old receipts, tax documents, credit card statements and other papers you no longer need (and you're not required by the IRS to keep)? Sure, you have a shredder - one that shreds maybe 10-12 pages [...]

2011-05-23T11:44:27-07:00May 23rd, 2011|

A great Bellingham bar/restaurant

If you're looking for a great view of Bellingham Bay with outdoor seating as well as indoor, good food, a super but moderately-priced by-the-glass wine list and ambience that allows conversation, try Harborside at the Hotel Bellwether. It's one of the best local places we'll bet you haven't tried - but you should, especially if you [...]

2011-05-23T11:45:08-07:00May 19th, 2011|

“Can you ship X?” Yes, we can!

We are often asked whether we can ship a boat, a car, a drill rig, a large piece of expensive artwork or sculpture, a rocking chair or rocking horse, dresser, cedar chest, tool chest, chest of drawers . . . the answer almost always is "Yes, we can ship that." But sometimes, we recommend against shipping [...]

2011-05-23T11:48:05-07:00May 19th, 2011|

Where do you need to ship today?

Lately we've been doing a lot of international shipping - all sorts of things all around the world. For example, we shipped 6 large boxes of personal goods (mostly clothing and baby stuff) to Norway via DHL; a teddy bear to the Philippines; a full container of water purification equipment via ocean to China; a [...]

2011-05-23T11:50:30-07:00February 3rd, 2011|

Upcoming deadlines for international mailing

If you're shipping to a member of the armed services with an APO/FPO address, time is running out to get your packages mailed for arrival before Dec.25. Here are some critical upcoming deadlines for international mailing: Friday, Dec. 10 - Last day for APO/FPO priority mail Monday, Dec. 13 - Last day for Priority mail [...]

2010-12-05T20:16:01-08:00December 5th, 2010|

Why stand in line to ship your packages?

If you have time on your hands, by all means - go to the post office and stand in line with your arms full of packages. But if your time is important to you, then come to Pak Mail, where we will cheerfully, quickly and economically pack and ship all of your holiday gifts - [...]

2010-12-04T22:52:07-08:00December 4th, 2010|

Holiday Shipping Deadlines

Pak Mail Holiday CalendarWant to get your packages where they belong on time for Christmas? Check out our Holiday Shipping Calendar. It has all the deadlines for shipping anywhere in the world, via postal service, UPS or Fed Ex. Questions or concerns about what to ship, when to ship or how to pack it? Give [...]

2010-12-03T17:13:55-08:00November 30th, 2010|

When a box is more than a box

Most of the time when people buy a box, it's because they plan to ship something. But sometimes, a box becomes . . . a playhouse or fort, a bridge, a boat, or a robot.  And this month, boxes are Halloween costumes. Last week, a customer bought 3 boxes to create Thor, the robot, for [...]

2010-10-27T22:01:23-07:00October 27th, 2010|

Planning for holiday shipping – Believe it or not!

Yes, it's only September, and still summer, but we're making plans for holiday shipping - and you should too! If you'll be sending holiday packages to friends or relatives across the country or around the world - or to soldiers in Iraq or Afghanistan or other foreign countries- plan ahead, ship early and save yourself [...]

2010-10-20T16:42:01-07:00September 17th, 2010|

We ship college students and summer vacationers!

Just packed up 4 huge duffel bags and suitcases for a student heading off to Duke University in August. We'll store the bags until time to ship them . . . and the parents are ECSTATIC! They're off to Saudi Arabia and didn't want to have to worry about getting their college student son packed [...]

2010-09-13T12:11:44-07:00June 29th, 2010|
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