post offices that hand cancel envelopes

palebride Posted: Jan 21, 2004 08:16 PM

post offices that hand cancel envelopes

i know there have been a million threads about this...but i have to ask anyway.....

when you mail your invitations, you're supposed to hand cancel them so that they dont' get crushed in the machine right?

do all post offices provide this service? or do you have to go to a specific one?
i'm in mineola......anyone o=know if they do it?

thanks!!

CherylBooch Posted: Jan 21, 2004 08:18 PM

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all post offices to this. That is why you wait on line for sooooo loooooong.
If you go to Hicksville-- I know that they are open 24 hrs. if you can't go during reg. hours

sun86moon Posted: Jan 21, 2004 08:20 PM

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I have heard that Oceanside does it.

palebride Posted: Jan 21, 2004 08:29 PM

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do you have to do it - or do they do it for you?

LoveJoy432004 Posted: Jan 21, 2004 08:36 PM

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I hate to ask this but what is 'hand cancel' mean? I sent my invites out already.

OH NO!!!

gertyrae Posted: Jan 21, 2004 09:11 PM

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They all do it, and it just means that they hand stamp the postmark on the envelopes instead of sending them through the machine. It is mostly to avoid damage. I live in Nesconset and they hand cancelled mine with no problem.

jennbaby Posted: Jan 21, 2004 09:20 PM

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word of advice
*ask to do it yourself...i did mine, then went another day & didnt feel like waiting to do the 4 i had, the guy said he'd do it for me..well 4 of them got there ripped to shreds, he didnt hand cancel

swags1016 Posted: Jan 21, 2004 09:26 PM

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My post office made us do it, and I was happy to do it myself!

palebride Posted: Jan 22, 2004 10:18 AM

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yay! thanks everyone!
i was hoping I could do it myself......I guess I'm a control freak.....but I took so much time putting the stamp on straight and addressing them and making sure the outside looked perfect - that I wanted to make sure I could finish the process off myself too!

How exciting....they should be going out soon!!!

Spitzergirl Posted: Jan 22, 2004 01:55 PM

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wow , you learn something new everday with this wedding stuff!!!!

JimmysBride Posted: Jan 22, 2004 01:58 PM

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I took my e-party invites to the Mineola post office and all I had to do was bring them up to counter and tell her that I wanted them hand cancelled.

It's not just so they don't get damaged in the machine - it's so that they don't get those ugly stamps and black bar codes on them. When I saw one that had been mailed -- it looked absolutely pristine -- no marks whatsoever. You couldn't even tell it had been mailed yet.

Spitzergirl Posted: Jan 29, 2004 01:47 PM

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Okay, ladies when the time comes to mail my invites, I take it to the post office clerk and tell her I want it

'HAND CANCELLED'

That sounds so weired.....but, if it will arrive preety it is worth the price.!!!!!!

pinkstar025 Posted: Jan 29, 2004 01:53 PM

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thats good to know...i hope my e-party invites didnt get ugly..i worked so hard making those all by hand (and computer)..no one said anythinf...so hmmm

kathleenmarie Posted: Jan 29, 2004 02:01 PM

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I did mine myself at the post office. I have to tell you though, she said that she still couldnt garantee they wouldnt go through the machine!! Im sure they didnt though people got them FAST and they were all fine!

june262004 Posted: Jan 29, 2004 02:04 PM

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What do u mean do them ureself?

Xelindrya Posted: Jan 29, 2004 02:07 PM

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What is hand cancel?
What is doing it yourself?
Im so lost!

Jenny5150 Posted: Jan 29, 2004 02:20 PM

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Mail has been 'cancelled' when there's an ink stamp going through the mailing stamp. The hand cancel stamp usually reads the date and post office location/zip code you're at.

My advice is to ask if YOU YOURSELF can hand cancel your invites. They allowed me to do mine right then and there.

When they say 'Hand Cancel', they mean physically stamp each invite with a rubber ink stamp & ink pad, as opposed to a machine printing on it.

palebride Posted: Jan 29, 2004 02:23 PM

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we did it ourselves - it took about 15 minutes to go through all of them, but it was worth it in the end because they were delivered quickly and look ed beautiful upon their arrival!

FeliciaDA Posted: Jan 29, 2004 02:24 PM

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Posted by Xelindrya

What is hand cancel?
What is doing it yourself?
Im so lost!

Glad I wasn't the only one who was really lost too, that is, until I read this entire thread! I never knew what hand cancelling was either -- I must be on another planet sometimes!

Thanks ladies ..

I Love this board, I would've never known something like that until I read this on here