Not That Kind of Shipping
Wednesday, August 14th, 2013 11:20 amI managed to beat back the thriving ivy vines of social anxiety that prevented me from doing something I a) really wanted to do and b) am really good at.
Oh brainweasels, I hate you so much.
Just like they say, tiny steps. Took months, but tiny little steps is how I did it.
Then came the delight of shipping it away.
Turns out the US Post Office has finally got it figured out when it comes to shipping small items. They drop off the boxes -- for free! If it fits in the box, one price. They have online calculators.
Being the Post Office, of course it's much more complicated than it needs to be. We'll see if my parcel actually arrives on the weekend.
In the meantime, I was truly delighted when a form requested me to enter "how many pounds total."
The instructions read:
You don't need to be precise here--we just want to know if we should bring a truck.
Now that's UX design I can endorse!
Oh brainweasels, I hate you so much.
Just like they say, tiny steps. Took months, but tiny little steps is how I did it.
Then came the delight of shipping it away.
Turns out the US Post Office has finally got it figured out when it comes to shipping small items. They drop off the boxes -- for free! If it fits in the box, one price. They have online calculators.
Being the Post Office, of course it's much more complicated than it needs to be. We'll see if my parcel actually arrives on the weekend.
In the meantime, I was truly delighted when a form requested me to enter "how many pounds total."
The instructions read:
You don't need to be precise here--we just want to know if we should bring a truck.
Now that's UX design I can endorse!