#cheap shipping labels

[eshippinglabel]

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[sergle]

thank you!! also unrelated complaint about etsy but they keep beating my ass about international shipping bc I'm doing it The Cheap Way instead of the $15 tracking label way... bc asking someone to pay $10 - $20 tracking on a $3.50 sticker order more or less just completely turns them away but there's a real possibility that i'll end up having to change things back to the normal way of shipping for international orders

[eshippinglabels]

Navigating Affordable Shipping Labels: Your Guide to UPS, USPS, and FedEx

In the current era of digital commerce and flourishing online enterprises, effective shipping solutions are paramount. Small businesses and entrepreneurs must navigate shipping costs while prioritizing dependable delivery for sustained success. Thankfully, renowned carriers such as UPS, USPS, and FedEx present accessible shipping label choices, facilitating businesses in optimizing their shipping operations and economizing expenses. Let's explore further how these shipping labels can serve to enhance both your business and its operations.

UPS Shipping Labels:

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USPS Shipping Labels: The United States Postal Service (USPS) continues to be a favored option among small businesses and individuals, thanks to its cost-effectiveness and extensive nationwide reach. USPS provides a diverse selection of shipping labels, encompassing Priority Mail, First-Class Mail, and Flat Rate alternatives, all offered at competitive rates. By utilizing USPS shipping labels, businesses can benefit from complimentary package pickup services, nationwide delivery coverage, and user-friendly online platforms for label creation and shipment tracking. Whether you're dispatching modest parcels or sizable packages, USPS offers a comprehensive range of shipping label solutions tailored to meet your specific requirements.

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Conclusion:

In today's competitive business landscape, managing shipping costs is essential for small businesses and entrepreneurs. By utilizing affordable shipping labels from UPS, USPS, and FedEx, businesses can optimize their shipping processes while saving money. These carriers offer a range of cost-effective shipping options, coupled with convenient online tools for label printing, package tracking, and scheduling pickups. Whether you're shipping locally or globally, UPS, USPS, and FedEx provide reliable shipping label solutions to meet your needs and budget.

[bigbangbuffer]

very ambitious of fedex to give me a delivery estimate of tomorrow when they haven’t even picked up the package yet 🤨

[hyuuukais]

-`♡´ - APARTMENT 143

pairing -> lee minho x fem reader

synopsis -> after a bad breakup, y/n needs to find a new place to live. although she's grateful for her best friend, up-and-coming model hwang hyunjin, for letting her stay at his, she can't keep living with him and his model roommates. so when an opening for somewhere nearby with cheap rent opens up, she jumps on it, despite knowing next to nothing about the 3 other tenants, only that one owns 3 cats. the three quickly learn of her breakup, determined to help get her back on her feet. but what happens when one of them begins to develop feelings?

warnings -> gen, pregnancy scare (not yn!)

MASTERLIST | PREVIOUS | NEXT

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE -> LIKE LIKE

notes -> i feel like i should put a mini disclaimer that i'm not shipping idols LOL. bc this is very loosely based on the idea of new girl (yn moving into an apartment w 3 men she doesn't know after a bad breakup), ningning and han r kinda like the schmidt and cece of this. n e way, will they get back together? will they not? will 3racha get signed to a record label? will minho and yn finally get together instead of tiptoeing around their feelings for each other???????

taglist -> @chaeryred @toplinelix @channie-143 @staysinbloom @puppyminnnie

@tfshouldidohere @kangaracha @chlodavids @whitney190 @thisisnotjacinta

@borahae-reads @brooklynie @gini143 @kayleigh-28 @skz-streamer

@babyphotos0325 @scallywag1299 @venusmoonxnight @naomisosoup @fertiliezedtoesw

@s00buwu @realrintaro @anothershorthuman @stayatinykatsy @ilovejeongin007

@btswestan @multifandomedsimp @ihrtlix @raehawthorne @euphoric-univers

@catchingskzzzs @evermourning @satsuri3su @jazziwritesthings @minhwa

@wyzminho @fic-for-readers @dreamerwasfound @imsiriuslyreal @lailac13

@palindrome969 @lixie-phoria @aalexyuuuhm @sunflowerbebe07 @st4rhwa

@lukeys-giggle @jabmastersupriseee @judeduartewannabe @gaysontheprince @stepout-09-15

taglist CLOSED. orange means i can't tag you

[hellenhighwater]

Because gift giving is my love language and because I am constantly afflicted with ideas for weird little projects that no one is stopping me from making, I am always coming up with weird little gifts that few people want.

But I think you guys might like this one.

Wooden matches are cheap. Tiny jars can be acquired almost anywhere (and hoarded for precisely such moments as this) and match striker paper with adhesive backing is available online for relatively small amounts of money.

And vintage matchbox labels are awesome, and can be printed on whatever cool old paper I find in my stash, and then glued on.

I'm waiting for some striker paper to ship before I start printing labels, but as someone who has candles stashed everywhere this is going to be my new favorite way to also have matches stashed everywhere.

I dunno what that guy getting mauled by a lion has to do with safety matches, but it's pretty rad. Everyone is getting weird little match stashes as stocking stuffers now. Assuming the striker paper gets here in time.

[citylawns]

what are those websites you recommended? sorry if you already answered this but i cant find it - also! do you know the name of the docs you posted? i love the stitch detailing on them

The Docs are the Church/Monkey Boots! There will be loads secondhand, don't pay full price for them. Take it from someone who worked for that company for 4 years lol. They're my fave style of docs I wish I had taken a lifetime supply when I was there.

eBay is the best secondhand website! I use it for so many things it's really worth it once you figure out how the filtering and search system works. I love it because you get high quality for cheap and it feels like a treasure hunt :')

the next one I use is depop - it's great for curated secondhand and vintage. I look for shops that sell styles I like rather than using the search function, when you 'like' items the algorithm shows you more of that kind of clothing and there's a 'suggested for you' page that works really well. it's more expensive sometimes but it's worth it imo because you're paying for people to curate selections for you which is the labour you would do by hunting yourself, just depends on whether you enjoy that or not!

another great one is vestiare collective. some people have issues with it because they have apparently purchased fakes even though the platform has an authentication system but I'm not the kind of person who buys high resale value designer so I'm never worried about that lol. you can set up saved searches for wishlist items like 'Ann Demeulemeester Boots (filtered by size, country it ships from, colour, etc)' and then every time there's new items added you can scroll through. It works best for me when I'm looking to buy from a specific designer and get inspired rather than searching for a specific item. Here are the brands I love searching for on there:

one I would use if I lived in the USA is the real real! this is the goat. insane clothes for dirt fucking cheap but only if you live in the US because shipping and customs to the UK is prohibitively expensive, like over £100 so it's not worth it for me to buy an £18 designer dress. although I've been considering it recently for an item I'm really in love with.

the other ones I browse through but haven't purchased from yet are vinted and thred up. the search function on vinted was a little annoying for me to use but its good once you figure out how to filter out all the SHEIN and H&M and fast fashion. it's another one that's good to search by brand/designer but people can be really lazy on there and size and list things incorrectly, rip labels off fast fashion items and market them as "x style or x inspired" to put them in the mix of results when you search for a specific designer.

my personal tip is when you're out shopping and see something you like, make a note of the brand/designer. do this on depop too when browsing through shops that sell styles you like, then take that designer/brand and search for it on the other platforms. for example I found one of my favourite brands Costume National that way, so I always search for them on ebay, vestiare, etc

btw if you want a link to any of the items you see here just let me know bc I'm not gonna purchase any of the stuff I have shown

[kidhuzel]

Watching the extended edition of The Battle of the Five Armies convinces me that at least part of the screenwriting/directing/editing meant for the audience to be able to read into Bagginshield but be able to technically deny it for those who didn't want it.

The way Balin looked at Bilbo when talking about Thorin. The way Thorin hoarded Bilbo instead of the arkenstone. The way that all the other dwarves paused and stared when Bilbo received the mithril. The way that Bilbo says he took the arkenstone to stand against his claim, and Thorin says "you have no claim over me". The way that the cuts between Bilbo crying over Thorin to Tauriel crying over Kili aren't even subtle, they do it TWICE. They let HER talk about HIM, call it love, and it is called "true", and then show it's direct equal with Bilbo. Who doesn't say anything with Gandalf. What can he say, after all, that the Tolkien Share Holders wouldn't complain about? Especially in 2014?

If it were just about friendship, even a deep world-moving friendship, he wouldn't have struggled to call it that with Balin. He doesn't label it, because Balin knows. And he knows that. And in the shire, they already call him odd for not marrying a fine young lass. Of course he'd label that friendship. And nonetheless, he still pauses saying it then.

Richard Armitage put as much meaning behind his lines and his looks as he could. And Freeman, despite always getting shipped with his castmates on tumblr, seemed more committed to acting the widowed mourning role than Tauriel, and give twice the camera time for it too.

Tauriel's character created to be a shallow love interest as a Hollywood ploy felt cheap. Using her as a foil for Bilbo felt intentional. The people behind the movie have made it clear. Bagginshield was real. And that can never be taken from us.

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

AITA for (kind of) porch pirating?

I live in an apartment complex with shared outdoor hallways, and about a month ago a huge box containing an entertainment center was dropped off beside my door. It didn’t appear to belong to me, so I left it there assuming whoever would come get it later. Two weeks passed and it was still there. The leasing office started sending out emails to the community saying we’re not allowed to use the hallways for personal storage, and obstructive items will be picked up by management and discarded if left out for an extended period of time. So, I decided to check the box for any kind of identifying label. I couldn’t find any… so, figuring that management would probably throw it out, I took the entertainment center inside and unpacked it, figuring it was probably abandoned by this point. After doing so, I found a tiny shipping label addressed to an upstairs neighbor. I’d already opened it, so I figured the safest option was to get rid of the box + label and just keep the thing, hoping my neighbor reported their package as misdelivered and got a refund/replacement. I looked the item up and found it costs about $400 so it’s not cheap.

For context, I frequently get my neighbors’ Amazon packages mistakenly delivered to my door and always redeliver them to whichever unit is on the label. No one has bothered to do the same for me when my parcels go missing, and people do sometimes outright steal my stuff—I know this because the delivery email shows a picture of the package at my door, then it’s gone when I go to retrieve it. If I’d found the shipping label before taking the entertainment center, I’d have left a note at my neighbor’s door informing them where the item was delivered. As it is, I kept it and have no intention of giving it back. AITA?

What are these acronyms?

[dontbesoweirdkira]

Where to buy lingerie?🥀 Girlhood Tips #1 🥀

Whatever happened to wearing beautiful undergarments while prancing around our rooms? One of the staples of being youthful is now seemingly dead and gone. I love to whine down in my fabulous undies and sway to my favorite songs.

Hopefully we can bring this tradition back! To help kick start this, I’ve compiled a list of size inclusive lingerie brands from cheapest to more pricier items.

(If you guys want more options or help please let me know! I'm a chronic online shopper😭)

$

(1-20 USD per set/item)

AliExpress

Ali express stores is the absolute cheapest option for both price and size…yall already know it's fast fashion most times but some reputable brands from them are (IEUHIA, Wriufred, ChenFa Store, and Aiangelaquin official store)

Not much to elaborate here but they usually have a XXS-XXL

Cannot link the stores but just search up by the shop name.

FreetheFrillies

Handmade undergarments shop based out of the United Kingdom, features both religious and Victorian imagery on their clothing.

Sustainably at a reasonable price is one of their main concerns and they take pride in hand sewing each and every one of their items before they are shipped to you!

Material includes cotton, satin and elastics.

Sizes ranges from UK8/10 to UK16/18

ShopCryBunni

Small indie early brand ran by a student in Salt Lake, Utah! Very simple designs usually solid color or floral garments with a small bow or a flower on top. Very affordable.

Shipping is quick and punctual usually taking 2-3 days on average inside of the US. Internal customers can take up to 2-3weeks.

Sizes range from xxs-L US standard and does not make custom sizing outside of that at the moment.

$$

(30-70 USD per set/item)

AKAMYDINH

Small fashion label based in Saigon, Vietnam. They repurpose factory scraps and excess to make their brand as sustainable and ethical as possible! Their lingerie is simple solid colored bikini style sets with a frill finish. Occasionally with a cherry, bow, or floral embellishment.

XXS-XXL is the sizes offered with a additional custom sizing upon request!

70% of their items are made to order while the other 30% is made by fairly paid seamstresses.

Quick and helpful customer service with an outstanding 4.8 stars. Definitely recommend if you’re looking for simple yet ethical clothing.

Besos Biquinis

Famous tik tok brand that is known for their super cute vintage day of the week panties packs!

Their other items are more expensive like the 100+ range but most of their undies are $40-70 USD

Sizining is XS to XL usually. However, only going up to L in bottoms. Biggest cup size is C-DD cup without band specifics.

Unsure about custom sizing but I’d assume not? It’s always worth it to email! :)

Cute packaging and great customers service from what I’ve hear they also send out PRs soooo….if you have a big following definitely worth checking them out

ShesArMermaidCat

An absolute classic in the coquette community! She makes Dolores haze inspired garments with bloomers and cupcake style tops. The sets are usually solid colored or gingham! Perfect for the more modest Americana girlies.

She’s a gem and has amazing communication. You can also request a custom piece or size.

Each and every set is made to order and is handmade right out of California. 10/10 definitely recommend this shop for every Lolita!

FeelingVaugeVintage

Exotic dancer style lingerie brand. This is for the girls who are secy workers or love that style of lingerie. Much more form fitting, skimpy and trashy which I love and I know there's girls who love it too!

Handmade brand based off of esty who is always running sales. Currently offer 20% off when you buy two and 30% off when you buy three! Great deal an already cheap brand.

Sizing is a standard S-L but with any handmade brand just message the seller and ask if they can make a custom size just for you ;) they are a very sweet and punctual seller and they have well over 16,000 sales and a 4.8 star! Definitely recommend!

PurrfectPineapples

Cruelty free lingerie brand based out of Chicago, Illinois. The underwear is all pinup, vintage rockefeller style. Using vintage prints and designs. The embellishments are simple and usually lace or bows. Most sets include bra, panties, and a garter belt for about 60ish USD which is amazing tbh!

This brand is handmade to order and does take custom orders/sizing. The wait time is anywhere from 2 weeks to a month at most for an order.

Great customer services and many ways to pay including klarna payment plans.

(80-100+ per set/item)

$$$

Malicious designs

Handmade sustainable brand that sells tons of babydoll and lolita style clothes. This business is ran by Sheana Hinesley and is a fairly popular place to shop both on Depop and Etsy! They use standard sizing US S - L and is open to doing custom sizing

I do own an outfit for them and well made and I do think it’s worth the price! Fair warning is that shipping takes. 3 months to a year….. And at times their communication is less than the standard.

Would mainly suggest either buying second hand or through their Etsy for the best experience possible!

International shipping plus esty allows payment plans soooooo

Buttress and snatch.

A handmade and sustainable brand that sells 60's american style lingerie with beautiful craftsmanship. Most of their items have bows, rose, or lace embellishments which are a must for any lolita! They are based in the UK with international shipping. The cup sizes goes all away up to a. 36E/40DD and the bottoms up to a size UK18!

For the more adultish sexy girls they do have see through and fully lace garments. For the girls love the environment they have a line of items that are all made out of 100% recycled cotton shirts! How cool.

The brand also has great customer services and can do custom sizing if needed. If you’re ever worried about size conversion please shoot them an email.

They also have a one cup bra for support for anyone that needs that which I think is absolutely amazing. Definitely worth a look.

Love for lemons 🍋

Extremely well known sister brand of Victoria’s Secret that has absolute gorgeous pieces. Their pieces are packed with laces, frills, and florals! Perfect for a more mature, classy coquette.

Unfortunately not as size or comfort inclusive as our last pick but they do have sizes ranging from. XXS-2X and the cups can go up to a big as 38DDD but unfortunately that’s usually for select items such as teddies :/

One the bright side items such as garters, shoes, skirts, and swimwear is available compared to other brands. International shipping is available as well as sales and discounts. P.s. there’s a sale going on for $30 USD on select items.

Good customer services with no custom sizing however you should always mail before buying if unsure! I’d still pick lemons over Victoria’s any day! Tea.

[pedropascallme]

Not Allowed

Pairing: Din Djarin x f!Reader 

Summary: “You let the hush wash over you again, loosely closing your eyes to find the confidence to ask your next question. ‘What about sex?’”

Warnings: Discussions of sex, allusions to masturbation, nothing detailed or graphic. If I missed anything please let me know!

AN: This is part five of Stupid For You!!

Soundtrack: Not Allowed by TV Girl

“You’ve been hiding this from me!”

You were two weeks into your journey when you had found the bottle of T’iil T’iil. Packed tightly in the back of a cabinet you had started to organize out of the ennui of hyperspace, you hadn’t realized what you had come across until you blew the dust off of the label. The bottle had to have been at least a decade old—you could barely even find T’iil T’iil anymore, not after the destruction of Alderaan. You’d seen cheap replacements, but they weren’t ever made of the actual T’iil T’iil plant and you had never had the real thing. It was worth too much to be kept unopened in the Crest any longer, and you had brought your discovery to Din in the cockpit with faux outrage.

“Do you know how much this is worth, Din? Do you know how much more fun we could have if we opened this?” You presented the bottle of liquor to him, holding it by the neck and placing a hand underneath to steady it. 

“Tastes terrible.” He paid no mind to your excitement, visor directed towards the navcomp. 

“But it’ll get us so, so drunk.”

“So?”

“So then I’d have an excuse to not reorganize your ship.” You raised an eyebrow, hoping that somehow the promise of ceasing your type A activities would convince him to let you open the bottle. He turned toward you, and you wiggled your raised brow.

“Go ahead.” He returned his attention to navigating. You grinned and tore the cork off the bottle, watching the brown liquid bubble from years of pent-up carbonation. Almost unthinking, you took a swig directly from the container, letting it burn your throat as you swallowed before emitting an overdramatic sound of content and refreshment. You sat behind Din, examining the liquor and taking occasional sips. A buzz set in almost immediately, and you very quickly became aware that you had barely any alcohol in your time with Din; drinking alone was never fun, and he couldn’t eat, let alone drink with you around because there was no hole for a straw in his helmet. 

“Din,” you tried to get his attention, “Din, drink with me.” The alcohol was partially to blame for your sudden informality, your increased confidence around him, but after the attention you had received from him the other day—attention which you had not seen the likes of since—you felt it was only fair to throw caution to the wind.

“Helmet.” Was his only response.

“I’ll close my eyes. Whenever you want a drink, I’ll close my eyes.” You didn’t want to sound like you were begging, and definitely didn’t want him to think you were pressuring him into anything, but there came a point where you felt he should know that this far into your time together you wouldn’t make him break his Creed. Not to mention all the loopholes you had figured out. 

The only sound for a following few minutes were the quiet hisses and beeps coming from the control panel, paired with your small gulps of T’iil T’iil. 

“Close your eyes.” Din stood up, reaching out to you for the bottle. You did as instructed, screwing your eyes shut and letting him take the glass from you, placing your hands over your closed eyes to emphasize the respect you had for his privacy. You heard the hiss of his helmet coming off, and then the wet sound of liquid hitting his mouth.

“Open.” For a moment you considered opening your mouth, sticking out your tongue just to see how he would react, but you shook the thought off as heightened lust from inebriation. You opened your eyes to see Din’s helmet already back in place.

“You get in and out of that fast.” You took the bottle back from him.

“I didn’t take it off.”

“But you drank?”

“I can push it up over my chin.”

“I can’t see your chin?”

“No.” You fell silent after that. Not wanting to push anymore. You continued the motions of closing your eyes when he wanted more to drink, teasing him lightly, then experiencing a lull. Repeat. 

You don’t know when you really felt the liquor hit you; in all honesty it probably had you comfortably tipsy by your second sip, anything after that pushing you towards full-on intoxication. You were in good spirits and good company: you watched the stars rush towards you and over the ship from where you sat, admiring the reflection of the light on the cockpit. You had gotten closer to Din in the last hour, legs occasionally brushing each other’s. At some point his hand settled on your thigh, and you leaned into his touch slightly—not enough to put your full weight onto him, but enough that you could feel the warmth of each other’s bodies. 

“When will you be able to take your helmet off?” You picked at the cork covering the now nearly empty bottle.

“Whenever I want.”

“But you have to be alone.”

“Yes.”

“What if you get married?” 

“Then I could take it off.”

“But only in front of your wife.”

“Only in front of my riduur.”

“Is that Mando’a for wife?”

“Spouse, husband, wife. It’s a catchall.”

“Oh.” You let the hush wash over you again, loosely closing your eyes to find the confidence to ask your next question. “What about sex?” You worried you were crossing a line. You had no way of knowing where you stood with him these days; the gloved hand on your thigh and the tension in the air only creating a more convoluted atmosphere. 

“What about sex, mesh’la?” You could hear the amusement in his voice.

“How do Mandalorians…I mean…” Even drunk, you felt a blush creeping over your cheeks in response to the topic you yourself had brought up.

“How do Mandalorians have sex?” He finished your thought. You nodded. “Same as most humans and humanoids.” 

“But the helmet—”

“It comes off.”

“But what if they’re not your, your, uh…riduur?” Your drunken state did you no favor when it came to pronouncing the foreign word.

“Then the helmet stays on.”

“But then you can’t kiss.” You were deeply interested in this concept, if only because of the nights you had spent imagining Din above you. There was a tinge of disappointment that came with the idea that Din had never been kissed, even more disappointment in knowing you’d never be able to kiss him under the circumstances of your relationship as it stood now.

“Kissing isn’t necessary.”

“But you don’t feel any connection without kissing!” You were enthusiastic.

“There’s plenty of connection.” You heard him laugh at his own words, your eyes going wide at his phrasing as a smile made its way across your face.

“B—Din! But you’ve never kissed anybody, then.” You grabbed at his arm, completely ignoring the voice in your head that told you to tone it down.

“I have.”

“How?”

“Before I took the Creed.”

“So you were a kid! That doesn’t count. That’s like the kid and his frogs…” You giggled at the comparison.

“Well then, no. I’ve never kissed anybody.”

“But you’ve had sex...?”

“I’ve had plenty of experiences.”

“So, yes, you have had sex?”

“Yes.”

“With who?”

“Nobody I remember. Not sure they’d remember me either.”

“I find that hard to believe.” The implication of your words was coupled with a shadow of lust that had fallen over your eyes.

“Why’s that?” He looked down at you. All you could do was laugh at yourself, at this entire situation. Your interactions with Din had progressed from small grunts and nods to this in a matter of weeks—your hand ran over his bicep, thumb occasionally coming into contact with his pauldron as you held yourself up now only inches away from his body—and it made a delicious knot form in your stomach. 

“I just think it would be hard to forget bedding a Mandalorian.” You sighed. “I certainly wouldn’t forget it.” You felt his hand squeeze your thigh, and you finally took the opportunity to fully rest yourself on him, putting your head on his shoulder. The conversation stopped, neither of you wanting to ruin what you had started and both of you trying to listen to the voice in the back of your mind telling you to quit while you were ahead. The drunker side of you wanted to keep pushing, see where further dialogue could lead you and if it would be like everything you stayed up fantasizing about. Your sliver of a sober side, however, hounded you to settle down and consider the hangover you would be dealing with tomorrow, not to mention the shame that might come with it. 

“I think I’m—I’m tired…” You whispered to Din from your position beside him. He didn’t respond, and you took it upon yourself to slowly detangle your body from his. You shuffled toward the ladder, eyelids drooping and feet heavy as you attempted to carry yourself to your bunk with the dignity of someone who was at least a little sober. 

“Sleep well.” You heard Din’s voice through your clouded thoughts of “right foot, left foot, right foot, left foot.” 

“You too.” You slurred, finding your footing on the ladder. “I would…I’d kiss you, mesh’la.” You muttered to Din before lowering yourself out of the cockpit. He leaned back in his seat, absentmindedly tracing his thumb over the palm he had wrapped over your leg and embracing the warmth that had permeated the leather of his glove.

We wanna talk about sex but we're not allowed Well, we may not like it but you better learn how 'Cause it's your turn now

Tag list <3

@queerponcho @abbygraceasd @sanscas @amberpanda99

[genderqueerdykes]

Jewelry orders will resume shipping Monday, March 25th 2024! (3/25/24)

thank you to everyone for your support and patience- i know that some folks placed jewelry orders quite a while ago at this stage and i wanted to apologize for the delays up until now, we were separated from our supplies while living in a hotel for 2 months, and our printer got broken during the move, so we were unable to print any shipping labels, which would've cost us more money to go grab an Uber just to print.

we were able to get a cheap new printer for $29, and have been re-united with all of our possessions, so jewelry orders will resume as normal this Monday!

if you have been waiting for more than one month from the 25th, you will be receiving some bonus items, or a coupon code toward future orders. thank you for your patience, we appreciate your support and understanding toward what is happening in our IRL situation.

[netherworldpost]

"Say, your advertising your project's existence was just a little zine, wasn't he?"

I will never advocate being anything less than professional with Staff. Raging user at social media network is not effective or good for anyone.

A(n alleged) decrease of commitment on their part to a platform I am committed to is not a comfortable position

Ultimately, they are treating this like a business decision, which is fair

So am I. We both have an equal right to self preservation and project growth.

Here is an outline post on how to make zines in the thought line of "I run a small widget and I want people to remember I exist."

It's not for everyone, it's not the only solution, it's not perfect, it's not a one-size-fits-all. You'll have to modify it.

MY PLAN

My current numbers as of this writing is to produce a small zine using 1 sheet of paper on a custom-printed envelope and mailed to customers once a month.

Retail price will be $10/year, production cost per customer is just shy of $14/year, so each sign up costs the company $4/year (about $0.33/month).

Free shipping (simplifies things)

Billed 1 year at a time. Payment processing has a floor of $0.30, costs would be destroyed if we handled it monthly.

No auto-renew. This easily could become an experiential nightmare for customers and us as a shop. Reminders will be included during the last few months.

1 sheet of paper cut in half and folded in half stapled into a zine. Very limited space. Fun, bright, we can produce it quickly in-house. Small so it doesn't create a project backlog.

For us: this project is not to make money.

It is to remind folks we exist when they remember "oh hey Someone's Birthday is coming up, I should get a card from Netherworld Post Office. Maybe a few labels to decorate the envelope, a sticker or two for my water bottle."

From past experience, a handful-percent of customers on this kind of system will make the entire system profitable, annually.

The rest will enjoy it tremendously, which pays dividends in unexpected and myriad ways. Word of mouth of mouth of mouth of mouth of mouth (etc.)

Ultimately: the risk is brutally small.

YOUR PLAN

Can be whatever you want.

Part of the reason my costs are so high is because I want custom printed envelopes. If I got blank envelopes then rubber stamped them, I would save about 25%

But. I explicitly want crisply printed multi-colored envelopes

(because we are going to sell envelopes in time, so it's a continual proof of production in terms of what we can do)

You could also charge some or all shipping. Or raise the price. (Or not do any of this!)

There is a pin company in Canada that sends me a reminder every six months or so that they exist and like clockwork I buy a packet of pins and stickers. Not every reminder, probably 2-3 times every 3-4 years.

Same idea.

Some folks will prefer email newsletters -- which they don't pay for, that's great, we offer that too.

Online advertising exists. It can be cheap. It is always at least medium-level complicated.

Moving into the woods and saying "no social media networks for this biz!" is not practical (or us and for many)

Rebooting an audience every 5-10 years on a different network is not practical

I HOPE TUMBLR OUTLIVES ME

It is my sincere and legitimate hope that this site continues, grows, evolves, strengthens. For both personal and professional reasons.

I similarly recognize that my goals and theirs may not continue to align forever -- and that's far more my problem than theirs.

Here is the zine guide link from the beginning.

Here is our shop's landing page with newsletter signup for when we launch.

Good luck everyone (staff explicitly included in "everyone")

[purelyfiction]

the name of someone i no longer know

Jake Seresin x F!Reader

Word Count: 1,406 words

Summary: it's stick season what can i say? also maybe this is whump-tober coded who knows

Content Warning:  alcohol use/abuse, maybe alcoholism, dui mention, police interaction, drunk jake, a little aggression, heartbreak and all around sad

Author Note: what the summary said

Jake had loved California for the reasons that it never seemed to rain. It was flooded with lots of sunshine, beaches and bars. Good music, good friends, good girls and bad decisions to be made.

Until he was sent back to the thick of it - sent to Annapolis to be shipped off for some form of deployment, only to be delayed due to concerns for the ship. Instead of sending him back to California, they'd kept him in Maryland.

Maryland was his personal Hell on Earth.

Flooded with memories of the cooler months, pumpkin patches filled with your laugh, dive bars he'd lost himself in like corn mazes he'd held onto you in. This place haunted him. Especially when it rained and God, did it rain in this damned state.

Another Friday of work slips away from him, until he's at the old bar whose name had been a weapon in the fallout. Jake sits peeling labels of a local beer - they were out of Bud. The jukebox plays a song he doesn't recognize and a couple laughs in the corner of the bar top.

That corner had housed the two of you all those years ago. Conversations about drunken college nights, holidays spent with friends instead of family while deployed, promises made that he'd broken only months later.

His collection of beer bottle caps is turning into a small mountain in front of him. Until the bartender is tapping the wood in front of him. "Last one, pal."

Green eyes groggily flip up to meet his, brows furrowing. "Huh?"

"You've had enough for the night, man." The bartender slides his receipt toward him, the pen alongside it rolling off and onto the floor. The blonde sits up with annoyance.

"I'm fine, first off," Jake slides from the barstool to retrieve the pen off the floor - only to crack his head on the underside of the bar when he stands up, "fuck!"

The man from the corner comes to his side, "Are you alright? That looked like it hurt." When the stranger grabs his arm, Jake rights himself and shoves him back into a barstool.

"Don't touch me." He spits. The stranger holds up his hands to show he's backing off.

"You need a ride." The bartender is pulling his phone from his pocket, Jake shakes his head.

"No, no I'm-" a hiccup breaks his train of thought. The sum of the bill catches his eye and he groans, dropping his initials onto the paper.

"I'll just order you an Uber, where you going?"

"I said no, I can drive." The barkeep nearly gives Jake the stink eye now. As the blonde fumbles his way to the front door, he nearly eats it at the front stoop. He manages to find his way to his truck - a rental no less - he pauses at the sight of an old Jeep Liberty.

The last time he was in Annapolis, he'd bought a cheap one exactly like it off of Facebook Marketplace. He'd needed a way to get around, and considering how often he bounced around, there was no need to buy anything worthwhile.

That same Jeep that you'd refused to get into the passenger seat of one night. You were leaving a friend's Thanksgiving. He'd had too much to drink. You begged him to let you drive, seeing that you were sober - he wouldn't have any of it.

He'd left you in the driveway of your friend's place along the water, snow and all. Annapolis police had him in their custody not even twenty minutes later. Jake had friends in the navy ranks in Maryland, that had helped him avoid a dishonorable discharge at the time - he no longer had those friends.

He also no longer had you.

Jake makes sure his rental is locked before he starts down the road in the direction of the naval base.

His steps are uneasy, a bit sporadic as he walks aimlessly in one direction. A film reel serves as his entertainment for his walk back. Scenes from two years of love, a whole six months of downward spiral toward heartbreak. Total, gut-wrenching and life wrecking heartache. Self-inflicted he now realizes.

The breakup was sharp. His things were packed up. Put into the Liberty. You'd taken your key back, deleted your number from his phone and told him to forget you even lived on the same continent. He'd promised you'd never hear from him.

Jake looks up after a cold round drop plops onto his head. Followed by another. His feet stop walking as he stares up at the rain beginning to fall, the street lamps serving as a backdrop as the downpour begins. He stands there. Watching the rain. His head drops to meet the river running under him, the bridge he stands on giving a viewing point as the speed picks up.

A car slows to a stop just behind him. The headlights make him squint, slowly moving a hand up to block the LEDs that blind him.

"It's a bit wet out here, don't you think?" A voice calls from the side of the vehicle, the door shutting in tandem to another on the symmetrical side of the car.

"Rain'll do that." He snidely retorts, leaning into the jersey barrier along the bridge.

"You think you might wanna find a dry place to settle in? It's getting late, afterall." A second voice consoles him, and Jake realizes why the lights are so damn bright. He'd recognize the striping of the Anapolis police anywhere.

"Ah, I'm-" Another hiccup, "I'm trying to." An older male comes in the rain, graying facial hair, a well trimmed beard as he approaches.

"You look a little lost there, boy."

If only this damn officer knew the half of it.

Neither of them mention his slow reaction times. Or reveal that they'd received a tip from a rather concerned bartender. Instead, they carefully guide him to the backseat of the cruiser. No handcuffs are involved, no harsh words spoken, not a single arrest made.

That doesn't stop Jake from reciting your name, your address and phone number.

Anapolis' police station is dated. The linoleum is scuffed and worn - a creamier brown than he remembers.

"You.. wanna call somebody to come get you, son?"

"I've got- I'll just call her. She'll come." When he pulls his phone from his pocket it's either too cold, too wet, or too dead - or some combination of the three.

The officer with the mustache that matched that of an old friend's hands him two dollars in change, pointing him in the direction of the payphones.

Nine digits. He's got them memorized, though he swore he would forget them.

One ring. Two rings. Four.

Finally- "Hello?"

Your name leaves his lips like a prayer.

The end tone sounds like a gunshot.

Another pair of quarters.

Dial tone. Ring three. Ring four. Voicemail.

Two dollars gone.

"Alright, kid, lets get you sat down for a minute." Jake firms up like an oak tree when the officer grabs his shoulder.

"Hold on, just- I need a charger. Something- she'll call. You've got more change? Just a quarter-" He turns to a nearby woman, desperately leaning toward her, his balance wavering enough that the cop comes to his shoulder again to keep him upright.

"Have you had much to drink tonight, son?"

"I- Didn't- she's gonna call." He mumbles as the officer slowly guides him to a seat. Green eyes look up at the older man and then to the tinted window at the end of the corridor.

"Hate to tell you this... but I don't think she will."

Jake shoots up again, almost falling on his ass.

"She will- I- let me call her again- just one more time-"

The officer resists Jake and his sluggish effort to move back to the phones, finally gripping onto the pilot.

"Sit. I'm gonna get you some water and we-"

"Fuck that. Sir. I just need to get her on the phone- she's not far she-" His words begin on a carousel. Coming back again and again, repeating in the same pattern.

The plastic cup of water in his hands grows warm as he sits in the station. Two officers talk among themselves as they keep an eye on him, mentioning your name. Your address.

The phone number you refuse to use if he is on the other end of the line.

And he waits.

[collapsedsquid]

A few months ago, I bought a $60 toaster on Amazon that just would not heat up enough to toast bread. I wanted my money back. But repackaging the toaster and dropping it off at a post office seemed like too much of a hassle. So I did something slightly nefarious: I logged on to Amazon, opened the customer-service chat window, and told the outsourced worker on the other end that my toaster had never arrived. The agent apologized, asked zero follow-up questions, and immediately refunded me $60. I had committed a common, low-grade version of a type of fraud that has proliferated in recent years as massive online retailers flood the world with packages and offer customers frictionless returns. Often referred to simply as refunding, it involves finding ways to get money back for products people have not actually returned. A lot of refunding is perpetrated by sophisticated cybercriminals who trick retailers and shipping companies at scale, obtaining high-value products in bulk and reselling them online to customers who want watches, computers, or other expensive items for cheap. According to a December 2023 report from the National Retail Federation, retailers lost $101 billion from return fraud last year. Refunding first emerged alongside the early-2010s explosion in online retail and typically involved simple methods like buying items and claiming they never arrived (like my toaster). But as companies caught on, tactics evolved. In 2019, a fraudster who went by Bob published Bob’s Refunding eBook, which collected a number of methods that had been circulating on hacker forums and other underworld sites. (Nowadays, such tips circulate mostly on Telegram, the anonymous chat app on which much contemporary fraud is coordinated. The community is crass, like 4chan refitted for the zoomer mind: Refunding chat rooms with thousands of members host a flood of racist memes, slurs, cat GIFs, and extreme porn mixed in with advice on fraud methods.) Bob is credited in fraud circles with popularizing FTID — Fake Tracking ID, wherein the scammer returns an empty box to a retailer but edits the shipping label provided by the company to an address that is slightly different from the warehouse where returns are meant to go. The package gets scanned by, say, UPS when it’s picked up, allowing the customer to claim a refund, but it will never arrive at its destination.

New SBF just dropped

[eroticcannibal]

Hi my family is gonna starve by the end of the month lmao

Id do the little screenshot of my negative bank account but my banking app doesn't let me so take my word for it so have a picture of my sweet child cuddling our bitchiest cat

Anyway now I've finally been made aware of the truth of my financial situation I can say we are actually fucked. We ran out of money on like. The 9th. The fuel bills are unmanageable. We didn't even get a proper food shop done before we ran out of money. Things aren't adding up. I dont know how the fuck im meant to feed us (2 adults, child with ARFID, 4 pets) on fucking food vouchers. Its not enough. I still need to attend appointments but im disabled so I need taxis! The housemate needs to go to uni 4 times a week which is several villages, a town and a city away. It aint cheap. And its dissertation season. I still have to fucking do things with the child that I cant afford but education comes before finances yknow? I no longer have means to get into debt, my housemate cant, apparently there's no help left so now I have to beg

Anyway please help us not starve. My PayPal is risukadekei@outlook.com PLEASE double check youre doing friends and family payment cus its a business account and PayPal will harass the shit out of me to give you a shipping label otherwise AND they will charge me a fee.