A home for used stamps
Dear Heloise: Years ago in a Heloise column, I read that there was a use for USED POSTAGE STAMPS, and I have saved many during my working years. Do you know where I can send them? — Cathryn M., Lumberton, Texas
Yes, I do, and I am happy to reprint the information. Stamp Camp USA is located in Pennsylvania, and it welcomes stamps. The camp was founded in 1995 and introduces stamp collecting to children with a year-round program.
Stamp Camp can use donations of new and used stamps (both U.S. and foreign), as well as numerous office supplies, craft supplies and stamp-collecting supplies. Go to the website for exact supply needs: www.stampcampusa.org. Some examples of what it can use? All sizes of envelopes, copy paper, ribbon, pipe cleaners, buttons, etc.
Send your canceled stamps and other donations to: Stamp Camp USA, 117 Court St., Suite A, Elkland, PA 16920. You also can contact Stamp Camp USA by phone at 814-258-5601. This is a wonderful program that helps kids learn the joys of stamp collecting while also recycling. — Heloise
P.S.: This is a wonderful project for service organizations, groups and even an office. Tell them Heloise sent you.
BY CUSTOMER’S REQUEST
Dear Readers: Recently, I ran some hints about customer-service issues, both from the customer’s perspective and from the salesperson’s view. A reader wrote in with some additional requests of salespeople. Here is a selection:
n Don’t eat or sip a drink when I am asking you a question.
n I have my debit card and ID. Give me a moment to get them out.
n All tags should be on the merchandise so you won’t have to call for a price check.
n Please don’t use the phone for personal calls.
n If I unfold an item and try it on, just say “Thank you” and take care of putting it back.
Going the extra mile will bring the customer back. I always tell the manager about salespeople who treated me well. — A Reader in Texas
Thanks for the feedback. — Heloise
PRESCRIPTION ID
Dear Readers: Websites can show you pictures of your medications! (Your pharmacy also should have this information.) If you come across a loose pill and don’t know what it is, there usually is a number embedded or stamped on the pill. Type that number into an Internet search window, and the name and dosage of the medication should pop up. The only caution? The number won’t tell you the age of the pill; it may be expired. — Heloise
JUNK-MAIL HINT
Dear Heloise: I get so much mail from solicitors. If there is a return envelope enclosed with “No Postage If Mailed in the USA,” I cut my address label off, write a note on it to “remove from mailing list,” slip it in the envelope and mail it back to the company. — Frances K., Washington, D.C.
Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000, or you can fax it to 1-210-HELOISE or e-mail it to Heloise(at)Heloise.com. I can’t answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column.
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