If I purchase PBS postage, can I change the zip code that it's shipping from? I live between two towns and often go into the town that's outside my zip code but the post office employees get really pi$$y if I don't change the zip code on the electronic postage so they get credit for the shipment. I can change the zip code on paypal postage but I like to use PBS postage when I have multiple book requests.

I don't believe you can change the zip code as it just prints your address.

Rebecca is correct -- there is no way to change your shipping zip code without changing your mailing address.

Thanks Rebecca and Elizabeth. That's what I thought. I didn't know if I was missing something.

I used to never mail from my own zip code, always mailed from the town next to mine because I worked close to the post office. I've also mailed from a few other states. Never had a problem. I've heard some POs get a little testy about accepting it, but they are still required to accept all postage whether they get credit for the sale or not.

they are still required to accept all postage whether they get credit for the sale or not.

That's what I figured. I should have put it in the blue box and just ignored their previous gripes. But I ended up just mailing from my own post office. 

I mailed a bunch a books the other day within my zip code and then realized after getting to work that I had left one in the seat of the car.  So I mailed it close to work, which is outside of my zip code.  I noticed that one lone book didn't have an initial scan and didn't get scanned until a few days later, but the books mailed within my zip code were scanned almost immediately.   I don't know if mailing within my zip code has anything to do with it or not.

In this era of branch closures, it's more than just counter staff getting pissy. I live in one ZIP code, but NEVER actually use that post office branch for mailing purposes, since there is actually a closer (and more customer-friendly) branch to my house. PBS shipments are the only outgoing packages that I cannot change the "mailed from" ZIP code on. I have requested an enhancement that would allow us to change the "mailed from" ZIP code. However, based upon the Feedback comment from the PBS Team, I wouldn't expect it to happen any time soon. I just hope that my preferred branch continues to survive USPS budget cuts...

Actuallly if you print postage from Paypal you can choose a different shipping zip code from the return mailing address.  I am not sure why PBS doesn't offer this option!

I don't use PBS postage that often, but when I do, I always mail them from a different zip code.  I only work about a mile down the road but it's a different zip code and I put my books in the work outgoing mail bag.  Never had a problem.