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Subject: Should I mark this RWAP?
Date Posted: 4/18/2009 4:33 PM ET
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I just received a book that was a larger than normal paperback.  It's in good shape no damage, but it appears that the sender printed out the address label on legal size paper to wrap the book in.  I thought that only regular sized paperbacks could be wrapped in the PBS label. 

 

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Date Posted: 4/18/2009 4:38 PM ET
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If there is no problem with the book,  as you indicated, then no, it should not be marked as RWAP.  Any book can be wrapped using the PBS label, btw.

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Date Posted: 4/18/2009 4:51 PM ET
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If the book is not damaged you should NOT mark it RWAP.

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Date Posted: 4/18/2009 6:01 PM ET
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You can't mark a book RWP for bad wrapping unless it was damaged.  PBS doesn't have any sort of wrapping requirements other then that you don't put tape directly on a book.  THey don't even require wrapping in plastic.  When I receive a badly wrapped book I mention it in the comments to sender section.  I just politely say something like "thank you for the book. I just wanted to let you know that the wrapping the book t his way is not a good idea and had hte book arrived damaged due to inadequate wrapping-I would have marked the book RWP and asked for my credit back". So far I haven't received any responses to that but I figure I'm at least warning them.

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Date Posted: 4/18/2009 6:13 PM ET
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Ok, thanks.  I just marked received and will not worry about it.  The book is fine.