One may mail potatoes simply by writing the destination on the potato, weighing the potato, then paying the appropriate postage. The potato will be conveyed thence to its destination by the hardworking men and women of the United States Postal Service. [via Hacker News]
It's SPUDTACULAR! As with coconuts, potatoes can be mailed without a box. Simply write the address it's going to and your return addresses on the spud, have it weighed for appropriate postage, and it can be shipped as-is. Let someone know they are special. Send a tater!
This delightful information comes from the USPS's Postal Facts page. Some of the facts are fun, but most of them are mundane. One of my favorites, previously: Nothing on Earth can exceed the domestic weight limit of a small USPS flat rate box.
The U.S. Postal Service delivers more mail than any other post in the world, serving nearly 167 million addresses in the country — covering every state, city and town. Everyone living the United States and its territories has access to postal products and services and pays the same for a First-Class Mail postage stamp, regardless of location.
My planned mischief for today is to see if I can get the USPS to accept a plaintain.
