Shipping back home is the most convenient and inexpensive way to move your belongings. Let Pak Mail handle the heavy lifting, packaging and shipping. Take only essential items in your luggage when flying or driving back home. We can take care of everything else. With the recent interruptions at colleges across the country, we understand why it may not be possible to get your items home the standard way. We are here to help. We can pickup everything and send it back home. Call or email us at charlestonshipping.com in Mt Pleasant/Charleston or find us on Facebook or Instagram. Additionally, we are offering discounted rates in these trying times.

You’re a week out from Christmas and your shopping list is complete. Now you have to get your gifts to their destination but all hope seems lost between carrier delays and poor weather conditions in the forecast. What can you do? We want you to know that there’s still hope.

• Try 3 day, 2 day or overnight shipping options with FedEx or UPS. Pak Mail is happy to help you choose the best option to guarantee timely delivery.
• When shipping fast avoid oversized boxes. Let us pack your parcel to insure you aren’t overpaying for a box that’s too big for its contents.
• Carrier branded boxes will often give you a better rate on express shipments.
• Expect weather delays and add a day on to any estimated arrival times.

There are many advantages to shipping with a private carrier during the holiday season.  Private carriers are far more reliable and expedient during the peak season!

• Private carriers can provide more detailed tracking updates for all of your packages during the shipping process.
• Need to ship international during the Christmas season?  Carriers like DHL, Fed Ex, and UPS are guaranteed to arrive at their destination even overseas in a timely manner.
• Private carriers can also reroute packages during transit or arrange pick up at one of their stores to ensure your packages are received in time.
• Transit times are faster so packages are handled less.

Packing supplies are just one more thing to add to your shopping list this Holliday season. Pak Mail is happy to pack any breakable or valuable items you have to ship. If you prefer to pack your presents yourself here’s a few tips from the pros!

1. Highly fragile items such as ceramics and glass ornaments should be double boxed. Give any fragile items at least two inches of packing material on each side.
2. Use a strong box and make sure it’s filled up. You don’t want the box too big or too small for what you’re packing but never leave empty space in a box. This can cause the tape to come undone and the box to be crushed inwards.
3. Private carriers like FedEx or UPS can have faster transit times and that means less handling.
4. Good packing is always better than a fragile sticker!

It’s the peak season for shipping. There’s more packages going out, heavier truckloads being moved and rough weather forecasts. Don’t let simple mistakes keep your presents from arriving on time!

• Always check your recipient’s address and make sure they’re home on the day your parcel is estimated to arrive. If not ask Pak Mail how to have pick up arranged at a carrier location.
• Use a sturdy box and good packing tape. Scotch tape and duct tape won’t cut it.
• Private carriers like UPS, FedEx and DHL will insure your packages are tracked and arrive quickly.
• Pak Mail’s new email package notifications will help you stay organized with tracking updates straight to you inbox from any of our carriers.
• There will be weather delays, ship ahead of time!

Here at Pak Mail Mount Pleasant we’re moving through our 30^th year of shipping. We have the answers for all your shipping scenarios because we’ve seen it all. When you ship through us you can count on a smooth shipping process and quality customer service. With multiple carrier choices such as UPS, DHL, FedEx and USPS we offer what other stores can’t. Add on our new package email notifications and you’ll have tracking updates for all of your parcels sent straight to your email. No more digging through receipts, calling 800 numbers or copying and pasting tracking numbers one at a time to carrier websites. As a small business we want you to know you’re not just another customer and that you have 30 years of experience on your side should any issues arise.

Charleston networking group continues to fight senior hunger and isolation in the Lowcountry
The Lowcountry Senior Network (LSN) is proud to host the 4th Annual Holiday Harvest Gala to support the Meals on Wheels of Charleston on December 5, 2019 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm in the Cooper River Room at Mt. Pleasant’s Memorial Waterfront Park.
Over the last three years, the Holiday Harvest Gala has raised nearly $43,000, allowing the program to begin daily meal delivery services to the nearly 200 seniors who are added to the waiting list each year in Charleston. This fundraising event was conceived by members of LSN – the Lowcountry’s premier networking organization committed to providing quality services to seniors, caregivers, and adult children – as a response to the staggering number of individuals in the area that on the wait lists to receive Meals on Wheels services due to lack of funds.
Meals on Wheels of Charleston, a Charleston Area Senior Citizens (CASC) program, not only provides a nutritious meal, but also a friendly visit and a safety check that helps keep over 650 seniors living independently in their own homes from the Cooper River to the Edisto. Funds raised by the gala directly allow the program to reach hundreds more who are currently waiting to receive services.
Event tickets are intentionally priced at $55, which allows one couple ($110) to feed a Meals on Wheels client for an entire month. Your ticket includes live music from Not So Serious, open bar, a raffle ticket to enter to win from an assortment of custom gift baskets, silent auction items, and the breathtaking views of the Cooper River Bridge from the venue. Since the heart of this fundraiser is centered around feeding people, LSN has once again teamed up with the outstanding culinary team from Franke at Seaside to provide an unforgettable menu for our guests. They will of course feature the crowd favorite Aged Cheddar Mac and Cheese Bar stocked with pulled pork, andouille sausage, butter poached obster, roasted chicken, slab bacon, tomatoes, green onions, local mushrooms, and caramelized onions. There are always new surprises with a food station to fit anyone’s taste, passed hors d’oeuvres, hand crafted signature cocktails, and beautiful dessert display.

LSN is honored to collaborate with the following event sponsors: All About Seniors, Care for Life, MUSC Center on Aging, Franke at Seaside, BrightStar Home Care, Stephen Martindale with Mutual of Omaha, Mount Pleasant Gardens Alzheimer’s Special Care Center, Sandpiper Premier Senior Living, HouseCalls-MD, Daniel Pointe Retirement Community, Pruitt Healthcare of Moncks Corner, Always Best Care, Ashley Gardens Assisted Living and Memory Care, Home Care Assistance, Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health, Overture Daniel Island, Winyah Pharmacy, and Lowcountry Companions.
Tickets can be purchase in advance at www.lowcountrysn.com or at the door.

Shipping back home is the most convenient and inexpensive way to move your belongings. Let Pak Mail handle the heavy lifting, packaging and shipping. Take only essential items in your luggage when flying or driving to back home. We can take care of everything else. With the recent interruptions at colleges across the country, we understand why it may not be possible to get your items home the standard way. We are here to help. We can pickup everything and send it back home. Call or email us at Pak Mail in Mt Pleasant or find us on Facebook or Instagram. Additionally, we are offering discounted rates in these trying times.

It’s not too late to get those Christmas packages delivered before Christmas. We offer overnight next day or two day shipping with FedEx and UPS. Two day options need to be shipped by December 20th and Next Day options need to ship by December 21st. Bring in those gifts ready to go or we can package it for you and let us make your holiday shipping easy.

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Last Days to Ship

UPS and FEDEX ground are a good option to locations within the eastern United States. Further locations will need to upgrade to air shipping in order to be there in time for Christmas. 
Premium shipping options are also available, and those presents can be sent between December 18 and December 21, depending on the service.Get your shipments to your loved ones by Christmas!  Call to check out the holiday service schedule and last days to ship. Then, stop by our store to have all your holiday shipping needs taken care of.