Dear Librarian – Yesterday I got a book wrapped in the sender’s credit card statement! He used the PBS wrapper but the book was big and needed extra paper to cover it. But a credit card statement? I had his credit card number, name, address, everything. I was shocked that in this age of identity theft someone would be so careless with his personal information! – Amazed in Altoona
Dear Amy,
At PaperbackSwap we are very much in favor of reduce/reuse/recycle, and we love it when members repurpose materials in their book-packaging, but personal safety must trump environmental concerns, so Members, please don’t use paper with sensitive information on it to wrap your books! Shred that paperwork (and recycle the shredded paper) and use other, neutral paper for supplemental packaging materials. We want our members to protect themselves as well as their books when they package – let’s all stay safe AND green! You can read more about wrapping books in the Help Center.
The Last Word:
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As always, don‘t forget to start your Amazon shopping from the link at the top of the PBS site – when you do this, a small percentage of your purchase amount comes to us. Please note that if you are an e-book reader, it used to be that e-book purchases at Amazon did not count to support the PBS site, but now they do! So be sure that whenever you plan to purchase on Amazon, that you start from the Amazon link at the top of the PBS site. It’s an easy, free way to support the club!
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