PayPal Shipping Label Problems

Identification
A PayPal shipping label can be used in place of a United States Parcel Service (USPS)--or UPS on some accounts--label. PayPal allows the online business owner to process a shipment from the comfort of her computer, print the label, affix it to a package and then drop the item off at a local USPS (or UPS) shipping location.
Considerations
The PayPal Multi-Order shipping tool is particular about how many characters the shipper can include on each line of the recipient address on the shipping label. The combined address line (both Address 1 and Address 2) must be 40 characters or less. If the user types over that limit, the shipment cannot be processed through PayPal. This can pose a serious problem if the sender needs to ship an item to a person or business with a long address. To resolve this problem, the shipper can attempt to abbreviate the address. For instance, type in 'Pk' instead of 'Park' or 'Dr' instead of 'Drive.' The post man must be able to understand the abbreviated address and deliver the shipment to the correct party.
Date Issues
Some post offices are strict about the date that is listed on a PayPal shipping label. Some will reject a shipment if the computer-generated date on the label is inconsistent with the date the shipper drops off the package. To avoid this, a PayPal shipper must always select a realistic ship date that is consistent with the day he plans to drop off the item at the post office. If processing a PayPal shipment after postal business hours (usually 5:00 p.m. and later), the shipper should always use the next day as the ship day to be safe.
Pop-ups
Some PayPal users have issues viewing the label on screen to be printed. The main reason why a label does not load on screen is because of pop-up blocker software on the browser. The PayPal label appears inside of a pop-up window. To avoid this problem, the shipper can add 'Paypal.com' and 'Ship.paypal.com' to his allowed list within the pop-up blocker software. After restarting the browser and clearing the cache, the PayPal label will pop up on screen.
Printing Issues
If the user prints a label with delivery or signature confirmation, the label will need to be scanned by the post office. One major problem that many shippers and post offices face is a low-quality printout of the bar code on the label. The item cannot be scanned into the post office's tracking system if the bar code is too light or there are breaks in the lines due to a bad printer. The shipper will not be able to track the item in transit. To avoid this problem, a PayPal shipper must do a thorough cleaning of the printer head and ensure there is enough ink in the printer cartridges before processing a PayPal shipment. Also, print on high-quality, bright white paper that is at least 20 lbs. with 96 brightness.