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66. "ALWAYS set the Zip Code apart from the state and if possible"

Sun Nov 28, 2021, 08:31 PM

Nov 2021

This is something that I have always made a point to do AND try to make the numbers as unambiguous as I can since I had heard years ago that they are electronically scanned, and that is what gets the sorting process going.

I remember back in school how they used to pound us on making sure that numbers were clear because you could have a "9" be confused with a "4" or a '5" mistaken for a "6". I have even seen fonts used for printed items like bills, and pre-printed envelopes, that have the "6" look almost like an "8".

This was an excellent OP and appreciate the detailed look "behind the scenes".

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