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  Paperback Swap N Shop- IMailToPrison.Com
  1115 FM 517 Rd East
  Dickinson, TX 77539
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• Consumer Agreement
• Inmate order F.A.Q. Q- How do I fill in the address form on the quick cart? First you will need to fill in your personal information. Just below that you will see the inmate's shipping information. Please Use address line #1 for Unit name and Inmate number. For Example: Johnny Q. Smith.................................. First Name, Initial, Last Name Whatsitname Unit# 1987654.......................Unit Name and Inmate Number 123 FM 456 ..............................................Unit Street Address That City, .................................................Unit City TX 77777.......................................State and Zip Code 123-456-7890 ____ ................................Put in any 10 digits you want. you@youre_emai.net.................................Your email address, you will get confirmation and tracking. Customers From outside the USA: The shopping cart software will not accept your postal codes. You may use the store's address as your own. 1115 FM 517 RD E Dickinson, TX 77539 We will need a separate e-mail (use the "Contact Us" page) with your address and postal code in order for us to charge/accept the credit card. Q- Can I place my order by phone or mail? Yes, however it is easier if you fill out the form on the quick cart from the shop site and use the "Print and Call" option on the payment screen. Then all you will need to do is give us the CC/Debit card information by phone. The information on the books or supplies you order, the inmates name and mailing as well as your e-mail will available to us. Print and Call can also be used with the option of mailing a Money Order to pay for your purchase. Please send us an e-mail if that is your plan. Orders will be held one week with confirmation. We can hold longer upon customer request. If you call the store to place the order you will have to wait while we take care of customers in the store and look up the same information on-line that is available to you. We will attempt to hold the phone with one hand while typing with the other hand. Phone orders will incur a receipt fee. Q- Does Paperback Swap N Shop have the mailing addresses for Texas Prisons? Yes, however the Quick Cart form which is used for Grab Bags requires addresses to be filled in. You can find all TDCJ addresses here. Q- I Do not see a Grab Bag that is just exactly the type of books I want to order for an inmate can you make one up for my order? Sad to say, but no. Grab Bags are made from excess stock., or stock from special purchases, such as a bookstore that has gone out of business. When there is books are available to make a western bag, a science fiction bag, a non-fiction bag or some other special bag we do so. We can not make Grab Bags to order. If your inmate requires certain types of books, call the store to order books at regular prices. Shipping and Handling Charges will apply. Q- How often can I send a Grab Bag? I do not recommend sending more than one Grab Bag per month. In Texas Prisons there is very often a problem with storage space. Your inmate may not have enough room to keep all 60 or so books at once. If you order more than one at one time, they will be shipped. Please ask your inmate about his/her storage space first Q- Can Paperback Swap N Shop send the book or supplies I purchased at another store to a Texas Prison Inmate? Absolutely Not! This could endanger our privilege of mailing to every inmate. Q- Can Paperback Swap N Shop order used or new books not in the store or on the web site for a Texas Prison Inmate? . Yes – Thousands of new books can be ordered at publisher price. Paperback Swap N Shop will also order used books from on line book search service (or new books ordered from on-line publishers/web sites) however a $5 fee will be added. Q- What about writing supplies not on the list? If TDCJ approves of an item, we will be happy to research pricing and availability and if feasible expand our product line. Q- What exactly are the rules on what inmates can and cannot receive? This paragraph is from the TDCJ Publication General Information Guide for Families of Offenders ( July 2008 ) Newspapers, magazines and books may be mailed directly to offenders only by the publisher, publication supplier or bookstore; subject to review and rejection in accordance with the correspondence rules. Stationery (defined as white, undecorated paper, not to exceed the size of 8½” x 11”, or unstamped white envelopes, including carbon paper and white envelopes with the offender’s commitment name and TDCJ number preprinted in the return address portion of the envelope, but excluding any paper with names, addresses or letterhead and excluding tablets or writing pads with stapled binding) may be mailed to offenders only from legitimate vendors or suppliers of stationery. Items such as food, clothing, jewelry and toiletries may not be mailed to offenders. Individuals may not mail packages to offenders. Link to an article about banning to TDCJ prisons. Q- My inmate is in a County Jail / Federal Penitentiary / Prison outside of Texas. Will Paperback Swap N Shop mail to those units? Please, contact the prison/jail mail room first! All of these will have their own guidelines. This store does not accept responsibility for any package that is mailed to the address provided by the customer. Federal Inmates can receive only 3 or 4 books per package, The Federal policy on writing supplies is unknown to me. Every county jail has standards set by that county, please contact that county jail before placing an order. We have never been able to send a Grab Bag to a county jail. Many states have fewer restrictions on prison mail than Texas. After you have confirmed that the Federal Prison, County Jail, or Other State's Prison will allow the merchandise, you should place your order. Q- Can a Inmate of a Texas Prison order books or Grab Bags directly from the store using the Commissary Account "Trust Check" Yes, but inmates do not have as many options. Special Grab Bags are not available by Trust Check. Also it is a challenge to communicate by mail when inmates want specific books. Inmates who use Trust Checks are eligible for certain discounts. Send us your inmate's name and address so we will mail them an information letter and order form. Q- What if my inmate is moved before the package arrives? What if the package never arrives at the prison unit? Paperback Swap N Shop has a USPS Delivery Confirmation number to track every package we send. We can provide legal proof when the package was delivered to the address you provided. If the inmate has moved, the package MAY be forwarded. This store does not accept responsibility for any package that is mailed to the address provided by the customer. If a package is incorrectly addressed or if your inmate has been moved the package may be returned to the store (this can often take 3 weeks) we will re-mail it for postage plus $1. On those occasions that the store pays return postage, that too will be charged to the customer. If the error was made by Paperback Swap N Shop we will re-mail at no charge. Q- What if books are sent that are rejected by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Censors? It is my understanding that if TDCJ rejects a book sent to a prison, it may be held at the unit for pickup on visiting days, or the inmate can pay to have it returned. We will try to let you know which books are likely to be rejected. Forbidden subjects include bomb making, racially derogatory language, prison escape or books describing various sexual behaviors, including homosexuality, S/M, rape, incest, child molestation. VC Andrews titles are often rejected as are many William Johnstone books. TDCJ does not provide a list of banned books. Some customers will call the unit for approval of each book sent. That is your option. When we pack Grab Bags we try not to put in any books that we believe will be rejected. It seems that some units have stronger,or different standards than others. I know that sometimes banned books do get packed. For this reason we estimate the number of Thriller/Suspense books in a Standard Grab Bag as 8 to 10 when, supply permitting, we pack 10 to 12 of those titles. We can not guarantee that any or all books in any package are acceptable to TDCJ. Link to an article about banning books to TDCJ prisons. Q- What kind of Grab Bags are available today, should I call the store to find out? Our shop site on the web is the best place to get information on what Grab Bags are available. .



• Shipping & Delivery
• At this time, Paperback Swap N Shop- IMailToPrison.Com ships merchandise only to Prisons within Texas.. The risk of loss and title for all merchandise ordered on this Web site pass to you when the merchandise is delivered to the United States Post Office. Delivery Confirmation is available on all shipments. - Any package returned to Paperback Swap N Shop due to Customer Error or a change of Inmate's address by the USPS can be reshipped for the price of postage plus $1.



• Sales Tax
• Paperback Swap N Shop- IMailToPrison.Com charges sales tax for merchandise ordered on this Web site based on the applicable state sales tax rate and local tax rate. The sales tax is included in the price of grab bags, and other books and non-book items as listed.



• Return Policy
• You may purchase merchandise from this Web site by using any one of the payment options listed in (link to Payment Options). Paperback Swap N Shop- IMailToPrison.Com reserves the right to change its payment procedures at any time without prior notice to you.



• Store Hours
• The bookstore is open in the real world Monday though Friday 9am to 6:30 pm. Saturday 10 to 5. If you have a question about an on-line order, please ask for Jane or Suzy. Store Employees work in the store, not our annex which packs and ships the grab bag. Store Employees may not have access to information on your order.



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