Our preferred method of shipping microbiome kits from patients’ homes to processing sites uses business reply mail labels. The cost per kit is about $4, and patients can put the collection box directly in their USPS mailbox without arranging a pickup or bringing the sample to a drop-off location. However, BRM-shipping is slow and is NOT TRACKED. These details make it unacceptable for some organizations, such as cooperative groups. Please contact Dan about details for such trails.

1. Email “AP UNI Customer Service Requests uniprintcustserv@osu.edu” and inquire of a quote for the amount of labels needed with the desired address where samples will be received.
2. Uniprint will send an estimate of the order and use this as an attachment to the workday Order.
3. Follow instructions to submit a Uniprint order (https://uniprint.osu.edu/news/2021/02/16/how-request-uniprint-purchase-workday).
4. Reply to email with Uniprint with the Req number in order to complete the process.
5. Uniprint will send a proof of the BRM label to approve and printing will begin.
6. BRM labels will be delivered to your preferred address.

The label will direct the kit to the Kenny Rd receiving center, which will charge the worktags printed on the label. Then, they will direct the kit to the address in the top left of the label (where a return address typically goes).