A. Shingles is contagious and can be spread from an affected person to babies, children, or adults who have not had chickenpox. But instead of developing shingles, these people develop chickenpox.Once they have had chickenpox, people cannot catch shingles (or contract the virus) from someone else.hingles is contagious and can be spread from an affected person to babies, children, or adults who have not had chickenpox. But instead of developing shingles, these people develop chickenpox.
First Class Mail is the best rate to use to send packages weighing under 8 ounces. The average DVD (in its case, packaged) will weigh between 4 and 5 ounces. The cutoff for Media Mail/First Class mailing is 4 ounces, so some one or two-disc movies will go First-Class mailing rate and some will go Media Mail.
Example of Media Mail Shipping Label. Media Mail is based on weight and size, not the zone-based distance system that Parcel Post, Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express use. Once youâve addressed and sealed your item, you should weigh it.ou can send books, videotapes, DVDs, CDs, printed music and other sound recordings through Media Mail as long as they weigh less than 70 pounds. Although you wonât pay as much to send these items via Media Mail, they can take longer to get to their destination. USPS estimates that your item will arrive in 2 to 10 days.