{"id":880500,"date":"2023-09-21T15:08:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T19:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/?p=880500"},"modified":"2025-10-28T15:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T19:01:06","slug":"overpack-faq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/help-center\/articles\/overpack-faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Overpack FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-4-percent&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;small_depth&#8221; 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