CARE PACKAGES ARE EXPENSIVE... - Care Packages

~*~Katie~*~ · 06-20-2007, 10:03 PM

okay so I was going to send my future SO

a care package in Iraq and the postage is EXPENSIVE!!!

Does anyone know any lil secrets you can give me about making it cheaper?! Thanks for ANY suggestions!!!!!

06-20-2007, 10:06 PM

i wish i knew some tricks!! i usually just stuff everything into the tightest box possible and fill the open spaces with tissue paper. also, if youre sending him anything in a box, i would take it out of the box and put it in a plastic bag.. thats what i do anyway, dont know how much $$$ it saves though

*Crystal* · 06-20-2007, 10:06 PM

Get a bunch of flate rate boxes, here they are like 8 something. The boxes are small but if you pack things right you can fit a ton of things in there!!

navywifetojosh · 06-20-2007, 10:06 PM

how much was it? if you dont mind me asking

Jennifer · 06-20-2007, 10:08 PM

flat rate boxes..I think they are around 8.50 to mail off! Weight doesn't matter.

Jennie · 06-20-2007, 10:09 PM

You can go to usps.com and order flat rate boxes for free. It costs $8.95 a box to ship no matter how much it weighs. I think there's 2 different sizes of flat rate boxes, but they're might be more.

MichelleB · 06-20-2007, 10:10 PM

You can also call USPS and tell them you have a SO in the military and they will send you free shipping supplies.

I'll find the 1-800 for you.

MichelleB · 06-20-2007, 10:11 PM

Here ya go!

1-800-610-8734

06-20-2007, 10:12 PM

Definitely flat rate boxes....alot of times its even cheaper to send two flat rate boxes instead of one majorly big box if you can't fit everything in one box....... I send hubby at least one package a week, and have only on a couple occasions used a box other than the flat rate..

360Sweetie · 06-20-2007, 10:15 PM

I love the $8.95 flat rate boxes! At first i was like geez they are small but when I started putting stuff in them I was suprised at how much they held.Definately call the usps number people have already said..so helpful!

06-20-2007, 10:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
~~Katie~~ Doin' It All On My Own... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Bern, North Carolina Posts: 10,807 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 21% Longevity: 45%	CARE PACKAGES ARE EXPENSIVE... okay so I was going to send my future SO a care package in Iraq and the postage is EXPENSIVE!!! Does anyone know any lil secrets you can give me about making it cheaper?! Thanks for ANY suggestions!!!!! __________________

06-20-2007, 10:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
navywifetojosh Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NAS Lemoore/ USS JOHN C STENNIS Posts: 1,020 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 48%	how much was it? if you dont mind me asking __________________

06-20-2007, 10:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jennifer digiscrappin fool Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Naples, Italy(NATO) Posts: 23,398 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 3% Longevity: 50%	flat rate boxes..I think they are around 8.50 to mail off! Weight doesn't matter. __________________ I live in my fairytale Please clickie my dragons!

06-20-2007, 10:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jennie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fallon, NV Posts: 12,150 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 52%	You can go to usps.com and order flat rate boxes for free. It costs $8.95 a box to ship no matter how much it weighs. I think there's 2 different sizes of flat rate boxes, but they're might be more. __________________

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MichelleB With faith we can achieve all that we believe! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 16,362 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 1% Longevity: 77%	You can also call USPS and tell them you have a SO in the military and they will send you free shipping supplies. I'll find the 1-800 for you. __________________ Playing The Grocery Game since 7/12/2008 57% savings

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06-20-2007, 10:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
everlong11 Guest Posts: n/a Activity: 0% Longevity: 0%	i wish i knew some tricks!! i usually just stuff everything into the tightest box possible and fill the open spaces with tissue paper. also, if youre sending him anything in a box, i would take it out of the box and put it in a plastic bag.. thats what i do anyway, dont know how much $$$ it saves though

06-20-2007, 10:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
Crystal Mrs. Bonney Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lemoore, CA Posts: 10,998 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 60%	Get a bunch of flate rate boxes, here they are like 8 something. The boxes are small but if you pack things right you can fit a ton of things in there!!

06-20-2007, 10:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
MichelleB With faith we can achieve all that we believe! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 16,362 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 1% Longevity: 77%	Here ya go! 1-800-610-8734 __________________ Playing The Grocery Game since 7/12/2008 57% savings

06-20-2007, 10:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
eeyore_adw Guest Posts: n/a Activity: 0% Longevity: 0%	Definitely flat rate boxes....alot of times its even cheaper to send two flat rate boxes instead of one majorly big box if you can't fit everything in one box....... I send hubby at least one package a week, and have only on a couple occasions used a box other than the flat rate..

06-20-2007, 10:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
360Sweetie ~Mrs. L~ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Olympia, WA..Germany this fall! Posts: 2,402 Blog Entries: 6 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 27% Longevity: 41%	I love the $8.95 flat rate boxes! At first i was like geez they are small but when I started putting stuff in them I was suprised at how much they held.Definately call the usps number people have already said..so helpful! __________________