Care package question - Care Packages

07-24-2007, 09:45 PM

What are things you are not allowed to send in a care package?? Is there any kind of list the post office gives you so you know what you are and arent allowed to send?

07-24-2007, 09:54 PM

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rosebud* · 07-24-2007, 10:13 PM

nothing flamable. I usually try and avoid sending anything chocolate, because it will be melted before he even gets his box. they will ask you at the Post office, do you have anything perishable or flamable in the box. so i never sent him cologne or areosol cans.

rosebud* · 07-24-2007, 10:14 PM

I forgot to add they ask about liquids too. don't forget your customs forms. if it is going to an AP FPO address and requires more than a usual stamp it needs a customs form

mrsjones0520 · 07-24-2007, 10:15 PM

Your chocolate melted?? I sent chocolate just last week! Wow. Well, the postal woman asked me if anything was perishable and I showed her the chocolates-they were individually wrapped Ghiridelli squares and she told me that was ok because it won't perish before he gets it-basically it has a shelf life. Then again, Afghanistan isn't desert hot, so that might be why mine didn't melt.

rosebud* · 07-24-2007, 10:18 PM

dh was on the boat, a big metal oven.. lol. his mail took longer to get there sometimes, so i wasn't gonna take the chance.

mrsjones0520 · 07-24-2007, 10:20 PM

Yeah, good point

The only things I don't send are flamables and liquids. Pretty much anything else I'll throw in there though

hteew · 07-25-2007, 07:06 AM

Yeah, DBF wants shaving cream but the post office told me no aerosol cans to the desert. I am looking for a good gel instead.

who_knew · 07-25-2007, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by hteew

Yeah, DBF wants shaving cream but the post office told me no aerosol cans to the desert. I am looking for a good gel instead.

Neutrogena makes a shaving gel for men....I found it at Walgreens and it smells pretty good

who_knew · 07-25-2007, 08:15 AM

I sent tootsie rolls the last time and DB said they were a disaster

So I don't send anything but hard candy ...he doesn't really care for sweet stuff so I send slim jims and chips (like pringles) and peanuts.

They also gave me a hard time at the post office about sending anything that was "anti-bacterial"???

07-24-2007, 09:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
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rosebud* rosebud*<3 Brittany Jo && <3 thekels9 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: [wherever his heart is] Posts: 32,651 Blog Entries: 2 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 45% Longevity: 67%	nothing flamable. I usually try and avoid sending anything chocolate, because it will be melted before he even gets his box. they will ask you at the Post office, do you have anything perishable or flamable in the box. so i never sent him cologne or areosol cans. __________________

07-24-2007, 10:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
rosebud* rosebud*<3 Brittany Jo && <3 thekels9 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: [wherever his heart is] Posts: 32,651 Blog Entries: 2 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 45% Longevity: 67%	I forgot to add they ask about liquids too. don't forget your customs forms. if it is going to an AP FPO address and requires more than a usual stamp it needs a customs form __________________

07-24-2007, 10:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
rosebud* rosebud*<3 Brittany Jo && <3 thekels9 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: [wherever his heart is] Posts: 32,651 Blog Entries: 2 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 45% Longevity: 67%	dh was on the boat, a big metal oven.. lol. his mail took longer to get there sometimes, so i wasn't gonna take the chance. __________________

07-25-2007, 07:06 AM	#8 (permalink)
hteew You may call me "Lippy" Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ft. Stewart Posts: 2,935 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 44%	Yeah, DBF wants shaving cream but the post office told me no aerosol cans to the desert. I am looking for a good gel instead. __________________ I would like to be with my for a while but thats what made me so tired in the first place!

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07-24-2007, 09:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
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07-24-2007, 10:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
mrsjones0520 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas Posts: 1,467 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 40%	Your chocolate melted?? I sent chocolate just last week! Wow. Well, the postal woman asked me if anything was perishable and I showed her the chocolates-they were individually wrapped Ghiridelli squares and she told me that was ok because it won't perish before he gets it-basically it has a shelf life. Then again, Afghanistan isn't desert hot, so that might be why mine didn't melt.

07-24-2007, 10:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
mrsjones0520 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas Posts: 1,467 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 40%	Yeah, good point The only things I don't send are flamables and liquids. Pretty much anything else I'll throw in there though

07-25-2007, 08:15 AM	#10 (permalink)
who_knew Seriously?!? Seriously! Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,076 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 41%	I sent tootsie rolls the last time and DB said they were a disaster So I don't send anything but hard candy ...he doesn't really care for sweet stuff so I send slim jims and chips (like pringles) and peanuts. They also gave me a hard time at the post office about sending anything that was "anti-bacterial"???