SENDING A PACKAGE - Care Packages

Andie_g429 · 08-07-2007, 12:20 AM

how long does it take i recive a package in iraq . . . considering it is standard/flat-rate shipping . . . .

Dani · 08-07-2007, 12:40 AM

Priority Mail?

miss.p · 08-07-2007, 12:42 AM

Regular shipping is going to take a while. Send it priority (get the flat rate boxes) and there's no weight limit and it only costs around $8.95. It will get there in a week or so.

Andie_g429 · 08-07-2007, 12:43 AM

YEA PRIORITY MAIL. . . .

08-07-2007, 02:27 AM

Mine usually take about 10 days. The longest so far three weeks.

cheerkelly · 08-07-2007, 08:41 AM

I have sent packages both by priority and by standard. I discovered that there really isn't much (if any) difference in the time it takes for DF to get my packages, no matter what type of shipping I use. So all of us (his friends and me) started using standard rate. It has taken anywhere from 10 to 14 days for him to get them. The problem is not our post offices...which is why priority rate doesn't really matter much. Once it gets to Iraq, it depends on the roads, what's going on in the general area, etc. The post office only gets it to the APO. After that, it's the military's responsibility....which is why the time it takes to get to the men can vary so much...and why priority mail doesn't make as much difference as if we were shipping stateside.

miss.p · 08-07-2007, 09:05 AM

I don't know. I send all my husband's package priority and they get to him in 7-8 days. With standard (I used once) it took 15 days.

BJo · 08-14-2007, 12:58 PM

i've been lucky. the longest it has taken with a flat rate is a week and 2 days...

~*~Katie~*~ · 08-14-2007, 03:59 PM

ive been lucky too, its only taken like a week or so to get to him! I just sent one recently and I am praying that it gets there on Thursday for his birthday! If not I am a horrible girlfriend

lol

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Dani Navy Wife Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Whidbey Island Posts: 4,958 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 41%	Priority Mail? __________________

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cheerkelly Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 2,722 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 13% Longevity: 42%	I have sent packages both by priority and by standard. I discovered that there really isn't much (if any) difference in the time it takes for DF to get my packages, no matter what type of shipping I use. So all of us (his friends and me) started using standard rate. It has taken anywhere from 10 to 14 days for him to get them. The problem is not our post offices...which is why priority rate doesn't really matter much. Once it gets to Iraq, it depends on the roads, what's going on in the general area, etc. The post office only gets it to the APO. After that, it's the military's responsibility....which is why the time it takes to get to the men can vary so much...and why priority mail doesn't make as much difference as if we were shipping stateside. __________________

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~~Katie~~ Doin' It All On My Own... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Bern, North Carolina Posts: 10,807 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 25% Longevity: 45%	ive been lucky too, its only taken like a week or so to get to him! I just sent one recently and I am praying that it gets there on Thursday for his birthday! If not I am a horrible girlfriend lol __________________

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08-07-2007, 12:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
miss.p Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,149 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 44%	Regular shipping is going to take a while. Send it priority (get the flat rate boxes) and there's no weight limit and it only costs around $8.95. It will get there in a week or so.

08-07-2007, 02:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
mamaofbeaniebaby Guest Posts: n/a Activity: 0% Longevity: 0%	Mine usually take about 10 days. The longest so far three weeks.

08-07-2007, 09:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
miss.p Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,149 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 44%	I don't know. I send all my husband's package priority and they get to him in 7-8 days. With standard (I used once) it took 15 days.

08-14-2007, 12:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
BJo Account Closed Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Your mom Posts: 25,363 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 11% Longevity: 39%	i've been lucky. the longest it has taken with a flat rate is a week and 2 days...