bodypilot90 0 #1 January 15, 2005 I'm putting together a care package looking for skydive video to put on a couple dvd's. Cookies and such his top 4 favorites are white chocolate macadamian nut chocolate chip peanut butter sugar molassis cookies anyone want to help? Creeper is about to go out all we need is to find out the shipping costs. also I know there are others in iraq, can someone let me know who they are? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #2 January 15, 2005 I just sent one to "Someone" a few days ago. I don't remember exactly what it weighed but it had to be over 5LBS and it only cost $13 even. The postal service only charges for it to go to the port where it leaves the CONUS. The rest is picked up by the military. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #4 January 15, 2005 Oh.......and a little bird told me that if you are sending any "contraband" such as liquor or what not......tape the box shut and then wrap it in brown paper. SO I hear they don't open those. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot90 0 #5 January 15, 2005 oh I would never break any rules like that heck I always drive below the speed limit thanks for the hint...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eb66to77 0 #6 January 16, 2005 QuoteOh.......and a little bird told me that if you are sending any "contraband" such as liquor or what not......tape the box shut and then wrap it in brown paper. SO I hear they don't open those. That's good advice. Also don't make the boxes too heavy and NO GLASS BOTTLES. It is not above the criminal Military Postal Service to "drop" or "run over" a box or two if it feels heavy or out of place. If you are sending certain DVD's or the like put them in different cases with the title down. I send packages all the time and only twice did I have problems with them. Good luck. That is a pretty cool gesture. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DexterBase 1 #7 January 16, 2005 If you're sending anything of value, or anything you don't want them to open/inspect, there's something you can do to make the package less attractive. When you are asked to declare the contents of the box in writing, instead of writing DVD's $60, magazines $10, candy $5, Portable DVD player $300...etc etc... Write this: "This is certified to be a bonafide gift for a military member for their personal use." We were seeing a lot of open packages with declared contents missing. Our higher ups noticed this and the above statement is something we were told to have our supporters back home write in the declaration space. This way you don't need to declare the contents. P.S. Not that I would encourage mailing alcohol into an alcohol free zone, but Jack Daniels does look similar enough to Listerine... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #8 January 16, 2005 Quote"This is certified to be a bonafide gift for a military member for their personal use." Nice to know! I'll do that next time. I just put "Snack Food" on the package I sent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot90 0 #9 January 16, 2005 QuoteWrite this: "This is certified to be a bonafide gift for a military member for their personal use." thanks, I'll do that, look a lot better than "beer" on the card LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
