I often just send the junk flyers and magazines received. If your student has a microwave, you can always ship Ramen noodles or a can of soup, which doesn't cost much.
DanceMom Wrote:
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> Thanks for the replies. When I went to the post
> office, I couldn't find the address or zip code on
> the building. And thinking about the post office
> I usually go to, I'm not sure I have ever seen the
> address on the building either. Is this usual?
>
> As far as the bottles of water: I have some of
> those smaller ones that I thought would fit into a
> small college refrigerator easily and I could add
> to the box to make it weigh 18 ounces. When I did
> the shop the other day, I put a box of granola
> bars in it, but I really don't want to spend extra
> money making the box weigh the correct amount.
> She needed her new charger for her computer, and
> that's what I sent the other day--with granola
> bars and some highlighters.