That only works is Fargo ND is a zone 5 for you. I don't think it is for me. But when necessary to find one, there are plenty of zone 5 food banks for me. My problem is choosing one. I try to find one that has a name that doesn't sound like a food bank especially if I'm "sending perfume" since if the PO employee is paying attention, that should raise a red flag. I can't imagine any reason for someone to send perfume to a food bank. Package for Mom and laptop battery to a lesser extent not as big of a problem with food bank names.@Youllneverknow wrote:
I live in Youngstown and ship a canned good and a box of Macaroni to the Mountaineer Food Bank in West Virginia. At Aldi the food will run about 1.00 and a box is .46 at Walmart. If you need to do a HazMat shop address it to a food bank in Fargo ND.
@KarenMSW wrote:
Just a tip if you need boxes...if you come across Girl Scout cookie booths (it's that time of year), the boxes are really good sizes to use and are pretty sturdy. Just ask the troop to give you any boxes that they have emptied and they should be happy to have them taken off of the troop's hands. It's one less thing to break down and recycle at the end of a long day. Also, if you need to figure out what to send and you are friends with a local leader, you can ship to their out of town customers for them (usually under the reimbursement and saves the troop $$). You can also do the same for Boy Scout troops with their popcorn sales. It's amazing how much troop sales go up when they can ship out of state.
@MsJudi wrote:
I do that too with eBay sales. I love it when the timing, weight and distance are right for the shipping. Once I added a bunch of Blue Bank brochures to the bottom of the box to add weight. The recipient questioned why I included all "that bank stuff." I agree, that was weird so won't do it again.
@SoCalMama wrote:
@KarenMSW wrote:
Just a tip if you need boxes...if you come across Girl Scout cookie booths (it's that time of year), the boxes are really good sizes to use and are pretty sturdy. Just ask the troop to give you any boxes that they have emptied and they should be happy to have them taken off of the troop's hands. It's one less thing to break down and recycle at the end of a long day. Also, if you need to figure out what to send and you are friends with a local leader, you can ship to their out of town customers for them (usually under the reimbursement and saves the troop $$). You can also do the same for Boy Scout troops with their popcorn sales. It's amazing how much troop sales go up when they can ship out of state.
Girl Scout cookie boxes are slightly over 12" long. They won't work.
It was my understanding that the poster that I quoted was planning on using the boxes for shipping, not for shipping cookies.@msimon-2000 wrote:
@SoCalMama wrote:
@KarenMSW wrote:
Just a tip if you need boxes...if you come across Girl Scout cookie booths (it's that time of year), the boxes are really good sizes to use and are pretty sturdy. Just ask the troop to give you any boxes that they have emptied and they should be happy to have them taken off of the troop's hands. It's one less thing to break down and recycle at the end of a long day. Also, if you need to figure out what to send and you are friends with a local leader, you can ship to their out of town customers for them (usually under the reimbursement and saves the troop $$). You can also do the same for Boy Scout troops with their popcorn sales. It's amazing how much troop sales go up when they can ship out of state.
Girl Scout cookie boxes are slightly over 12" long. They won't work.
If the GS cookies are just slightly over 12" then use a 12x12x12 box and pack them diagonally. That should allow for the slight overage to still fit in the box. How's that for outside the box/inside the box thinking?!
@sclose wrote:
I'm getting ready to do my first po shop and am trying to figure out how to get the exacy weight of 1-1/2 lb without having a scale at my disposal. Amy suggestions?