Hazmat, Food Pantry, and Cops

The issue of some of the DimWt food banks not wanting shipments came up about 4 years ago (I am guessing). Remember, most food banks have limited volunteer labor and they generally have to pay to get rid of the packaging. When the required food banks stopped accepting shipments (per the MSC), I found some shipping buddies. We still trade packages for HazMat and Regular. Some boxes have gone back and forth a dozen times. Remember that you have to remove all markings. Once you get the system down, "re-gifting" packages is very efficient. The box is already packed. One of my buddies sends me dirt in zip lock plastic bags (one box got so damaged that I had to open it and actually re-box it, so I found out what was in it. I am too old to plausibly have a mother shipping packages, so I got permission from the MSC to use my daughter in the scenario. She is always on a plane, so I can't call her cell phone from the Post Office!

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I never thought about dirt. That's a good idea. How do you remove all the markings from the box to keep reusing over and over? Do you both use labels so they peel off easy?

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How do you think Jokey Smurf got so many bombs? They were mailed to him by mystery shoppers.
@Aquiest wrote:

How do you think Jokey Smurf got so many bombs? They were mailed to him by mystery shoppers.

ROFL
I'm collecting stamps for my daughter-in-law and son's wedding. Got about $200 worth so far. Love it when I can't ship that battery or perfume or don't know what mom is sending.

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The more I learn about people...the more I like my dog..

Mark Twain
I'm collecting stamps for my daughter-in-law and son's wedding. Got about $200 worth so far. Love it when I can't ship that battery or perfume or don't know what mom is sending.

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The more I learn about people...the more I like my dog..

Mark Twain
I'm collecting stamps for my daughter-in-law and son's wedding. Got about $200 worth so far. Love it when I can't ship that battery or perfume or don't know what mom is sending.

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The more I learn about people...the more I like my dog..

Mark Twain
Feel free to ship anything to me at 2420 S Madison St, Bloomington, IN 47403. We have several food pantries and shelters in Bloomington and I do support them.
My zip code is 53215 and anyone can ship boxes to me if that is the right zone range. You don't need to send anything of value in the box--just put in newspaper, etc. I have a shipping buddy and we ship the same box back and forth to each other and never even open the box. It is just junk paper inside. The trick is to cover the top and sides of the box with clear tape. Think about this first layer of tape as a sealer for the cardboard. This helps get off the paper label and the stickers the post office uses without damaging the box. Then use a piece of paper on the top of the box to write the address on and JUST cover the paper with a second layer of tape. When the second person gets it, they can either rip off the paper layer with the top layer of tape and put on a new one or just put another layer of paper with the new address and tape over it. I can't ship to more people right now because my current shopping buddy sends me lots of boxes but I will be happen to just be a mailing address if you need one. PM me if you want my address.
PM your name and I can send you some stuff.

@degmp7 wrote:

Feel free to ship anything to me at 2420 S Madison St, Bloomington, IN 47403. We have several food pantries and shelters in Bloomington and I do support them.

Shopping Arkansas, Louisiana, & Mississippi.
That's awesome! Thank you for the invite! I do a lot of jobs and can use all the addresses I can get.

@siamese5555 wrote:

My zip code is 53215 and anyone can ship boxes to me if that is the right zone range. You don't need to send anything of value in the box--just put in newspaper, etc. I have a shipping buddy and we ship the same box back and forth to each other and never even open the box. It is just junk paper inside. The trick is to cover the top and sides of the box with clear tape. Think about this first layer of tape as a sealer for the cardboard. This helps get off the paper label and the stickers the post office uses without damaging the box. Then use a piece of paper on the top of the box to write the address on and JUST cover the paper with a second layer of tape. When the second person gets it, they can either rip off the paper layer with the top layer of tape and put on a new one or just put another layer of paper with the new address and tape over it. I can't ship to more people right now because my current shopping buddy sends me lots of boxes but I will be happen to just be a mailing address if you need one. PM me if you want my address.

Shopping Arkansas, Louisiana, & Mississippi.
Please delete your address and send it by PM. There are a LOT of loonies here.
I'm 01220, and our food pantry and Stone Soup would love packages! Yes, other than sending to Utah, yes I have trouble finding addresses for Hazmat.
That's what I do! I get sand from the beach, and a friend collects all the boxes for another trip, one month i reused the same box 4 times!

We also have friends who let me use their addresses when i mail from out of state... or I tell them I travel and send friend goodies, rocks, shells, sand for their collections.
Our home USPS manager and clerk know, I just smile and say, someone has to give you mail to fill my big mailbox!
Yikes! That has to be the most whack MS'ing story ever! Way beats anything I can personally recall..

FWIW, I've never done those shops because of not having a place to ship things. But I like the idea of a shipping partner.

My ZIP is 841 Lemme know if that would work for anyone out there.

Thanks!

Have synthesizers, will travel...
Wow, I can't believe they called the cops on you! How ungrateful of them. I've had the opposite experience. The soup kitchen's send me "Thank you" cards for my donation, and one kitchen even sent me a beautiful apron to say thank you That was such an amazing surprise. However, I will be more cautious now after your story. Unbelievable!
Im in 718.. PM me if I can send you some can food... My shop is Monday. I have PM am few persons also smiling smiley
I basically put tape all over the box. Then I print a mailing label on half a sheet of plain paper. I tape that onto the box. The recipient can either put a new paper label on top, or peel the tape off the tape. Whatever is easy.
@ArkLaMissshopping wrote:

I never thought about dirt. That's a good idea. How do you remove all the markings from the box to keep reusing over and over? Do you both use labels so they peel off easy?

Shopping Southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware above the canal, and South Jersey since 2008
I posted these three senior dog retirement home rescues that were listed in Oprah mag on another uspo thread. Anyone wanting to send to a non profit, they are all looking for donations by mail.

Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary, Tennessee ofsds.org
Silver Muzzle Cottage Michigan silvermuzzlecottage.com
Danny and Ron's rescue S. Carolina dannyronsrescue.org
Senion Dog Retirement homes...aww!

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