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I have not yet applied for a USPS shop, but reading about them I have a question. It appears they require one to ship or at least attempt to ship a package to a distance What do you do if you don't know anyone there???

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There is a thread for people looking for 'shipping buddies'.

I can use more buddies, feel free to send me a PM!

You don't need to send anything of value. I've sent and received newpapers, dried beans, sand, anything that makes the weight requirement works.

@saintwreck wrote:

I have not yet applied for a USPS shop, but reading about them I have a question. It appears they require one to ship or at least attempt to ship a package to a distance What do you do if you don't know anyone there???

I will be glad to be on your shipping buddies.. I will be glad to PM you my address and when you do a shop you can send me a bag of beans or an can of corn or something to weight requirement work

Just let me know

I mail packages to myself... my wife sends food to a food bank.

Hard work builds character and homework is good for your soul.

And there are several different types of shops. They all have different requirements. Some shops you can ship to closer places.

Just this past week I received a heart-warming letter of gratitude from a Food Pantry I had picked out at random from a web search. I had sent them a can of something just because their address was in the required shipping zone.

It felt really good to know I made a difference. At the same time, I don't know how I feel about the tax implications, if any.

In the same week I received a return-to-sender package I had shipped to a different Food Pantry I had picked out at random from a web search. They were out of business or had moved or something, but the internet hadn't caught up quite yet.

No loss, no foul. I would simply re-gift the can of something to another Food Pantry in the shipping zone.

H Brown

A thought... if you are looking randomly for a food bank it might be a good idea to contact them first, assuming you can find contact info., and ask if they mind getting frequent boxes with a pound or two of food. Many of the food banks in my area have large grocery chains donating to them and may not have the resources for one and two cans at a time. Others would love it.

Pet shelters might be a good idea too. I know that someone had posted awhile back about getting contacted by the police for donating to a random food shelter.

I ship a can of dog food to a rescue. I use to write an animal welfare column so I have a few thousand Facebook "friends" involved in rescue. I asked who would be willing to take cans one can at a time and found a German Shepard rescue in Washington. If anyone else is interested, I'm sure I could hook you up with a legitimate rescue a few states away.

As part of my Kroger shops, I always buy one or two cans of dog food for donation.

Make sure the rescue or food pantry knows you are sending them items and that you are legit. There was a thread here a while back with someone saying a food pantry called the cops on them! I guess getting a random bag of rice or cans of veggies freaked out the pantry workers.

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There's the link to the thread about the police and the food bank.

@callinectes wrote:

Make sure the rescue or food pantry knows you are sending them items and that you are legit. There was a thread here a while back with someone saying a food pantry called the cops on them! I guess getting a random bag of rice or cans of veggies freaked out the pantry workers.

Not only that that actually evacuated the place each time. The state contacted my states postal inspector.

@Want985 wrote:

Not only that that actually evacuated the place each time. The state contacted my states postal inspector.

Wow!!! How scary for you! Federal Law Enforcement is serious stuff!

I'm sure it cost them a considerable amount of money to do that.

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