@AZwolfman wrote:
You might try doing what the client instructions suggest and mail a pound of non-perishable food to a food bank in that zone.
The main problem is that I can only mail to Zone 1 or Zone 8. Why? Because for me, every Hawaiian island is Zone 1, and everywhere on the continental US is Zone 8. So it's either Zone 1 or Zone 8, with nothing in between.@mcav0y wrote:
I live in Alaska and understand your plight of finding local USPS pals. I mail cat food to the local animal shelter. 3 cans=1lb,2oz in a padded envelope.
@myst4au wrote:
I don't think that has been suggested for several years. I just looked in the guidelines, and didn't see it. There were a lot of issues with food banks calling 9-1-1 when they got boxes from strangers. In fact, when DimWt boxes were being sent, the MSC specifically advised against sending packages to food banks unless they agreed in advance to receive them and could identify your name on the package. This is a sad reality.
@AZwolfman wrote:
You might try doing what the client instructions suggest and mail a pound of non-perishable food to a food bank in that zone.
Thank you for finding that, JAS. A very interesting read, and something to keep in mind. Yikes!
@Ms.V wrote:
Still looking. Anyone out there?
My friend works at Costco. She buys a 60 can box of cat food, which I ship to her 3 at a time. Do you have a Costco or Sam's Club membership? Didn't they open 3 Target stores on Oahu?@Ms.V wrote:
Did the shops. Thank you, myst4au and Rho, for your offers to receive my packages. I called an animal rescue shelter, and they were happy to accept some dog food. I used boxes turned inside out. But I'll keep you guys in mind if I need to ship to Zone 8.
Over here everything is so much more expensive. Only when on special sale can you find cans of chili at 2 for $3. Never seen bags of rice or beans or cake mix for less than $2.50. And, there are no dollar stores here.
@AZwolfman wrote:
Freak out? Really? Whenever I get package from someone I don't know and don't want it, then I just throw it in the trash. You can confirm the address you find on zillow is a vacant house anyway.
@JASFLALMT wrote:
You have gotten packages addressed to you from people you don't know more than once? And how did you know you didn't want it if you didn't open it? I have never gotten a package from someone I didn't know that had my name on it. I sure wouldn't throw it away if it was a package or a piece of mail that came to the wrong address and belonged to someone else, I would take it to the post office (if it didn't fit in my mailbox) so they could deliver it to their rightful owner. It wouldn't be right to just throw mail away that doesn't belong to you.
@AZwolfman wrote:
Freak out? Really? Whenever I get package from someone I don't know and don't want it, then I just throw it in the trash. You can confirm the address you find on zillow is a vacant house anyway.