Mailing advice for everyone

[RICHARD]

[moosmom]

Lady's Human,

Thanks for the tip!! I mail out catnip to alot of people on this site and thought that by putting it in an envelope marked "Fresh dried catnip enclosed" would help. Any thoughts on that??

[buckner]

Thanks for these tips!

I do have a question, maybe you can answer it. I'm sending a boxed package to another state (I live in Kentucky, and I'm sending to Pennsylvania). To ensure that it gets there in time for Christmas, what's the last possible date that I need to get it out? It'll be relatively small, but still a box of some sort. Just wondering if you knew how fast/slow the United States Postal Service was this season.

Thanks!

[poofy]

Thanks so much..

[Karen]

Donna, was the catnip loose in the envelope, or how was it packaged within the envelope?

It's worth reminding people that, if they're packing anything breakable, remember that the box is going the be moved and rattled a whole lot of different ways, so just using something like wrapping it in newspaper or papertowel doesn't really do anything. I had to resend a part of a gift swap once because I did that instead of using bubblewrap and peanuts, and the dog's dish broke in transport.

[QueenScoopalot]

My hubby also works on machinery at the P.O and it never ceases to amaze him what people will send. Chocolate bars...great fun when those go through the machines.. instant hot fudge! And pens by the dozens, often sent out by companies. I have sent gift cards in the past, and knowing the pressure those machines can exert, I always put them into a card first.

[Lady's Human]

MM,

It all depends on how oyu package the Catnip. If it's in something like a ziploc bag, then the recipient is probably going to get an envelope full of loose catnip. If you used the puffy envelopes it would probably be fine, as that mail gets run on different machines. (though marking it as catnip would probably get around any scrutiny you might get for mailing small envelopes of dried leaves...LOL)

Buckner,

If you want it to get there before Christmas, give the package a MINIMUM of a week. You should be well within the three-four day zone, but I'd check with the clerk when you bring the box to the PO.

QS,

All I have to say about pens, mini calendars, magnets, etc. is I HATE INSURANCE COMPANIES! They seems to be the worst offenders, other than our own Bulk Mail acceptance people. Chocolate isn't the worst thing I've had to clean out of a machine by a longshot.

[Blue_Frog]

Lady's Human,

Thanks for the tip!! I mail out catnip to alot of people on this site and thought that by putting it in an envelope marked "Fresh dried catnip enclosed" would help. Any thoughts on that??

Sorry, the first thing I thought when I read this was "Yeah, the catnip will be OK until the day that they exchange the Drug-Sniffing-Dogs for Drug-Sniffing-Cats". And then I had to picture what a drug sniffing cat would do and ended up in a fit of giggles.

It's been a long day, and I think my last brain cells have finally died