Has anyone sent or recieved their gift swap package yet? :)

[zippy-kat]

My giftie-swapper person rec'd her's!

[teenster3]

Ok, well I was just wondering what most people use because I haven't done this before. I just wanted to make sure & get it to the person quick & easy that's all!

[DogLover9501]

I haven't sent or recieved mine yet, have a little shopping done!

[jazzcat]

I sent mine last Monday by Priority Mail with insurance and it was received in two days.

[MariaM]

jazzcat - how far away did your person live from you? Thats pretty fast! And just out of cuiriosity, how much did it cost to ship?

[kimlovescats]

I sent mine out today .... can't wait til my Pt catmom gets it!

[jazzcat]

Originally posted by MariaM
jazzcat - how far away did your person live from you? Thats pretty fast! And just out of cuiriosity, how much did it cost to ship?

Maria - I just sent you a PM.

[jazzcat]

If you want to try to figure out shipping you can use the rate calculator at the Postal Service website. Here's a link:
Shipping rate calculator

Hope this helps. In case you didn't know it's $1.30 to insure up to $50.

[MariaM]

Thanks. I got the PM.

[wolf_Q]

Originally posted by teenster3
Ok, well I was just wondering what most people use because I haven't done this before. I just wanted to make sure & get it to the person quick & easy that's all!

Did I come across snippy or something? I wasn't trying to be, I'm sorry....

[teenster3]

Wolf Q....
No, I just wanted to see what the easiest & most efficient way was. I didn't want anyone to think I was trying to get out of sending.....I've seen there's been problems in the past with people backing out maybe. It's just when you said: if it gets lost it must be replaced.....I wasn't sure what you meant by that. I didn't want people thinking I wasn't going to send something.
That's all......glad I know now though!
I've never sent ANYTHING by mail before so this will be interesting!!!!!

[wolf_Q]

We've just had a few problems with packages being lost in the mail and other things like that so sometimes I'm paranoid. I wasn't sure what to do in the last swap when something was lost, so we made sure this time there was a clause about that lol.

Sorry about what I said, even though I quoted what you said it wasn't just directed at you it was a reminder for everyone!

I've never sent by UPS, Fedex, etc. so I don't have much of an opinion on those. I've always just gone to a normal post office (USPS). I like to send priority, it gets there in 2-3 days...if you have quite a bit of stuff to mail, you can go down to the post office and get a priority mail box for free. Obviously it is required you send it priority if it's in a priority box, but it's a nice box and just about the right size for sending gifts...since you don't have to pay for a box, the price kinda evens out in the end...

I haven't really used delivery confirmation, tracking, etc. but I did make sure my package was insured. That way if it did get lost you can get compensation.

Wow I'm amazed that you've never sent anything by mail! The people at the post office know exactly who I am because I'm down there so much.

[heinz57_79]

Haven't sent off here yet... Waiting for my first paycheck... Just started a new job so I get to wait FOREVER to get my first check.. Blah. But when i do, we're gonna go all out and get all sorts of stuff!

Haven't received anything yet, either, but that could chance once I actually get to the PO to check my mail. If nothing's there, I'm not worried! I know that whenever it gets here, we'll all be tickled pink!

[tikeyas_mom]

Mine is all ready to be sent. I just have to wait till Friday.
I have not recieved my gift swop yet, but the dogs and I are just too excited!!

[wolfie]

Originally posted by wolf_Q
One of the requirements was to send the pkg priority, tracking, delivery confirmation, insurance or something like that!

Oh dear, it was? I totally didn't see that! Oh well, my package got there safe and sound anyway. ^_^