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01-24-2007, 03:35 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chicago, Illinois
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| Shipping? So I've never shipped anything before... lol and I want to ship my buddy's package on monday. Can I just put it in any box and take it to the post office? or how does that work? |
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01-24-2007, 03:38 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | You can use any box if you take off any or sross off any old addresses. And tape it good. If you want to send priority you can use one of the Post office boxes. Make sure you get a trackiong number.
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01-24-2007, 03:40 PM | #3 |
Owned by 3 furballs Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas
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| Yes, you could put it in any box and take it to the post office. There, they will ask you the zipcode where it is going to and how soon you want it there. They will give you a price for each option. Also, consider putting insurance on the box and get delivery confirmation and PM the number to ADMIN. (I usually ship priority mail) You could also ship via FEDEX, UPS, or DHL. Same applies as above or you could purchase a box there. Have fun
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01-24-2007, 03:41 PM | #4 |
Mommy's Little Boo Boo Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Virgina
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| dont forgot to take out insurance also incase it gets lost that way your buddy isn't out of anything. Don't forget also to PM adm with your tracking number and then tease us and post a thread telling a little girl or boy a packing is coming there way!
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01-24-2007, 04:12 PM | #5 |
My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca.
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| If there is anything breakable in it, wrap it really good in bubble wrap before taping the box up. |
01-24-2007, 04:56 PM | #6 |
Mojo, LilyGrace & Me Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: cuddling with my babies<3
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| The post office can also give you free priority boxes too. - if you don't have any boxes. Ditto to everything everyone else has said. Wrap any breakables and treats, definitely get insurance, etc. (PM all info to Admin). The post office will weigh your package and give you the price options - but if you get the free priority box, of course, you have to ship it priority. A lot of times, priority shipping is only a little more (like 60 cents or something). Hope you have had fun shopping!
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01-24-2007, 05:03 PM | #7 | |
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01-25-2007, 12:31 PM | #8 |
Mojo, LilyGrace & Me Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: cuddling with my babies<3
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| Sorry I didn't get back online until today. Have you shipped your package? I am thinking that any of the priority boxes are free....I do not mail that often, but I am positive that is what the postal worker told me the other day! Any size.
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01-25-2007, 01:57 PM | #9 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chicago, Illinois
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| No but I finished shopping 2day so I might ship it 2morrow or Monday when I get back 2 Chicago. On the USPS website I saw that they do in home pick up, has anyone done that before? |
01-25-2007, 02:09 PM | #10 | |
I Love Angel too! Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Northern Nevada
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I have home pick up all the time. (I do Ebay a lot) But you have to be able to weigh box accurately, add insurance and tracking. You can do all that at home with your computer and a printer. Go to the USPS web site..sign up for an account...pretty easy.Then there is a link to have postal worker pick up package, you put in date and where pkg will be and how much it weighs... Priority boxes are free at post office, jusy ask and they will give you size you need.
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01-25-2007, 02:18 PM | #11 | |
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01-25-2007, 02:38 PM | #12 |
I Love Angel too! Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Northern Nevada
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| You go to USPS.COM and you have to have a debit or credit card to purchase label online and print it off. Then you just affix label to box and ship..or go to post office and have them do it. Our PO here always has huge lines so I do everything from home.
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01-25-2007, 02:40 PM | #13 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chicago, Illinois
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| ooooh that makes sense lol. i'll have them pick it up then, since i been so lazy lately lol. |
01-25-2007, 02:46 PM | #14 |
I Love Angel too! Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Northern Nevada
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| Glad to have helped...when you pick package size pick envelope/package drop down..if package is in that size catagory...it should be unless your box is oversized..
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01-25-2007, 02:59 PM | #15 |
Mojo, LilyGrace & Me Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: cuddling with my babies<3
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| Speaking of home mailing - where do you get a good scale and are they worth the money and accurate??
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