tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post1408918420428917274..comments2024-02-02T07:13:37.313-06:00Comments on Like Merchant Ships: Veterans DayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-30407717689207653932006-12-12T15:29:00.000-06:002006-12-12T15:29:00.000-06:00You're right--you are charged for domestic mail ev...You're right--you are charged for domestic mail even though the package is going to Iraq. However, I always have the PO weigh the package and tell me which way is cheapest to send it. 9 times out of 10, I'm saving money by using the Priority Mail. I guess I just have heavy items!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-19818971163510578172006-12-12T14:03:00.000-06:002006-12-12T14:03:00.000-06:00When my brother was in Iraq, I would send him pack...When my brother was in Iraq, I would send him packages all the time. Since I was sending it to a Army base, the shipping is really inexpensive. I think i sent a 16 pound package for around $9. Next time, I would ask your local post office how much sending it regular would cost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-71438144044219111932006-11-13T12:33:00.000-06:002006-11-13T12:33:00.000-06:00Thank you so much!Thank you so much!Sandy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15724518800430532026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-45494476571288963012006-11-13T10:52:00.000-06:002006-11-13T10:52:00.000-06:00Sandy, just ask at the postal counter. They will ...Sandy, just ask at the postal counter. They will know what you are talking about. The flat rate boxes are provided free of charge. Ours has a display in the lobby with both the square and rectangular boxes, marked flat rate, the cardboard flat rate envelopes, and the larger, non-flat-rate white Tyvek envelopes for other Priority Mail packages. You can take them home, pack them, and pay for the postage whenever you are ready to mail them, either at the counter or the new self-serve machines 24 hours a day in the lobby.<br />You can also go to www.usps.com and have all sorts of Priority Mail supplies sent directly to your home for a very small handling fee. If you have a high speed connection and good printer, you can do all your postage from home through their website, too.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455517419708043340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-37589291254325264172006-11-13T10:12:00.000-06:002006-11-13T10:12:00.000-06:00I came here via Common Room. Can you answer a ques...I came here via Common Room. Can you answer a question for me regarding the flat rate boxes? Do you buy them at the P.O. and then take them home to pack them? I've spent a small fortune shipping things to my son in college and kept looking for information on flat rate shipping but can't find it at our P.O.<br /><br />Great idea on the care packages. Thanks for any information you can provide.<br /><br />SandySandy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15724518800430532026noreply@blogger.com