This is the coolest. Pretty sure I REALLY missed the boat here, but what the hey, I'm in for one or two should enough people bail on you. Way to be awesome one way or the other!
This is the coolest. Pretty sure I REALLY missed the boat here, but what the hey, I'm in for one or two should enough people bail on you. Way to be awesome one way or the other!
You can get all the boxes free from the post office.
I ship alot through usps and the prices sound right for priority mail flat rate boxes. Now if i am paying for priority mail then I expect to get the tracking number.
If its the price for priority mail and I get a tracking number, then im still in.
Let us know..
You shouldn't get stuck with anything. If someone posted "I'll take it"...they should follow through! You stuck your neck out about $500 worth! I sent payment and rounded up to the nearest 10. I hope everyone else does too.
Thanks for your generosity.
"As part of your equipment have something to dig with, and when you relieve yourself, dig a hole and cover up your excrement. For the Lord your God moves about in your camp..." Deuteronomy 23: 13,14
Maybe I can chime in re: USPS shipping as I routinely ship stuff out, and in various dimensions.
First class shipping is out, as I guess these probably weight about 20-25oz/each.
That leaves priority mail or parcel select. Parcel select is almost never cheaper than the most inexpensive Priority mail option, and you'd have to provide your own boxes.
The great thing about priority mail is that the supplies (boxes in this case) are entirely free! There are 3 distinct ways (or rates) to mail with Priority mail.
1. Flat Rate
2. Regional Rate
3. Regular Priority
Bottom line is that regardless of which rate or method you choose, you can get entirely free boxes; and not just from your local Post office, which often has little variety, but you can order free flats of boxes which will be delivered by your postal carrier.
Medium flat rate or large flat rate top-loading boxes are probably the simplest and best bet.
A medium flat rate box with dimensions of 11" x 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" is $11.30 (if printed via usps.com) or $12.35 if you pay at the PO.
A large flat rate box with dimensions of 12" x 12" x 5-1/2" is $15.30 if you print via usps.com and $16.85 if you pay at the post office.
Regional Rate box B1 (12" x 10-1/4" x 5") might also be an option. The rate for 4 PL's (estimated 6lbs, 4oz) from gulfport (zip staring in 395) to a zone 5 destination (North Carolina) is about on par with the medium flat rate box. Those in closer/lower zones may find regional rate boxes slightly cheaper than flat rate. I'm not even sure that 4 PL's would fit in a medium size box, though.
I actually have a pack of 2-labels-per-sheet 8.5" x 11" adhesive labels that I could send to you free of charge. I could ship you about 20-25 pages (40-50 labels) to help you ease the proces. Basically these. Just PM if interested, I'd be more than happy to ship them out tomorrow.
Thanks again for doing all of this! It's a very generous thing to take on and truly embodies the HF spirit!
also, payment sent!
Ill take it, the beer in the last photo, that is if someone else fails to pony up the dough my intention is to consume the beer then sell the empty bottle as a "custom pee bottle".
Man guess I was late to that party huh? Bottom of the list
Doesn't seem very likely to happen, but if enough people withdraw I'll take 3.
I'll take 1 sending pm
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