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    Old 05-05-2011, 03:55 PM
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    I'm not sending for display, shows, et cetera, just my family.
    I know about sheets, batting but exactly how do you do it, and who do use? UPS, fED EX, ?
    I need to send King sizes, and occasionally wall hangings.
    Thanks for any guidance you can share.
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    Old 05-05-2011, 03:57 PM
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    I would use UPS, as they are very reliable and fast in service and they have the trackable on packages
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    Old 05-05-2011, 04:13 PM
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    any would work, just make sure to get delivery confirmation and insurance on bigger quilts.
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    Old 05-05-2011, 04:19 PM
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    I use USPS and always insure, regardless of the price. Not a single one lost. Knock on wood.
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    Old 05-05-2011, 04:28 PM
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    MAybe you should get signature confirmation so they can't just leave it at the door or on the box. Make sure you pin the addresses to the quilt on the inside just in case the box gets broken or something.
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    Old 05-05-2011, 04:33 PM
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    Originally Posted by greykeeper
    I'm not sending for display, shows, et cetera, just my family.
    I know about sheets, batting but exactly how do you do it, and who do use? UPS, fED EX, ?
    I need to send King sizes, and occasionally wall hangings.
    Thanks for any guidance you can share.
    Seems agreement on UPS, but How do you place the quilt in a box, and how big should it be, and such like?
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    Old 05-05-2011, 04:33 PM
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    I use usps, and I love our little post office, rachel gets my things in the smallest of packages and tapes them.i always get delivery confirmation and insure even though they say we should be able to get our upackage info with the insurance slip thats not necessarly true. shes such a little woman and I'll often say, maybe you need to sit on the package to smash it more lol
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    Old 05-05-2011, 04:36 PM
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    Welcome to the board from Southern California!!

    I have used the priority mail boxes from the USPS to ship quilts.

    I was born in Long Beach too!!! Are you still living there?
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    Old 05-05-2011, 04:38 PM
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    It's my understanding that in the event of damage or loss by a carrier, you have to prove, meaning document, that the quilt was worth what you insured it for before you can expect payment...things like receipts for the materials or a written appraisal of the finished quilt. That's certainly reasonable, but does anyone know for sure?
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    Old 05-05-2011, 04:47 PM
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    If I were sending a quilt I would fold it nicely and place it inside a trash bag and then put it in another trash bag "open end" of the first trash bag first. I would also write the info on a piece of fabric and set it in, then dunk it in water just to make sure the ink doesn't run once its dried pin it onto your quilt, then put it in bags with the information on the piece of fabric the first thing they see if they open the bags up. this way if you just use a piece of paper it could rip off while they are trying to go through the box. and if it gets wet it will smudge on paper. If you put it in two different bags it is less likely that it will get something wet on it and ruin it!
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