How should I mail?
08-12-2009, 04:41 AM
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Agree with all the above and I put the packing tape over the addresses so that they don't get smudged or anything if the package gets wet. I would buy insurance too if you go USPS. We definitely have needed and used before. We have received some packages heavily damaged. We think that they kick them around a bit in the warehouses.
08-12-2009, 04:45 AM
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i ship lots of quilts. i do art quilts so my packing might be different than most.
i roll the quilt up on a foam noodle (the kind kids use in the swimming pool).
then i put plastic around the quilt to protect it from water damage in route.
then i price the shipping rates between fedex and ups.
i roll the quilt up on a foam noodle (the kind kids use in the swimming pool).
then i put plastic around the quilt to protect it from water damage in route.
then i price the shipping rates between fedex and ups.
08-12-2009, 06:07 AM
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08-12-2009, 06:12 AM
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Very good info to file away to use as needed. I have never shipped a quilt, I like to deliver in person, and so far have been able to do that, but foresee a time in the future when that will not be practical! :lol:
08-12-2009, 06:53 AM
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I too have sent out quilts this way and it is nerve racking until it gets to it's destination safely. I printed out the instructions at the link you gave. It is great information. Thanks. I like the marking the box contents as bedding instead of a quilt. Good idea .. I printed it out for future use.
08-12-2009, 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Diana Rainer
When I'd sell a quilt on Ebay, I mailed parcel post. I always put them in garbage bag just in case the box got wet. It takes maybe a week to ten days for Parcel Post.
You can go to usps.com to check costs for that, and also for Priority rate. You can get the free Priority boxes from the post office, or if you have time, they'll mail them to you. Priority is a lot quicker, but Parcel Post is cheaper.
I agree, always get a tracking number, and use lots of packing tape to make sure the package can't come open.
If you need a box for it, you might want to ask at an auto body shop. They always have good clean boxes.
:-)
You can go to usps.com to check costs for that, and also for Priority rate. You can get the free Priority boxes from the post office, or if you have time, they'll mail them to you. Priority is a lot quicker, but Parcel Post is cheaper.
I agree, always get a tracking number, and use lots of packing tape to make sure the package can't come open.
If you need a box for it, you might want to ask at an auto body shop. They always have good clean boxes.
:-)
08-12-2009, 08:36 AM
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Thank you so much for all this great advice! Hand delivering this gift to Idaho would be a weeklong roundtrip which I just cannot do. You have all helped me to feel better about shipping it. I've bookmarked this post for future reference.
Cathy
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08-12-2009, 11:10 AM
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If you send it registered mail, return reciept requested with USPS everyone who touches the package has to sign for it, then you get confirmation it was delivered.
I worked in a jewelry store, we mailed jewelry that was our merchandise (replaceable) Fedex but if it was a clients jewelry that we needed to send out it always went registered mail. This is the only way I will mail a quilt or anything else I really don't want lost.
Jo
I worked in a jewelry store, we mailed jewelry that was our merchandise (replaceable) Fedex but if it was a clients jewelry that we needed to send out it always went registered mail. This is the only way I will mail a quilt or anything else I really don't want lost.
Jo
08-12-2009, 03:11 PM
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when i sent a squishy to france, i used usps, and am so glad i did. the addressee info came off somehow as did most of my return address. all that was legible was my user name, butterflywing :lol: and my post office #. when it got returned to my home post office, every mailman was asked who the heck butterflywing was. my mailman nearly bust a gut laughing. he knew exactly where i was and brought it to me. he hid it behind his back and asked "did you lose something?"
we had a good laugh together, and the post office didn't charge for the re-mailing since they assumed the responsibility for the torn off labels.
and it was uninsured.
we had a good laugh together, and the post office didn't charge for the re-mailing since they assumed the responsibility for the torn off labels.
and it was uninsured.
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