Project Linus: shipping

[tyzzle]

I was just wondering what the shipping came out to on the blankets if you shipped them. I know they suggest the flat rate boxes, but I don't know if the biggest box will hold four blankets. Has this boxed worked for you? I have not shipped many things before so any advice will help.

 

[KJ Luvs Pluto]

Were I live the biggest flat rate box didn't hold even one blanket, much less the four that we needed to ship. So we just boxed them in a regular box and took them to the post office. My husband shipped them priority mail (I would have shipped them regular ) and it was around $8.00 for the one box with four blankets.

I'm not sure if different post offices have a greater variety of sizes for the flat rate boxes though. The largest ours had would have cost around $10 though so it ended up being cheaper to mail them in our own box even if they would have fit.

 

[tyzzle]

Thanks, I have a feeling regular shipping will be cheaper for me also, since the location in inside my state. Thanks for all your help, have a fun trip!

 

[mrsR123]

I ended up using priority mail, too. I've had bad experiences with packages languishing in post offices waiting to make it to the carrier. That doesn't happen when you have a higher level of service. I paid just over ten dollars for two day priority; that gave me four days' cushion on the due date of my project, just in case. I had to use a fairly big box for four tied quilts; if people made the fleece kind, they might get away with a flat rate box.

Sure enough, my blankets were received on a Wednesday, they were due the next Monday, and I printed my vouchers the Friday of that week. Now I just have to sit and count the days until June!

 

[AmberHeartsDisney]

Hmmm why are you not picking a place in your area? The place I was working with is not letting out of state people pick there location. Don't flame me just asking.

 

[BradyBz12]

The place I was working with is not letting out of state people pick there location.

Every chapter has their own specific requirements - incl. what kind of blankets, size, how many per person, whether you can mail or must deliver in person, etc.

 

[goofy4tink]

I'm in central Mass and just shipped off our three blankets to NH...cost was $19 (UPS) and will get there tomorrow. The box they were put into cost $4...too bad I didn't have one I could have used here at home. So...basically it cost $15 to ship them plus the cost of the box.