Puzzle box for mailing
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Costco & Sams Club throw away so many sturdy boxes. I have used a heavy duty letter opener to make score lines on cardboard & folded my own homemade boxes. Just break one down that you have & make a pattern from it.
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Originally Posted by luckylindy333
We have had some really funny things happen at Christmas time when someone put something in a box that was not labeled as the item inside. The person thought they were getting something completely different than what they got, LOL.
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My Mom used to do the same thing at Christmas and birthdays. It was always fun trying to figure out what it was inside the box.
I was told at the post office once that you couldn't use boxes like that and if you did, they had to be wrapped with brown paper. It is good to know you can use other kinds of boxes and recycle them instead of trashing them. Sometimes it is a challenge to find a box and I really don't like having to pay for them at Walmart or places.
I was told at the post office once that you couldn't use boxes like that and if you did, they had to be wrapped with brown paper. It is good to know you can use other kinds of boxes and recycle them instead of trashing them. Sometimes it is a challenge to find a box and I really don't like having to pay for them at Walmart or places.
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I will often break down a box and refold so the inside is out, (it's now brown or gray.) retape and fill. Good for the fussy USPS. (I have postal workers in my family and they say it is OK.):) However, it is almost always cheaper to mail in the flat rate boxes or envelopes. Weigh to make sure. Just my thought.
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I mail a few books and rather than put them in a box, I wrap them in newspaper and then make a burrito with cardboard wrapped around them, then send in a poly mailer. I have used cereal boxes for the cardboard, although I mostly used corrugated.
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I have used tins too! With being in Canada, as long as I am mailing within Canada I can use basically anything I want to mal it in. If I am mailing to the States, there are a few more rules to follow. The plainer the package the better. Customs doesn't want any surprises I guess!
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