Janice McC

A belated Happy Birthday, Hav4boys. Hope you had a wonderful day!

Quossum

First two packets arrived today, along with a huge batch of other envelopes. I guess the mail centers really are getting back on track!

1. sewbizgirl 7/22/2024
2. PatricksMom 7/22/2024

sewbizgirl

Happy belated birthday, Hav! Sorry I missed saying so on the actual day! Glad you enjoyed your cards and candy and got all of them.

Yesterday we had a "Christmas in July" show and tell at our guild meeting. So much fun to see everyone's Christmas quilts and also a sobering reminder that we are halfway to the real Christmas.

Quossum

More arrivals:

JENNR8R
macybaby
Pamelor

Thank you!

terriamn

Qussom, my envelope was returned to me for more postage. I mailed both birthday cards the same day with the same postage and one was returned and not the other. Strange. It’s going back in the mail today

WMUTeach

Terriamn, This has happened to me in the past. Two hints - 1. If you have time, squish your package under a heavy book or something for 24 hours or 2. try another post office. I have two in my city that are on normal driving routes. Sometimes the postal work will just eyeball the package and tell me I need to send it for something like $5. Nope. Not happening. I will then take it to the other post office and the worker will eyeball it and "zippitty do dah" away it goes for the normal postage. You can always ask the worker to test the package by putting it through the little slot device they have at their finger tips.

I do not double stamp my packages using two Forever stamps unless I have to. I use the current forever stamp and an additional stamp for an extra ounce which doesn't cost as much as a second "forever" stamp. A penny here a penny there.

Quossum

Yeah, the one time I took my candy envelope to the counter and had it weighed, they charged me about 5 dollars. When I weighed it on the scale outside myself, I was charged about $1.85.

Lately, I’ve been placing two one-dollar stamps on my envelopes and dropping them in the slot inside the PO. So far, so good, but isn’t there a postage increase coming? If so, yikes, might have to go weigh my “typical packet” again.

JENNR8R

At the beginning of the swap year I buy the appropriate number of two-ounce stamps. My envelopes are always less than two ounces. As of July 14, 2024, a two-ounce stamp costs $1.01.

I've never had any problem with the thickness of my envelopes. I either mail the candies in my mailbox or drop it off at the nearest USPS collection box. I've never spoken with a USPS clerk about them.

I've only had one slow delivery in all the years I have been swapping, and that was this year.

travelinggramma

Incoming mail - all wrapped in a rubber band and delivered!!
JENNR8R
terriamn
Pamelor
Patrick's Mom
ibex94
Heathermom
Brenda W
Quossum
Macybaby
sewbizgirl


Terriamn - your stamp had a black marker across it! We were commenting about it and then saw your note about maililng!

sewbizgirl

Very happy that both of my August cards have been received. Thanks for letting us know!