Stoopid post office is screwing us over again

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hammondc

Joined Feb 2006

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Rock Hill, SC

Discussion Starter
• Sep 1, 2006

• #1

So I went today to send out a PIF pkg. The USPS has discontinued those small 'video boxes' that we have grown to love for shipping cigars. THey have some just like them in there, but you have to pay $2.75 for them.

Soooooooo.......start hoarding the USPS free ones now. I will be hitting the one on the other side of town tonight. At one time you could order supplies for free through the USPS website. I may try that too.

Just a heads up

 

Doc-T

Joined Nov 2005

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The Matrix?

• Sep 1, 2006

• #2

Order online! It's still free of charge. Even the PO people told me to order it myself, and gave me a form to fill out. But it's available online as well.

This is what I use:
http://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/ ... &langId=-1

credit goes to Brenda for pointing this out a long time ago.

 

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hammondc

Joined Feb 2006

628 Posts | 0+

Rock Hill, SC

Discussion Starter
• Sep 1, 2006

• #3

Yeah, I did order some online, but they are not be manufactured anymore (according to the office I went to) so once they are gone, that's it.

Thanks

 

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double D

Joined Jul 2006

285 Posts | 0+

Chicago burbs

• Sep 1, 2006

• #4

Good tip, thanks! I just ordered a pack online.

I've been mostly recycling the boxes that I've received from other members here. So far that's worked well for me, in addtion to giving me that "save our resources" warm fuzzy....

 

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HighPSI

Joined Feb 2006

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West Hartford, CT

• Sep 1, 2006

• #5

Thats what i usually do too double d, but those "video" boxes are nice, im gonna have to go swipe them up...

ot: double d- pm'd ya back

 

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iminaquagmire

Joined Jun 2005

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McHenry, IL

• Sep 1, 2006

• #6

I ordered I think 250 of them when I first heard of this a couple months ago. :lol:

 

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hammondc

Joined Feb 2006

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Rock Hill, SC

Discussion Starter
• Sep 1, 2006

• #7

iminaquagmire said:

I ordered I think 250 of them when I first heard of this a couple months ago. :lol:

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I suppose I am behind on the fact. Dangit!

 

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ConverseCricket

Joined Aug 2006

191 Posts | 0+

Chesterfield, MO

• Sep 1, 2006

• #8

It's wierd that you can just get a bunch of free boxes shipped to you online like that. I ordered 25 of them.

 

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iminaquagmire

Joined Jun 2005

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McHenry, IL

• Sep 1, 2006

• #9

Legally you can only use them for their intended purpose. I used a blacked out priority mail box once to mail something via global priority and was informed that I could't even do that according to their policy. I had to cover everything with Global Priority stickers.

FedEX does the same thing, but they actually got into a legal battle with a guy that used the packing materials to make furniture for his apartment.

 

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Capt

Joined Jul 2005

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MI

• Sep 1, 2006

• #10

iminaquagmire said:

FedEX does the same thing, but they actually got into a legal battle with a guy that used the packing materials to make furniture for his apartment.

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That is something I would like to see!

 

Doc-T

Joined Nov 2005

3K Posts | 0+

The Matrix?

• Sep 1, 2006

• #11

iminaquagmire said:

Legally you can only use them for their intended purpose. I used a blacked out priority mail box once to mail something via global priority and was informed that I could't even do that according to their policy. I had to cover everything with Global Priority stickers.

FedEX does the same thing, but they actually got into a legal battle with a guy that used the packing materials to make furniture for his apartment.

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USPS did the same to me.

As for the furniture stuff... I saw the pics of that. Very interesting too.

 

Doc-T

Joined Nov 2005

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The Matrix?

• Sep 1, 2006

• #12

Capt said:

iminaquagmire said:

FedEX does the same thing, but they actually got into a legal battle with a guy that used the packing materials to make furniture for his apartment.

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That is something I would like to see!

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http://www.fedexfurniture.com/

 

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Capt

Joined Jul 2005

3K Posts | 0+

MI

• Sep 1, 2006

• #13

That has to be the funniest $hi* I have ever seen! How does one even think of something like that!?!?

 

Doc-T

Joined Nov 2005

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The Matrix?

• Sep 1, 2006

• #14

Hey, when you're a poor college student eating nothing but Top Ramen noodles, you learn how to improvise. :lol:

 

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ConverseCricket

Joined Aug 2006

191 Posts | 0+

Chesterfield, MO

• Sep 1, 2006

• #15

Doc-T said:

Hey, when you're a poor college student eating nothing but Top Ramen noodles, you learn how to improvise. :lol:

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Preach it man preach it.

I had the obligatory cable spool table in my living room

 

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Motion123

Joined Mar 2006

696 Posts | 0+

Central Jersey

• Sep 1, 2006

• #16

Doc-T said:

Order online! It's still free of charge. Even the PO people told me to order it myself, and gave me a form to fill out. But it's available online as well.

This is what I use:
http://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/ ... &langId=-1

credit goes to Brenda for pointing this out a long time ago.

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I did the same. Thanks Brenda!!!

 

vince

Joined Feb 2004

3K Posts | 42+

159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042

• Sep 1, 2006

• #17

Hey keep BUYING the $2.75 boxes , I am retired from the Postal service, make sure my checks keep comming hahahahahaha

 

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axegod75

Joined Jan 2005

2K Posts | 0+

So Cal

• Sep 9, 2006

• #18

Well, if any of you ever run out of the small priority boxes let me know. I must have typed in the wrong number when I ordered them because I received 20 packages of boxes from USPS today :shock: :shocked: mg: :lol:

 

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double D

Joined Jul 2006

285 Posts | 0+

Chicago burbs

• Sep 10, 2006

• #19

Just got mine on Friday..

Hmm...wonder what other free stuff I can get....

 

Bikeman

Joined Oct 2005

3K Posts | 14+

Central Canada, eh?

• Sep 10, 2006

• #20

CONVERSECRICKET said:

Doc-T said:

Hey, when you're a poor college student eating nothing but Top Ramen noodles, you learn how to improvise. :lol:

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Preach it man preach it.

I had the obligatory cable spool table in my living room

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And don't forget boards and cinder crete boxes for bookshelves, heh, heh, heh.

If anyone wouldn't mind sending some of those boxes up to me - empty of course, I sure could use them! I will trade the coupon for a free cigar from the latest Cigar Afficianado!