I have a package to send to the armed forces in Iraq, but the weight of it will cost me a fortune at USPS, or UPS or Fedex. Do you know of any organizations that will ship packages of this nature for you. I have heard that there are some, or even the military will do it, but I need to know who I need to contact regarding it. Thanks for your help
2006-12-18 10:17:53 · 3 answers · asked by sweetgurllexi 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Try going to your army base where you live. I know where I am from and if you have family in Iraq or Afghanastan that they are letting us mail the parcels for free. Try it the best advise I can think of.
2006-12-18 15:21:31 · answer #1 · answered by Boogerbum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only time I've heard of the military doing it for you is if you have a friend who works on cargo plans headed that way and who will throw it on the plane for you.
My husband was "over there" for a while and I still had to send the packages myself. At first, it was VERY expensive but, then I found out that the USPS has Priority flat rate boxes. The cost is $8.10 for anything you can fit in the box (as long as you can tape down the flaps) regardless of weight. Once I got that figured out, it was much cheaper.
However, you can't just send a package to a service member. You have to have an name and address or they won't deliver it. If you want to send a package to a service member for Christmas and you don't know a name or address, you might try contacting a local recruiter's office and they might have some info on how to do that.
2006-12-18 10:42:19 · answer #2 · answered by Melissa P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
contact the Base the person was stationed at before they went to Iraq they should be able to help
2006-12-18 10:22:23 · answer #3 · answered by Diana W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋