I know it depends on weight and size but does it cost more than normal 48 state shipping?
2007-03-05 06:17:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Thank you guys for all your help. Also, Flaming Head Baby, regardless of your political views and feelings about the war. You can't bring the troops home immediatly. You should still support them while they are there. Some of them might even agree with you! Give them a little bit of support... I am not saying support why they are there. They are children of the United States of America and they are fighting for YOUR freedom.
2007-03-05 06:33:35 · update #1
Start shipping for free (almost)
The United States Postal Service (USPS) will supply for free, to anyone who asks, specially packaged Priority Mail supplies for shipping "care kits" to members of the U.S. military stationed overseas. Each supply kit includes the following:
- 4 Priority Mail Flat-Rate "shoe box"-type shipping boxes
- 6 Priority Mail Flat-Rate "garment box"-type shipping boxes
- 10 Priority Mail labels
- 1 roll of Priority Mail tape
- 10 customs forms with envelopes
(The contents of the supply kits changes from time to time and sometimes includes other items, such as water-resistant
Tyvek Priority Mail envelopes and Priority Mail address labels. Most of these items are ordinarily furnished for free to customers by the USPS.)
To obtain a free kit of shipping supplies, simply call the USPS packing supplies order line at 1-800-610-8734, select option #1 ("Express Mail, Priority Mail or Global Express Guaranteed products"), and ask a customer service agent for CAREKIT04 (or a "military kit"). You need supply only your name, address, and phone number, and they'll get a kit off to you that should arrive within 7-10 days. We've tried this service ourselves: it was easy to use, the USPS customer service agent we dealt with was courteous and efficient, and we were supplied with a customer ID number to expedite the process of ordering additional supplies. (This offer includes only packing materials — senders who use these materials still have to pay the requisite postage themselves.)
The USPS site also has links to guidelines for packing, addressing, and shipping items to U.S. troops.
2007-03-05 06:48:17 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shipping to an APO is the same as shipping to an USA address. The cheapest route would be to do a Flat Rate box, which is one price for any weight. You can get the boxes free at the post office.
2007-03-05 15:18:35 · answer #2 · answered by haylsin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, thanks for granting the support. U.S. military bases/FOBs overseas are APO(American Post Office), making it American shipping rates. One thing that I would recommend is insuring higher dollar items, some boxes do have a tendency to not make it. Other than that the rates are pretty much the same.
2007-03-05 14:39:02 · answer #3 · answered by kr88ball 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can get a flat rate box at the post office, I think they're $8.10, and as long as you can close the box, you don't have to pay extra, even if it literally weighs a ton. Well, hypothetically weighs a ton, anyway.
2007-03-05 14:35:31 · answer #4 · answered by serious troll 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try to find out because is diferent price that the postal sevice charge for the mail that goes to an service people...Means you won't have to pay too much...And yes support the soldiers there....
2007-03-05 14:40:32 · answer #5 · answered by nena_en_austin 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
domestic postage. use the flatrate boxes.. $8.10 regardless of weight. You'd be surpise at hopw much you can stuff in one of them!
2007-03-05 15:34:15 · answer #6 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no APO shipping is the same as in the US
2007-03-05 14:21:48 · answer #7 · answered by David B 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A lot less than it costs to ship a soldier home from Iraq in a box.
Bring the troops home now!
2007-03-05 14:22:46 · answer #8 · answered by Sherri 2 Kewl 5 · 0⤊ 8⤋