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Question about Care Packages  posted: 05/11/05 at 9:19 PM
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Hi everybody!! I know i havent posted in a REALLY long time- but i have a question for a friend at work. My fiance got back from the sandbox a long time ago and i never had a list of things that were allowed to be sent- i just sent things i knew he needed or would want that i knew would be acceptable... sooo now that her husband has been sent over there- she was wondering if there was an actual list somewhere of when you could/could not send things... like chocolate (i told her i just never sent chocolate to be safe)... maybe like a website or something??? Her husband just left recently and REALLY wants to start with the whole care package thing to keep her busy =) Thanks for any suggestions!!
Christi
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"Ordinary no, I really don't think so, not a love this true. Common destiny, we were meant to be...suited perfectly, for eternity..."
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posted: 05/11/05 at 9:50 PM
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| They're not allowed to have pork products or porn. You can't mail weapons either and I don't think you're supposed to mail liquids, although I did mail hand sanitizer which is bordering on a liquid. :P Anything that melts easily is out just because of common sense. Hope that helps!
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~Faith
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In memory of Erin's Monta---a life lived with love, vitality and courage.
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posted: 05/11/05 at 10:00 PM
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| I had been wondering the EXACT same thing lol..funny, I actually got onto the website just now to post the same question lol. I had heard about the pork products, is that all that you cant send is melty things, pork and porn?
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*-*katie*-*
**I miss you a little, I guess you could say...A little too much, a little too often, and a little more every day...**
**krk~dsr est. 9/22/01**
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posted: 05/11/05 at 10:05 PM
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I think that's all---except weapons. Not many of us tuck those in though. LOL. "Here's a nice extra machine gun, dear, to keep you safe." 
I used to have a really good website with care package ideas but I don't remember it now.  I wish I could so ya'll could check it out.
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~Faith
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In memory of Erin's Monta---a life lived with love, vitality and courage.
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posted: 05/11/05 at 10:12 PM
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hello~
I found this while digging around online. Hope this helps
Chips Ahoy cookies, individual packages. (Big bags often fill with dust if not eaten right away.)
Other kinds of cookies!!
Pasta and sauce
Spices
Smoked oysters and sardines
Squeeze butter
Pringles chips
Individually-wrapped licorice
Microwave popcorn
Ramen noodles
Macaroni & cheese
Olives, pickles, peppers (lots of bubble wrap around these items)
Cereal bars
Microwave pasta that doesn't need refrigeration
Hot cocoa mix
Soup mix
M&M's
DVD's
Koozies to keep water bottles and cans cool.
Newspapers
Magazines
AA batteries
D batteries
Air freshener, stick-ups, Fabreeze
Holiday decorations
Holiday cards and an address book with names & addresses
Canned air to blow dust out of electronics
Stress relief squeeze balls
Sewing kit
Lysol wipes /wet wipes
Poker chips
Board games
Shoe laces for gym shoes and boots
Brown t-shirts
Boot socks
Underwear
Hand warmers
Inflatable seat cushions
Razors
Ink pens
Word Puzzle books
Icy/hot patches
Air activated heat wraps for sore muscles
Foot spa
Microwaveable plates and bowls, paper plates
Foot powder
Vitamins
Paperback books
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posted: 05/11/05 at 10:19 PM
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| Thanks! There actually were a few things on there that I hadn't thought of that I know he'd be really glad to getover there..Especially the Icy-Hot patches..Never even crossed my mind!! Thanks so much, if anyone else has ideas, let me know!
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*-*katie*-*
**I miss you a little, I guess you could say...A little too much, a little too often, and a little more every day...**
**krk~dsr est. 9/22/01**
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posted: 05/11/05 at 11:42 PM
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Wow! Thanks ya'll! I will tell her all of these things! I wish i had asked this when my fiance was over there! he would have really loved me then... i sent him a TON of stuff but your ideas are GREAT! =)
Christi
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"Ordinary no, I really don't think so, not a love this true. Common destiny, we were meant to be...suited perfectly, for eternity..."
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posted: 05/12/05 at 12:26 AM
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Hey, I just talked to my sweetie today. I had sent him canned fruit. He said not to send fruit or candy. I didn't think to ask why, was just so glad to hear from him!! Here is a site that one of the ladies from here gave me and I love it. (If you are reading this.... THANKS!!!!) It's been a great site for me to use. It's
http://www.geocities.com/militarycarepackage/
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I love him more and more each day.
Thanks to all of you who have gotten me through my 1st (hopefully last) deployment!!!!
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posted: 07/11/05 at 3:15 AM
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| I sent my man those instant cold packs because they get so hot..he likes those a lot. ALso put anything you think may melt into plastic baggies. So it doesn't ruin the rest of the package. I send something homemade like brownies, cookies, each time as well...he shares them but at least he knwos i"m thinking about him!
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Missing my Airborne soldier!
September 29th, 2005 I married my true love!
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posted: 08/23/05 at 5:00 PM
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| Hey girls, here is a link with some really cute ideas of things to send in your next care package. http://www.geocities.com/militarycarepackage/
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You made it through one more day out of harms way. I feel so helpless sometimes I want to cry. Tomorrow scares me to death. So I hit my knees beside the bed. If I pray hard enough. If luck stays with us. If I have just enough faith. If wishes really do come true and I spend all mine on you. Maybe you'll be safe. .... I miss my Airman!
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posted: 08/24/05 at 7:12 PM
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| you can send choclate just make sure it is between the months of late spet. and early may. you can not send alchool as well or any thing with the alchool symbol on it. the best thing is to ask what to send over. sometimes you send something they have a lot of so they just give it away or put in the place they get the mail from. by the end of the deployment a lot of things get tossed. some of things my husband and his unit has tossed, or will, or even gave away inculdes but limited to TP, CANDY, FOOD, FOOT POWDER, ETC.
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@};- Jennifer @};-
I love and miss my American Soilder.
Pray for and suport our troops.
Toady is one day closer to the next day that I will get to see my hero!!
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posted: 09/02/05 at 6:36 PM
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| Thanks for all the ideas of what to send. It sure helped me out. Wasn't quite sure what to all send for this is my first time going through this and hopefully my last! He is getting ready to deploy on the 5th. Any more neat ideas and fun things to send let me know Thanks again.
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I love you Babe!!
BE SAFE & COME HOME SOON!!
"Your Girl" jenny
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posted: 09/02/05 at 9:09 PM
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Another issue in regard to care packages is how to send them, since that can be even more costly than what goes inside. Last October the US Postal Service created Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes. The rate on these is $7.70 for everything you can fit inside the box without distorting or breaking it! Although the boxes say for domestic use only (inside the USA), they can be used for APO addresses since you are really only paying for shipping to places like NY where the military then takes over. The boxes come in a couple of sizes and are available free from the Post Office (you can check their website to get dimensions). I have packed heavier items in these boxes and they average 8-9 pounds. If this were sent in an ordinary cardboard box shipped from my location the cost would have been over $20 instead of $7.70. I have packed the lighter weight but bulkier items in larger boxes--that way you don't spend the flat rate to send things like paper towels.
And, don't forget the worst part--the customs forms that have to be filled out and attached to the parcel. Pick them up at the Post Office, too. Every item, its weight, value, etc., has to be recorded. It is much easier to do this BEFORE you seal the box. Remember, any box can be opened for inspection. In my experience, it took 2-4 weeks for him to receive these in Iraq. So, you need a bit of lead time for items that he might run out of. Good luck!
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