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From a friend on Facebook:
With holiday shipping for overseas folks coming up, I found this very timely!
friend said:The U.S. Postal Service is offering a package of free packing materials,
including 10 boxes, 10 customs forms with envelopes, 10 "Mili-Pac" shipping
envelopes, which are specially printed to reflect the complexities of
military mailing addresses, and a roll of Priority Mail tape.
...Postal Service spokeswoman Sue Brennan said by calling a toll-free number
(800) 610-8734, anyone can request free shipping materials.See More
Brennan said the Postal Service was getting deluged with requests from
military families -- about 1,000 calls a day since late September. In
response, it came up with a special kit of the most-popular items ordered to
send care packages to the... troops, she said.
To order the special kit, call (800) 610-8734 and request Care Kit 4.
Brennan said the Postal Service will ship it by Priority Mail, with delivery
generally within a couple of days.
Although the packing materials are free, shippers must still pay normal
postage costs.
The number of contract flights carrying mail to the region more than doubled
last November and is expected to remain at that level through this December.
Related Sites:
U.S. Postal Service
http://www.usps.gov/
USPS information on supporting troops
http://www.usps.com/supportingourtroops/welcome.htm
With holiday shipping for overseas folks coming up, I found this very timely!