Tansey said:
I hate the mailers that seem to have shredded matted paper in them. When I open the package it just flies all over the place. I too prefer the bubble rap. But you do what you have too.
How many of you save your packages and use use them again? I do that all the time, I make sure I black our any identifying things and "re- mail" (like re- gift)
I always add the cheapest delivery confirmation , 75 cents they said.
Recently I have had my packages opened. ( it appears they have been opened but contents were not harmed) I live in a very uptight religious community and the slightest hint of "witchcraft" could get the local natives looking through your mail,trash, or yard.
Touching someone else's mail is considered mail tampering and it's a federal offense. Technically, you can't even take mail out of your own mailbox to give it to the person it's addressed to, even if they're related to you, unless it's a minor child or someone else you have power of attorney over. A postmaster told me this. If you do it and they complain, a mail representative WILL contact you and read you the riot act in no uncertain terms and if you do it again, you'll be prosecuted.
Yes, I do re-use packaging whenever I can, not just to save money but to also cut down on what goes into the garbage. For safety reasons, if there's packaging I can't reuse, I take an indelible sharpie and black out the return address on anything I throw away, just to protect the people who have sent stuff to me. Of course, I also tear off or black out any addresses used previously if I'm going to re-use a packaging material.
A tip for people who like to use colored tissue paper---did you know you can iron the wrinkles out of crumpled tissue paper? It works!
