My letter is 3 year old asking for diapers, shoes, a train or car toy and a pillow. Along with the requests, I’m thinking about including a Walmart gift card with a note to parents saying I hope they use this on something for themselves. Diapers and a pillow. 😢. They want diapers and a pillow for their baby. It breaks my heart.
My letter is 3 year old asking for diapers, shoes, a train or car toy and a pillow. Along with the requests, I’m thinking about including a Walmart gift card with a note to parents saying I hope they use this on something for themselves. Diapers and a pillow. 😢. They want diapers and a pillow for their baby. It breaks my heart.
I’m not sure how this works, but do you have their address? Can you google it and see if there is a Walmart nearby, maybe even in walking distance? If not, maybe see if there are any stores closer, even a Family Dollar or CVS (someplace that sells diapers) and get the gift card from there. Or maybe one of each. I think it’s a really lovely thought.
My letter is 3 year old asking for diapers, shoes, a train or car toy and a pillow. Along with the requests, I’m thinking about including a Walmart gift card with a note to parents saying I hope they use this on something for themselves. Diapers and a pillow. 😢. They want diapers and a pillow for their baby. It breaks my heart.
I’m not sure how this works, but do you have their address? Can you google it and see if there is a Walmart nearby, maybe even in walking distance? If not, maybe see if there are any stores closer, even a Family Dollar or CVS (someplace that sells diapers) and get the gift card from there. Or maybe one of each. I think it’s a really lovely thought.
The label has a code for the post office to scan. No actual address. There is a zip code on there and the Walmart website says there is a store 4 miles away from that zip code.
ETA-there is a Target 3 miles away and a stop and shop that is actually in that zip code.
Pretty sure it wasn’t supposed to work this way, but the post office didn’t charge me. I watched them print the labels and put them on the boxes and then she gave me a $0 receipt with the tracking numbers. Sooo that was pretty freaking sweet! I spent about $200 and used $150 of primary.com credits between 3 kids, so it was nice that I didn’t have to shell out a bunch on shipping too. I’m so excited for these kids, especially the family that is new to America.
Have you confirmed that your packages have tracking activity and are actually moving? I shipped mine this morning and had an experience that makes me nervous for you- the clerk scanned the box code, printed the label, stuck it on and said I was good to go. I asked if I needed to pay and only then did she realize the label it spit out said "postage required" and was not an actual postage label. So then I paid more than I expected (boo) but it makes me worried that your packages are just sitting somewhere and won't even be returned to you due to the lack of return address
Pretty sure it wasn’t supposed to work this way, but the post office didn’t charge me. I watched them print the labels and put them on the boxes and then she gave me a $0 receipt with the tracking numbers. Sooo that was pretty freaking sweet! I spent about $200 and used $150 of primary.com credits between 3 kids, so it was nice that I didn’t have to shell out a bunch on shipping too. I’m so excited for these kids, especially the family that is new to America.
Have you confirmed that your packages have tracking activity and are actually moving? I shipped mine this morning and had an experience that makes me nervous for you- the clerk scanned the box code, printed the label, stuck it on and said I was good to go. I asked if I needed to pay and only then did she realize the label it spit out said "postage required" and was not an actual postage label. So then I paid more than I expected (boo) but it makes me worried that your packages are just sitting somewhere and won't even be returned to you due to the lack of return address
Yes. I checked this morning and the two going to New York are out for delivery today. The other has tracking activity and is supposed to be in Illinois tomorrow.
Have you confirmed that your packages have tracking activity and are actually moving? I shipped mine this morning and had an experience that makes me nervous for you- the clerk scanned the box code, printed the label, stuck it on and said I was good to go. I asked if I needed to pay and only then did she realize the label it spit out said "postage required" and was not an actual postage label. So then I paid more than I expected (boo) but it makes me worried that your packages are just sitting somewhere and won't even be returned to you due to the lack of return address
Yes. I checked this morning and the two going to New York are out for delivery today. The other has tracking activity and is supposed to be in Illinois tomorrow.
Have you confirmed that your packages have tracking activity and are actually moving? I shipped mine this morning and had an experience that makes me nervous for you- the clerk scanned the box code, printed the label, stuck it on and said I was good to go. I asked if I needed to pay and only then did she realize the label it spit out said "postage required" and was not an actual postage label. So then I paid more than I expected (boo) but it makes me worried that your packages are just sitting somewhere and won't even be returned to you due to the lack of return address
Yes. I checked this morning and the two going to New York are out for delivery today. The other has tracking activity and is supposed to be in Illinois tomorrow.
OK - this happened to me today. Neither people working at the post office had any idea what the program was, but one of them at least scanned the little label and printed out a shipping label that said pre-paid postage and sent me on my way without charging me anything. I tried to say I thought I was supposed to pay, but I wasn't sure how they would know what to charge. I have my tracking number, so I'm hoping everything works out liked it did for you.
Yes. I checked this morning and the two going to New York are out for delivery today. The other has tracking activity and is supposed to be in Illinois tomorrow.
OK - this happened to me today. Neither people working at the post office had any idea what the program was, but one of them at least scanned the little label and printed out a shipping label that said pre-paid postage and sent me on my way without charging me anything. I tried to say I thought I was supposed to pay, but I wasn't sure how they would know what to charge. I have my tracking number, so I'm hoping everything works out liked it did for you.
I had the same experience. One person seemed to know what they were doing and they did print the labels, but when I asked about paying, they said I didn't owe anything.
For what it's worth, two of the three packages were delivered last week (to the same address) and the other package was delivered today. So I think it's all good. That's as much information I'm going to get anyway since they can't contact me and I can't contact them. That's the only thing I don't love is that I really wish there was some way to confirm it got to the right hands.
I wish I were that lucky, lol. Me and my $73.45 in shipping will go sit in a corner.
This is so odd. I mailed 2 of my 3 today and both were "prepaid" shipping labels (that's what it says on my receipt with tracking numbers), so I didn't have to pay anything either. But last year, which was the first year they put it online, I had to pay to ship all my boxes. (Before that, you had to go to the post office and pick actual hard copy letters, and then bring the package back to the post office so that volunteer postal carriers -- I believe -- could deliver it as their contribution, so everyone was local.)
We'll see how tomorrow goes. Today my packages were local, but tomorrow I am shipping 2 to Chicagoland.
Post by biscoffcookies on Dec 21, 2019 14:26:16 GMT -5
Welp today I had to pay for my boxes. The label printed out and it said "prepaid mail" on the screen just like when I mailed my other boxes earlier this week. But then the postman showed me where it said postage required and printed out new labels after inputting weight, etc.
The screen also then showed me the kid's actual address and asked me to confirm it was right. Not only do I not know but I am pretty sure we aren't supposes to see it for privacy reasons.
So I have no idea. Hopefully those other boxes make it to where they are going and next year USPS clarifies what is going on.