APO/FPO Shipping ** Herb Suppliers on the List?

[Guest guest]

Hi Butch!

 

> My comment has nothing to do with herbs .. but on shipping to APO

and/or

> FPO addresses. Having used and APO address this time since 1988 .. and

> having used them for more than half my adult life .. I know that there

> is no difference in the handling of mail. Air goes air and sea goes

sea

> and sometimes a letter sent today will arrive 3 days after one sent two

> days from now .. its all in how Uncle Sugar can arrange the pickups out

> of New York and (normally) San Francisco .. and a few other locations.

 

I mailed some stuff (mostly all my oils and toiletry stuff) here

before I left for the west coast. I sent it regular mail, not

priority. It took over a month to get here, and the boxes were in BAD

shape....

 

Priority mail seems to take a bit longer to get to me here than it did

in the states, right around a week. My lazy self hasn't mailed

anything home yet, so i can't attest to that.

 

My biggest issue is that many many many (too many) companies won't

ship to APO addys. And UPS won't ship here. I _think_ I can get fed

ex at the fed ex station, but will have to look into. But I can't

just have fed ex show up at my doorstep.

 

Here another good one. When I do things like, oh - change my mailing

address online with the USPS, there is NO drop down state option for

AP - or any state other than the 50!!! Makes it darn hard to change

my address! And it'a not just USPS - most companies online use that

drop down, pre-filled state option, so I cannot fill in APO, AP for

city and state. WTH?!? It drives me NUTS!!!

 

So, my online ordering options are pretty limited, that's why is was

asking - that and the fact I'd rather give my bisness to list folks

anyway.

 

Still loving S. Korea. The people are very nice, have a fascinating

culture, and GREAT food!!! There going to be a rough few weeks coming

up as we hash out the troop issues - there will be some protests at

the gate, some ugliness directed at westerners. But for the most

part, it's contained in the protests, and the average Koreans you meet

are extremely nice and friendly.

 

:-)

 

JenB

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jen,

 

> Are there any herb suppliers on this list that would be willing to

> ship USPS priority mail to an APO address?

 

My comment has nothing to do with herbs .. but on shipping to APO and/or

FPO addresses. Having used and APO address this time since 1988 .. and

having used them for more than half my adult life .. I know that there

is no difference in the handling of mail. Air goes air and sea goes sea

and sometimes a letter sent today will arrive 3 days after one sent two

days from now .. its all in how Uncle Sugar can arrange the pickups out

of New York and (normally) San Francisco .. and a few other locations.

 

I tell folks that .. the Post Offices should tell them but I guess some

don't know. I often receive overnight and other rapid delivery USPS

items a week to ten days after mailing. The sender wasted their cash.

 

This also holds true for courier services .. FedEx and such .. because

even though APO & FPO addresses are US Military .. the mail can still be

checked by Customs in the country its going to .. and often is.

 

Mail from us to the USA almost always beats mail from the USA to us.

I guess that's because Uncle Sugar gives us priority on this end and

local Customs doesn't care what we are sending out of country.

 

Mail to the combat zones is getting priority now .. as it should. That

tasks the system for mail heading to this part of the world .. but we

accept it and keep smiling. :-)

 

> Any anyone who sells vanilla beans?

 

Chris used to .. might still .. she should be back tomorrow night.

 

> Please contact me off list - thanks!

>

> JenB

 

Y'all keep smiling too. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

 

Who lives outside the USA .. but runs a wholesale/retail operation in

Maryland .. and who ships 3-4 times a week to APO/FPO addresses. :-)