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----- Original Message -----
From: "B.G. Granier" <bgkajun_at_worldnet.att.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Cc: <Minifinsplants_at_aol.com>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 12:55 PM
Subject: NANFA-- RE: Shipping supplies
> Hi all,
>
> If you're like me, you're always on a quest to find the cheapest costs of
> supplies for shipping items (wet, swimming, and maybe slimy things)
through
> the mail.........
>
> Go to the www.usps.com site and click on shipping supplies, Priority mail
> items, select the item 0-BOX #4
> and fill out the required form and the Post Office will deliver 25 of the
> Priority mail cardboard boxes to you free of charge!
>
> These boxes measure 7" X 7" X 6", approximate dimensions.
>
> Now, go to your local home improvement or building supplies store and pick
up
> a 4' X 8' sheet of 1/2" Dow board, which is a sheet of foam that is
> sandwiched between two layers of plastic film. (If you can find the
thicker
> "R" value, then get it!)
>
> When you get the sheet of insulation home, mark and cut out the following
> pieces that will fit neatly into the USPS Priority mail cardboard box in
the
> following sizes and quantity for each box that you're insulating:
>
> 2 pcs. 5" X 6"
> 2 pcs. 5" X 7"
> 2 pcs. 7" X 7"
>
> The two 7" X 7" will form the top and bottom, the two 5" X 6" the 'ends'
and
> the two 5" X 7" the 'sides' of the box..........they should fit neatly
into the
> USPS box and will provide a stable enough box to enable my 200 pound
(plus) to
> stand and jump on without breaking! I actually tried to break it!
>
> When shipping fish and other wet and slimy creatures, simply place the
bags
> inside and fill in the empty places with foam or styrofoam or newspaper,
and
> take them to the Post Office and send them to their new home! (Express
mail is
> more desirable during these cold winter months, but Priority mail is fine
> during the spring and summer months.)
>
> Swimmingly yours,
>
> BG Granier
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