Wednesday, March 24, 2010

USPS Military Pack - Free Packing Materials!

The USPS has a program for military family members and friends to supply them with packaging materials to send packages to troops overseas, Sailors on ships, etc.

Call 1-800-610-8734 and select option #1, then #1 again. Ask them for the "Military pack." They will send you 6 to 8 boxes, tape, packaging materials and labels. They will also give you an I.D. number so if your supply runs low, you just call them up and they'll send you more supplies.

The materials take about four to ten days to receive. Since most places charge you for the box, tape, filler, labels and everything else - this should help save some money.

For more information on mailing items to Service Members, visit the USPS FAQ page.

8 comments:

Amy said...

That's awesome! I just ordered mine. I knew they had flat rate boxes they would send for free but didn't know they'd also send all the forms, tape, labels and stuff. Thanks for the info!

Jessica said...

awesome! thanks for the info. I will keep that in mind when needed. such an awesome way to help out!

Jessica said...

Oh, wow! That is so awesome. Thank you for sharing. I will definitely be calling for this as soon as I get back home to Alabama.

Rachel said...

Awsome! Thank you for sharing..*dialing now*

Army Well-Being said...

This is great information, Sara. Would you mind if we used in on our blog and highlighted your blog?

Unknown said...

Doing a great job, by providing packing materials for the military family members.
Mathew
Provides London removals services

Jason said...

Sara,
The USPS has updated this package slightly since the time of your post and now calls it the "the Military CAREKIT". I am citing the USPS web-page at the link below, as accessed on August 30, 2011. Hope this is helpful to all!

Jason

http://faq.usps.com/eCustomer/iq/usps/request.do?create=kb:USPSFAQ&view()=c%5Bc_usps07261%5D&varset(source)=sourceType:embedded

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